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.
Madhusree Mukerjee | Apr 20, 2013

The need for a Southasian perspective
We tend not to comprehend how ecologically inter-connected we are in the region.
Shyam Saran | Oct 01, 2009

Farms and jobs: Not much to feel good about
Hunger has emerged as robustly sustainable in the Southasian heartland.
Devinder Sharma | 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.