-Livemint The central point in the food policy debate is if we want farmers to choose their crops on the signal of the markets of the signal of the MSPs The word ‘expert' has a magical connotation. Once an expert has spoken, even assertions are perceived to be the truth. But sometimes experts make unfounded assertions. No matter how reputable the expert, it pays to examine the assertions. The government has appointed...
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Won't raise allocations under food law: Govt
-The Business Standard Says increase in the subsidised foodgrain allocation will put pressure on the food subsidy bill Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said the government has no plans to raise subsidised foodgrain allocations under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) from 5 kg to 7 kg a person a month. Under the Act, each eligible person gets 5 kg of rice at Rs 5 a kg or wheat at...
More »India hopeful of solution on food security issue at WTO
-The Business Standard Hopeful of directional change in India-China trade relations With the World Trade Organization (WTO) reconvening this month, India is hopeful its concerns on public stockholding for food security purposes will be considered this time, even as the government on Wednesday said it is not the only country is demanding an early resolution to the issue. "Today, the environment is far more in favour of India. People are able to understand...
More »WTO, not the Third World, has to answer on food security -Roshan Kishore
-Live Mint India's stand at WTO should be seen in the context of the persistent discrimination against Third World countries by advanced countries In the ongoing debate about agriculture and food security, India has been accused of having acted in a dogmatic manner for refusing to ratify the trade facilitation agreement unless its food security concerns are addressed in the World Trade Organization (WTO). However, this issue and India's stand have to...
More »India's tough stand on WTO gets support from UN body IFAD
-PTI India is asking for a change in the base year (1986-88) for calculating the food subsidies Supporting India's tough stand at WTO on the food security issue, UN body for development of agriculture IFAD today said ensuring food for its people is more important than creating jobs in certain other nations. "Creating jobs for some other country, while people are still hungry, doesn't make sense... If I was in the position of...
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