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David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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The big impact of climate change on India’s food security 2022 (Inventiva) 

May 25, 2022


Inventiva published an article that reported on the 2022 Global Food Policy Report that found climate change may force many Indians into famine by 2030 owing to a reduction in agricultural productivity and disruption in the food supply chain. In a primarily agricultural nation like India, the impact is significantly greater, causing ripple effects across the whole food supply chain. The temperature in some north Indian states reached 49 degrees Celsius on Sunday, making it one of the warmest days in recent memory. 65 million people are in danger of starvation as a result of climate change, with 17 million people in India suffering famine by 2030, the most among all nations. The paper goes on to say that even if global food production increases by 60 percent by 2050, 50 crore Indians will still be at risk of falling hungry. Seven crores of these 50 crore individuals would be hungry as a result of climate change. 

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