Farmers of the Future: Why Mentoring Youth and Girls Is Key to Strengthening India's Food Security

Nov 11, 2015 | Rucha Chitnis
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Researchers predict that in a decade or so, India’s population will surpass that of China. Meanwhile, according to this report, India is also losing 2,000 farmers every day to climate change, farmer suicides, and development of prime agricultural land into mega real estate and industrial projects.

Given that India is already home to 25 percent of the world’s hungry, increasing food and water scarcity—plus the country’s vulnerability to climate change—could present one of the country’s greatest challenges for the future.