Paper Details
A Step Towards Food Security in India: Performance and Policies
Authors
Dr.Lokesha M.N.
Abstract
Food security means that all individuals have reliable access to food that is available and affordable. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to achieve food security and eliminate hunger. According to the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the International Labour Organization, 'food security' means guaranteeing that everyone always has both physical and economic access to essential food. When considering physical access, one can assess it by comparing the population and food growth rates of a specific country using mathematical calculations. India was encountering difficulties in attaining food security when a fresh obstacle, globalization, arose to present a challenge to its agricultural industry. The complex task of defending against international competition in the cost and standard of farm goods, alongside maintaining domestic price steadiness and food autonomy for the impoverished emerged. India needs to tackle this new challenge by utilizing WTO rules for developing countries to support their small-scale farming through tailored trade policies and allowing agricultural imports, while also focusing on the industrialization and commercialization of the agricultural sector.
Keywords
Food security, access to food, self sufficiency, price stability
Citation
A Step Towards Food Security in India: Performance and Policies. Dr.Lokesha M.N.. 2018. IJIRCT, Volume 4, Issue 6. Pages 1-4. https://www.ijirct.org/viewPaper.php?paperId=2408061