NEW DELHI (Commodity Online): The food grain damage in India was just 0.07% of the total produce in the FY11, said the government.
The damage of food grains is caused by the lack of storage facilities.
In the FY11, the total food production of the country was 241 million tons and the damage was just 6,346 ton. Five years back, in 2005-06, the damage was around 95,075 tons food grains.
“Five years back, the damage to food grains was to the tune of 2.5 per cent, which has been brought down to 0.07 per cent this year,” Said Mr K V Thomas, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.
He also said that, efforts are being made to reduce the damage further. The government has formulated schemes to construct godowns through private entrepreneurs.
“A capacity of about 152.97 lakh tonnes has been planned for 19 states under the scheme through private entrepreneurs and Central and State Warehousing Corporations,” he said.
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