Agro-Economic Environment And Food Security

Abstract

The Indian government enacted the National Food Security Act (NFSA) on September 12th, 2013. About two-thirds of India's population will get subsidized food grains under the NFSA. Agricultural output and food production are interdependent. Increases in per capita wealth, urbanization, and dietary preferences pose significant difficulties, particularly when it comes to meeting the growing demand for food. The research shows that annual growth in the food grain business of 3.75 % is needed to achieve the statutory requirement. We observed some oblique effects on industries other than food grains. Area under food grains showed essentially little growth (0.001%) over the study period, as measured by increases in both production and area. Th e government should prioritize increasing agricultural output and establishing more environmentally friendly farming practices if it wants to ensure a steady supply of food grains for its economy.