Right to Food and Food Security in Bangladesh: An Overview

Abstract

Food is an important element of human life. National food security is a big challenge for our country Bangladesh. There are many contributing factors to the food security problems of Bangladesh. Among them are population growth, environmental degradation, land scarcity, and lack of access to nutritious and safe food. The constitution of Bangladesh considered access to adequate, safe, and secure food a fundamental principle of state policy after independence in 1971. Also, as of date, there exist at least fifteen other laws, policies, and regulations apart from the constitutional provisions to ensure food safety and security. The paper finds food insecurity is primarily caused by insufficient supply and improper distribution of agricultural resources among other contributory factors. The gamut of the present paper is to review the current status of food safety and security in Bangladesh analyzing the legal and other relevant available literature. This research also aims to find out the problems, reasons, and prospective solutions to the present food safety and security in Bangladesh. The paper finally concludes by recommending some policies to better the present scenario of vailing the right to food for Bangladeshi citizen by ensuring safety and security in their daily consumption.