Tag: Issues of Buffer Stocks & Food Security
Ban on Export of Rice
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Recently, the Ministry of Finance notified the slapping of a 20% duty on exports of rice “other than parboiled and basmati rice” with...
Suspect Beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act
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Recently, the Union government has found that 70 lakh beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) are suspect.
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Very recently, a similar...
Issues With Mandatory Food Fortification
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Recently, the group of scientists and activists has written to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to abort the plan...
Global Crops Loss Due to Pests
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that at least 40 per cent of the world’s agricultural crops are lost to pests each...
