Impact of rising food prices on food security in Rajasthan and Gujarat

A large area of Gujarat and Rajasthan is rain-fed exposing rural population to food prices spike due frequent droughts. The present study was conducted in year 2020 based on NSSO data household consumption expenditures households these states for the 2009 analyse effects that price changes have expenditure calorie intake. results show a strong negative effect rises impact foods particularly wheat, milk more richer than poorer as they capability cut intake event rise while its opposite coarse cereals. particularly, milk, wheat and, pulses also highly positive influence households. Rice does not much significant security both states.