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Source:<\/strong> This post on the Policy regarding Stocking and Export of Agricultural Commodities has been created based on the article \u201cExpress View on low wheat stocks: The test\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d<\/strong> on 20th <\/sup>January 2024.<\/p>\n UPSC Syllabus Topic: <\/strong>GS Paper 3 Agriculture \u2013 Storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce.<\/p>\n Agriculture and Stocking Policy in India, <\/strong>The article discusses the drawbacks of the measures that have been taken to maintain foodgrain stocks and prevent food inflation India. It also suggests a way forward in this regard.<\/p>\n Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n Agriculture and Stocking Policy in India<\/strong>, Wheat stocks in government warehouses are currently at a 7-year-low. According to the author, this is not a concern currently, but may become one in the future.<\/p>\n Here Are More Topics For Your Interest-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the case of wheat, if the yield of the current wheat crop (due for harvesting from March-end) is low, it will lead to supply challenges.<\/p>\n 1) Not putting Export or Stocking Controls: <\/strong>Allowing imports (like in the case of edible oils and pulses) without applying export and stocking controls is required in all agri-commodities.<\/p>\n 2) Policy Consistency: <\/strong>India\u2019s farm sector has suffered from lack of policy stability and predictability. This impacts investments in processing, warehousing, marketing and research.<\/p>\n 3) Long-Term Vision: <\/strong>A strategic vision for Indian agriculture, going beyond just focusing on short-term issues like food inflation, is important.<\/p>\n Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n What measures have been taken to maintain foodgrain stocks and prevent food inflation? What are the drawbacks of these measures? Analyse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: This post on the Policy regarding Stocking and Export of Agricultural Commodities has been created based on the article \u201cExpress View on low wheat stocks: The test\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 20th January 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Agriculture \u2013 Storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce. Agriculture and Stocking Policy… Continue reading Agriculture and Stocking Policy in India in 2024<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":279028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[218,216,10500],"class_list":["post-278930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-agriculture","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Agriculture-and-Stocking-Policy-in-India.webp?fit=1280%2C1000&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Steps Taken by Govt to Maintain Stocks and Prevent Food Inflation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nHowever, this policy hasn\u2019t been followed in the case of wheat, rice and sugar. This might be due to political pressure (as the growers of these crops are politically more organised and don\u2019t want the price of their crops to go down due to cheap imports).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nConsensus Regarding Cooperation Between India and France<\/a><\/h3>\n
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