Food Security in India — Social Studies STD 9 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesFood Security in India3 Marks
Question
Why is there a need of food security in India?
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Answer
Food security is needed as:
The poorest section of the society might be food insecure when the country faces a national disaster/ calamity like earthquake, drought, flood, Tsunami, widespread failures of crops causing famines, etc.
Due to a natural calamity, total production of food grains decreases.
It creates a shortage of food in the affected areas.
Due to shortage of food, the prices go up.
At the high prices, some people cannot afford to buy food.
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