Issue of food security in the perspective of changing land-use- a study on Nabadwip Community Development Block, Nadia, West Bengal, India

Abstract

In anthropogenic era when human beings consider themselves as the supreme power of the Earth, population explosion like issues making continuous and nutrient food supply before a big question mark. Present piece of research work will focus on a fertile zone within Gangetic delta with high potential for spontaneous food production. The selected study area is Nabadwip Community Development Block within Nadia District of West Bengal India. Population growth, tourism development concentrating the religious place of Mayapur, shift of arable lands into built up zone are all the events experienced by the study area. To cope up with rising demands for supply of food, several procedures are being adapted in expense of elements of the natural environment including soil and ground water. This research paper runs with the aim to focus on issue of food security for such growing population zone mentioning all the prospects and limitation for future.