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“A grain saved is a grain produced”
Context:Poor Food grain storage and resultant food wastage has been a persistent problem in India
Extent of the Problem:
Food Grain Management in India:
Storage Management:
Due to increasing procurement of food grains from 2008-09 onwards, FCI has had to depend on hired space made available from Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), State Warehousing Corporations(SWC), and private parties.
Commercial Methods of Storage:
Issues and Challenges:
Important Supreme Court Judgement
PUCL Vs UOI & ORS, 2010
SC Observation- “In a country where admittedly people are starving, it is a crime to waste even a single grain…all out efforts must be made that not a single grain is wasted….”
Committee and Recommendations:
High-level Committee headed by Shanta Kumar, 2014 made following recommendations on stocking and movement related issue:
National Policy on Handling and Storage of Food Grains, 2000
Recent Initiatives:
International Best Practice: USA
USA has more than 310 Million Ton Silo storage capacity. It has an effective on farm storage which helps farmer to store Grain at the site at harvest time and move to off farm
Way Forward:
By: Priyank Kishore ProfileResourcesReport error
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