-Livemint.com Partnerships with schools in rural India, panchayats and the private sector can help fulfil our aims India has made progress over the years in addressing its high prevalence of under-nutrition. However, malnutrition remains a significant worry. A large proportion of children are still underweight (32%), stunted (36%), ‘wasted’ (19%) and anaemic (67%) according to National Family Health Survey data released this year. The Green Revolution, National Food Security MISsion (2007) and...
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Rabi MSP sends wrong signals -Nilanjan Ghosh
-The Hindu Business Line Millets such as ragi deserve higher support prices as they are important for nutrition and water efficiency The CACP recommendations on Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the mandated six Rabi crops — wheat, barley, gram, lentil, rapeseed and mustard, and safflower — are arrived by considering several factors. These include the cost of production, supply and demand situation of various crops in domestic and global markets, domestic and world...
More »Chhattisgarh government to procure pulses at Minimum Support Price -Ritesh MIShra
-Hindustan Times Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said the procurement of the pulses at support price will boost income of farmers RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday launched the procurement drive of pulses, urad, arhar, and moong at Minimum Support Price (MSP) at 20 procurement centres across the state, underlining that the move will encourage farmers to grow pulses and promote the cultivation of pulses in the state. “The procurement of...
More »PM expresses concern over high import bill of edible oils, fertilisers; calls for action in MISsion mode
-PTI/ The Tribune Says out of total imports, maximum is spent on edible oils, fertilisers and crude oil New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over India’s high import bill for edible oil, fertilisers and crude oil, and said there is a need to work in a MISsion mode to make the country self-reliant and reduce import dependence. With international energy prices soaring after the Russia-Ukraine War, India will spend...
More »MISinformation hallmark of Global Hunger Index, says India after poor rating
-India Today India responded to a low ranking on the Global Hunger Index and said the index suffers from serious methodological issues. MISinformation seems to be the hallmark of the Global Hunger Index, said India, a day after it was ranked 107 on the index, behind neighbours Bangladesh, Pakistan and crisis-hit Sri Lanka. "A consistent effort is yet again visible to taint India's image as a nation that does not fulfill the food...
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