Question

define buffer stock.

Answer 1

the food corporation of India purchases food grain and this food grain stored in graineries called buffer stock. this buffer stock is made my government to face any shortage of food grain by any natural calamities,disasters and starvation.

Answer 2

Buffer stock is the stock of food grains (e.g. wheat, rice etc.) procured by the government through Food Corporation of India (FCI). It is created in order to distribute food grains in deficit areas and among poorer section of society at an affordable price. It helps to resolve the problem of shortage of food during adverse conditions.
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