| Abstract |
In the first two decades after independence large quantities of food grains were
imported to meet shortfall in domestic production. The extent of food
vulnerability came to sharp focus during the severe drought of 1965 and 1966
since then spurred by agricultural innovation and generous farm subsidies,
India now grows so much food that it has a bigger grain stockpile than any
country except China In this paper we revisit the success story of food self
sufficiency in India by examining the economic strategy adopted by us. We
travel through time from the Green Revolution which greatly
augmented production- to effective procurement, distribution and sophisticated
storage system to finally arrive at the enactment of the National Food Security
Bill in our quest for a hunger free India. |
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