The first few months of 2022 have seen food prices soar in India and across the globe, primarily due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Both belligerents supply a major portion of the world’s wheat, maize and sunflower.
India’s wholesale inflation rose to 15.08 per cent in April from 14.55 per cent in March, according to official data released May 17, 2022. The country has also recorded its highest retail inflation in nearly eight years on the back of higher fuel and food prices.
The rising food inflation is hurting the weakest the most in India. Down To Earth got a glimpse of this when it visited six villages in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh (MP), which borders eastern Rajasthan.
All the six villages were inhabited by the Sahariya Adivasis, who are classified as a ‘Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group’ by the government. The Sahariya live in around eight
— source downtoearth.org.in | Shagun | 17 May 2022