Indias food security programme to have impact on world market: Report
The Dollar Business Bureau The large coverage of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) will inevitably intensify the requirements for food grain procurement, storage and distribution. And, given the size of India’s stocks compared to the world’s total utilisation, there will also be considerable potential impacts on the world market, said an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report. In 2013, the National Food Security Act (NFSA) was passed, which aims to provide food security to 67% of the population by distributing a fixed amount of subsidised grain each month. The government of India implements its price stabilisation and food security policies through the Food Corporation of India (FCI). FCI has been successful at providing remunerative prices for ...
