Why India Can't Feed Her People

WHY INDIA CAN'T FEED HER PEOPLE An infographic based on a Toronto Star article by Rick Westhead (bit.ly/qDZ51A) by www.indi.ca credits: indi.ca/?p=5753 20% 40% of Indian children are malnourished Today there is less food per Indian than 30 years ago In 2008, India produced 436 grams of food grains per person down from 445.3 in 2006. In Madhya Pradesh, two-thirds of children under five are malnourished food prioes have risen in recent months by 20% Lack Of Cold Storage India loses 40% of its food 40% Spotty Electricity More fruit and veg than the U.K. consumes More grain than Australia produces LOST IN TRANSIT Bad Roads India spends China grew 6.2 metric tons of rice per hectare in 2008 0.6% of GDP on agriculture down from 1.4% in the 1980s China spends 5% double India's output Between 1997 and 2009, an estimated 200,000 Indian farmers committed suicide The average farm is farmers will grow 5% less food in 2011 than 2010 50% smaller than in 1947 water levels are 'aritical' or over- exploited in 20% of the country