This ppt tells you about how india is dealing with food scarcity .

1. FOOD SCARCITY IN INDIA
Existing For A Long Time Among Indians

2. PARTICIPANTS ????
 Aditya Kothari 004
 Gaurav Guru Prasad Behera 101
 Abhyudit Agarwal 111
 Abhay Raj Vedi 145

3. WHAT IS FOOD SCARCITY ????
Food scarcity refers to a situation where there is a disparity between the aggregate food needs of the
country’s population in comparison to the actual output or production of food. Despite the advent of
globalization, which has made movement and transportation of people, goods and materials easier, there is
still a mismatch between the world food needs and the supply of food items to fill those needs.

4. REASONS OF FOOD SCARCITY ????
 One of the factors that contributes to world food scarcity is the increase in the world population, which
serves as a source of huge burden to the limited resources on the planet.
 Wars and instability in communities and governments have a negative effect on the availability of food.
This is partly due to the fact that the resultant lack of stability and security often interrupts normal
activities, including agricultural endeavors, leading to food scarcity.
 Lack of infrastructure is also a cause of food scarcity, because a poor framework of infrastructure like
roads and transportation affect the availability of food, especially perishable food.

5. In Markets In Crop Fields
In Rural Areas

6. MEASURES TO PREVENT FOOD SCARCITY ????
 Increase in Imports:India’s food problem normally takes two aspects, i.e., shortfall in internal production
and high prices of food grains. These two aspects are, in fact, inter-related. It is the internal shortage of
production, combined with the increased demand for food, which leads to rise in prices of food grains.
 Procurement of Food grains:The second step taken by the Government is the procurement of
foodstuffs with the country. Moreover, in each State, there are large farmers and landlords who produce
more food grains than the market: sometimes, they hoard up the surplus so as to push up the prices still
further.
 Price Control and Rationing:The Government has fixed the prices of food grains both for wholesale
and retail trade. The Government has set up fair price shops throughout the country-they number more
than a lakh now. It is through these fair price shops that the Government sells its stock of food grains.

7. CONTINUATION
 Government Takeover of Wholesale Trade:To check prices and to eliminate hoarding and speculative
activity in food grains trade, wholesale dealers in food grains were licensed in many States. The
Government has also sought the help of associations of food grains traders in regulating their activities
and improving trade practices.
 Increase in Agricultural Production:The new strategy concentrates resources and attention to only
certain areas with assured water supply. Supplies of the high-yielding varieties of seeds, adequate
quantities of fertilisers, pesticides and agricultural equipment will we made to these selected regions.
 Control of Population:Side by side, with the steps to increase agricultural output, the rate of increase in
population will have to be reduced. Otherwise, whatever steps India takes to raise the volume of
production will become useless and the food problem cannot be solved at all.

8. CONCLUSION ????
Food insecurity and hunger have been constants throughout history. During times such as the
Great Depression, the government has stepped up in an effort to help those suffering.Today,
there are still many in similar situations, although the problem of hunger has become invisible.
The government is still making efforts to aid those in need, and thanks to research and media
coverage, the issue of food insecurity is becoming more transparent. Communities and colleges
are also battling social stigmas and lending a hand to those suffering from hunger.