Agricultural Resources Information System (AgRIS): An e ...

of (Nicholas Stern, 2001) 16 , where access to regular non-farm
employment depends critically on a network of contacts that can
provide information about vacancies and can furnish references.
It is generally the higher-status households who have access to
such networks.
1.11 India has over 65 Million Tonnes of Wheat and Rice in
Government Godowns; yet poverty induced hunger affects over
200 millions persons. Schemes like Antyodaya Anna Yojana,
Annapoorna, and Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana 17 are good
in concept but weak in implementation (Swaminathan, 2002) 18 .
Many review articles show that the present global surplus of
food grains is the result of inadequate consumption on the part of
the poor, and should not be mistaken as a sign of over-production.
Dr. M.S.Swaminathan, who is considered as the Father of
Green Revolution in India, once said, “We need more science,
both in public and private sectors, related to agriculture for
falsifying the Neo Malthusian predictions of widespread food
and drinking water insecurity”.
16
Nicholas Stern (2001) : “Building a Climate for Investment, Growth, and Poverty reduction in India”, speech
delivered at EXIM bank, Mumbai(India).
17
The objectives of Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana Programme are to provide additional wage employment;
food security; creation of durable community, social and economic assets; and Infrastructure development in
the rural areas.
18
M.S.Swaminathan (2002) : “Food Security and Community Grain Banks”, YOJANA, January 2002
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