When India achieved freedom 59 years ago, it was not just a country or its people that were liberated. India’s freedom was quickly followed by freedom for 45 other countries, marking the end of colonialism. When India’s Green Revolution doubled the country’s food production within 10 years, breaking its dependence on foreign food aid and achieving food self-sufficiency, it was not just India that overcame food deficits. In the following years the world as a whole has become food self-sufficient. Still the problem of food security and poverty remain because many people lack the purchasing power to procure sufficient food for their families. Gainful employment is an essential condition for achieving food security and eradicating poverty.