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Explain the different dimensions of food security.
Answer:
Points to be remembered:
Answer to be written in the exam:
Food security has the following dimensions
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(a)
availability of food
means food production within the country, food imports, and the previous years'
stock stored in government granaries.
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(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.
