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IDENTIFICATION OF FOOD SECURITY IN RAWAL-PINDI

Muhammad Abo ul Hassan Rashid

Volume: 3 Issue: 4 2013

Abstract:

Food Security means that all people at all times have physical & economic access to adequate amount of nutritious, safe, and culturally appropriate foods, which are produced in an environmentally sustainable and socially just manner, and that people are able to make informed decisions about their food choices. The study focused the food secure population in district Rawalpindi. The study was carried out in Tehsil Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Simple random sampling technique was used for this re- search study in Tehsil Rawalpindi. A sample of 200 respondents was selected. The data was analyzed by SPSS. It was concluded that majority of the people have low income, high food expenditures, low educa- tional level affecting food security and government policies were not satisfactory to ensure food security

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