continued--coexistence with all the members of the clan took orientation when the concept of private property gradually took shape and ultimately in course of time the members acquired proprietary right in the agricultural fields under the possession of the clan and which eventually led to fight among the different clans leading to feudal system in the years to come. Food production of each land holder varied and that there remained not that previous camaraderie where every member could get whatever food he needed. However this can not be said that the clans were so much narrow and unsympathetic as to deprive the needy members from food and let them die. The circumstances slowly turned into critical stage with the advancement of civilization when the Kings and the kingdoms came to rule over the people who were under their mandate to pay crops (as taxes ?)to them and also to the landlords for residing in their areas. The concept of equal distribution of food became folklore and everybody in the populace became not so lucky to get necessary quantity of food and instances are not rare when during flood, draught, other natural calamities, wars, riots etc thousands of people had to die due to lack of food. Famine raided humans again and again in century after century in different countries from time to time. While passing through the centuries of multitude of changes in land system, administration set up, agricultural processes humans reached twentieth century which by the blessing of science opened new horizons to grow more food, storage, supply and distribution to every nook and corner of the world to ensure that everyone gets his share of food. The endeavor has been on and almost every day the science and technologies are adding new scheme, new machinery, manures, watering system, insecticide, pesticide, improved seeds etc to enhance production to meet the growing population of the earth during the next century. It is now twenty first century and can it be said that notwithstanding all these research work putting so much effort have been able to produce food for all ? Truth remains that the target is yet to be reached and the reasons can not be covered in this essay. It can not be denied that food is still lacking in many areas of the world in consequence of which Health is not ensured. (to be continued )
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