Q.3 India faces the dual challenge of achieving nutrition security, as well as addressing declining land productivity, land degradation and loss of ecological services with change in land use. In the context of this, suggest the approach India needs to adopt toward agriculture and food system.(10 Marks) - Civilsdaily

Q.3 India faces the dual challenge of achieving nutrition security, as well as addressing declining land productivity, land degradation and loss of ecological services with change in land use. In the context of this, suggest the approach India needs to adopt toward agriculture and food system.(10 Marks)

Mentor’s comment- https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/ploughing-a-new-channel-for-indias-food-systems/article65081135.ece In the intro, mention that although India is now self-sufficient in food grains production in the macro sense, it has about a quarter of the world’s food-insecure people. In the body mention the need to move away from siloed approach of agriculture serving food security and adopting ‘food systems’ for ‘sustainability’ and … Continue reading Q.3 India faces the dual challenge of achieving nutrition security, as well as addressing declining land productivity, land degradation and loss of ecological services with change in land use. In the context of this, suggest the approach India needs to adopt toward agriculture and food system.(10 Marks)