Assignment topic- Food security in India

Assignment topic- Food security in India

Ag.
Ag.Econ.
Econ.513
513

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PhD Extension Education
PhD Extension Education
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1. Food Security means

1. Food Security means
2. Need
2. Need
3. Calamity effects
3. Calamity effects
4. Minimum support price
4. Minimum support price
5. Buffer Stock
5. Buffer Stock
6. Public Distribution system
6. Public Distribution system
7. National food security act, 2013
7. National food security act, 2013

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Food
Foodsecurity
securitymeans
means
Availability: this means the food production within
Availability: this means the food production within
the
thecountry,
country,foodfoodimports
importsand
andprevious
previousyear’s
year’sstock
stock
stored
storediningovt.
govt.granaries.
granaries.
Accessibility: it refers food should be within reach of
Accessibility: it refers food should be within reach of
every
everyperson.
person.
Affordability: this means that every individual has
Affordability: this means that every individual has
enough
enoughmoney
moneytotobuybuysufficient,
sufficient,safe
safeand
andnutritious
nutritious
food
foodtotomeet
meetone’s
one’sdietary
dietaryneeds.
needs.

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Food
Foodsecurity
securityisisensured
ensuredininaacountry
countryonly
onlyifif
 Enough food is available for all the persons
 Enough food is available for all the persons
 All persons have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality and
 All persons have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality and
 There is no barrier on access to food.
 There is no barrier on access to food.

Need
Needfor
forFood
FoodSecurity
Security
 For the poor sections of the society
 For the poor sections of the society
 Natural disasters or calamity like Earthquake, flood etc
 Natural disasters or calamity like Earthquake, flood etc
 Widespread crop failure due to drought
 Widespread crop failure due to drought

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How drought affects food security
How drought affects food security

Drought
Droughttakes
takesplace
place

Total
Totalproduction
productionofoffood
food

Shortage of food in the affected

Shortage of food in the affected
areas
areas

Prices
Prices
Some people can not afford to
Some people can not afford to
buy food = Food Insecurity
buy food = Food Insecurity
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Food insecure groups
Food insecure groups
Landless people
Landless people
Traditional artisans
Traditional artisans
Petty self employed workers
Petty self employed workers
Homeless, beggars etc.
Homeless, beggars etc.
Families employed in ill-paid occupations
Families employed in ill-paid occupations
Casual labourers (seasonal activities + very low wages)
Casual labourers (seasonal activities + very low wages)
Schedule caste and schedule tribes
Schedule caste and schedule tribes
Migrants
Migrants
Women and children
Women and children

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Steps taken by the Government
Steps taken by the Government ofof
India
Indiato
toattain
attainFood
FoodSecurity
Security

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• • Green
Greenrevolution
revolution(HYVP
(HYVP 1966)
1966)
• • Buffer
Bufferstock
stock
• • Public Distribution System
Public Distribution System
• • Food
Foodfor
forWork
Workprogram:
program:totohelphelpthe
thepoor
poortoto
earn
earnfood
foodininlieu
lieuofofsome
somework.
work.
• • Integrated child development scheme:
Integrated child development scheme: to to
provide
provideproper
propernutrition
nutritiontotopoor
poorchildren
children
• • Mid-day
Mid-daymeal
meal
• • White revolution (Operation Flood)
White revolution (Operation Flood)

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FOODGRAIN
FOODGRAINMANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Minimum Support Prices:
Minimum Support Prices:
Price Policy for agricultural commodities seeks to ensure
Price Policy for agricultural commodities seeks to ensure
remunerative prices to growers for their produce with a view to
remunerative prices to growers for their produce with a view to
encouraging higher investment and production, and at the same
encouraging higher investment and production, and at the same
time, safeguarding the interest of consumers by making available
time, safeguarding the interest of consumers by making available
supplies at reasonable prices.
supplies at reasonable prices.
A lot of publicity is still needed with regard to minimum support
A lot of publicity is still needed with regard to minimum support
prices (MSP) as only 19 per cent of the farmers knew about
prices (MSP) as only 19 per cent of the farmers knew about
MSP, while another 10 per cent knew about it but did not know
MSP, while another 10 per cent knew about it but did not know
where to sell their produce (NSSO 59th Round 2003).
where to sell their produce (NSSO 59th Round 2003).

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Cabinet
Cabinetapproves
approvesMSP
MSPfor
forKharif
Kharifcrops
cropsfor
for
marketing
marketingseason
season2021-22
2021-22
Sr Crop MSP Sr Crop MSP/qtl.
no /qtl. no
1 Paddy (common) 1940 12 Sunflower 6015
2 Paddy ( grade A) 1960 13 Soybean 3950
3 Jowar (hybrid) 2738 14 Sesamum 7307
4 Jowar (Maldandi) 2758 15 Nigerseed 6930
5 Bajra 2250 16 Cotton (medium staple) 5726
6 Ragi 3377 17 Cotton (long staple) 6025
7 Maize 1870
8 Tur (Arhar) 6300
9 Moong 7275
10 Urd 6300
11 Groundnut 5550

Source: CCEA 9
Source: CCEA
Buffer
BufferStock
Stock
 The importance of building up a buffer-stock of foodgrains
 The importance of building up a buffer-stock of foodgrains
normally rice and wheat is to provide food security to the
normally rice and wheat is to provide food security to the
country.
country.
 The argument in favour of buffer-stocking is that where there
 The argument in favour of buffer-stocking is that where there
is large variation in foodgrain output, either due to weather
is large variation in foodgrain output, either due to weather
conditions or due to man-made factors, it becomes essential
conditions or due to man-made factors, it becomes essential
for the state to ensure food security for the large mass of
for the state to ensure food security for the large mass of
people by building adequate buffer stocks from the surpluses
people by building adequate buffer stocks from the surpluses
in good production years and/or by arranging to import the
in good production years and/or by arranging to import the
requisite amounts of foodgrains in times of need.
requisite amounts of foodgrains in times of need.
 Various committees have suggested the optimal size of the
 Various committees have suggested the optimal size of the
buffer-stock, which varies from 15 to 25 million tones,
buffer-stock, which varies from 15 to 25 million tones,
depending on the season
depending on the season

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 Volume
Volumeofoffood
foodgrains
grainsproduction
productionininIndia
Indiainin
financial
financialyear
year2021
2021
• Rice 122.27
• Rice 122.27
• Wheat 109.52
• Wheat 109.52
• Coarse cereals 51.15
• Coarse cereals 51.15
• Maize 31.51
• Maize 31.51
• Gram 11.99
• Gram 11.99
• Bajra 10.86
• Bajra 10.86
• Jowar 4.78
• Jowar 4.78
• Arhar 4.28
• Arhar 4.28
• Moong 3.09
• Moong 3.09
• Urd 2.34
• Urd 2.34
• Ragi 1.96
• Ragi 1.96
• Barley 1.67
• Barley 1.67
• Small millets 0.35
• Small millets 0.35

Total food grain production = 307.33 million metric tons

Total food grain production = 307.33 million metric tons

Source :- Statista 2022 11

Source :- Statista 2022
Public Distribution System (PDS)
Public Distribution System (PDS)

Farmers / Fair Price

Farmers / Fair Price
Producers Shops
Producers Shops

Grains MSP CIP

Grains MSP Distributes CIP
Distributes
grains
grains

Allocated grains
Allocated grains

FCI States
FCI States

Central Issue Prices

Central Issue Prices
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RIGHT
RIGHTTO
TOFOOD
FOODAND
ANDNATIONAL
NATIONALFOOD
FOOD
SECURITY
SECURITYACT
ACT
 The NFSA act, 2013 is an act of the Parliament of India which aims
 The NFSA act, 2013 is an act of the Parliament of India which aims
to provide subsidized food grains to 2/3 of India's people.
to provide subsidized food grains to 2/3 of India's people.
 The NFSA converts into legal entitlements for existing food security
 The NFSA converts into legal entitlements for existing food security
programmes of the GOI. It includes the Mid-day Meal scheme,
programmes of the GOI. It includes the Mid-day Meal scheme,
Integrated Child Development Services scheme and PDS. Further,
Integrated Child Development Services scheme and PDS. Further,
the NFSA 2013 recognizes Maternity entitlements.
the NFSA 2013 recognizes Maternity entitlements.
 Under the provisions of the bill, beneficiaries of the PDS are entitled
 Under the provisions of the bill, beneficiaries of the PDS are entitled
to 5 kg/person/month of cereals of the following prices:
to 5 kg/person/month of cereals of the following prices:
• Rice at Rs. 3/kg
• Rice at Rs. 3/kg
• Wheat at Rs. 2/kg
• Wheat at Rs. 2/kg
• Coarse grains at Rs. 1/kg
• Coarse grains at Rs. 1/kg
• Pregnant women, lactating mothers and certain categories of
• Pregnant women, lactating mothers and certain categories of
children are eligible for daily free meals.
children are eligible for daily free meals.
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