For wheat, a holistic approach with a long-term perspective is the need of the hour without which the country risk becoming an importer over time. Explain (200 Words)
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IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· Although India is the world’s second largest producer of wheat, it is not a regular exporter of the cereal to the global market.
· However, the current tightness in global availability has created an unusual opportunity for India to export wheat from its domestic production.
· At about 33 million hectares, the area under wheat cultivation is perhaps reaching a saturation point.But implementation of crop diversification calls for enormous political will.
· The government agencies spend enormous amounts of money in storage and finance cost. By the government’s own admitted position, storage and financing cost of wheat is Rs 21 per quintal per month which works out to Rs 2,520 per tonne per year.
· While export earnings are always welcome, let us not get carried away by the euphoria generated by the current large-scale opportunistic export. Such opportunities come perhaps once a decade and not often.
· If anything, we need to focus on ensuring a sustained growth in wheat production in order to meet the growing needs of the population. The multiple challenges of climate change, land constraints and high carrying costs are already daunting.
Karthik N 3 years
Kindly review my answer
IAS Parliament 3 years
Try to include about the aspect of MSP and elaborate more on reason part. Keep Writing.
Rekha 3 years
Kindly review mam/ sir
IAS Parliament 3 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
Rekha 3 years
