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Is the Food Bill enough to feed India’s hungry? [1]

Consider the two best-known facts about India’s food economy. On the one hand, 42 percent of our little children are malnourished. On the other, our godowns are bursting with foodgrain.

Publication Date: 
13/04/2013
Bhavdeep Kang [2]
Tehelka (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Chhattisgarh [4], Food Crops [5], Food Security [6], Ministry Of Agriculture [7], Subsidies [8]

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