CH -4 Food security in india
Ques / ans
2. Which are the people more prone to food insecurity?
Answer:The people living below the poverty line might be food insecure all the time, while
better-off
people might also turn food insecure due to calamity or disaster. The social composition, along
with the inability to buy food, also plays a role in food insecurity.
The SCs, ST s, and some sections of the OBCs (lower castes among them) who have either
poor land-based or very low land productivity are prone to food insecurity. Other than these
sections, people hit by a natural disaster are also likely to be food insecure.
3. Which states are more food insecure in India?
Answer:
Eastern and south-eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal,
Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are the largest food-insecure states in
India.
4. Do you believe that green revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains?
How?
Answer:
Post-independence, India adopted a new strategy in the agricultural field which led to the Green
Revolution, especially for the production of wheat and rice.
Ever since, India has avoided famine even in adverse weather conditions, and varieties of crops
have been grown all across the country. This availability of food grains, even in adverse
conditions at the country level, ensured the Government had a proper food security system.
, Hence, it can be said that the green revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains.
5. A section of people in India are still without food. Explain?
Answer:
A section of people in India is still without food despite a large increase in the food grain
production in the country. This is because of the increased price of commodities and people not
being able to afford food to feed themselves and their families. Unemployment can also be a
cause of this chronic hunger that poor people suffer in rural areas.
6. What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster or calamity?
Answer:
When there is a disaster or calamity, the production and cultivation of food grains are highly
affected. The production decreases, and this causes a shortage of food grains and, ultimately
the hiked prices of food grains. The region affected by calamity might also turn into a
food-insecure state if the calamity lasts for a longer period of time.7. Differentiate between
seasonal hunger and chronic hunger?
Answer:
Hunger is one of the most important aspects indicating food security. Hunger results in poverty,
and there are two dimensions of hunger – one is seasonal hunger and the other is chronic
hunger.
The type of hunger that exists when a person is unable to get work for the entire year is called
seasonal hunger. Seasonal hunger is related to cycles of food growing and harvesting. This is
prevalent in rural areas because of the seasonal nature of agricultural activities and in urban
areas because of casual labourers.
Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or
quality. Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of their very low income and, in turn,
inability to buy food even for survival.
Ques / ans
2. Which are the people more prone to food insecurity?
Answer:The people living below the poverty line might be food insecure all the time, while
better-off
people might also turn food insecure due to calamity or disaster. The social composition, along
with the inability to buy food, also plays a role in food insecurity.
The SCs, ST s, and some sections of the OBCs (lower castes among them) who have either
poor land-based or very low land productivity are prone to food insecurity. Other than these
sections, people hit by a natural disaster are also likely to be food insecure.
3. Which states are more food insecure in India?
Answer:
Eastern and south-eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal,
Chhattisgarh, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are the largest food-insecure states in
India.
4. Do you believe that green revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains?
How?
Answer:
Post-independence, India adopted a new strategy in the agricultural field which led to the Green
Revolution, especially for the production of wheat and rice.
Ever since, India has avoided famine even in adverse weather conditions, and varieties of crops
have been grown all across the country. This availability of food grains, even in adverse
conditions at the country level, ensured the Government had a proper food security system.
, Hence, it can be said that the green revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains.
5. A section of people in India are still without food. Explain?
Answer:
A section of people in India is still without food despite a large increase in the food grain
production in the country. This is because of the increased price of commodities and people not
being able to afford food to feed themselves and their families. Unemployment can also be a
cause of this chronic hunger that poor people suffer in rural areas.
6. What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster or calamity?
Answer:
When there is a disaster or calamity, the production and cultivation of food grains are highly
affected. The production decreases, and this causes a shortage of food grains and, ultimately
the hiked prices of food grains. The region affected by calamity might also turn into a
food-insecure state if the calamity lasts for a longer period of time.7. Differentiate between
seasonal hunger and chronic hunger?
Answer:
Hunger is one of the most important aspects indicating food security. Hunger results in poverty,
and there are two dimensions of hunger – one is seasonal hunger and the other is chronic
hunger.
The type of hunger that exists when a person is unable to get work for the entire year is called
seasonal hunger. Seasonal hunger is related to cycles of food growing and harvesting. This is
prevalent in rural areas because of the seasonal nature of agricultural activities and in urban
areas because of casual labourers.
Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or
quality. Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of their very low income and, in turn,
inability to buy food even for survival.
