-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...
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Food security does not need this ‘surgical strike’ -Madhura Swaminathan and Deepak Johnson
-The Hindu India’s flip-flop on the export of wheat is an example of the Government lacking a coherent policy of food security The Government of India announced a sudden ban on export of wheat on May 13, 2022, a few days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated that “at a time when the world is facing a shortage of wheat, the farmers of India have stepped forward to feed the world”....
More »Wheat output to fall 3% from last year, says Centre
-Scroll.in Heatwaves across many wheat-producing states have resulted in a dip in the production of the staple grain this year. India’s wheat production is likely to fall 3% to 106.41 million tonnes this year from last year’s output of 109.59 million tonnes, the Hindustan Times reported on Friday, citing the Union agriculture ministry’s third advance estimates of output of food grains. Severe heatwaves across many wheat-producing states have resulted in a dip in...
More »Wheat Shouldn't Go The Way Of Covid Jabs: India Calls Out West On Exports
-PTI/ NDTV.com Global food crisis: At the high-level meeting, India spoke about the issue of the wheat export ban for the first time in the UN since its May 13 announcement. United Nations: Calling out the West, India on Wednesday said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the "unjustified increase" in food prices. It stressed that its decision...
More »Ban on wheat exports 'anti-farmer' move, say Punjab farmers' unions
-PTI/ The New Indian Express They also slammed the Centre for not announcing a bonus of Rs 500 per quintal of wheat, as demanded by them to compensate the drop in the yield on account of shrivelled grains due to intense heat wave CHANDIGARH: Farmers' unions in Punjab on Monday dubbed the Centre's decision of banning wheat exports as an "anti-farmer" move, saying that the Union government is not letting them reap...
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