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Emirates Food Security Council discusses the 2023 action plan, latest glob
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
During its first meeting for 2023, the Emirates Food Security Council (EFSC) discussed the action plan for 2023 and the latest developments in the agricultural sector globally, and harmonized local efforts to enhance national food security according to sustainable foundations.
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Pakistan: Huge output shortfall in cotton crops projected
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This was revealed in a summary of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFSR) which was presented to the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet seeking to fix PKR 8,500 per 40kg cotton intervention price (CIP) for the next crop to increase the cotton production b
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Nation Food Security Act provides coverage of 75 pc rural, 50 pc urban pop
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Friday informed, that under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), while Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households that constitute the poorest of the poor are legally entitled to receive 35 kg of foodg
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SC asks Centre about registered workers availing benefits under National F
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to apprise it out of 28.55 crores of registered workers, how many have rations cards and getting benefits of food under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).
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Pakistan facing net wheat deficit of 2.37 million metric tons, says food m
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan National Assembly member and Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema in a statement during question hour in the upper house of parliament said that Islamabad, at present, is facing a net wheat deficit of 2.37 million metric tons, pointing out at the Sout
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Grain procurements in laggard states helped reduce wealth inequality: SBI
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Grain procurements from farmers in laggard states had a significant impact on reducing wealth inequality, said SBI Research in its latest Ecowrap report.
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Chhattisgarh CM urges PM Modi to include millet in food grains distributio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The year 2023 has been declared as 'International Millet Year' by the United Nations on the initiative of the Government of India.
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BJD demands resumtion of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Odisha
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Biju Janta Dal on Friday demanded the resumption of free food distribution under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Odisha.
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Odisha govt to provide 5 kg rice free of cost for 1 yr under SFSS
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed the distribution of five kilograms of rice per month free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) for the next one year.
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Sufficient food grain stocks in central pool to meet requirements: Centre
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The government of India has sufficient food grain stocks under the central pool to meet the requirement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and its other welfare schemes as well as for additional allocation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), an official statement sa
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Govt says sufficient foodgrain stocks under central pool
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a statement from the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, about 159 lakh million tonne (lmt) of wheat will be available as on January 1, 2023, which is well above the buffer norm requirement of 138 lmt of January 1. As on December 12 2022, around 182 lmt o
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Flood situation in Pakistan may threaten food security: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 17 (ANI): Pakistan is staring at a possible food crisis as the production of wheat in the upcoming Rabi season is expected to drop owing to low-profit margins that are forcing farmers to look out for alternative crops, according to a media report.
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