International Trade and Food Security

Dr P K Joshi superannuated as the Director-South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC. Prior to this he was holding the positions of the Director, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, and the Director of the National Centre of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research. He has extensively worked in South and Southeast Asian countries in the areas of technology policy, natural resource management, climate change, markets and institutional economics. Dr Joshi has received several awards for his outstanding contribution in social science and agricultural economics research and management. He is the fellow of several professional societies and academies. He was Foreign Secretary and Secretary of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Presently, he is the President of the Agricultural Economics Research Association-India. Dr Joshi represented the Government of India in different high level delegations, such as the SAARC, BRICS, UN-CAPSA and IAASTD. He was also a member of the core group of the Indian government's "Right to Food" National Human Rights Commission.

• 1: Introduction 2: Transformation of Indian Agriculture Following Economic Liberalization 3: Food Consumption Pattern and Nutritional Security among Rural Households in India: Impact of Cross-Cutting Rural Employment Policies 4: Food Demand and Supply Projections to 2030: India 5: Indian Economic Growth and Trade Agreements: What Matters for India and for Global Markets? 6: India: Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Rural and Urban Areas 7: Food Safety Standards for Domestic and International Markets: The Case of Dairy 8: India’s Poultry Sector: Trade Prospects 9: Employment Guarantee Program and Income Distribution 10: India’s Price Support Policies and Global Food Prices 11: Biofuel Commitments in India and International Trade 12: Input Subsidy vs Farm Technology- Which is More Important for Agricultural Development? 13: High-value Production and Poverty: The Case of Dairy in India 14: Changing Structure of Retail in India: Looking Beyond Price Competition 15: Conclusions and Way Forward