Global Food Security Index 2021

The tenth edition of the Global Food Security Index was published recently.India is ranked at 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 of 113 countries.

About the Index:

Developed by:

• The GFS Index was designed and constructed by London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.
• The 2021 GFSI is the tenth edition of the index. It is published every year.

GFS measures the underlying drivers of food security on the basis of understated factors:

1. Affordability
2. Availability
3. Quality and Safety
4. Natural Resources and Resilience

Index considers 58 unique food security indicators like income & economic inequality. It also calls for attention to the systemic gaps and actions which are required to accelerate the progress toward Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030.

Key Findings of the report

• Countries like Ireland, Austria, Finland, the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, the US and France shared the top rank. Their overall GFS score was in the range of 77.8 and 80 points.
• India has been ranked at 71st position out of 113 countries. Its overall score is 57.2 points.
• India performed better than Pakistan (75th), Sri Lanka (77th), Nepal (79th) and Bangladesh (84th).
• China has been ranked way ahead of India at 34th.