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How sustainable is food system in India? mapping evidence from the state of Punjab

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Title How sustainable is food system in India? mapping evidence from the state of Punjab
 
Creator Priyanka Singh
Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary
 
Subject Composite index,Sustainability of food systems,Principal component analysis,Punjab
 
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This study attempts to develop a composite index to highlight sustainability of food systems in 22 districts of Indian state of Punjab. The chosen framework for this study conceptualizes sustainable food security as a function of (i) sustainable food availability (ii) sustainable food access and (iii) food utilization. The selected 29 indicators were assigned weights based on principal component analysis. Geographically, the most secured districts were located across the northern parts of the state. Six districts, mostly located in western and southern Malwa region of the state, had low sustainable food security index (0.2937?0.4535). Promoting crossbred adoption and providing off-farm employment opportunities will be imperative for improving sustainable food access in these regions. Increasing female literacy rate by strengthening public education system and improving access of safe drinking water in rural areas are important recommendations for accentuating food utilization capacity across the state. Another important message emerged from the study is that improving food access and utilization capacity is more critical than food availability for improving sustainability of food systems in Punjab.
 
Date 2023-07-26T09:07:42Z
2023-07-26T09:07:42Z
2022-1-1
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Singh, P., Goyal, M. & Choudhary, B.B. How sustainable is food system in India? mapping evidence from the state of Punjab. Environ Dev Sustain 24, 14348?14374 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-02034-3
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1387-585X
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/80292
 
Language English
 
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