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FOOD SECURITY : SOURCE OF FOODGRAIN

Q Q.1. How is the Food security is ensured in a country ?Q ?

Q .2. How did the Food security is affected during a calamity ?Q ?

.3. What is the role of co-operatives in food security in India ??Q

.4. Why the Public Distribution System is ineffective ?Q ?

Q . 5. What is Buffer Stock and what are its reasons ??Q

. 6. What are The different dimensions of food security ??Q

Q . 7. What is Public Distribution System (PDS) and What are its Positive point ?Q

. 8. What is Meaning of famine Which is the most affected group ?Q

. 9. the risk of future hunger.Q How the attainment of food security involves in eliminating current hunger and how does it help in reducing ?

.10. What is Public Distribution System and what are the Problems related to PDS ?Q What are the Roles of PDS ?

Q .11. What is the Role of cooperatives in food security Q ?

Ans. 1. The Food security is ensured in a country only if : (i) Enough food is available for all the persons, i.e., no person should die because of

hunger. Everyone should get enough food for their livelihood. (ii) All persons have the capacity to buy food. Food should be available to all, i.e., it

should be not so expensive that it becomes difficult for a person to buy it. (iii) There is no barrier on access to food, i.e., food should be accessible to all ignoring

all the barriors of rich and poor or classes etc.

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Ans.2. Food security is affected during a calamity as : (i) Total production of food grains decreases. (ii) It creates a shortage of food in the affected areas. (iii) Due to shortage of food, price goes up. (iv) At the high prices, some people cannot afford to buy food. Ans.3. The role of co-operatives in food security in India :— (i) The co-operatives are playing an important role in food security in India especially

in the southern and western parts of the country. (ii) The co-operative societies set up shops to sell low priced goods to poor people. (iii) Out of all fair shops running in Tamil Nadu around 94 percent are being run by

the cooperatives. (iv) In Delhi, Mother Dairy is making strides in provision of milk and vegetables. (v) In Gujarat, Amul is success story of co-operatives in milk and milk products. It

has resulted, White Revolution in the country. (vi) In Maharastra, Academy of Development Science (ADS) has facilitated a network

of NGOs for setting up grain banks in different regions.

Ans.4. Public Distribution System is ineffective because of the following reasons : (i) The food procured by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration

shops among the poorer section of the society. (ii) PDS dealers are found resorting to malpractices like diverting the grains to open

market to get better margin. (iii) Selling poor quality grains at ration shops. (iv) Irregular opening of the shops. (v) It is common to find the ration shops regularly have unsold stocks of poor quality

grains left.

Ans. 5. Buffer Stock :—Buffer stock is the stock of food grains wheat and rice procured by the government through FCI.

Reasons :— (i) The MSP declared by the Govt. before sowing season to provide incentives – hence

increasing production of their crops. (ii) Purchased food grains stored in granaries and later distributed in deficit areas

lower than market price – issue price. (iii) Helps in shortage of food during periods of calamity.

Ans. 6. The different dimensions of food security :— (i) Availability of food means food production within the country, food imports and

the previous year stock stored in government granaries. (ii) Accessibility means food is within reach of every person. (iii) Affordability implies that an individual has enough money to buy sufficient, safe

and nutritious food to meet one’s dietary needs.

Ans. 7. Public Distribution System (PDS) : (i) Public Distribution system ensures food security. (ii) To start, Public Distribution System was for all without any discrimination. (iii) Now it has been made more efficient and targeted. (iv) Targeted Public Distribution System was introduced to adopt the principle of

targeting the poor in all areas. (v) Introduction of a different price policy was adopted for poor and non-poor.

Positive Point of the P.D.S. :— (i) P.D.S. has helped in stabilizing pieces and making food available to consumers at

an affordable price.

(ii) Helped in averting wide spread hunger and famine by supplying food from surplus region to the deficit one.

(iii) Prices have been under revision in favour of the poor household.

(iv) It has contributed to an increase in food grain production and provided income

security to farmers in certain regions.

(v) It is an important step taken by the govt. to ensure food security.

Ans. 8. Meaning of famine : Widespread deaths due to starvation and epidemics caused by forced use of contaminated water or decaying food and loss of resistance due to weakening from starvation.

The most affected group : Agricultural labourers, fishermen, transport workers and casual labourers.

Ans.9. (i) Hunger is not just an expression of poverty, it brings about poverty. The attainment of food security therefore involves eliminating current hunger and reducing the risk of future hunger.

(ii) Hunger has chronic and seasonal dimensions. (iii) Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of

quantity or quality due to low income. Seasonal hunger is related to cycles of food growing and harvesting.

Ans.10. Public Distribution System :—It is a system focusing on the subsidized distribution of basic commodities to poor households through fair price shops nation wide.

Problems related to PDS : (i) The food procured by the Food Corporation of India is distributed through

government regulated ration shops among the poorer sections of the society at a price lower than the market price.

(ii) PDS has proved to be most effective instrument of government policy to ensure food security.

(iii) Any family with ration card can buy a stipulated amount of grains, kerosene, sugar, etc. every month from the nearby ration shop.

(iv) The food procured by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poorer section of the society.

(v) PDS dealers are found resorting to malpractices like diverting the grains to open market to get better margin.

(vi) Selling poor quality grains at ration shops.

(vii) Irregular opening of the shops.

(viii)It is common to find the ration shops regularly have unsold stocks of poor quality grains left.

(xi) When ration shops are unable to sell, a massive stock grains piles up with the FCI.

(i) The food procured by the Food Corporation of India is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poorer sections of the society at a price lower than the market price.

(ii) PDS has proved to be most effective instrument of government policy to ensure food security.

(iii) Any family with ration card can buy a stipulated amount of grains, kerosene, sugar, etc. every month from the nearby ration shop.

Roles of PDS :

Ans.11. Role of cooperatives is food security :— (i) The co-operatives are playing an important role in food security in India especially

in the southern and western parts of the country. (ii) The co-operative societies set up shops to sell low priced goods to poor people. (iii) Out of all fair shops running in Tamil Nadu around 94 percent are being run by

the cooperatives. (iv) In Delhi, Mother Dairy is making strides in provision of milk and vegetables. (v) In Gujarat, Amul is success story of co-operatives in milk and milk products. It

has resulted, White Revolution in the country. (vi) In Maharastra, Academy of Development Science (ADS) has facilitated a network

of NGOs for setting up grain banks in different regions.