Topic:-Food Security Supervised by: - George Sir Submitted by: - Hrithik Rai

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Contents 1. AbstractPage no.3 2. Introduction.Page no.4-6 3. Data obtained..Page no.7-8 4. Data analysisPage no.9 5. Solution of the problem..Page no.10 6. Queries 7. Acknowledgement..Page no.11

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1. ABSTRACT
Food availability is a necessary condition for food security. India is more or less self sufficient in cereals but deficit in pulses and oilseeds. Due to changes in consumption patterns, demand for fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, poultry, and fisheries have been increasing. There is need to increase crop diversification and improve allied activities. It may be noted that the slowdown in agriculture growth could be attributed to structural factors on the supply side, such as public investment, credit, technology, land and water management, etc., rather than globalization and trade reforms per se. Access to food can be increased through employment due to growth in labour intensive sectors and/or through social protection programmes.

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2. INTRODUCTION
Food security is defined as a state in which all people at all times have both physical and economic access to sufficient food to meet their dietary needs for a productive and healthy life. Ensuring food security ought to be an issue of great importance for a country like India where more than one-third of the population is estimated to be absolutely poor and one-half of all children malnourished in one way or another. There have been many emerging issues in the context of food security in India in the last two decades. These are: (i) economic liberalization in the 1990s and its impact on agriculture and food security; (ii) establishment of WTO: particularly the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) under it; (iii) challenges of climate change; crisis of the three Fs, viz., food prices,
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fuel prices, and financial crisis; (iv) the phenomenon of hunger amidst plenty, i.e., accumulation of stocks in the early years of this decade and in 2008-09 along with high levels of poverty; (v) introduction of targeting in the Public Distribution System (PDS) for the first time in the 1990s; (vi) Right to Food campaign for improving food security in the country and the Supreme Court Orders on mid-day meal schemes; (vii) proposal for National Food Security Law (Right to Food); and (viii) monitorable targets under the Tenth and Eleventh Five Year Plans similar to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on poverty and women and child nutrition. These developments in the last two decades have provided both opportunities and challenges for food and nutrition security of the country.
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Food insecurity:- The state of, or risk of, being unable

to provide food (to oneself, a family, a nation, etc.).

Insecurity results from climate change, urban development, population growth and many more reasons. Food insecurity exists when people do not
have adequate physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Household food security is the application of this concept to the family level, with individuals within households as the focus of concern. Food insecurity is the reason why 925 million people go to bed hungry despite there being enough food to feed the planet.

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3. DATA OBTAINED Categories of food insecurity: 1) In Rural Areas

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Rare(0-3days) Sometimes(3-10days)

2 Often(more than 10days)

0 Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Figure 1

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2) In Urban Areas
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5 Rare(0-3days) Sometimes(3-10days) 3 Often(more than 10days)

0 Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Figure 2

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4. DATA ANALYSIS
As per the data obtained, it is clear that people in rural as well as urban areas food insecure. The people do not get enough food to feed their household members as well as themselves. The rate of food insecurity is increasing day by day. The people living in rural areas are more insecure than people living in the urban areas. This is mainly because of lack of education, unemployment and various climatic factors.

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5. SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM

There are many schemes launched by the government and others to overcome this problem. But, there should be a proper monitoring system so that everything runs smoothly. Advertisements, hoardings, T.V. shows and road shows can spread awareness among people to how to earn their living through various sources instead of begging. Films should be made to spread awareness. This should be done otherwise itll lead to a death of people in millions. The government should launch some new schemes which provide benefit to the poor people and they can get maximum profit out of these schemes.
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7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This project is done under the proper guidance of Mr.Negelal George. Without his supervision, this project would have not been done as it is now. Very special thanks to you, sir.

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