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Activists Object to Distribution of Fortified Rice Through PDS
16 May 2022
Experts worry that with the government aggressively promoting a "singular reductionist corporate-controlled silver bullet solution" like fortified rice, a myriad of diverse local and natural…
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Millers Minted Rs 4,600 Crore as Modi Govt Turned Pulses Auction Rule on its Head
17 Dec 2021
Millers supplied low-quality pulses to the poor under PMGKAY in the absence of a base rate.
Subodh Varma
MSP Without Procurement? Unlikely to Work
02 Dec 2021
Past record shows that farmers are facing bankruptcy because there is hardly any procurement for produce other than wheat and rice.
Kashif Kakvi
MP: Wheat, Rice Procurement Doubled in 18 Months, Farmers see Flaws in Sauda Patrak App
19 Nov 2021
"What if a trader purchases 20 tonnes and shows 5 tonnes in the App. Is there any mechanism to check?...Above all, MSP is the key, and Sauda Patrak does not guarantee it."
Sandip Chakraborty
West Bengal: Farmers Demand MSP as Potato Prices hit Rock Bottom
13 Sep 2021
Potato farmers in West Bengal have been hit by low prices, with a bag (50 kilogram) of their produce getting sold at just Rs 260.
Subodh Varma
Rice-Wheat Stocks at Record High, Govt Clueless
04 Sep 2019
Offtake from the Public Distribution System is stagnating although there are millions who need more food.