Food Security in India Notes

Why Food Security?
🔹 The poorest section of the society remains food insecure all the times.
🔹 People above poverty line might also feel food insecure in times of natur calamity
like earthquake, drought, flood, tsunami etc.
How calamities affect food security?
 Due to natural calamities the production of crops decreases which led to

food scarcity in that area.
 Due to scarcity food price rises up,
 at this point some disadvantaged section of society will be deprived of food,
 if the calamity existed for long time it will eventually lead to starvation and
famine.
 it may ultimately lead to widespread death due to weakness or weak
immune system.
Who are food-insecure?
 People with little or no land, traditional artisans, providers of traditional

services, petty self-employed workers and destitutes including beggars are
the main sufferers of food and nutrition insecurity.
 In urban areas people employed for low wages and in the casual labour
market are major victims.
 A large proportion of pregnant and nursing mothers and children under 5
years of age suffer from malnutrition and are thus, food insecure.
 Economically backward states are more prone to natural disasters etc. are
also affected.
 Since independence, India has aimed to achieve ‘Self Sufficiency in
Foodgrains’.
 So the Green Revolution was the result of a strategy implemented after
independence.
Dimensions of Food Security in India :-
🔶 Availability :-
 Food production within the country.
 Import
 Stock stored in government granaries.
🔶 Accessibility :-
 Food within the reach of every person.
🔶 Affordability :-
 Enough food is available for all person.

 Persons have capacity to buy food of acceptable quality.
 There is no barrier on access of food.
Food Insecure group in Urban Areas :-
 Person employed in ill-paid occupations.

 Casual labour
Food Insecurity in Social Composition :-
 Schedule Castes
 Schedule Tribes
 OBCS
 Migrants
 Female
 New born babies
Food Insecure groups in Rural Areas :-
 Traditional artisans (Weavers, potters etc.)

 Petty Self employed.
 Providers of Services (Barbers, Washer men)
 Destitude
 Small and landless farmers
Hunger :-
🔹 Hunger is an aspect of not just indicating food insecurity and poverty but also brings
poverty.
🔹 The attainment of food security involves eliminating current hunger and reducing the
risk of future hunger.
Hunger has chronic and seasonal dimensions :-
 Poor people suffer from chronic hunger due to very low income and are
food insecure all the times.
 In rural areas Seasonal hunger is caused by the seasonal nature of
agricultural activities.
 In urban areas, seasonal hunger occurs because of the casual type of work
like construction worker won’t get work during rainy season.
Need for self-sufficiency in food grains :-
 To feed rising population.

 To fight against droughts, floods, cyclone, etc.
 To reduce import of food grains.
 To control prices of food grains.
Steps Taken by Government of India for food Security :-
 Buffer Stock
 Minimum Support Price
 Issue Price
 Subsidy
 Rationing
 Public Distribution System
 Fair price shops
Buffer Stock :-
🔹 Buffer Stock is the stock of food grains (wheat and rice) procured by the government
through the Food Corporation of India (FCI).
Minimum Support Price’ (MSP) :-
🔹 The FCI purchases wheat and rice for the government from the farmers of surplus
states at pre-announced prices. This price is called ‘Minimum Support Price’ (MSP).
Issue Price :-
🔹 The grains stored in Buffer Stocks are distributed in deficit areas and among the poor
strata of society at a price lower than the market price known as Issue Price.
Subsidy :-
🔹 Subsidy is a payment that a government makes to a producer to supplement the

market price of a commodity . It keeps consumer prices low while maintain a higher
income for producers.
Rationing :-
🔹 Rationing in India dates back to 1940’s against the backdrop of Bengal famine , but
was revived in the wake of acute food shortage during 1960’s before Green
Revolution .
The Role of Cooperative in Food Security :-
 The cooperative societies set up shops to sell low priced goods to poor
people.
 In Delhi, Mother Dairy is making strides in providing of milk
and vegetables to the consumers at controlled rate decided by Government
of Delhi.
 Amul is another success story of cooperative in milk and milk Products
from Gujarat. It has brought the White Revolution in country.
 In Maharashtra, Academy of Developmental Science (ADS) has facilitated a
network of NGOS for setting up grain banks in different regions.

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Why Food Security?

How calamities affect food security?

 Due to natural calamities the production of crops decreases which led to

Who are food-insecure?

 People with little or no land, traditional artisans, providers of traditional

Dimensions of Food Security in India :-

 Food within the reach of every person.

 Enough food is available for all person.

Food Insecure group in Urban Areas :-

 Person employed in ill-paid occupations.

Food Insecurity in Social Composition :-

Food Insecure groups in Rural Areas :-

 Traditional artisans (Weavers, potters etc.)

Hunger has chronic and seasonal dimensions :-

Need for self-sufficiency in food grains :-

 To feed rising population.

Steps Taken by Government of India for food Security :-

🔹 Subsidy is a payment that a government makes to a producer to supplement the

The Role of Cooperative in Food Security :-

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