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Wholesale and Retail Food Prices in Maharashtra during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vol. 56, Issue No. 40, 02 Oct, 2021
Nidhi Kaicker, Raghav Gaiha, Radhika Aggarwal

The analysis builds on the extant literature in three ways: it covers the longest period of the lockdown; offers robust comparisons of means and variances of food commodities’ prices and the price wedge between them in different cities/market centres in Maharashtra during the lockdown relative to the pre-pandemic period; and finally gives a distillation of time-series analysis of co-movements of wholesale and retail prices between pairs of centre/wholesale and retail prices, mutual dependence of wholesale and retail prices, taking their lags into account, and their time-varying volatility.

Pandemic Lessons

Vol. 56, Issue No. 33, 14 Aug, 2021
Eesha Kunduri, Shamindra Nath Roy, Shahana Sheikh

Eesha Kunduri (kundu025@umn.edu) is a PhD student at the Department of Geography, Environment and Society, and fellow, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Shamindra Nath Roy (shamindra@cprindia.org) is a senior researcher at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Shahana Sheikh (shahana.sheikh@yale.edu) is a PhD candidate at the Department of Political Science, Yale University.

Globalisation and the Indian Farmer

Vol. 56, Issue No. 28, 10 Jul, 2021
Yoginder K Alagh

The article analyses the impact of globalisation on income and levels of living in the rural sector. It also discusses the changes in India’s stance on food security in global negotiations.

 

On the Question of Access to Welfare and Health for Women During the Initial Phase of the Pandemic

Vol. 56, Issue No. 17, 24 Apr, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, women migrant workers were placed at a distinct disadvantage. Millions of women workers in labour-intensive occupations, from domestic work to construction lost their jobs, while also shouldering the responsibility of caregiving. This study draws on in-depth interviews with women workers in Delhi to document their life and experiences in the aftermath of the national lockdown in 2020. It brings to light a range of challenges around food security, caregiving, income security, and social protection. It documents the impact of existing inequalities of gender, migration status, and class on access to support, which has implications on the long-term repercussions of the current economic crisis.

COVID-19 Pandemic and Tribal Women in Nanded District of Maharashtra

Vol. 56, Issue No. 11, 13 Mar, 2021
This article is an attempt to critically analyse the impact of COVID-19 on tribal women. Tribal women already experience poor access to basic needs such as healthcare, safe and pure water, sanitation, education, etc. Now they are facing difficulties in obtaining immediate support from the government for healthcare facilities and emergency services for livelihood and survival. This pandemic has created food insecurity and these people have lost their homes and means of livelihood. Hence, this article highlights the consequences of COVID-19 and the struggle of tribal women in this difficult situation.

Agricultural Reforms in India

Vol. 56, Issue No. 8, 20 Feb, 2021
Nitya Nanda

In its quest for food security, India pursued high-productivity agriculture with state support, which was gradually withdrawn resulting in agrarian distress, as also environmental damage. Agricultural reforms in India need to be tailored keeping this context in mind. While linking agriculture to private corporate sector can be part of the strategy, the thrust has to be on the cooperative movement for storage, processing and marketing of agricultural products.

Achieving Sustainable Healthy Food Systems

Vol. 56, Issue No. 7, 13 Feb, 2021
Uma Lele, Sambuddha Goswami, Mesfin Mergia Mekonnen

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2020 shows revised numbers of those undernourished, and a continuity in the use of measurement standards initiated in the 2017 report. FAO also initiated a dashboard approach, to bring a deeper level of analysis on the current state of food security and its associated outcomes. What the dashboard needs but currently lacks is data on actual food consumption. This paper outlines the importance of filling this gap, globally.

 

Food Security and the Public Distribution System in Jammu and Kashmir

Vol. 55, Issue No. 51, 26 Dec, 2020
Shaveta Kohli, Khurshid Ahmad Rather

Till 1990–91, Jammu and Kashmir used to be a food surplus state, but it turned into a food-deficit state by 2000, due to changing land use pattern, stagnant agricultural production, unfavourable climate, conflict, and misplaced policy priorities. J&K faces issues with availability and accessibility more than with affordability. This study suggests systematic reforms to curb the leakages within the system in order to provide food security to the people at large.

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Corrigendum

In our article “Food Security and the Public Distribution System in Jammu and Kashmir,” published in the 26 December 2020 issue of EPW, we inadvertently missed citing Dar (2015) for Table 1 and para 7 on page 19. Therefore, we add the following citation in our article through this corrigendum: Dar, Tanveer Ahmad (2015): “Food Security in Kashmir: Food Production and the Universal Public Distribution System,” Social Change, Vol 45, No 3, pp 400–20. The inconvenience is deeply regretted. —Shaveta Kohli, Khurshid Ahmad Rather

The error is regretted. — Ed.

Can Biofortified Crops Reduce Malnutrition in Bihar?

Vol. 55, Issue No. 11, 14 Mar, 2020
There was a high prevalence of malnutrition among over a hundred children who suffered and succumbed to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur in 2019. Central and state governments were criticised for not doing enough to reduce the impact of the outbreak and, more generally, the prevalence of malnutrition among low-income groups. Biofortified projects can offer a method to achieve greater food security. These projects can be implemented effectively by making changes to pre-existing food security schemes at the level of procurement, distribution, and delivery.

The Scourge of Hunger and Malnutrition

Vol. 54, Issue No. 44, 09 Nov, 2019

Policies ensuring food security and nutrition support require a renewed focus and sense of urgency.

 

Hunger and Structural Inequality

Vol. 51, Issue No. 1, 02 Jan, 2016
Vandana Prasad, Radha Holla, Dipa Sinha, Sejal Dand, Arun Gupta, Veena Shatrughna, Jean Dreze, Devika Singh and Sachin Jain

We consider that the right to food is a universal human right. Violation of this right results in hunger and malnutrition.

Children's Development

Vol. 50, Issue No. 40, 03 Oct, 2015
Reetika Khera

The Integrated Child Development Services scheme and maternity entitlements can play a crucial role in improving children's food and nutrition security. Both interventions are part of the National Food Security Act, though maternity entitlements have yet to be activated. Odisha has experimented with several creative policies, including initiating a maternity entitlements scheme in 2011 before the NFSA was enacted, introduction of eggs and decentralised procurement of take-home rations in the ICDS. This article, based on a field study of the two children's schemes in four districts in December 2014, reports how they perform and identifies areas for further action.

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