India ranks lower than China in global food security index

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India ranks lower than China in global food security index - Economic Times

NEW DELHI: India has been ranked 66, much lower than neighbouring China, in the 2012 Global Food Security Index released today by the American chemical company DuPont.

With India expected to be the most populous country in the world by 2025, feeding the population is likely to be one of the serious challenges that the country will face in the coming decades, it said.

"India is ranked 66 in the list of 105 countries, scoring slightly higher in the category of 'availability' than in other two categories of 'affordability' and 'quality and safety'," US-based DuPont Executive Vice President James C Borel said after the launch of the index.

Although India's food security level is lower than China (ranked 39) and Sri Lanka (62), it is much better than Pakistan (75) and Bangladesh (81), the index findings showed.

High level of poverty, lower income, less public spending on farm research, poor infrastructure, sluggish supply of quality protein are some of the key challenges that India need to address, it noted.

However, presence of food safety net programmes and access to farm credit has helped the country achieve some level of food security, it added.

The 2012 Global Food Security Index, developed by the Economicst Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by DuPont, ranks 105 countries in accordance to their relative level of food security in three categories -- affordability, availability and quality and safety.

According to EIU regional Director Pratiba Thaker, "Apart from the challenges of availability and accessibility as reflected in chronic household food insecurity, India also faces a nutrition challenge. India's nutrition level is lower than the neighbouring Pakistan due to large percentage of population being vegetarian."

Highlighting the importance of the Food Security Index, DuPont South Asia President Rajeev Vaidya said: "It should be used as a tool to help stakeholders make informed decisions that drive sustainable results at a local level."

The company called for local collaborations and science-powered innovations to address the challenge of the country's food security.

To address global food security challenge, DuPont also announced investment of USD 10 billion in farm research and development and advancing 4,000 new products by 2020.

DuPont offers across a variety of market segments including agriculture, food and nutrition, healthcare, home and construction, transportation, renewable energy and infrastructure.
 

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Du Pont is looking after its business interest.

It is the same story where alarm is given that China is taking over the world and so all must arm themselves to save themselves from the Chinese evil Dragon! ;)

Statistics depends on the parameters selected to present the agenda that has to be given credence.
 
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China is increasingly depending on American soybeans and corns, which is no good sign for Chinese food security.
 

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China is increasingly depending on American soybeans and corns, which is no good sign for Chinese food security.
That is surprising.

Corn one can understand, but soy is one of the most required ingredients of Chinese cuisine.

What is the yields per acre of each and what are the profit margins in China?

Here it is from the US

Per Acre Cost to Grow Corn and Soybeans
Northern Illinois Grain Farms—No Livestock (56–100 SPR)

Corn

Acres of Crop .............................................. 826

% Land in Crop ........................................... 66.0

Yield per Acre, Bushel ............................... 174

All cost per Bushel ..................................... $ 03.20

Soy

Acres of Crop .............................................. 403

% Land in Crop ........................................... 31

Yeild per Acre, Bushel .................................. 56

All cost pr Bushel ......................................... $ 9.36

http://fbfm.ace.uiuc.edu/pdf files/Farm Business Results/Cost of Production for Grain/c&s_north.pdf
 

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