Recent Trends in The Socio-Economic Impact of Community -Based Efforts to Deal with Food Security in India- A Special Reference to Mumbai

Abstract

India is one of the fastest-growing nations in population and several growth indices. Still, India faces growing concern about poverty and food insecurity. Food insecurity has several dimensions today besides the four essential criteria that are most required. Food must be required as a basic amenity to be a means of sustenance, development, and individual personal growth. Food security concerns have multiple dimensions ever evolving with time, space, and the complexity of human needs. These need to be addressed effectively so that there can be proper awareness of which complexity in this situation needs proper addressing rather than simply improving upon the exact dimensions over and over again.  In this respect, the paper draws a comparison of the four dimensions of food insecurity and how their characteristics have changed over time. Similarly, the paper shall also take into consideration the change in the general public participation in dealing with the food insecurity concerns in terms of initiatives, awareness, and implementation of several public domain policies.