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This #WorldNutritionDay, read a piece from International Growth Centre's Nikita Sharma on the nutritional penalty of motherhood and the role of school feeding programmes in India and beyond: rb.gy/9uksi
On #WorldNutritionDay, don't miss this research from the #I4IArchives!
Data issued by FAO show that almost 3/4th of Indians couldn't afford a healthy diet in 2017-2020. Pulapre Balakrishnan & M Parameswaran contend that the consequences of high food prices for welfare and growth don't figure enough in discussions on the Indian economy - read here: https://ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/growth-well-being-and-distribution-in-the-last-decade-ii.html
Their previous research also shows that food price inflation in India has been high in recent years, driven by domestic increases in food prices rather than imports. They suggest that in addition to monetary policy, supply-side management of agricultural prices is needed: https://ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/effect-of-food-prices-on-inflation-is-monetary-policy-an-effective-tool.html
Data issued by FAO show that almost 3/4th of Indians couldn't afford a healthy diet in 2017-2020. Pulapre Balakrishnan & M Parameswaran contend that the consequences of high food prices for welfare and growth don't figure enough in discussions on the Indian economy - read here: https://ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/growth-well-being-and-distribution-in-the-last-decade-ii.html
Their previous research also shows that food price inflation in India has been high in recent years, driven by domestic increases in food prices rather than imports. They suggest that in addition to monetary policy, supply-side management of agricultural prices is needed: https://ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/effect-of-food-prices-on-inflation-is-monetary-policy-an-effective-tool.html