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On 13 May 2022, India, the world's second largest producer of wheat, [77] prohibited wheat exports. [78] IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva urged India to reconsider its ban on wheat exports. [79] On 20 July 2023, India's government announced that it would stop exporting the widely consumed non-basmati white rice.
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was established in 1965 for the purpose of procurement, storage, and distribution of food grains. It has been playing a major role in the food security of India. [10] The National Food Security Act,2013 (NFSA 2013) converts into legal entitlements for existing food security programs of the Government of India.
India is self-sufficient in the production of food such as food grains [a] including wheat and rice; and other categories such as fruits, vegetables, milk and meat among others. Yet, despite this, nutrition and hunger remain a serious challenge in the country. [76] [77] In 2021, India ranked 101 out of 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index. [78]
War and climate change. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is exacerbating the food crisis. Ukraine and Russia collectively account for 30% of globally traded wheat, 20% of maize, and 70% of sunflower ...
WFP was in a similar crisis last year, he said, but fortunately he was able to convince the United States to increase its funding from about $3.5 billion to $7.4 billion and Germany to raise its ...
Maharashtra has been the state worst affected by suicides in farming sector with over 60,000 deaths between the period from 1995 to 2013. [32]According to the National Crime Records Bureau, the states with the highest incidence of farmer suicide in 2022 were Maharashtra (4,248), Karnataka (2,392), Andhra Pradesh (917), and Tamil Nadu (728) and Madhya Pradesh (641). [33]
a "zero tolerance" approach to food fraud or food crime; a focus on intelligence gathering; the role of laboratory services; the value of audit and assurance regimes; targeted government support for the integrity and assurance of food supply networks; leadership, and; crisis management in response to any serious food safety or food crime ...
In India, traditionally, agricultural laborers and rural artisans have been the primary victims of famines. In the worst famines, cultivators have also been susceptible. [5] Railroads built for the commercial goal of exporting food grains and other agricultural commodities only served to exacerbate economic conditions in times of famine.