One world when it comes to food Why only the trees introduced into India from foreign lands such as the Eucalypts, Acacias earn the wrath of all, while many of the staples in the country that travelled from abroad had come to stay on and flourish happily. For instance, from atta (wheat) and aloo (potato) to apples, many of our primary diet components originated from other continents. From a study on the interdependence of the world’s countries on each others’ foods conducted by a team of scientists of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (ICAT), covering 177 countries and 132 types of fruits and vegetables, they concluded that of all the food grains, vegetables and fruits grown and eaten in India, about a third originally came from some other part of the world. Such food items of videshi origin contribute to 45 per cent of all calories consumed in the country. The following statement illustrates as to how much we owe to the various sub-continents for the huge chunk of food
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