IFPRI’s latest report on climate change and food systems postulates the grave risk of hunger to rise in India by 2030 (Indian Wire) 

Indian Wire published a report on the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. According to the 2022 GFPR, climate change and food systems, India’s food production could drop by 16 percent, and the number of those at risk of hunger could be increased by 23 percent due to climate change. As the report suggests, “climate change is a growing threat to our food systems, with impacts becoming increasingly evident. Rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events, among the other effects, are already reducing agricultural yields and disrupting food chains. By 2050, climate change is expected to put millions of people at risk of hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.” The report shows concerns about the growing risk of hunger, the positive aspect is that climate change will not impact the average calorie consumption of Indians. It is likely to remain more or less the same even with climate change. The Report further elaborates that globally around 70 million people will be at risk from hunger because of the same reason, out of which 28 million people will be from regions like Eastern and Southern Africa.