… Although this paper focuses on India, the evolution of food policy from its current staple grain
… that Indian food policy has been slow to make the transition from a focus on food grain self …

Government intervention in foodgrain markets meant primarily for promoting food security
has reached a stage where consumers are being deprived of basic food, when a large …

For more than two years India's food policy has either been in the doldrums or in the melting
pot. The policy seemed to be in the making or to have emerged. But all confabulations …

… , in creating better foodgrains policy, it is imperative that we look at the entire sys tem of food
production, food procurement and the release and distribution of food. How we procure the …

… ABSTRACT– This article uncovers the responsibility held by the Indian Central Government
… within its food policy. The procurement of foodgrains by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) …

… year for its public food distribution system. In this study, we modeled India’s rice market and
analyzed policy implications of the long-term impact of India’s food security act on domestic …

… protection programmes aimed at improving food security. Thereafter, I examine India’s past
successes in improving food security and preventing large-scale food crises from turning into …

… India's, was for these same masses to throw off the yoke of subserviance and to become
self-sufficient. The Government of India's food policy … there was in fact a food shortage. His argu…

… of the present system of managing India's food economy and also explores the alternatives
… the major goals of food policy. It is argued that the existing policies have not been particularly …

… Policies that enable and provide encouragement to that sector to invest will … of the Indian
food market: In 1971, urban food expenditures made up about one-quarter of total national food …