India is ranked at 71st position in the Global Food Security Index 2021 of 113 countries, but the country lags behind its neighbors Pakistan and Sri Lanka in terms of food affordability, according to a report. Pakistan with 52.6 points scored better than India 50.2 points in the category of food affordability. Sri Lanka was even better with 62.9 points in this category on the GFS Index 2021, a global report released by Economist Impact and Corteva Agriscience on Tuesday said. Ireland, Australia, the UK, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, France, and the US shared the top rank with the overall GFS score in the range of 77. 8 and 80 points on the index. The GFS Index was designed and constructed by London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience. In the food affordability category, Pakistan scored better than India. Sri Lanka was also better at 62.9 points on the GFS Index 2021. In case of availability of food, quality, and safety as well as protecting natural resources for food production, India scored better than Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka on the GFS Index 2021, the report added. However, over the past 10 years, India’s incremental gains in overall food security score were lagging behind that of Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
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