State Food Provisioning as Social Protection: Debating India’s National Food Security Law
Published By: FAO | Published Date: January, 01 , 2015This report provides an overview on the main issues debated during the development and passage of the India’s National Food Security Act (2013), which legally binds national and state governments to extend far-reaching social protection to the country’s population. It raises many lively and pertinent debates that may be useful for policy-makers and advocates, especially in low-income countries but also emerging economies, who wish to strengthen the programmatic and legal frameworks for food and nutrition in their respective countries.
Author(s): Harsh Mander | Posted on: Oct 20, 2015 | Views() | Download (478)