India ranks 71st on 2021 Global Food Security Index among 113 nations
- India has achieved 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 from among a list of 113 countries.
- The GFS Index is designed and constructed by London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.
- Ireland, Australia, the UK, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, France and the US shared the top rank. Their overall GFS score were in the range of 77.8 and 80 points on the index.
- The overall score of India is 57.2 points on the GFS Index 2021.
- The GFS Index measures the factors affecting food insecurity around the world based on 4 main factors and 58 unique food security indicators. The factors include: affordability, availability, quality and safety, and natural resources and resilience.
Source: Business Standard
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