The Nexus between Energy and Food Systems: What Lies Ahead for India

Ritambhara Singh¹*, KM Singh², Tulika Kumari³, Naseem Ahmed⁴ and DK Sinha⁵

¹Associate Professor, Department of Agribusiness Management, School of Agribusiness and Rural Management, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar, India

²Professor and Dean, Post Graduate College of Agriculture, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar, India

³Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Post Graduate College of Agriculture, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar, India

⁴Senior Technical Officer, Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar, India

⁵Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Post Graduate College of Agriculture, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar, India

*Corresponding Author: Ritambhara Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Agribusiness Management, School of Agribusiness and Rural Management, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar, India.

Received: July 07, 2022; Published: August 06, 2022

Abstract

The whole food systems comprising of pre-production, production, and post-production activities. consume a lot more energy and also emits Greenhouse gases. Therefore, energy and food systems have a complex nexus that needs to be interrogated and appropriate sustainable solutions must be aimed at from the perspective of current and future generations, not of India but the World as a whole.

 

Keywords: Food Systems; Energy Security; Climate Change; Nexus; Challenges; India

 

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Citation

Citation: Ritambhara Singh., et al. “The Nexus between Energy and Food Systems: What Lies Ahead for India". Acta Scientific Agriculture 6.9 (2022): 23-27.

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