The Orissa government has set a target of procuring 32 lakh tonne of rice this time despite bad weather, reducing dependance on the Food Corporation of India (FCI), official sources said today.The decision not to wholly depend on the FCI was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here last night."As performance of FCI was not satisfactory in 2009, the state government decided to reduce target...
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Ideal time to export surplus food stocks, say economists by Devika Banerji
Blame stubborn procurement policy as the root of all evil. With the government sitting on heaps of foodgrain and with an acute shortage of quality storage facilities, analysts, some within the government, suggest exporting foodgrain and reviewing procurement policy. The suggestion is gaining ground among advisors and experts, given the current global situation, where wheat prices are on the rise on fears of subdued production in drought-hit countries like Russia, Uzbekistan and...
More »Centre for auction of PAU-201 paddy by Komal Amit Gera
The Centre has asked Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure PAU-201 paddy that conforms with its specifications and dispose of the rest in the open market through tenders. A decision on whether the PAU-201 paddy variety is fit for human consumption was raised at a high-level meeting between Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, recently. FCI officials in Punjab are giving final touches to the modalities to...
More »Farmers oppose plan to supply Hansua river water to Posco
The proposal of the Orissa government to supply surplus water from Hansua River to Posco India's proposed mega steel plant at Paradip has drawn flak from the farmers who have decided to protest this move of the government. The activists of Nab Nirman Krushak Sangthan conducted a meeting at Redhua near Paradip while hundreds of farmers joined rallies to protest the move of the state government to supply water for the...
More »kharif output set to be higher than last year: Pawar by Gargi Parsai
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that the kharif production at 114.63 million tonnes for 2010-11 crop year was “comfortable.” “The output is better than last year which was a drought year, but lower than 2008-09, which was a normal year.” “The kharif production looks good. Area under crops such as paddy, pulses, cotton and sugarcane is more than last year,'' he told journalists after the Agriculture Ministry released the...
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