What are buffer norms and Buffer stocks? Why they are needed?

Hint: The Buffer norms are the minimum food grains the Centre should have in the Central pool at the beginning of each quarter to meet requirement of public distribution system and other welfare measures. They are needed to Feed TPDS ..

Topics: GS-III: Public Distribution System Buffer Stocks and Food Security

Discuss the key recommendations of Shanta Kumar Committee in restructuring of FCI.

Hint: FCI should transfer all procurement functions to states where the states have considerable experience and infrastructure. Such states include Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Punjab. In these states, FCI’s procurement should be only of surplus than ..

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What do you understand by Food Insecurity? Differentiate between Chronic and Transitory Food Insecurity.

Hint: Food insecurity exists when people lack sustainable physical or economic access to enough safe, nutritious, and socially acceptable food for a healthy and productive life. Food insecurity may be chronic, seasonal, or temporary. Nutritional consequences of insufficient food or ..

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What do you understand by Agriculture Value Chain? How it is different from supply chain for other products? Explain highlighting the importance of an Agricultural Value System Platform.

Value chain refers  to  the  set  of core  activities  and  support functions, internal to  a business entity, to  create and deliver  its goods or services. Value chain optimisation refers to optimising the value capturing activities and the  internal processes/procedures to ..

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The Government of India, along with few other countries has urged UN to declare 2018 as the 'International Year of Millets'. Discuss the advantages of production and consumption of millets in comparison to other cereal crops such as Wheat and Paddy.

India along with many countries has urged United Nations to declare 2018 as the International Year of Millets. If the proposal will agreed then it will raise awareness and advantages of consumption of millets in comparison to other cereal crops ..

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"While Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains, it has also led to many unintended ecological and socioeconomic repercussions in the country". Discuss with the help of examples.

The key unintended ecological and socioeconomic repercussions of green revolution are as follows: The improved dwarf varieties of wheat and rice required more water, use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The new development needed Integrated Pest Management and Integrated Nutrient ..

Topics: GS-III: Public Distribution System Buffer Stocks and Food Security