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Buffer stock Food security 60 (Issues (Food is perishable, can't…
Buffer stock
Food security
60
Introduction
System or the policy of the government
Stores ,times of good harvest, prices falling down prevents
Releases during bad harvest, prices going up prevents
Maintaining a reserve, throughout the year
FCI
Food, buffer stock released TPDS or
Open market to check inflation
Mid 2014, buffer norms revised
Food security act
1st July 41
1st October 30
1st January 21
1st April 21
Buffer norms, minimum pool that need to be maintained by central, at the beginning of each quarter, to meet PDS
Importance
Stable income to farmers
Sudden drop in price
Structural unemployment
Control food inflation, during shortage
Essential for BPL
Opportunity for profit for government
By during glut, sale in shortage
Ensuring food security
Supply, difficult political social economical, natural situations
Prediction base stock
Various government schemes
Self sufficiency in food grains
Redistribution of food, geographic regions
Issues
Food is perishable, can't stored for long
If not rotated properly- vestige
Foreign countries USA consider buffer stock
Trade distorting practices
Drag India to WTO
Some economist, trade 4 price stabilization
Trade is cheaper than stocking
Integration with MSP
Overproduction and over procurement
Economic and environmental issues
Some goods, can't store
Milk meat
Lack of infrastructure in facility for storage
Results in high spoilage
Leakages, diversion to black market
Ghost beneficiaries
Problem in prediction
Buffer stock norms, PDS, emergency requirements
Transportation cost
Spoilage and leakage during transportation
Promote inefficiency
No cost cutting or modernization
Solution
Decentralized procurement
Central supervision
Panchayat and nagarpalika role
Accelerate implementation of NFSA
Only in States, end to end computerisation
Setup viligence commity
Check leakages, ghost beneficiaries
Beneficiary from 67 % to 40%
FCI to outsource stocking
Central state warehousing corporation, PPP
Strengthen transportation and storage facilities
Pm sampada
Food security
Introduction
All people all time
Social physical economical access
Safe,Sufficient and nutritious food
Meet their dietry and food preferences
Healthy and active life
PDS + buffer stock
Food security
Food availability
Sufficient quantity consistent basis
Food access
Sufficient food through purchase for Home production or food aid
Food utilisation
Cooking, storage, hygiene practice, water and sanitation
Why necessary
Boost agriculture sector
Control food prices
Job creation, poverty reduction rural development
Improved health and nutrition
Increase global security and stability
Trade opportunities
Food processing
Issues
Price volatility, food inflation more than general inflation
Harms weaker section, undermines food security
Storage and warehousing facility
Foods get rotten
Lack of access to remote areas
Tribal communities, difficult terrain
Overpopulation, lack of education and poverty
Climate change, high temperature unreliable rainfall
Impact livestock, forestry, fishery
Inclusion and exclusion errors
Ghost beneficiaries, Law vary state to state
Lack of coherent food and nutritional policy
Intersectoral coordination
Leakages and Corruption
Lack of efficiency
Environmental cost
National food security act 2013
September 2013
Aim- Access to adequate quantity and quality of food at affordable prices
Key features
75% of rural population, 50% Urban population
Two third coverage
5 kg food grain per person per month
Rice 3, wheat 2, coarse grains 1RS
Nutritional support to women
Maternity benefit rupees 6000
Nutritious meal to pregnant and lactating mothers
Childrens up to 14 years
Nutritious meal prescribed norms
In case of non supply
Food security allowance
Grievance redressal mechanism
State and district level
International efforts
Food and agriculture organisation
Established 1945
Objective to eliminate hunger malnutrition and food insecurity
World food programme
1963
Food emergency, combat hunger
International fund for agricultural development
1977, specialised agency of UN
Poverty reduction, malnutrition developing countries