Food Security
ABSTRACT
Food security means to create a condition where enough food is ensured to meet the dietary needs for a productive and healthy life. But, the fact is that About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes which testify to global food insecurity. Global food crisis is the external reason of food crisis in Bangladesh. There are many more domestic reasons. Over the last three decades rice and wheat production in Bangladesh increased more than double. But, as the demand was always higher, Bangladesh is always dependent on food import. Two key reasons are identified for the prevailing food crisis in Bangladesh. These are the two floods that occurred last season and the cyclone ‘SIDR’ which caused shortfall of production. The shortfall is generally minimized by food import and food aid. The food aid is declining and the food price in world market likely to remain high in upcoming years as well due to global food crisis. So, food crisis will continue to pose a serious problem for Bangladesh in foreseeable future. Ensuring food security needs a balanced approach of three factors associated with the issue i.e. food availability, access and utilization. However, other associated measures like price incentive to the farmers, agricultural research, modernization and diversification of farming should get proper priority.
PF/6028/SP
FOOD SECURITY – TIME TO LOOK FORWARD FOR BANGLADESH AND TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ENSURE IT
INTRODUCTION
1. The world is facing multidimensional security problems in the 21ST century. Food crisis is one of them. This issue is posing considerable security threat towards world peace. In general term food crisis means either enough food is not available or people do not have access to food. The world food stock situation is alarming due to increasing demand of food. As a result food price is rising. Over three billion people, half the world population are affected by food crisis. While food rebellions across
Food security means to create a condition where enough food is ensured to meet the dietary needs for a productive and healthy life. But, the fact is that About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes which testify to global food insecurity. Global food crisis is the external reason of food crisis in Bangladesh. There are many more domestic reasons. Over the last three decades rice and wheat production in Bangladesh increased more than double. But, as the demand was always higher, Bangladesh is always dependent on food import. Two key reasons are identified for the prevailing food crisis in Bangladesh. These are the two floods that occurred last season and the cyclone ‘SIDR’ which caused shortfall of production. The shortfall is generally minimized by food import and food aid. The food aid is declining and the food price in world market likely to remain high in upcoming years as well due to global food crisis. So, food crisis will continue to pose a serious problem for Bangladesh in foreseeable future. Ensuring food security needs a balanced approach of three factors associated with the issue i.e. food availability, access and utilization. However, other associated measures like price incentive to the farmers, agricultural research, modernization and diversification of farming should get proper priority.
PF/6028/SP
FOOD SECURITY – TIME TO LOOK FORWARD FOR BANGLADESH AND TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ENSURE IT
INTRODUCTION
1. The world is facing multidimensional security problems in the 21ST century. Food crisis is one of them. This issue is posing considerable security threat towards world peace. In general term food crisis means either enough food is not available or people do not have access to food. The world food stock situation is alarming due to increasing demand of food. As a result food price is rising. Over three billion people, half the world population are affected by food crisis. While food rebellions across
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