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security  Ragi over rice  By Ananda Siddhartha  As in the rest
of India, in Pavagada taluka of Karnataka, ragi is losing out to
rice, groundnut and other cash crops. Until 15 years ago, it was
the reverse. What are the market and policy pressures that have
caused this reversal, and what are its consequences on health
and nutrition, productivity and drought-proofing?   Stealing
from the mouths of babes  By Kathyayini Chamaraj  A chronicle of
the civil society action that exposed the shocking scam in
Karnataka which saw government functionaries colluding with
industry to supply inedible food packets to children in
anganwadis, regardless of the fact that children are dying of
malnutrition and starvation in the state   Accountability for
malnutrition  The 2nd Convention on Children’s Right to Food
held in Bhopal recently explored why malnutrition persists and
grows in India, despite attention from the media, voluntary
organisations, political parties and M