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Agricultural trade and hunger
Technological innovations in pulse production
Chapter 4 looks at the technology, with special importance given the stagnation in pulses’ yield as compared with that of other crops.
Dynamics of pulses trade in India
During the past decade, because of the persistent deficit in India’s pulse sector, the sharp rise in pulse prices has coincided with significant changes in the nature and extent of the pulse trade.
Changing consumption patterns and roles of pulses in nutrition, and future demand projections
In this chapter we study the dynamics of consumption of pulses and assess pulses’ nutritional role with a focus on proteins.
Chapter 7 reviews the role of convergent innovation for the development of the pulses sector and discusses an evolving framework focused on the significant health and environmental benefits that could accrue from pulses.
The remainder of this chapter presents some facts that form the background motivation for this book: the production and consumption patterns of India’s pulse sector, the global context of trade in pulses and the position of India therein, the nutr
Structure of pulse processing in India
In this chapter, we analyze the pulse processing sector’s growth and the relative roles of the organized and the unorganized sectors of the industry.
Chapter 3 gives a detailed description of pulse production dynamics across regions and over time.
Conclusions and way forward [In Pulses for nutrition in India: Changing patterns from farm to fork]
Chapter 8 concludes, drawing lessons from the studies in the preceding chapters to provide policy suggestions for the way forward.
Global, regional, and national trends
As the issue of famine looms large, it is easy to lose sight of the progress that has been made in the fight against hunger and undernutrition.
The uneven distribution of hunger and nutrition reflects the unequal distribution of power in the food system.
Global, regional, and national trends
The 2016 Global Hunger Index (GHI) demonstrates substantial progress in terms of hunger reduction for the developing world.
Transforming our world: How the Sustainable Development Goals will help us achieve zero hunger
Given the complex and interconnected nature of the root causes of poverty and of hunger, delivering on the 2030 Agenda provides the best and surest way of getting to Zero Hunger faster.
Policy recommendations
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the 2030 Agenda are inextricably linked with one another.
The concept of the global hunger index
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at the global, regional, and country levels.
The concept of the global hunger index
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger globally, regionally, and by country.
Is an end in sight? A review of trends offers cause for optimism.
Global, regional, and national trends
Despite the lower hunger level reflected by the 2015 global GHI score, the number of hungry people in the world remains unacceptably high.