Is food security still a challenge in india. Write a speech in fever of this topic.
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Food Security in India
Food security means availability of food to all people all the time. Food security has following dimensions:
Availability of food: This means the food production within the country, food imports and previous years’ stock stored in government granaries.Accessibility of food: This means food should be within reach of every person.Affordability: This means that every individual has enough money to buy sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet one’s dietary needs.
What is need of food security?
Food security is needed for various purposes. The main purpose of food security is the no person should go to bed with empty stomach. The other reason is that in times of natural calamities, surplus food should be available to ensure adequate food supply to those who are affected by the calamity.
Famine
A situation which leads to widespread death because of starvation and epidemics caused by forced use of contaminated water or decaying food. The FAMINE OF BENGAL in 1943 was the most devastating famine which occurred in recorded history. The Bengal famine killed about 30 lakh people in Bengal.
Historical data suggest that the Bengal famine was not caused due to lack of availability of food but due to lack of access to food. The amount of rice produced was more or less similar from 1938 to 1945.
Food security means availability of food to all people all the time. Food security has following dimensions:
Availability of food: This means the food production within the country, food imports and previous years’ stock stored in government granaries.Accessibility of food: This means food should be within reach of every person.Affordability: This means that every individual has enough money to buy sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet one’s dietary needs.
What is need of food security?
Food security is needed for various purposes. The main purpose of food security is the no person should go to bed with empty stomach. The other reason is that in times of natural calamities, surplus food should be available to ensure adequate food supply to those who are affected by the calamity.
Famine
A situation which leads to widespread death because of starvation and epidemics caused by forced use of contaminated water or decaying food. The FAMINE OF BENGAL in 1943 was the most devastating famine which occurred in recorded history. The Bengal famine killed about 30 lakh people in Bengal.
Historical data suggest that the Bengal famine was not caused due to lack of availability of food but due to lack of access to food. The amount of rice produced was more or less similar from 1938 to 1945.
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