More Indians
hungry now than in 1990s
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NEW DELHI: Falling agricultural wages, increasing landlessness
and rising food prices have severely undermined the right to food
in rural India with foodgrain availability falling to 152 kg per
capita, 23 kg less than in the 1990s.
Over half of India's women and children are suffering from
severe malnutrition and chronic undernourishment. Over 47 percent
children are underweight and 46 percent stunted in their growth
figures higher than most countries in poverty stricken sub-Saharan
Africa.
The poorest 30 percent of households eat less than 1700 kilocalories per day per person, well below the international minimum standard of 2100 kilocalories per day, even if they spend 70 percent of their income on food.
These are among the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Jean Ziegler, who presented his report on Extent of Chronic Hunger and Malnutrition in India before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.
Ziegler's report was based on his visit to India from August 20 to September 2, 2005,"motivated by the fact that India has the largest number of undernourished people in the world and one of the highest levels of child malnutrition".
The report, which reviews "the situation of hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity in India" and whether the theory of "hunger amidst plenty" stands, has made some startling revelations.
The poorest 30 percent of households eat less than 1700 kilocalories per day per person, well below the international minimum standard of 2100 kilocalories per day, even if they spend 70 percent of their income on food.
These are among the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Jean Ziegler, who presented his report on Extent of Chronic Hunger and Malnutrition in India before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.
Ziegler's report was based on his visit to India from August 20 to September 2, 2005,"motivated by the fact that India has the largest number of undernourished people in the world and one of the highest levels of child malnutrition".
The report, which reviews "the situation of hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity in India" and whether the theory of "hunger amidst plenty" stands, has made some startling revelations.
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