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Through Its Goal Of 'zero Hunger', The Sdg 2 Is Committed To End Hunger And Malnutrition For All By 2030; And To Achieve Food Security, Improved Nutrition, And Sustainable Agriculture. India Is A Signatory To All The International Declarations On Eradication Of Hunger And Poverty. Yet, The Nutrition Profile Of India Shows That India Is Home To The World's Largest Food Insecure Population, One-third Of The Population Below The International Poverty Line Of $1.25 Per Day And The Worst Malnutrition Statistics In The World. Rated As A Country With 'serious' Hunger Levels. India Does Not Have Even A Single State In The 'low Hunger' Or 'moderate Hunger' Categories. Punjab, Kerala, Haryana, And Assam Are In The 'serious' Category, While The Others Are In 'alarming' Or 'extremely Alarming' Category. A Food Abundant State Like Punjab Makes An Ideal Case Study For Exploring The Paradoxical Issue Of 'hunger Amidst Plenty'. In A State Which Is The Granary Of India And Is Largely Responsible For Making The Country Self-sufficient In Food, Food Insecurity Is Not Expected At All. However, Being Primarily Rural, Largely Agrarian, And Food-abundant, It Ideally Represents India. Yet It Exhibits An Exclusive And Unsustainable Growth Process That Failed To Trickle Down And Generate Livelihood Security To Its Masses Leading To An Agrarian And Ecological Crisis Marked By Soaring Farmer's Indebtedness And Suicides. By Exploring The Multidimensionality Of The Concept Of Food Security, This Book Brings To Fore A Multiplicity Of Issues That Affect Food Security Directly Or Indirectly, Including Education, Health, Employment, Gender And Caste-based Discrimination, And Environmental Conditions Such As Health Care, Availability Of Safe Drinking Water And Sanitation As Well As Nutrition Practices And Knowledge That Promote Absorption And Improve Health Status. Food Security, Nutrition Security, Hunger, Zero Hunger Challenge, Physical Access, Economic Access, Availability Of Food Stocks, Absorpti