Due to the following reasons food production is declining: (i) There has been a gradual shift from cultivation of food crops to cultivation of cash crops, fruits vegetable, etc. (ii) Area under food crop has reduced due to rapid urbanization and industrialization. (iii) The productivity of land is also declining due to heavy use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. (iv) Natural calamities like drought and flood have become frequent. Monsoon is still vital for food production.