Question

WHAT DOES PER CAPITA AVAILABILTY OF FOOD GRAINS INDICATE

Answer 1

The net availability of foodgrains is estimated to be Gross Production (-) seed, feed & wastage, (-) exports (+) imports, (+/-) change in stocks.

Figures in respect of per capita net availability given above are not strictly representative of actual level of consumption in the country especially as they do not take in to account any change in stocks in possession of traders, producers and consumers.

The net availability of foodgrains divided by the population estimates for a particular year indicate per capita availability of foodgrains in terms of  kg/year.  Net availability, thus worked out further divided by the number of days in a year I.e., 365 day gives us net availaility of foodgrains in terms of grams/day.