| The
transformation taking place in India's agriculture and
crop cultivation choices is brought about by a few key
factors that have begun to heavily influence the patterns
of crop cultivation, the movement of food through India
and the effect of these on nutrition on different income
classes in rural and urban habitats. In this view, foreign
direct investment in multi-brand retail and the influence
of the retail food industry is linked with climate change
impacts and the proposed genetic engineering solutions;
the combining of agriculture, health and nutrition is
aided by pro-technology policies and consumption geared
for urbanising India; and the domination by the USA
of the crop science, research agenda and market reform
process is still evident. These factors are responsible
for the repetition of the misdiagnosis of impending
hunger in the country by the Government of India as
being a consequence of a lack of food, to be tackled
today, and tackled exclusively by technological means. |
