Abstract
Food insecurity is a global issue that persists at various scales and intensity. It is linked to irregularity or uncertainty of food, water and fuel and can develop under the influence of multiple factors. Food availability, accessibility, consumption and stability are the four broad dimensions of food security. This paper analyses the relationship between these four dimensions and food insecurity for 33 districts in Rajasthan, India, using the data collected from the published documents, periodicals and websites of the government or other authentic sources. To analyse the link between these four dimensions, several indicators were taken into consideration. The collected data was used to rank the districts based on their level of food insecurity. Thus, the results include categorization of the districts into four zones based on the values of the variables. The results are presented through maps, which show the spatial distribution of food insecurity. It can be concluded, that the districts of Banswara, Dungarpur, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Rajsamand, Dhaulpur and Jalore have a very high level of food insecurity.
Highlights
Food security is on the global agenda of all the nations, which focuses on achieving the target of zero hunger and providing all people with sufficient and nutritious food
The spatial variation of food insecurity includes differences in the severity of the problem and proportion of population effected (Ilaboya et al 2012), which should result in the policies that are based on the geospatial variation of the phenomenon
Jaisalmer is marked by high food unavailability and food instability but other two indicators i.e., food inaccessibility and inadequate consumption of food, are both low
Summary
Food security is on the global agenda of all the nations, which focuses on achieving the target of zero hunger and providing all people with sufficient and nutritious food. «Food security [is] a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life». The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2019 defined food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to adequate food for an active, healthy life. Based on these definitions, it can be observed that there are various aspects linked to food security: 1. The concept of Food Security has four dimensions (Fig. 1): Food availability focuses upon the supply side i.e., the food grown or imported and exported from a region. It is a situation that persists for a long period of time and can be improved by providing people with education, regular income and insurance rather than by short-term solutions
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