Food Security — Flashcards

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Food security means that all people have enough food for an active and healthy life. It depends on three things: enough food being produced, food being available in the country, and people being able …

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Famines caused large-scale starvation deaths because food became extremely scarce and distribution was not organised properly. The Bengal famine of 1943-45 happened because the British administration …

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The Bengal famine of 1943-45 took about 3 to 5 million lives in and around Bengal, Assam and Odisha.

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The survivor described extreme hunger, deaths in the streets, people eating grass and snakes, and children dying from starvation. The account shows how severe food shortage can destroy families and da…

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The Public Distribution System is a system of ration shops where people buy foodgrains at subsidised prices. It is a major way of helping people access food, especially low-income families.

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Buffer stock is the stock of foodgrains, mainly wheat and rice, procured and maintained by the government through the Food Corporation of India. It helps the government supply food when needed and sup…

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The Food Corporation of India procures wheat and rice from farmers in surplus states and maintains buffer stock. It pays farmers the Minimum Support Price for their crops.

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Minimum Support Price is the pre-announced price paid to farmers by FCI for their crops. It gives farmers price support and encourages production of foodgrains like wheat and rice.