ZERO HUNGER PROGRAMME

For RBI Grade B 2018 and NABARD Grade A and Grade B 2018

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 Relevance of this Topic

With Regard to NABARD (ESI):

• Poverty Alleviation Programmes of Govt of India
• Issues in Food Security in India

With Regard to RBI (ESI):

• Poverty Alleviation

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 BACKGROUND
• Global Nutrition Report – 2016 by the World Health Organisation
(WHO) indicates that India is lagging behind in tackling malnutrition
effectively.

• 53% of Indian children were malnourished in 1990 while the

numbers have fallen to just 40% in 2015.

• Only 13% improvement occurred in last 25 years because of lack of

multi-sectoral coordination in various schemes launched by
government to tackle the problem of malnutrition.

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 ABOUT ZERO HUNGER PROGRAMME

LAUNCHED ON 16th October, 2017 (World Food Day)

• Celebrated every year by FAO (Food & Agricultural Organization)

• THEME FOR 2017 - Change the future of migration. Invest in
food security and rural development

INITIAL COVERAGE Three districts namely Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh),

Koraput (Odisha) and Thane (Maharashtra)

LAUNCHED BY MS Swaminathan (Father of Green Revolution in India)

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 AIMS & OBJECTIVES

Attaining ‘Zero Hunger’

To make India free from
(Sustainable Development
malnutrition by 2022
Goal-2) by 2030

The programme lays focus upon nutrition, health and agriculture in a

symbiotic manner for developing a unified approach in dealing with
malnutrition and hunger.

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 AGENCIES INVOLVED

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

MS Swaminathan Research Foundation

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

Respective State Governments

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 KEY FEATURES OF PROGRAMME
• It includes many farming organizations that will be focusing on
nutrition, setting up genetic gardens for biofortified plants and
initiation of 'Zero Hunger' training. Biofortification is the idea
of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value.
• It will act as a model of integrated approach towards dealing with
hunger and malnutrition by adopting new suitable agricultural or
horticultural practices and improving upon the current practices.
• It will cover intensive training programme to identify the nutritional
maladies in each district and the appropriate remedies.
• It will help us achieve the zero hunger district goal surely and
speedily.
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 ABOUT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

• Officially known as "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for

Sustainable Development“.
• It is a set of 17 "Global Goals" with 169 targets.
• They are build on the success of the Millennium Development Goals
(8 goals to be achieved from 2000-2015) while including new areas
such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable
consumption, peace and justice, among other priorities.
• Goal 2 - End hunger, achieve food security & improved nutrition and
promote sustainable agriculture

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 TARGETS UNDER GOAL 2 – FIGHTING HUNGER
• By 2030 end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the
poor and people in vulnerable situations.
• By 2030 end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving by 2025 the
internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under
five years of age.
• By 2030 double the agricultural productivity and the incomes of small-
scale food producers.
• By 2030 ensure sustainable food production systems and implement
resilient agricultural practices.
• By 2020 maintain genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants, farmed and
domesticated animals and their related wild species.
• Increased investment, correcting distortions in World Agricultural Markets
and proper functioning of Food Commodity Markets.

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 MCQ’s

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1. Zero Hunger Programme is launched on which date?
a. 16 October, 2017
b. 20 October, 2017
c. 24 October, 2017
d. 26 October, 2017

2. 16 October is celebrated every year as?

a. World Health Day
b. World Polio Day
c. World Food Day
d. None of the above

3. World Food Day is celebrated every year by which organisation?

a. UNSECO
b. UNICEF
c. World Bank
d. FAO
4. Zero Hunger Programme is initially launched in which districts?
a. Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)
b. Koraput (Odisha)
c. Thane (Maharashtra)
d. All of the above

5. Zero Hunger Programme is launched by?

a. MS Swaminathan
b. Manmohan Singh
c. Narendra Modi
d. None of the above

6. MS Swaminathan is known as?

a. Father of Green Revolution in India
b. Father of White Revolution in India
c. Father of Pink Revolution in India
d. Father of Yellow Revolution in India
4. Zero Hunger Programme is initially launched in which districts?
a. Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)
b. Koraput (Odisha)
c. Thane (Maharashtra)
d. All of the above

5. Zero Hunger Programme is launched by?

a. MS Swaminathan
b. Manmohan Singh
c. Narendra Modi
d. None of the above

6. MS Swaminathan is known as?

a. Father of Green Revolution in India
b. Father of White Revolution in India
c. Father of Pink Revolution in India
d. Father of Yellow Revolution in India
7. Zero Hunger Programme focus on which areas?
a. Nutrition,
b. Health
c. Agriculture
d. All of the above

8. Zero Hunger Programme is initiated by?

a. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
b. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
c. MS Swaminathan Research Foundation
d. Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
e. All of the above

9. Zero Hunger Programme aims at?

a. To make India free from malnutrition by 2022
b. Attaining ‘Zero Hunger’ (Sustainable Development Goal-2) by 2030
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
10. Around how much percent of Indian children were malnourished in 1990?
a. 30%-40%
b. 40%-50%
c. 50%-60%
d. 60%-70%

11. The government has not been able to address the problem of malnutrition efficiently because
of?
a. Lack of multi-sectoral coordination
b. Lack of capital
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

12. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a set of _____ "Global Goals" with ____ targets
among them.
a. 15,150
b. 16,125
c. 17,169
d. 17,189
13. Countries across the globe are expected to achieve Zero Hunger by?
a. 2020
b. 2025
c. 2030
d. 2035

14. Zero Hunger Goal includes?

a. Ending Hunger
b. Achieving food security
c. Improving Nutrition
d. Promoting sustainable agriculture
e. All the above

15. Which Sustainable Development Goal aims at Zero Hunger?

a. SDG -1
b. SDG -2
c. SDG -3
d. SDG -4
16. Genetic garden help supplement micro-nutrients including?
a. Iron
b. Iodine
c. Vitamin A
d. Zinc
e. All of the above

17. Sustainable Development Goals are build on the successes of?

a. Millennium Development Goals
b. Global Development Goals
c. Environment Development Goals
d. None of the above

18. Genetic gardens will conduct ‘Zero Hunger’ training with the help of?
a. State governments
b. Panchayat
c. Municipalities
d. None of the above
 ANSWERS
1. A 11. A
2. C 12. C
3. D 13. C
4. D 14. E
5. A 15. B
6. A 16. C
7. D 17. A
8. E 18. A
9. C
10. C
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