Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
Crucial for India's long-term food security, farmer livelihoods, nutritional outcomes, environmental sustainability, and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It links directly to GS1 (Geography), GS2 (Welfare Schemes, Governance), and GS3 (Economy, Environment, Agriculture).
India's food security, built on decades of public investment, now faces significant threats from climate change. A climate-resilient food system aims to ensure affordable, nutritious food for all despite rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and extreme weather events, by integrating climate risk management across the entire food value chain.