Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047

As India embarks on its transformative journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, no challenge is more fundamental than reimagining how we produce, process, trade, and consume food. The statistics present a compelling narrative of both triumph and persistent challenges and vulnerability: w...

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Main Author: Kumar, Shalander
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Language:Inglés
Published: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178561
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description As India embarks on its transformative journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, no challenge is more fundamental than reimagining how we produce, process, trade, and consume food. The statistics present a compelling narrative of both triumph and persistent challenges and vulnerability: while we produce 354 million tonnes of food grains, 367 million tonnes of horticulture, and 239.30 million tonnes of milk, generating $51.91 billion in exports, significant nutritional deficiencies persist—particularly among children under five years and women of reproductive age.
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spelling CGSpace1785612025-12-04T20:04:38Z Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047 Kumar, Shalander agricultural development agrifood systems environmental degradation climate smart agriculture sustainable agriculture As India embarks on its transformative journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, no challenge is more fundamental than reimagining how we produce, process, trade, and consume food. The statistics present a compelling narrative of both triumph and persistent challenges and vulnerability: while we produce 354 million tonnes of food grains, 367 million tonnes of horticulture, and 239.30 million tonnes of milk, generating $51.91 billion in exports, significant nutritional deficiencies persist—particularly among children under five years and women of reproductive age. 2025-09-19 2025-12-04T20:04:36Z 2025-12-04T20:04:36Z Press Item https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178561 en Open Access International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Shalander, Kumar. 2025. Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047. ICRISAT Press Item.
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agrifood systems
environmental degradation
climate smart agriculture
sustainable agriculture
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Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047
title Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047
title_full Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047
title_fullStr Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047
title_full_unstemmed Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047
title_short Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047
title_sort food farms and the future why transforming agri food systems is key to viksit bharat 2047
topic agricultural development
agrifood systems
environmental degradation
climate smart agriculture
sustainable agriculture
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