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 …

May heat in March shrivels wheat: Centre to revise procurement norms

The Punjab government April 12 appealed to the central government to allow relaxation in the norms of shrivelled grains without any value cut, …

Wheat procurement season near, but no word from Punjab on direct MSP payment

The FCI in March asked Punjab government to give it land records of farmers to enable direct, online payment of MSP. The state has not …

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

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 …

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 may reduce moisture content limit for wheat, paddy. Why this will hurt farmers

The government is trying to gradually withdraw from procurement operations, MSP regime with this move, feel farmers

Shortage of labourers, gunny bags: Punjab in a spot over wheat procurement

The process started April 10, but ran into several hassles on the first 2 days. It has been slow across the state; has not even started at some …

Centre steps in to monitor food availability

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

Central must connect all states to food scheme for robust PDS: Parliamentary Standing Committee

Only 15 states procure rice, 8 procure wheat as part of decentralised distribution scheme 

Fear of food grain crisis due to open procurement; increasing MSP coverage the solution, say experts

Buffer stock of wheat and rice in Food Corporation of India godowns double the normal 

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