Mr Munshi,
1) Mr Sharad Power, agricultural minister of India declared
shortage of food almost 15months back..
2) Response has been posted to Khabor,vinnomot and Banglarnari so
that you get a chance to look. I didn't change my forum--I am co-
ordinating editor of online vinnomot magazine www.vinnomot.com
3) Food crisis is a serious issue. Bangladesh can solve its food
problem by adopting to co-operative mode of farming. Per hector
production in Bangladesh is 40% of what west does typically. With
improved agricultural method, Bangladesh will be self-sufficient. If
you love Bangladesh, that is the solution. Doing politics will not
help to solve the crisis.
I don't know whether you are paid by anti-Indian agencies or not
[I am least bothered]--but let me tell you, ordinary people of
India, Bangladesh, Pakisthan will come together and improve their
relationship--hate-mongers and hate-monegring politics will be
buried too soon in these days of information technology.
Biplab
--- In vinnomot@yahoogroups.com, "M.B.I. Munshi" <mimunshi@...>
wrote:
>
>
> I had not realized that you had taken this discussion
> to Vinnomot as well. It is usually a common courtesy
> to inform the other discussants that you are changing
> forum. I think this shows a great deal of insincerity
> on your part. I tried to follow the link you provided
> but it goes no where. In any case the article you
> provided refers to shortfalls in rice and wheat but
> the Indian government has banned export on several
> essential food items for more than a year and it is
> these that have seen the sharpest rise in prices. So
> basically your link explains nothing since rice had
> not shown the steepest price escalation in recent
> months in Bangladesh. I should also inform the reader
> that Bangladesh Online Forum, Chottala and Daily
> Online Alochona are also all party to this
> misinformation perpetrated by Indian intelligence RAW
> as they only put uo selective discussions that favours
> Indian interests and perspectives.
>
> Regards
>
> MBI Munshi
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Dr Biplab Pal <biplabpal2000@...> wrote:
>
> > It seems MBI Munshi wanted me to cite some reference
> > as to the level of shortage of food in India-I never
> > received his letter -neither I do visit forums
> > regularly. Here are some statistics --it is about 5
> > million ton for this year. There was so much of
> > media debate on it in India I thought Mr Munshi, who
> > writes so much on Indian design, must be knowing it.
> > I am surprised with such a little knowledge on
> > India, he writes book on India's design!
> >
> >
>
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Cons_Produc
ts/India_may_have_to_import_rice/articleshow/2493816.cms
> >
> > NEW DELHI:The country could face a supply shortfall
> > of up to 5 million tonnes of rice, according to
> > indepedent estimates given to the consumer affairs
> > ministry, threatening India with exposure to rice
> > imports.
> >
> > Annual rice production and consumption figures
> > from 2003-04 to 06-07 show a steady increase in the
> > latter by around 1-1.5 million tonnes each year, In
> > 2006-07, rice production stood at 92.7 million
> > tonnes compared with a consumption of 91.8 million
> > tonnes.
> >
> > With the existing tight supply on wheat this year,
> > the demand for rice is not expected to be lower than
> > 1.5 million tonnes, and could be higher, in fact.
> > However, kharif rice production has been pegged at
> > the same level as last year for 07-08, at 81.15
> > million tonnes, notwithstanding concerted mega food
> > security programmes for increasing acreage such as
> > the National Food Security Mission (NFSM), after key
> > states such as Punjab, Haryana, W Bengal and MP
> > reported marked loss in acreage and crop this year
> > at the recent National Conference on Rabi Campaign,
> > signalling the dangers on domestic rice supply. In
> > addition, rabi rice production is about 10.5-11
> > million tonnes.
> >
> > In all, that makes it around 92 million tonnes of
> > rice for the crop year compared with an average
> > projected consumption of around 94 m tonnes. In
> > view of the shortage in wheat supply — wheat buffer
> > level with the Centre is expected to be lower than
> > prescribed on April 1, 2008 — and accoutning for
> > population growth, consumption of rice (including
> > PDS, welfare schemes, food security buffer and open
> > market sales) is expected to be higher this year,
> > closer to 96 million tonnes or higher. Even going
> > by tautly scripted maths, the supply shortfall in
> > rice, therefore, is expected to be close to 5
> > million tonnes. By January 1, the PDS shortfall is
> > projected at atleast 3 m tonne, in addition to
> > another 2 million tonnes shortage on the buffer
> > levels.
> >
> > What spells worse news is the country's negative
> > experience with wheat imports from the global
> > market, where the price is seen to escalate in a
> > marked manner once India intervenes with a massive
> > and sudden demand for food grains. "The pace of the
> > country's population growth and the pace of increase
> > in consumption and demand for foodgrains besides the
> > prevailing economic situation ill, infact, precludes
> > high priced imports on a regular basis to maintain
> > food security as a non-viable option" a sectoral
> > analyst said.
> >
> > Significantly, the current exigencies on the rice
> > production and supply front should explain why there
> > is intense pressure on the Centre to announce,
> > perhaps for the first time ever, a second bonus for
> > paddy so soon after a belated bonus was announced
> > just recently.
> >
> >
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> > bellyad.innerHTML = b2;
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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