Potato prices have turned volatile across India due to a mismatch in demand and supply. While prices have come down in northern and western India, prices still remain firm in the eastern part due to crop delays . Farmers in Punjab are getting 250-300 per quintal for the Pukhraj and Jyoti potato varieties. In the Jalandhar mandi, prices for a 50-kg packet were ruling at 130-160 on Tuesday while in the...
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Can only GM crops ensure India's food security? by Rajni Bakshi
Traversing 20 states of India the Yatra had a three point agenda: Food, Farmers, Freedom. On December 11, while the bulk of yatris were at Raj Ghat, their representatives went to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The list of demands they submitted provides a bird's eye view to the war that is now taking shape. Proponents of Kisan Swaraj want both the government and private sector to, among other things: 1. Stop treating...
More »India wastes 59 MT fruits, vegetables every year
A whopping 59 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables go wasted in the country in a year due to lack of proper cold storage infrastructure, Minister of State for Food and Agriculture K V Thomas said today. Speaking at a CII-organised Cold Chain Summit, Thomas said that India produces 68 million tonnes of fruits and 129 million tonnes of vegetables in a year, being the second largest producer in the world....
More »Wholesale price dips, onion ban questioned
The Centre today sought to justify the export ban on onion by saying that the wholesale price of onion in Nashik, the country’s largest wholesale hub for the bulb crop, had declined by 33 per cent to Rs 2,500 per 100kg or Rs 25 a kg. The impact will not be felt immediately on kitchen budgets as it will take some time – “two to three weeks”, according to Sharad Pawar...
More »Managing the anticipated food crisis by MS Swaminathan
FAO has warned that 2011 may witness a global food crisis. Proactive action is needed to meet the challenge of price volatility, chronic hunger, agrarian despair and climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has alerted developing countries about possible steep rises in food prices during 2011, if steps are not taken immediately to increase significantly the production of major food crops. According to FAO, “with...
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