Food Security in IndiaPresented by:MOHAMMED WAHAD ALICLASS /SEC : X CFood security means :

a!ai"abi"ity#

accessibi"ity and

a$ordabi"ity o% %ood to a"" &eo&"e at a"" times'Food Security is ensured in a country on"y i%

Enou() %ood is a!ai"ab"e %or a"" t)e &ersons

A"" &ersons )a!e t)e ca&acity to buy %ood o% acce&tab"e *ua"ity and

+)ere is no barrier on access to %ood',eed %or Food Security:

For t)e &oor sections o% t)e society

,atura" disasters or ca"amity "i-e eart)*ua-e# drou()t# .ood# tsunami#

Wides&read cro& %ai"ure due to drou()tHow drought afects food securityDrought takes placeTotalproduction of food grainsShortage of food in the afected areasPrices Some peoplecannot aford to buy food = Food InsecurityStaration

I% suc) ca"amity )a&&ens in a !ery /ide s&read area or is stretc)ed o!er a "on(er time &eriod# it may cause a situation o% staration'Famine

A massi!e star!ation mi()t ta-e a turn o% famine'

A Famine is c)aracteri0ed by 1' /ides&read deat)s and2' e&idemicsFamines and Star!ation Deat)s in India

!engal Famine# 1345 6-i""ed 1'7 mi""ion to 5 mi""ion

The !ihar famine# 1388696 2#575 deat)s due to star!ation re&ortedStaration deaths hae also been reported in: 1' ;a"a)andi and ;as)i&ur in Orissa 2' ast)an#5' Pa"amau district o% ?)ar-)and and many ot)er remote areas durin( t)e recentyears'Food Insecure @rou&sWorst A$ected @rou&s:

"and"ess &eo&"e

traditiona" artisans

traditiona" ser!ices &ro!iders

&etty se"%6em&"oyed /or-ers

Home"ess# be((ars etc'

Fami"ies em&"oyed in i""6&aid occu&ations

casua" "abourers Aseasona" acti!itiesB !ery "o/ /a(esC

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