National Food Grid - First Positive Initiative by Food Processing Ministry.

Govt preparing food map to identify ‘critical’ products and districts

                              

To bring down wastage and stem the rise in food inflation, the Government is planning to create a National Food Grid on the lines of the power grid. 

The proposed grid will ensure that all types of food are available in every part of the country all through the year.

The map proposes to divide products and districts/clusters into two categories — critical and non-critical — with a focus on promoting agro-based industries and helping farmers who, at times, have to resort to distress sales or dump their produce.


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