Influence of climatic and non-climatic factors on sustainable food security in India: a statistical investigation Online publication date: Wed, 15-Mar-2017
by Ajay Kumar; Mokbul Morshed Ahmad; Pritee Sharma
International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics (IJSAMI), Vol. 3, No. 1, 2017
Abstract: The present study assesses the effect of climatic and non-climatic factors on sustainable food security in India. It estimates food security index using composite Z-index technique with panel data of 13 states of India. It reveals that all components of food security have positive and significant association to each other. There exists high food inequality across Indian states. Poverty is the most detrimental factor to sustain food security; it is significantly associated with food insecurity. Therefore, Indian policy makers are desired to implement effective development scheme for poverty eradication. Estimates also imply that per capita food-grain availability negatively impacted due to changing climatic factors and diversity in socio-economic variables. Hence, there is essential to increase food production through cropping intensity, appropriate irrigation facilities, application of modern technology and high yielding varieties of seeds in cultivation; infrastructural development and more public spending in agricultural R&D to achieve sustainable food security in India.
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