Govt wants to dump excess food grain in Africa

Food Corporation of India storages are spilling from excess food stocks and the new Kharif procurement season is only a month away

Good news for Indian farmers

In the absence of any National Crop Insurance Cover, there is no safety net for farmers

CAG assesses performance of ministries

The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India had submitted 16 performance reports on various sectors to the Finance Ministry and they were tabled …

Reduce food security benefits from 67% to 40% population, says panel on restructuring FCI

Shanta Kumar committee report recommends privatisation, outsourcing and cash benefit transfer to cut food procurement and distribution costs

मानसून की दस्‍तक, फिर भी खुले में रखा है लाखों टन गेहूं

पांच साल में भंडारण क्षमता बढ़ाने का लक्ष्‍य पूरा नहीं हो पाया, पिछले तीन साल के दौरान 9808 मीट्रिक टन अनाज खराब हो गया

सरकार और आढ़तियों की लड़ाई में फंसे हरियाणा के किसान

हरियाणा में 23 अप्रैल की शाम तक करीब 20 हजार किसानों ने तीन लाख मीट्रिक टन गेहूं की बिक्री की है

Can't give grains for free: Pawar

Agriculture Minister says it is not feasible to give grains for free as suggested by Supreme Court

COVID-19 lockdowns may be over but poor still go hungry

At least 4,000 vulnerable and marginalised populations surveyed across 11 states; 2/3 say they eat less now 

Rs 2 lakh crore: This is what government owes the Food Corporation of India

Without the fund, FCI is borrowing money with a high interest rate; government might not be able to procure foodgrains as expected impacting …

गोदामों में जमा है बफर स्टॉक से दोगुना ज्यादा अनाज, खराब हुआ 1150 टन

31 जुलाई 2019 तक अनाज गोदामों में 711 मिलियन टन अनाज भरा हुआ था, जो तय नियमों से लगभग दोगुणा अधिक है 

Narendra Modi government plans to restructure Food Corporation of India

Panel headed by former consumer affairs minister, Shanta Kumar, expected to recommend ways to bring in operational efficiency and improved …

Centre steps in to monitor food availability

Floods destroy standing crops; in July, hailstorm had damaged farms and orchards

पंजाब-हरियाणा से एमएसपी पर खरीद बंद करने की सिफारिश, किसानों को बोनस न दें राज्य

कृषि लागत और मूल्य आयोग ने सिफारिश की है कि अनाज गोदामों में स्टॉक को कम करने के लिए सरकारी खरीद कम की जाए ...

Nilam effect: heavy crop loss in coastal Andhra districts

Kharif season started with drought and ended with floods

Cabinet committee decides to reduce food buffer stocks

Go ahead for Department of Food and Public Distribution to offload excess stocks in the open market or export

Foodgrains risk rot

No place to store seven million tonnes of procured foodgrains

Parliament committee proposes no increase in foodgrain entitlement in Food Security Bill

States given the responsibility of expanding food security net to cover more households

A fiscal crisis: Why FCI needs provisioning in food subsidy budget

Mounting expenses, under-provisioning of food subsidy budget leading to a huge debt is highly worrisome 

PM should head food security bill: M S Swaminathan

Giving right to food is not enough to deliver food, say speakers at a conference on food security

Unravelling the food mess

Reaching food to people who need it the most has remained one of the most stubborn problems in India. The public distribution system (PDS) is in …

Include millets in PDS for food and nutritional security, demand scientists

Area under cultivation of millets is declining in spite of national Food Security Mission