How much of an accessibility is actually accessibility

The theory of utility in economics has been applied and verified across disciplines for its realistic outcomes. Utility, in its simplest form, is interpreted as the ability to consume or the preference we associate food with and is determined in Utils. The surge of the Coronavirus has furthermore plunged into the already reckless situation of food scarcity that is going around in the Global south.

Food scarcity is bound to appear in any economy, as it’s the law of nature, for every resource that is impoverished and there is an unplanned allocation of resources, scarcity becomes an appalling problem to handle, specifically with that of food. On the other hand, there is food that gets dissipated by the supremacists who have access and opulence to food, and don’t understand the dynamics of how wastage can contribute towards the downfall of a nation regarding food and health.

Image 1: Hostel food and its availability

Numerous families are evading or experiencing difficulty getting to supermarkets, which have restricted their hours and administrations. Even though food inventories stay strong, there have additionally been unfilled staple racks due to elevated interest in staple merchandise and inventory network difficulties.

The one trait that was commonly noted among individuals when demonetisation was announced was how the ATM’s became the hotspot and individuals got into panic withdrawal. A similar trait was seen when the lockdown was announced, where citizens were involved in panic buying. On researching why one Panic buys; the answer is basic and that is the cognitive function of fear and if whether there won’t be availability and accessibility of food to satiate the hunger for one’s family. The lot, many debates that went around here is about how it was a barbaric act and people did not understand the negative impact it had on the working class and families with lower income.

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Image 2: Empty Chairs and Empty Stomach

What this lockdown taught a lot of us is about how we should take care of the produce, respect it, and treat it with care. A lot of people passed without food, many survived on fast food and canned food like cup noodles and etc. It did have serious implications on the health of people. It is thus vital to understand why food is important and how should we learn to preserve and make it accessible.

The solution to this problem starts with our homes and our knowledge about the importance of food accessibility. We must also focus on how to secure food supply labourers and limit transmission that may obstruct food access, organizations and nearby governments could consider assigning farmworkers, food processors, food retail labourers, and others as crisis faculty and giving them individual defensive gear and the necessary resources to fulfill their requirements.