HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY

  जल ही नहीं, भोजन भी जीवन है। - VEDANT AND RAJVEER FOOD INSECURITY Food insecurity refers to alack of access to enough, good, healthy, and culturally appropriate food. Everybody needs to eat well and we all need a certain amount of daily food to satay healthy and active. Everybody deserves to eat the food that they think is good for them. It keeps them mentally happy. Everyone loves healthy food . Healthy eating is nutritious and sustainable. It is full of vitamins, minerals, fiber, energy and all the other things that our body needs to be happy. FOOD SECURITY To understand Food insecurity in more appropriate way, we need to throw some light on FOOD SECURITY. Food security means having reliable access to enough good, healthy, and culturally appropriate food. Food security is related to all other great and wonderful ideals such as food justice, food sovereignty and food equality. While food security is certainly a crucial part of this, concepts such as food justice and food sove...

 GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY - VEDANT AND RAJVEER MEASURES TAKEN BY GOVT. TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY. 1. PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Food items purchased by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) are distributed among the poorer sections of the society through government controlled ration shops. This is called the Public Distribution System (PDS). This is the most important step taken by the Government of India to ensure food security. Over the years, the PDS policy has been revised to make it more efficient and targeted. 2. BUFFER STOCK. Buffer stock is the stock of cereals procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), i.e. wheat and rice. FCI buys wheat and rice from farmers in states where there is surplus production. Purchased grain is stored in the grain store. This is done to distribute foodgrains at a lower price than the market price in the deficit areas and the poorer sections of the society. 3. TPDS (TARGETED PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM). Government of India intr...

 WHAT CAN WE DO IN ORDER ENSURE FOOD SECURITY? - VEDANT AND RAJVEER 1. ENSURE FOOD IS SAFE  National governments are important in ensuring that food is safe and nutritious for all. And they have a good reason - according to the World Bank, unsafe food alone is costing low- and middle-income economies 95 95 billion annually in productivity. To help reduce this number, policymakers can promote sustainable agriculture and food systems, promoting cooperation in public health, animal health, agriculture and other areas. Countries may also comply with international standards established by the Codex Elementary Commission.  2. GROW FOOD SAFELY  Food producers need to adopt better practices to ensure adequate supply of safe food globally as well as mitigate their environmental impact and adapt to climate change. As food production systems change and adapt to changing conditions, farmers should carefully consider the best ways to address potential risks and ensure food is saf...