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Food sovereignty

Agriculture policy

Government may withdraw PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

The Centre has allocated Rs 2.07 lakh crore for food subsidies this year. Extending the scheme further is likely to cost the government another...

Policy Circle - 3 July 2022

Agri-business

A Closer Look at India’s Wheat Export Ban

Since the Indian decision to ban wheat exports may lead to an upward spike in the global price level, several countries and leading global bodies like...

East Asia Forum - 27 June 2022

Accountability

Food Giants Reap Enormous Profits During Times of Crisis

The pandemic initially exposed cracks in our supposedly efficient industrialized food system through supply chain breakdowns, worker shortages and trade restrictions. Now, we can add high food prices and growing inequality to...

OWSA Contributor - 15 June 2022

Accountability

Should Sri Lanka Join the Ranks of the “Poorest of the World’s Poor”?

Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves have hit a low of US$1.9 billion, equivalent to funds that could finance less than one month’s imports while...

Inter Press Service - 15 June 2022

Early childhood development

Over Half the Fortified Rice Required Already Produced, Says Government

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN), no study has been conducted to ascertain the impact...

OWSA Staff - 14 June 2022

Accountability

Strong Indian Pitch at WTO to Protect Interests of Developing and Under-Developed Countries

India raised concerns about the “skewed” WTO reforms proposal and spoke of the need to retain the S&DT provisions for the developing world, global...

OWSA Contributor - 14 June 2022

Animals and wildlife

The Great Fish Robbery

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing takes advantage of corrupt administrations and exploits weak management regimes, in particular those of developing countries lacking the capacity...

Inter Press Service - 8 June 2022

Agri-business