food security

The imperial roots of hunger

From the British Raj to today, the dictates of global markets still deny millions in India the opportunity to feed themselves.

| Apr 20, 2013

The need for a Southasian perspective

We tend not to comprehend how ecologically inter-connected we are in the region.

| Oct 01, 2009

Farms and jobs: Not much to feel good about

Hunger has emerged as robustly sustainable in the Southasian heartland.

| Feb 15, 2004

Penury in plenty

As a result of the failure of the public distribution system, four districts in Orissa have become notorious for starvation deaths.

| Jul 01, 2003

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