Why uniform food consumption patterns might threaten food security?
Climate Emergency
English - March 21, 2023 16:08 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEarth Sciences Science Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We live in a world of food abundance, yet there is widespread food insecurity. The government policies focus on the production side to increase the physical availability of food. However, the patterns of household consumption and the drivers behind them have been poorly understood.
In this episode, host Sneha Richhariya speaks to “India’s Rice Warrior”, Dr. Debal Deb, a renowned scientist, ecologist and conservationist, on why we need to protect crop diversity and how monoculture in agriculture can affect India’s food security.
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