India part of global solution on food security, says PM Modi
5 months, 1 week ago

India part of global solution on food security, says PM Modi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India is now a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food security and nutritional security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at a global conference of agriculture economists. Modi said agriculture is at the centre of India’s economic policy, adding the recent Union Budget gave a big push to sustainable and climate-resilient farming and developing a complete ecosystem to support Indian farmers. “But now, India is working to provide solutions for global food security and global nutritional security.” He said the challenges before sustainable agriculture and food systems can only be tackled through the holistic approach of ‘One Earth, One Family and One Future’. Highlighting India’s strides sustainable farming, Modi said the country has developed 1,900 new climate-resilient varieties of crops in the last 10 years.

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Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements
4 weeks ago

Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements

Hindustan Times  

India is both a leading producer and exporter of agri-food products as well as the world’s sixth largest food and grocery market. However, India today faces several challenges related to sustainability across the entire food supply chain – farm-to-fork – ranging from fragmented supply chains, lack of storage facilities, rejection of food products by key importing markets, high use of …

Let science guide the shift to sustainable farming
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Let science guide the shift to sustainable farming

Hindustan Times  

Based on the science of the time, the Green Revolution brought food security to India. The ~ ₹2,500-crore National Mission on Natural Farming is in step with the government’s stated aim to improve soil health and reduce groundwater/irrigation dependence. The pressing need is for investment in agriculture research and the development of new technologies that can weed out the second-generation …

'Back to Basics' and 'March to Future': PM Modi reveals secret behind India's farming sector success
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Back to Basics' and 'March to Future': PM Modi reveals secret behind India's farming sector success

India TV News  

Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address on the first day of the G20 summit on Monday, complimented the Brazilian presidency of the grouping for taking forward the "people-centric decisions" taken at the bloc's summit in New Delhi last year. PM Modi highlights how India provides free food to 800 million people The theme of India's G20 …

PM backs Brazil's anti-hunger plan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

PM backs Brazil's anti-hunger plan

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed strong support for Brazil’s “Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty” initiative during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Modi hailed Brazil’s initiative as a crucial step towards implementing the Deccan High-Level Principles for Food Security, which were adopted at the New Delhi Summit. Ahead of the Summit’s second session on …

G20 Summit: Global South adversely impacted by food, fuel, fertiliser crisis due to global conflicts, says PM Modi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

G20 Summit: Global South adversely impacted by food, fuel, fertiliser crisis due to global conflicts, says PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

The G20 should focus on the challenges and priorities of the Global South, which have been most affected by the food, fuel and fertiliser crisis brought on by global conflicts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Modi’s remarks, made during the first session of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro that focused on “Social inclusion and the fight …

PM Modi highlights India's success at poverty alleviation at G20 Summit in Rio de Janerio
1 month, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi highlights India's success at poverty alleviation at G20 Summit in Rio de Janerio

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Over 800 million people in India are given free food grains said Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, while sharing India's success stories during the G20 session on `Social Inclusion and the Fight Against Hunger and Poverty, in Rio on Monday. "Over the last 10 years we have lifted 250 million people out of poverty, 550 million people are benefiting …

India Leading the Global Climate Action Despite Contributing Marginally to Climate Change: Modi
2 months, 2 weeks ago

India Leading the Global Climate Action Despite Contributing Marginally to Climate Change: Modi

Live Mint  

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasizes the country's commitment to tackling global climate change despite its modest contribution to the issue. He highlights the focus on green industries, green jobs, and renewable energy sources, including electric vehicles, solar power, and wind energy. Modi also speaks about India's efforts to address global concerns, such as disaster resilience, sustainable infrastructure, and climate …

DC Edit | Do much more to help farmers
5 months ago

DC Edit | Do much more to help farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Highlighting India’s revolutionary transformation from a food-deficient country to food-surplus in the first few decades of its Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India could provide valuable inputs on other developing countries, which are keen on becoming self-reliant in food. The agricultural transformation achieved by the Indira Gandhi government in the 1970s was the biggest achievement of the country …

India’s agri transformation a lesson for others: Modi
5 months, 1 week ago

India’s agri transformation a lesson for others: Modi

The Hindu  

Inaugurating the triennial conference organised by the International Association of Agricultural Economists here on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s experience is valuable for discussions on transforming the food system and is sure to benefit the Global South. The Prime Minister said from a newly independent nation facing challenges to ensure food security 65 years ago, India has now …

WTO Meet: India seeks permanent solution to food security; to protect fishermen, farmers interest
10 months, 2 weeks ago

WTO Meet: India seeks permanent solution to food security; to protect fishermen, farmers interest

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India will strongly oppose a China-led proposal for an investment facilitation pact besides pressing for finding a permanent solution to public stock holding of grains for food security and protection of the interests of fishermen at the WTO ministerial meeting beginning Tuesday. The key issue of India's interests at the meeting relates to finding a permanent solution for …

India a growth engine: PM to world, biz leaders
1 year ago

India a growth engine: PM to world, biz leaders

Hindustan Times  

The world perceives India as an important pillar of stability, a global growth engine, the voice of the Global South and a friend who can be trusted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he addressed world and business leaders while inaugurating the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar. “The world looks at India as an important pillar of …

Free grains continue to be a poll driver
1 year, 2 months ago

Free grains continue to be a poll driver

Hindustan Times  

Speaking at an election rally in Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his government will extend the free ration scheme, which was scheduled to end in December this year, by another five years. This newspaper has also held the view that the government’s intervention on the food security front during the pandemic and the decision to sweeten the withdrawal …

World Food India 2023: Food sector has reached new heights, says Modi
1 year, 2 months ago

World Food India 2023: Food sector has reached new heights, says Modi

Hindustan Times  

India’s food diversity is a dividend for investors across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while inaugurating the second edition of the “World Food India 2023” at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to inaugurate the ‘World Food India 2023’ event, at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi Addressing the three-day event, the …

Food Sector a Sunrise' Industry: PM Modi
1 year, 2 months ago

Food Sector a Sunrise' Industry: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India’s “sunrise” food processing sector has attracted Rs 50,000 crore of FDI in the last nine years, as he stressed on minimising post-harvest losses and food wastage. Modi said that due to the government’s pro-industry and pro-farmer policies during the last nine years, India’s food processing sector is being recognised …

’World Food India 2023’: PM Modi to inaugurate mega food event today
1 year, 2 months ago

’World Food India 2023’: PM Modi to inaugurate mega food event today

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the second edition of the Mega food event ‘World Food India 2023 ’.The event will be inaugurated at 10 am in Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi To strengthen Self Help Groups, the Prime Minister will disburse seed capital assistance for over one lakh SHG members. "This support will help SHGs …

World Food India 2023: PM Modi inaugurates second edition of mega event, 80 nations to participate
1 year, 2 months ago

World Food India 2023: PM Modi inaugurates second edition of mega event, 80 nations to participate

India TV News  

World Food India 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second edition of the 'World Food India 2023' on Friday in New Delhi. PM on importance of events like World Food India Speaking at the event, the Prime Minister stressed on reducing post-harvest losses and food wastage. PM Modi to inaugurate 'Food Street' The Prime Minister also inaugurated 'Food Street' …

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture
1 year, 2 months ago

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture

Hindustan Times  

India's food security is at a crossroads, with the looming threat of climate change echoing across its agricultural economy. The road to food security is paved with several obstacles, ranging from food's nutritional value to its cost and safety, all under the ominous shadow of the climate crisis. India's food security is under increasing threat from the climate crisis, and …

What’s the next course?: Mridula Ramesh on the future of sustainable food
1 year, 2 months ago

What’s the next course?: Mridula Ramesh on the future of sustainable food

Hindustan Times  

What exactly is sustainable eating? Yet all of India’s coal plants — together — emit a sliver of global food waste emissions. India’s food waste alone, depending on which data set one considers, emits far more greenhouse gases than all the coal plants in South India put together. We waste food because we can afford to, underscoring again that India’s …

An opportunity to recast India’s food system
1 year, 2 months ago

An opportunity to recast India’s food system

The Hindu  

Earlier this week, we celebrated World Food Day, but we rarely look at food as a system. No country can better understand the challenges of a food system than India, which feeds the largest population in the world. Appreciating this interconnectedness of nutrition security with livelihood and environmental security is essential to making our food system truly sustainable. Middlemen, such …

World Food India's second edition to take place from November 3 to 5, announces Prahlad Patel
1 year, 2 months ago

World Food India's second edition to take place from November 3 to 5, announces Prahlad Patel

India TV News  

The second edition of the global mega food event, World Food India 2023, is scheduled to be organised from November 3 to 5 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. According to an official release, the Netherlands will be the ‘Partner Country’ in this edition of World Food India, while Japan and Vietnam are ‘Focus Countries’. Addressing the media on the …

Tributes pour in after death of M.S. Swaminathan; PM Modi says his work ensured food security for India
1 year, 3 months ago

Tributes pour in after death of M.S. Swaminathan; PM Modi says his work ensured food security for India

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, September 28 said that scientist M.S. “His unwavering commitment to research and mentorship has left an indelible mark on countless scientists and innovators,” he said, adding that the late scientist’s passion to see India’s progress was exemplary. Stalin said Swaminathan’s pioneering work in the field of sustainable food security had a profound impact worldwide. …

G20 leaders commit to boost global food security, eliminate hunger
1 year, 4 months ago

G20 leaders commit to boost global food security, eliminate hunger

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI - Leaders of the world's major economies, under the banner of the G20, have pledged to combat global hunger and malnutrition, as outlined in the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. Additionally, the G20 leaders affirmed their support for developing nations in meeting their food security goals and guaranteeing the right to adequate food for all. The leaders also committed …

India’s G20 Presidency Highlights Food Safety Net Programmes, Says Agriculture Ministry
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s G20 Presidency Highlights Food Safety Net Programmes, Says Agriculture Ministry

ABP News  

India said on Wednesday that it has successfully brought food safety net programmes ahead in it’s G20 Presidency and the agriculture working group has managed to achieve consensus on two aspects including millets. The government official added that the principles on food and nutrition included, humanitarian assistance, increasing food production and food security net programmes, climate-smart approach, inclusivity of agriculture …

'India's image as nation of one billion hungry stomachs changed': PM Modi lauds 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas' model
1 year, 4 months ago

'India's image as nation of one billion hungry stomachs changed': PM Modi lauds 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas' model

Hindustan Times  

A week before he hosts world leaders at the G20 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that the 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas' model can be the guiding principle for the welfare of a world shifting from a “GDP-centric approach” to a “human-centric one”. “Irrespective of the size of the GDP, every voice matters,” Modi told PTI in an exclusive …

Modi hails Digital India's solutions
1 year, 4 months ago

Modi hails Digital India's solutions

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that India's diversity makes it an ideal testing ground for solutions and added that solutions that succeed in India can easily be replicated worldwide. Speaking at the G20 Digital Economy Ministers' Meet, held in Bengaluru via video message, Modi also highlighted that India's digital public infrastructure offers scalable, secure, and inclusive …

India-America Tech-tonic Relations: How PM Modi pivoted relations on technology, innovation in address to US Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

India-America Tech-tonic Relations: How PM Modi pivoted relations on technology, innovation in address to US Congress

Firstpost  

In his speech to the Joint Sitting of the US Congress, PM Modi said that India’s relations with US is not just mutually beneficial to the two countries, but serves a larger purpose When India grows, the world grows and so does the US - this seemed the be the central aspect of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the …

PM asks G20 Agriculture Ministers to Boost Food Security
1 year, 6 months ago

PM asks G20 Agriculture Ministers to Boost Food Security

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the agriculture ministers of the G20 countries to collaborate on achieving global food security. In a video message to the G20 Agriculture Ministers' Meet, he emphasised the need for sustainable and inclusive food systems that prioritise small farmers and strengthen the global fertiliser supply chain. Addressing the ministers, Modi said, "We must …

G20 Meet: PM Modi Bats For Collective Action To Achieve Global Food Security
1 year, 6 months ago

G20 Meet: PM Modi Bats For Collective Action To Achieve Global Food Security

ABP News  

Observing that the agriculture sector is experiencing a number of global difficulties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged the G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting on Friday to reflect on how to take collaborative action to achieve global food security, news agency PTI reported. "I urge you to deliberate on how to undertake collective action to achieve global food security. We must find …

India to seek agri solutions in G20
1 year, 6 months ago

India to seek agri solutions in G20

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that India was ready to work with G20 countries to find solutions to the challenges being faced in different sectors of agriculture. Addressing the media on the first day of the G20 agriculture ministers meeting here on Thursday, the minister exuded hope that India would find solutions to these challenges through deliberations …

India will become a game-changer by promoting millets: Union Minister
1 year, 8 months ago

India will become a game-changer by promoting millets: Union Minister

The Hindu  

There is a rising demand for healthy food in the post-pandemic world, and being the leading producer of millets, India has the responsibility to protect the world from lifestyle diseases, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel said here on Saturday. He was speaking at ‘Global Food Basket-2023’, a two-day conclave on food processing …

PM Modi calls for integrated global response to address healthcare challenges
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi calls for integrated global response to address healthcare challenges

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for an integrated, inclusive and institutional global response to healthcare challenges, saying the Covid pandemic showed that borders cannot stop threats to health in a deeply-connected world. In his virtual address to the "One Earth One Health - Advantage Healthcare India 2023", Modi said a collective response to healthcare issues is …

India-UAE cooperation to sow regional food security
1 year, 8 months ago

India-UAE cooperation to sow regional food security

The Hindu  

The United Arab Emirates, whose food security has been built on imports from global markets, is now focusing on the twin objectives of food access and readiness to confront supply chain crises. India, the world’s second-largest food producer, is an essential partner in the UAE’s ambition to strengthen food security. What the UAE brings to the table Seen together, India …

Promote crop diversification, use of digital tools in agriculture: Minister urges G20 nations
1 year, 8 months ago

Promote crop diversification, use of digital tools in agriculture: Minister urges G20 nations

Hindustan Times  

VARANASI Union minister VK Singh on Monday said that India would be the largest producer of millets in the world in near future as the government is serious about promoting its output due to nutritional qualities of millets. Union minister of state for civil aviation General VK Singh and others during three-day G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists, in Varanasi …

PM Modi adds a new dimension to millets by terming it Shree Anna: Tomar
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi adds a new dimension to millets by terming it Shree Anna: Tomar

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a new meaning and dimension to millets by terming it Shree Anna, said Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday. “The International Year of Millets 2023 will provide an opportunity to increase global production, efficient processing and better use of crop rotation and promote millets as a major …

Millets can be a solution for global food, nutrition crisis, say Prime Minister Narendra Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Millets can be a solution for global food, nutrition crisis, say Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Millets Conference here on Saturday, and said that coarse grains, locally named Shree Anna, can be a solution for the problem of food and nutritional security faced by the world. Mr. Modi said brainstorming sessions would be held on topics such as the farming of millets, millet economy, health benefits and farmers’ income …

How Budget 2023 proved India to be the global leader of millet?
1 year, 11 months ago

How Budget 2023 proved India to be the global leader of millet?

Live Mint  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commented on India's goal to promote millets both domestically and abroad while presenting the first Amrut Kaal budget. India is the world's largest producer and second-largest exporter of millets, and it to keep a serious consideration to our diet, FM announced that the Indian Institute of Millet Research in Hyderabad will be transformed into a centre …

India set to sign deals to secure fertiliser imports
2 years ago

India set to sign deals to secure fertiliser imports

Hindustan Times  

India is on the verge of signing long-term deals with several countries to secure fertilizer imports, critical for food security amid increasing geopolitical uncertainties, a government official said, requesting anonymity. India is moving towards self-sufficiency in urea, the official said, while the country is preparing to diversify away from countries such as China and Russia to source non-urea DAP fertilisers, …

India will stock up the world's biggest grain storage
2 years, 1 month ago

India will stock up the world's biggest grain storage

Live Mint  

India is working on developing the “world’s largest grain storage" programme by merging various schemes of the Union ministries of agriculture and farmers welfare; consumer affairs, food and public distribution; and food processing, two people aware of the development said. India’s centrally held cereal stocks, which supply subsidized grains to nearly 800 million people, slipped to a five-year low this …

The View From India | Why the G20 matters for India
2 years, 1 month ago

The View From India | Why the G20 matters for India

The Hindu  

The G20 Summit that kicks off in Bali, Indonesia today has a special significance for India, which will take over the Presidency from December 1, 2022 for a one-year period and host next year’s summit. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Bali, food security and environment issues are high on the list of India’s priorities, part of a broader …

India’s G20 presidency and food security
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s G20 presidency and food security

The Hindu  

Global and regional food security have been deliberated upon as one of the priority agendas of the G20 for many years now. In this context, India’s presidency of the G20 offers a historical opportunity for the country to share its successful journey in moving from a food-deficit nation to a food-surplus nation, and address the growing challenges of food security …

Food day as a reminder to ‘leave no one behind’
2 years, 2 months ago

Food day as a reminder to ‘leave no one behind’

The Hindu  

Globally, food and nutrition security continue to be undermined by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, spiralling food inflation, conflict, and inequality. Better nutrition This year’s World Food Day is a reminder to ‘Leave No One Behind’ — and is an opportunity, perhaps the most urgent one in recent history, for nations to strengthen food security nets, provide …

Empowering farmers is essential for the broad prosperity of India
2 years, 2 months ago

Empowering farmers is essential for the broad prosperity of India

Live Mint  

Farmers have always been the backbone of India’s economy and the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is striving to strengthen Indian farming through innovative and concrete measures in the fertilizer sector with the vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. The second, the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana, with the slogan ‘One Nation, One Fertiliser’, shall have a …

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy
2 years, 2 months ago

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy

Firstpost  

We as a nation have achieved food security as defined by FAO to a great extent. However, the high level of malnutrition prevailing in India reflects that we have some distance to travel in holistically achieving the food security defined by the FAO World Food Day is celebrated on 16 October to honour the founding of the Food and Agriculture …

India’s economy is on a strong wicket
2 years, 3 months ago

India’s economy is on a strong wicket

Hindustan Times  

The global economy has taken a turn for the worse in the last three months. As the summer fades and the northern hemisphere inches towards winter, India appears relatively better placed than its regional and global peers, in terms of sustaining growth and managing inflation. This represents a break from the past, when rising global food prices spilled over and …

Severe repercussions to food security efforts if Ukraine conflict does not give way to dialogue, diplomacy: India
2 years, 5 months ago

Severe repercussions to food security efforts if Ukraine conflict does not give way to dialogue, diplomacy: India

The Hindu  

India has cautioned that if the Ukraine conflict does not immediately give way to a “meaningful path of dialogue and diplomacy”, there will be “severe repercussions” in the global economy which will derail efforts to secure food security and eradicate hunger. Explained | The effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the global economy Speaking at the high-level special event ‘Time …

India will play its due role in advancing global food security, says First Secretary Sneha Dubey at UN event
2 years, 5 months ago

India will play its due role in advancing global food security, says First Secretary Sneha Dubey at UN event

Firstpost  

Dubey said that New Delhi is running the world’s largest food-based safety net programme, which has seen a paradigm shift from welfare to a rights-based approach New York City, US: India will play its due role in advancing global food security, upholding equity, displaying compassion and promoting social justice, said First Secretary Sneha Dubey at the UN Security Council high-level …

DC Edit | I2U2 focus right: Unite on food security, clean energy
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | I2U2 focus right: Unite on food security, clean energy

Deccan Chronicle  

The interestingly-named I2U2 grouping and the summit of its leaders offer a reflection of the past, a picture of the present and a sneak peek at the future. And from the looks of it, the summit has left something for everyone to cheer as it has decided to channel technologies, know-how and capital to address the pressing issues humankind faces …

India now extends helping hand to entire world, sent vaccines to over 150 countries: PM Modi
2 years, 7 months ago

India now extends helping hand to entire world, sent vaccines to over 150 countries: PM Modi

Firstpost  

Addressing an event on completion of eight years of Modi government at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the world talks about India’s startup ecosystem and even the World Bank talks about the ease of doing business in India “India no longer has to beg,” the country now extends helping hand to the entire world, said Prime Minister Narendra …

The View from India | All eyes on the Quad
2 years, 7 months ago

The View from India | All eyes on the Quad

The Hindu  

PM Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo today, to attend the much-anticipated Quad leaders’ summit, where he will meet U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on May 24. While greater cooperation among Quad members in the Indo-Pacific will be a cornerstone of the leaders’ discussions, their meeting assumes further …

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