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Editorial / No respite for the ultra-poor

After two years, government food reserve has apparently crossed eight lakh tonnes and import of rice and wheat has surpassed 20 lakh tonnes.

Food import to double

The government is going to double the amount of food grains it planned to import a few months ago amid high rice prices, fast depleting stocks and a flood ravaging crop fields in the north.

February 1, 2018
February 1, 2018

No respite for the ultra-poor

After two years, government food reserve has apparently crossed eight lakh tonnes and import of rice and wheat has surpassed 20 lakh tonnes.

August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017

Food import to double

The government is going to double the amount of food grains it planned to import a few months ago amid high rice prices, fast depleting stocks and a flood ravaging crop fields in the north.