Virtual launch of the Tata-Cornell Institute’s new report, Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition in India 2020: Leveraging Agriculture to Achieve Zero Hunger (FAN 2020), on Tuesday, August 4, from 8-9:30 a.m. EDT / 5:30-7 p.m. IST.

FAN 2020 provides an analysis of India’s progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2—zero hunger. Using district-level data and maps, the report highlights stark spatial differences in the extent of the hunger problem and identifies potential paths forward, with a focus on reorienting agricultural policy away from staple grains and toward nutrient-dense fruits, vegetables, pulses, and coarse grains. The report provides a detailed assessment of the prospects for improving productivity and farm incomes across India’s highly varied agroecologies and cropping systems, emphasizing the need for continued high-level investments in agricultural infrastructure and research to sustain past gains and exploit new opportunities for growth.

FAN 2020 is the inaugural issue in a series produced by TCI. Each report will provide periodic assessments of the food, agriculture, and nutrition situation in India.