Agricultural Transformation and Food Security in India: Lessons for Southeast Asia

This article seeks firstly to look at the three aspects of food security in India, viz., food availability, accessibility, and absorption. Secondly, an attempt has been made to study food security in India against the backdrop of governmental programmes and NGO interventions and suggestions have been made for the future. Finally, the paper draws out similarities between India and the ASEAN countries of Indonesia and Vietnam in the arena of agricultural and rural development, both essential for food security.