Excess food grain stocks set to meet domestic needs
The Dollar Business Bureau The total stock of food grains in the Government of India’s central pool, in February, stood against and more than the minimum buffer storage, resulting in an adequate requirement that is expected to meet the domestic supplies. In a recent official release, it was notified that the stock of food grains in the central pool as on February 16, 2015 was 353.67 lakh tons, which is against and more than the minimum buffer storage of 214.10 lakh tons, for January-March quarter in 2015. The adequate storage is expected to help the government in meeting the requirements under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and other welfare schemes. For a better TPDS, the government is also implementing a scheme ...
India launches Reefer Vehicle Call-In Centre (RVC) to help improve food exports
Reducing inefficiencies in reefer transport will make Indias food exports more competitive in the global market, says Sushil Rathi, Senior Vice-President, Mahindra Logistics The Dollar Business Bureau | @TheDollarBiz Most of the perishable products in India are transported via non-reefer mode; existing reefer transport capacity in India covers less than 4% of total requirement With an aim to improve cold chain transport in India, the government has launched a Reefer Vehicle Call-In Centre (RVC). Complaints and data collected through the RVC will be used to address bottlenecks and build policies to control price rise and boost exports of perishable products. At the launch of the RVC last week, Radha Mohan Singh, Indias Minister of Agriculture, said that key products including fruits, vegetables, meat, ...
