-Livemint.com India’s wheat export proscription was the first signal of awareness that moves on many fronts are needed for inflation control The Indian export ban on wheat in mid-May drew much negative attention. For the record, it is a ban on private sector wheat exports, and leaves open government-to-government contracts. The widespread criticism of the ban was misplaced in my opinion. Private wheat traders had responded exuberantly to the global demand for wheat...
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Data: Rising Inflation & global factors could affect India’s food grain exports after record exports of Rice & Wheat in 2021-22 -Bharath Kancharla
-Factly.in The Government of India recently imposed restrictions on Wheat exports, in a bid to control rising food prices, ensuring domestic food security. However, this comes after India’s record exports of both Rice & Wheat in 2021-22 putting the export targets for 2022-23 in jeopardy. The Government of India recently imposed restrictions on Wheat exports. Among the reasons cited for the imposition of these restrictions are the controlling rising food prices, ensuring...
More »Why India’s heatwave holds lessons for the world -Ishan Kukreti
-Scroll.in A global wheat crisis has made the world pay attention to India’s scorching temperatures. But more needs to be done to make agriculture climate resilient. India experienced its hottest March this year since the Indian Meteorological Department started recording weather data in 1901. April was no better: the heatwave continued and 14 weather stations breached their previously registered highest temperature records. The heatwave made global headlines since it scorched the wheat crop...
More »Wheat export ban, food security and public health -Harinder Happy And Shivam Mogha
-The New Indian Express Rice has never been a staple food of Punjab, and the irony is that the rice crop covers the largest fertile area in Punjab. The recent developments regarding the international trade of Indian wheat has sparked a debate about India’s export policies. Besides the economics of the export ban move and India’s foreign policy, the public health perspective should also influence decisions regarding the trading and distribution of...
More »"Beg India To Reconsider Wheat Export Ban As Soon As Possible": IMF Chief
-NDTV.com India banned wheat exports earlier this month as an intense heat wave hit output and domestic prices hit a record high. Davos: International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday implored India to reconsider its ban on wheat exports, saying the country could play a key role in international food security and global stability. "I do have an appreciation for the fact that India needs to feed nearly 1.35 billion people...
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