9th Class Social Science Food Security / खाद्य सुरक्षा Question Bank Long Answer Type - Food Security in India

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    What is 'hunger'? Differentiate between Chronic and Seasonal hunger.

    Answer:

    Hunger is another aspect of food insecurity. Hunger is not just an expression of poverty, it brings about poverty. It is a situation when you feel hungry but are unable or cannot afford food.
    (i) Chronic Hunger
    (a) It is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality.
    (b) Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of their very low incomes and inability to buy food even for survival.
    (ii) Seasonal Hunger
    (a) It is related to the cycles of food growing and harvesting.
    (b) This is prevalent in the rural areas because of the seasonal nature of agricultural activities.
    (c) In urban areas, casual labour is unable to get work for the entire year which makes him hungry.


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