Grain of Truth. / Rana Vikram Singh.
by Singh, Rana Vikram; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 50Health. Publisher: Down to Earth, 2001ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Agriculture -- India | Agriculture and state -- India | Dry farming | Food supply -- India | Malnutrition | Millets | Rice | Sorghum | WheatDDC classification: 050 Summary: "India's public distribution system blindly promotes rice and wheat. These water-intensive crops require more inputs and are less nutritious as compared to grains like millets that have sustained India for millennia." (DOWN TO EARTH) The author "analyzes how the [Indian] government sponsors malnutrition and scarcity of food and water.".
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Grain of Truth, May 15, 2001; pp. 32-39.
"India's public distribution system blindly promotes rice and wheat. These water-intensive crops require more inputs and are less nutritious as compared to grains like millets that have sustained India for millennia." (DOWN TO EARTH) The author "analyzes how the [Indian] government sponsors malnutrition and scarcity of food and water.".
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