The number of food insecure people grew from 42.65 crore in 2014-16 to 48.86 crore in 2017-19. India accounted for 22% of the global burden of food insecurity, the highest for any country, in 2017-19.

Addressing food insecurity may be an important part of resolving India’s learning crisis. It may also contribute to achieving some of the UN Sustainable Development Goals . Goal #2 aims to end ...

Using comprehensive telephone survey data from 2,599 households, the paper estimates the status of food insecurity using the food insecurity experience scale in rural households in eastern India. The ...

The issue of food security is understood not in terms of how much food is produced, but rather, whether and how those in need gain access to that food, write Bill Pritchard and Anu Rammohan.