The Food Security Atlas of Rural Bihar is one of a series of eight Atlases produced by the Institute for Human
Development (IHD) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The other states covered in this series are: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Orissa, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. The Atlases carry out a
district-level analysis of food security for each of these states. The purpose of the Atlas is to identify regions and districts within the state that require priority attention in order to improve their food security status. This is followed by an
identification of the characteristics that differentiate the better-off from the worse-off districts. These characteristics of food insecure regions and districts are used to put forward a set of recommended interventions that could be expected
to improve food security. It is hoped that the Atlas will stimulate further analysis, action and advocacy for reducing the incidence of hunger.