Foodgrains

Bumper harvests in wheat, corn and soybeans mean food prices are falling

Can Russia be India's new best agri friend?

With climate disruptions wreaking havoc on agricultural seasons and output, the Indian and Russian governments can consider an agri treaty to last until 2030 covering foodgrains and fertilisers. Russia can sell India its surpluses in wheat in good years and for bad years, wheat exports to India can be exempted through a prior consensus

Dependency on free foodgrains signals the demographic dividend can become a nightmare

A Niti Aayog document says, ‘’Despite the large public expenditure, gains in the food security and nutritional outcomes in India have been slow. India accounts for roughly 30 percent of the global burden of hunger.’’

Sorghum bran, or jowar, Vs whole grains: Who wins this nutritional showdown?

Health benefits of sorghum: In the ongoing debate between whole grains and alternative grains, the latest study reveals that, with numerous health advantages, sorghum takes the lead as a nutritional powerhouse as compared to whole grains.

Cabinet approves scheme to boost foodgrain storage capacity

The scheme will use cooperatives across India to set up new warehouses.

India needs 108 mn ton of foodgrains a year to be distributed to the poor: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said 80 crore people were already getting food security with foodgrains (of) about 5 kg per person or 35 kg for the very poor Antyodaya families and under the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojana, the quota was doubled with an additional 5 kg.

Govt yet to decide on extending free foodgrains scheme beyond September: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) is to end on September 30. It was launched in March 2020 with an aim to mitigate hardships being faced by poor people in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, the scheme has been extended several times.

Ships loaded with grain have left Ukraine. Where are they going?

None of the ships released so far are going to Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia or other countries facing catastrophic levels of hunger. Instead, they are going wherever buyers want them to

Finance minister reiterates all states agreed with recent GST Council decisions

“I take extreme pride to say that Council has applied its mind at various levels,” Nirmala Sitharaman said.

Regulatory woes thwart potential wheat export gains for India spawned by Russia-Ukraine war

India’s rising wheat exports may not be able to corner Ukraine’s biggest market of Europe due to regulatory issues. However, a bigger opportunity rests closer home as Bangladesh, the world’s fifth largest wheat importer, ramps up buying.

Record foodgrains production likely in 2022; farm laws repeal, price rise bitter pills for agriculture sector

While soaring production of foodgrains that also helped the government provide free additional rations for COVID-hit poor families for many months together came as a relief, the passing year will be remembered for the long drawn farmers’ protest at Delhi borders against the three laws and subsequent repeal of the legislations.

Cabinet decision aimed at ensuring greater public welfare: PM Modi on free foodgrains scheme extension

Free foodgrains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) scheme, announced in March last year to provide relief to the poor during the Covid pandemic, is over and above the normal quota provided under the NFSA at a highly subsidised rate of Rs 2-3 per kilogramme.

Govt extends 5-kg free foodgrains scheme till March 2022

The 5 kg foodgrain per person per month is being provided free of cost to more than 80 crore beneficiaries under the PMGKAY.

Is demand for free foodgrain under PMGKAY slowing?

Data shows that the quantity of foodgrain distributed in May-July this year is lower compared with the same period last year when the country was locked down. What does that mean?

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan says migrant workers need money for vegetables, cooking oil, shelter; foodgrains not enough

The former chief economist of the IMF said ways have to be found to give relief to people and companies affected by COVID and the ensuing nationwide lockdown.

Govt must not deny food grains to poor without ration card: Jairam Ramesh

In a letter to Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Ramesh said a discriminatory approach in implementing the Food Security Act should not be adopted.

Coronavirus impact | Prepared to tackle additional demand of foodgrains: Food Corporation of India

FCI is also conducting e-auctions under open market sales scheme to provide wheat to flour mills and state governments to ease the supply constraint in the market

Commodities@moneycontrol | Government sets a record high foodgrains output target for 2019-20

In this video, CNBC TV18 Commodities Editor Manish Gupta gives us a better picture about the production targets.

Govt makes jute packaging mandatory for all food grains

"The CCEA approved that 100 percent of the food grains and 20 percent of the sugar shall be mandatorily packed in diversified jute bags," an official statement said.

Record production of foodgrains in Bihar: State agriculture department

"The total production of foodgrains in the state was 185.61 lakh tonnes in 2016-17, which is a record. The previous record was 178.29 lakh tonnes, achieved in the year 2012-13", Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Sudhir Kumar said.

Favourable domestic factors to accelerate growth: RBI

In its first bi-monthly monetary policy of 2017-18, it said several indicators are pointing to a modest improvement in the macroeconomic outlook. These include record production of foodgrains and pulses and recovery in industrial output on the back of turnaround in the manufacturing sector.

Note ban has not affected prices of essential items: Ram Vilas Paswan

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said changes in prices of the 22 items including pulses, onion and tomato vis-a-vis on the day of demonetisation are being monitored on a daily basis.

Telangana govt eyes 84.66 lakh MT foodgrain production this year

"The average of last five years was 81.75 lakh metric tons. This year the expected foodgrains production is 84.66 lakh metric tons. It will come, there is no doubt," he said in the Legislative Assembly during a budget discussion.

Food grains production increased by 8.1%

THe foodgrains production increased to a record high of 271.98 million tonnes. It was a great achievement despite all the difficulties farming community face today and it may be attributed to the Scientists of KVK who desperately working with farming community at the field level, he said.

Pulses output down 4% in 2015-16, foodgrains slightly up

According to the fourth advance estimate of foodgrains production for 2015-16 released today, the output of rice, coarse cereals and pulses have fallen while that of wheat has risen compared to the previous year.