Question 3 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 4 Class 9 Economics - Food security in India - Economics

Explain the different dimensions of food security.

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Answer to be written in the exam:

Food security has the following dimensions 

• (a) availability of food means food production within the country, food imports, and the previous years' stock stored in government granaries.
  
  

• (b) accessibility means food is within reach of every person.
  
  

• (c) affordability implies that an individual has enough money to buy sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet one's dietary needs.