The Government of India, through more than half a dozen ministries and various research institutions, regularly collects and reports data relevant to the understanding of food production across the country. The aim of this review was to summarize these data sources. Results indicate that while many datasets are publicly available, there is little coordination between ministries. This has resulted in replication of efforts and inconsistencies in reported values for key indicators. Various other factors, including, for example, reporting in PDF format, frequent changes in district boundaries, missing data, and time lags in reporting, further hinder utilization of these data. A standardized data collection protocol for timely reporting of high-quality, complete data is needed. Such a protocol could be developed and overseen by a central, inter-ministerial Agri-Food System Data Governance Steering Committee. The establishment of such a committee would help ensure data-driven, evidence-based policymaking towards a nutrition secure India
