Foodgrains Demand in India to 2020-A Preliminary Exercise

This paper attempts to project feed and food demand for India to 2020 under alternative income growth scenarios: " These alternatives are: continuation of current trend of 3.5 per cent growth in per capita income; acceleration of growth in per capita income to 5.5 per cent; raising the entire poor above the poverty line ('Non-poor India '); and ensuring that every one is well fed in terms of calories ('Well-fed India