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Food scarcity
Food security
Illustration 3.1
Didn’t you notice the illustration and the newspaper Loksabha passes Food
report ? Security bill
New Delhi :The Loksabha has passed
What is the concept indicated by the illustration? the Food Security bill. The bill ensures
the distribution of food grains at a lower
Discuss it with your friends using the given rate. The bill has been legalized to
distribute rice at a price of 3 rupees and
indicators. Write your inferences in the science diary. wheat at 2 rupees per kilogram.
• reasons for the scarcity of food.
• role of science in solving the problem.
• relevance of food security.
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