Food security long 5

Question 1

How is food security affected during calamity ?

Answer 1

/ Due to a calamity like droughts production of food decreases
/ This creates a shortage in food which increases the prices
/ If a calamity were to go on for a long time it will result in a state of starvation

Question 1

What are famines ?

Answer 1

/ A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by war, natural disasters, crop failure etc.
/ A famine is characterised by wide spread deaths due to starvation and epidemics
/ These are caused by contaminated water and food

Question 2

Give a note on food insecurity for rural areas

Answer 2

The worst affected groups from food insecurity are landless people, traditional artists and beggars

Question 3

Give a note on food insecurity for urban areas

Answer 3

Those food insecure here are those who are working members in ill paid jobs and laborer’s who are employed in seasonal jobs and paid very low.

Question 4

Give a note on food security for social groups

Answer 4

The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes usually have poor land or low land productivity are proven to be food insecure.

Question 5

Give a note on food security for woman and children’s ?

Answer 5

Pregnant and single mothers and kids below 5 for a major part of the food insecure population and almost 11 crore