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Chapter 4 Food Security in India
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What is food security? What are its different dimensions?
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Generally, food security means getting two square meals. But it has following dimesons:
(i) Availability of food: It implies food production within the country, food imports and the previous years stock stored in government granaries.
(ii) Accessibility: It means food is within the reach of every person.
(iii) Affordability : It implies that an individual has enough money to buy sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet one’s dietary needs.