why do we need food security?give 4 points .
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We need food security today, more than ever before, because of the reasons detailed below.
1) Food and shelter are basic necessities of life; a democratic form of governance must take care of these needs.
2) We are a country of abundant food production.
3) The benefits of our economic progress should enable us to feed all our citizens.
4) Our future generation, namely the children, should get appropriate nutrition to grow up into healthy individuals, which would serve the country well.
1) Food and shelter are basic necessities of life; a democratic form of governance must take care of these needs.
2) We are a country of abundant food production.
3) The benefits of our economic progress should enable us to feed all our citizens.
4) Our future generation, namely the children, should get appropriate nutrition to grow up into healthy individuals, which would serve the country well.
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Food security is needed as
(i) The poorest section of the society might be food insecure when the country faces a national disaster/calamity like earthquake, drought, flood, Tsunami, widespread failures of crops causing famines, etc.
(ii) Due to a natural calamity, total production of foodgrains decreases.
(iii) It creates a shortage of food in the affected areas.
(iv) Due to shortage of food, the prices go up.
(v) At the high prices, some people cannot afford to buy food.
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