ture, especially in urban areas. Most of this is perishable in nature and requires very fast-moving infrastructure and well-integrated supply chains,cheap toms.Given the economy’s weak infrastructure (especially in roads and power), Indian entrepreneurs struggle to build efficient supply lines.  The government has just announced a program for peri-urban agriculture, encouraging vegetable production within a radius of 50 kilometers of big cities. But institutional constraints such as the Agricultural Produce and Marketing Committee Act which prohibit direct buying from farmers, act as a hindrance to building efficient supply chains from farms to forks.Given the small landholding size in India (almost one hectare), government policy could encourage the formation of growers’ companies to aggregate farm produce (as was done for milk under Operation Flood in the 1970s) and then encourage large and organized retailers to buy directly from these farmer companies. This can help small farmers in rural areas find markets in prospering urban areas, and in doing so ensure food security.Ashok Gulati is chairman of the government’s Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and former director in Asia of the International Food Policy Research Institute. The views he expresses here are personal. Add a Comment Error message Name We welcome thoughtful comments from readers. Please comply with our guidelines. Our blogs do not require the use of your real name. Comment Comments (5 of 5) View all Comments 12:26 pm June 23, 2011 NAC invites 850mn to party without ordering the food | Firstpost wrote: [...] in the Wall Street Journal’s India Real Time online edition, he says: “I am strongly in favour of making this switch, in which the poor can be [...] 11:32 pm May 26, 2011 Shifting from PDS to coupons or cash transfers: Assorted arguments at Vivek s Info wrote: [...] Gulati wrote about making cash transfers conditional upon families sending their children to school.  While [...] 1:10 am March 27, 2011 C è BRIC e BRIC La Valle del Siele wrote: [,toms outlet...] produttivo, in particolare quello risicolo, dove per esempio sono ancora poco diffusi gli ibridi. Ashok Gulati, presidente della Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices governativa afferma che: Più del [...] 2:22 pm March 17, 2011 India Journal: How to Achieve Food Security Wall Street Journal (blog) | FOOD BLOGS wrote: [,cheaptomsshoessalei.com...] India Journal: How to Achieve Food SecurityWall Street Journal (blog)Food inflation, hovering in the double digits, may play spoilsport to India s ability to continue its rapid economic growth. It is truly troubling that food still consumes half of the expenditure of the average Indian household. Cheap food may be a thing of the past in USLos Angeles TimesFrance sees food price rebound after Japan shockReutersChinese Drought Could Cause Global Food CrisisHuffington PostThe New American-Corn and Soybean Digest-IMarketnews.comall 33 news articles [...] 11:33 am March 17, 2011 India Journal: How to Achieve Food Security Wall Street Journal (blog) | DesiTo Related articles:

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