the increase in food grain production which is the need of the hour as the world stares at acute food shortage due to coronavirus pandemic.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a looming crisis for the global and Indian economies. As per the IMF projections, India’s GDP is projected to grow at 1.9%, which has since been downgraded to 0.2-0.5 per cent by several rating agencies. One of the most serious impacts is expected to be on food security. It is feared that the continuing lockdowns across the country, affecting labour and input availability for agricultural operations, coupled with the stoppage of transport networks, will seriously disrupt food supplies. The consequent fall in rural incomes is expected to impact food demand and also the overall economic growth adversely.
As per UN FAO, the four pillars of food security are availability, access, stability and utilization. These indicate the physical availability of food; economic access to food; stability of the availability & access; and absorptive capacity (health status). Availability and access become extremely important in the present context.
As per UN FAO, the four pillars of food security are availability, access, stability and utilization. These indicate the physical availability of food; economic access to food; stability of the availability & access; and absorptive capacity (health status). Availability and access become extremely important in the present context.As for the availability of staple food grains, the second advance estimates of crop production (SAE) estimated the wheat output as 106.21 million tons and 15.53 million tons of rabi rice. The current projections by the states indicate even higher levels of production than the SAE. More than 80 per cent of the wheat output has already been harvested and procurement has been brisk with nearly one-third of the targeted procurement being completed by 30 April. The crop outlook for the upcoming kharif season is also positive based on a predicted normal monsoon; brisk sowing in all the states; good uptake of fertilizers and seeds. The grain stocks are also adequate with FCI carrying 56.9 million tons on 1 April — nearly two and a half times the buffer stock norms. The expected procurement in the current season is about 52 million tons while the outgo on all the programs, including the recently announced free grains under PMGKY, is 27 million tons in the next three months. Hence, by the beginning of July, the stocks could reach a level of 82 million tons. FCI has dispatched nearly 60 lakh tons of foodgrains to the states in April — which is more than double the normal monthly dispatch. Also, almost all the states have completed their offtake of foodgrains for April. Hence states are also showing the necessary urgency in dealing with the situation. The global inventories are also adequate, with the global stock-to-use ratios being close to their median level of the last two decades. Harvests in major producing countries in the next season are also expected to be satisfactory as per USDA’s projections. Thus the physical availability (production plus stocks) of staple cereals and the distribution of the same to the states appears satisfactory.
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