Despite the emergence of seasonal 'food contains' in the Green Revolution belts, poverty and malnutrition continued to haunt the vulnerable populations at the vulnerable populations at the national level.
Food self sufficiency and security has been a major development concern in independent India. The memory of Bengal famine and recurring images of food shortages. poverty and malnutrition continued to haunt the young nation and shock the world. Food aid and sympathy from outside was a regular feature during the initial decades of Independence.
After sustained efforts , the country became 'self-sufficient' in foodgrain production with the Green Revolution in the 1970s.India now is the worlds second-largest producer of rice & wheat, with more then 50 million tonnes of foodgrains stocked in government warehouses.
Despite the emergence of seasonal 'food mountains' in the Green Revolutions belts, poverty and malnutrition continued to haunt the vulnerable populations at the national levels as they did not have the purchasing power to buy enough from the stocked gain.
India is still home to a quarter of world's hungry.
The world food programme (WFP) estimates the 230 millions Indians remain chronically undernourished.
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