インド:食糧状況の視点

J D Gavan, J A Dixon

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|May 9, 1975

まとめ

インドインドインドインド.

科学分野:

農業経済学農業経済学とは
食糧安全保障分析食糧安全保障分析
社会経済的影響評価

背景:

1974年のインドでの食糧危機は,総体的な不足ではなく,主に配給の問題によって引き起こされた.
十分な平均的な食糧供給にもかかわらず,最も貧しい人々は,物価上昇と調達不足のために深刻な栄養不足に直面しました.

研究の目的:

1974年のインドの食糧危機の原因と影響を分析する.
将来の食糧供給の動態と需要を評価する.
農業生産と食料安全保障の強化のための戦略を特定する.

主な方法:

食糧穀物の利用可能性,一人当たりの消費,栄養需要の分析.
政府の調達と配給システムの評価.
農業生産の動向と可能性の評価.

主要な成果:

配給の失敗は,特に人口の最も貧しい3分の1に影響を与え,1974年の食糧危機を悪化させた.
1975年の食糧供給は冬の収穫に依存しており,大規模な飢餓は回避できるが,脆弱な集団は困難に陥る可能性が高い.
改良された灌,肥料の使用,先進的な農業慣行を通じて,農業生産を増やすための大きな可能性が存在します.

結論:

インドの食糧安全保障に取り組むには,改善された農業政策,強化された貯蔵,人口管理を含む多面的なアプローチが必要です.
農家はイノベーションを導入する意思を示しているが,さらなる利益を得るには,調整された開発戦略と潜在的に土地改革が必要である.
農業研究,水資源管理,政策実施における継続的な取り組みは,将来の食糧危機を防止し,長期的な食糧安全保障を確保するために極めて重要です.

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