FOOD SECURITY FOR SUSTENANCE STRATEGY BY RELIEF INDIA TRUST

The issue of whether the country’s agricultural sector will be able to keep up the population is one of the most disturbing issues that the government is facing at the moment. The issue has been met with the utmost seriousness and plans have put into place to ensure that the country does fall into  hunger conditions. However, as the government remains responsible, there is still a lot that it cannot bear on its own. Therefore, it’s the responsibility of trusts such as the Relief India Trust to step into place and help out in ensuring that there is food security for a sustainable tomorrow. The organization has endeavored in the following ways to ensure that this common goal is achieved.

Availability of food

To ensure that there is food availability across the country, across all seasons, the trust is responsible by the following ways;

1.       Loan allocation to all stakeholders

One of the biggest problems that most farmers face is the lack of funds to capitalize on the farming activities. In this case, ReliefIndia Trust steps in the process and tries to move for policies that make it easier for banks and other lending institutions. This is due to the fact that when small holders get to access to loans just like large scale holders, they are able to supplement the gap that is not fully fulfilled by the large scale farmers

2.       Link small-scale and large-scale producers

The only way to ensure that there is food security in the country is if the small scale producers and the large scale producers are linked in a healthy way.  Relief India Trust is involved in the creation of this link so that the output is always at optimum through teamwork.

3.       Union support

The other way to ensure that food security is achieved is by the government and non-governmental organizations to step in and assist farming unions. This is done by allocating funds to aid in the research needed to maximize production and produce more resilient crop species for tough climatic conditions.

Food prices

The other issue that is going to affect the food security is the affordability of the food by the common citizen. The trust in conjunction with the government should regulate the amount of duty charged on imported goods, so that there is a balance in the amount of food produced and the amount that comes in. This regulation will make food available to the citizens and at the same time encourage the internal producer to keep on the job.

Food accessibility

For the ultimate food security, the amount of food produced should be efficiently stored to ensure that there is a maximum saving of all the food. In this case, NGO’s can act as private partners or even as watch dogs. The trust is highly invested in ensuring that all food storage facilities across the country are well monitored and handled. Through this, the country is assured that there is food accessible in case of any acute shortage in the country. All these efforts by the trust in conjunction with other parties will surely improve security of food in the country.