Government policies and industrial innovations can bring out changes in consumption pattern in order to achieve environmental sustainability and nutritional security. Explain (200 Words)
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Abdul hakkim 3 years
Please review ma/sir
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IAS Parliament 3 years
Try to include government schemes like POSHAN abhiyan. Keep Writing.
IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· The food sector in India engages over 50 per cent of the national workforce. Crop irrigation accounts for 90 per cent of the country’s freshwater use, leaving groundwater reserves depleted and resulting in acute drinking water shortages every year.
· The number of stunted children in India accounts for almost one-third of the world’s cases.
· The good news is that recent scientific studies have derived sustainable diets at the national and state level for India.
· India on average would need to increase the vegetable intake by 2 times that of current levels; increase the fruit, pulses, and other coarse grains intake by 4–5 times, and nuts intake by over 10 times.
· The micronutrient content per unit weight is higher in the coarse cereals than wheat and rice.
· Hence, replacing rice and wheat with these coarse cereals in our diet can create win-win scenarios.
· For example, the Indian government declaring 2018 as National Year of Millets is an excellent example of policy to raise awareness and promote the production and consumption of sustainable food items.
· The nascent but growing AgriTech industry of India has an opportunity to complement the Indian government’s efforts with innovative farming and food supply chain solutions.
· For example, rather than using 100 per cent refined wheat (maida) or rice flour, the coarse cereals or lentil flour can be mixed in appropriate proportions.
Asif Ikbal 3 years
Please review sir/madam.
IAS Parliament 3 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
