6 Ideas to transform food systems in a post-COVID-19 India
Resource ID
18527
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Gender, Market Access and Value Chains, Policy & Institutions, Poverty Dynamics, Nutrition
Systems
Farming Systems, Livelihood Systems
Locations
Asia, India
Global Date
17 Jul 20
Title
6 Ideas to transform food systems in a post-COVID-19 India
Keywords
Agribuzz, Agricultural Value Chains, COVID-19 Pandemic, Malnutrition, Sustainable Food Systems, Inter-sectoral synergy, Women empowerment, Public policies and investment
Language
English
Size of PDF
165 kB
Author/Key contact
SMCO staff
Story Source
https://www.icrisat.org/6-ideas-to-transform-food-systems-in-a-post-covid-19-india/
Story Published Date
2020-07-17
Story Lead Center
ICRISAT
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.icrisat.org/6-ideas-to-transform-food-systems-in-a-post-covid-19-india/
Description
A food systems transformation in India requires repurposing of existing agricultural policies. Underlying policy regimes like the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the Public Distribution Systems (PDS), coupled with subsidies on irrigation, power, and farm inputs, are skewed in favor of staple crops like rice and wheat. Although MSP mechanisms exist for climate-resilient and more nutritious cereals like sorghum and millets, they are largely ineffective because of the policy bias in favor of the “big two” staples.
