Ruth DeFries

Ruth DeFries
Switching crops in India's food bowl benefits water sustainability
Farmers' input, subsidies, incentives, and promotion through PDS could enhance the adoption of alternative cereals. Future policy framing should consider subsidies, irrigation efficiency, yield gap, and technological improvements. Posted on 24 Oct, 2023 04:45 PM

India is the second-largest cereal exporter globally, making its cereal production vital for both domestic and international food security. Three major states in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP)—Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal—account for 30% of India's total food production and are considered the food bowl of India.

(Image: Balaram Mahalder; Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)
Replacing rice will improve India’s climate resilience
A study calls for solutions that can benefit farmers and the environment and positively impact India's nutrition indicators. Posted on 11 Dec, 2019 11:50 AM

A new study finds that introducing coarse cereals such as millet and sorghum could improve India’s national food supply in many ways.

Rice field in Karnataka (Image: Guldem Ustun, Flickr Commons, CC BY 2.0)
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