Volume-II, Issue-II March 2016 90 International Research Journal of Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Studies (IRJIMS) A Peer-Reviewed Monthly Research Journal ISSN: 2394-7969 (Online), ISSN: 2394-7950 (Print) Volume-II, Issue-II, March 2016, Page No. 93-96 Published by: Scholar Publications, Karimganj, Assam, India, 788711 Website: http://www.irjims.com A Brief Study on increasing Food Productivity in Assam and Neighboring States Dr. Runumi Das Assistant Professor, Dept. of Business Administration, Tezpur University Abstract Food production is the base for food security. The internationally accepted definition of food security is that given by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in the Rome Declaration on World Food Security, 1996, further refined in the FAO's State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2001. “Food security [is] a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” The availability of food is determined by production of food. According to Swaminathan given that India's population is likely to reach 1.5 billion by 2030, the challenge facing the country is to produce more and more from diminishing per capita arable land and irrigation water resources and expanding abiotic and biotic stresses. India currently produces about 230 million tones of cereals to meet the needs of a population of 1.15 billion. He has rightly remarked that „while calculating food requirements, the needs of farm animals are often overlooked and hence the current situation in India is that cereal production has to be doubled by 2050 in order to meet the needs of the expected population of 1.8 billion, in addition to meeting the needs of livestock and poultry .‟ With such a backdrop the main objective of the research paper is to suggest ways of increasing food productivity. The other objective is to ensure means of creating awareness amidst the needy ones. Key Words: Malnutrition, public distribution system, food-grains, self-help group. Introduction: The Food and Agriculture Organization states that food security emerges when all people at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. In India where more than one third of the population is below poverty line than concern of food insecurity becomes a major issue. The World Bank Report on Malnutrition in India, 2009-13 estimates that India is one of the highest ranking countries in the world for the number of children suffering from malnutrition. The 2011 Global Hunger Index (GHI) Report ranked India 15th, amongst leading countries with hunger situation. With such a backdrop the emergence of the National Food Security Bill, Right to Food Campaign, Introduction of Targetted Public Distribution System- to name a few highlights effort put in for reducing the food insecurity in India. The concept of food security creates a situation where demand for want of food equals supply of food-be it in form of grains, cereals, stock. It had been recorded that post-independence and due to the effect of green revolution India had come to a position where import of food grains was almost stopped except during emergency and severe crop failure. However, till India could reach the end of 2000 it was clear that even per capita availability