Food Security means that all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to adequate, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary demands for an active life. The idea allows people to work and provide sufficient food through their domestic production mechanism (Elver, 2019). In other words, it is important to understand the concept of the government, producers, and other concerned bodies to ensure that the entire population has access to appropriate food for their daily demands.
Food security has significant effects on the socio-economic progress of the people and the physical environment. The concept supports the human rights dimension of food. The idea promotes society to work in production activities such as farming and provide food that is rich in nutrients and meets the population’s dietary needs. For example, it is the practice that has ensured that people optimize their adaption practices to improve their health and reduce disease cases in society. Consequently, food security has helped to improve the environment by adapting various systems such as grazing land management, increased soil organic matter, and genetic improvement of crops.
Strong logical and strategic approaches must be employed to promote environmental sustainability and food security. First, there is a need to support the institution’s agricultural department to practice sustainable agricultural practices (Mukhopadhyay et al., 2021). This approach is possible by providing the right training to students regarding the genetic improvement of plants, the use of organic manure, and planting resistant crops. Second, there is a need to incentivize farmers across the region to ensure that they practice sustainable agriculture. The practical methods of dealing with these farmers include providing agricultural extension services that aim to reduce cases of global warming, pollution, and soil erosion.
References
Elver, H. (2019). Human rights based approach to sustainable agricultural policies and food security. International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2018 (pp. 347-372). Springer, Cham. Web.
Mukhopadhyay, R., Sarkar, B., Jat, H. S., Sharma, P. C., & Bolan, N. S. (2021). Soil salinity under climate change: Challenges for sustainable agriculture and food security. Journal of Environmental Management, 280, 111736. Web.