Changing Urban Food Platter & Ramifications
The average urban food plate is changing. There is more fruits in the platter than ever before. There is a shift from food crops to horticulture.
Lands providing key dryland crops - millets, oilseeds and pulses are reducing. Local fruits are being replaced by exotic fruits. There is a gradual land use change happening. The carbon incentives to horticulture is further enhancing the speed of change.
This is expected to bring big shifts in the food systems.
With the marginal lands being brought under horticulture crops, and such crops requiring lower tending time, poorer and marginal farmers are shifting to casual labour, usually to nearby towns and cities for additional incomes. Therefore, we see a major shift in the labour markets - which is increasing.
Are we observing this too? What could be the manifestation or ramifications?
Sunday, 5 January 2025
Changing food platter!
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