An Assessment of Factors Undermining to Food Insecurity of Agriculture Households in Uttar Pradesh, India


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Authors

  • Sitaram Bishnoi, Satyapriya, Sangeeta V., Lenin V, Sudipta Paul and Premlata Singh

Abstract

The second most populous country in the world, India has enjoyed steady economic growth and has achieved
self-sufficiency in grain production in recent years. Despite this, high levels of poverty, food insecurity and
malnutrition persist. Around 21.25 per cent of the population lives on less than US$1.90 a day, and levels of
inequality and social exclusion are very high. For a country like India where the achievement of food
security is a continuing challenge, the consequences of ignoring the problem of food and nutrition insecurity
seem very dire. Food insecurity exists when all people, at all times, do not have physical and economic
access to the sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an
active and healthy life. First Millennium Development Goal states the target of “Halving hunger by 2015”.
Sadly, the recent statistics for India present a very gloomy picture. We also put on the agenda the need to
better understand the food insecurity in agriculture households in Uttar Pradesh. We conducted primary
surveys in Bandha, Hamirpur and Sitapur districts in Uttar Pradesh to measure food insecurity with the
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). Altogether, 360 personal interviews and 6 FGD were
conducted in three districts. The study shows that, Hamirpur and Sitapur are less likely affected by food
insecurity than Bandha district. And also it was found that family size; monthly farm income and income
spent on food are the main factors which are more likely to affect food insecurity.

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Submitted

11.10.2023

Published

11.10.2023

How to Cite

Sitaram Bishnoi, Satyapriya, Sangeeta V., Lenin V, Sudipta Paul and Premlata Singh. (2023). An Assessment of Factors Undermining to Food Insecurity of Agriculture Households in Uttar Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Extension Education, 54(4), 164-170. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/143581