India’s foodgrains
stock is sufficient to meet the requirement of public distribution
system and exports, said Shri Sharad Yadav, Minister of Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.Releasing a compilation
of proceedings of the second International Wheat Seminar on
"wheat and wheat products—global perspectives" here
today, the minister said that a need was felt to release stocks
of foodgrains for exports also after meeting the requirement
of PDS and other welfare schemes.
India exports
wheat and wheat products to 30 countries and rice to 47 countries
mostly in Asia and Africa, Shri Yadav said. The country could
do still better by highlighting the quality of Indian wheat
for their various end uses by providing the scientific data
to international buyers and by adopting better marketing techniques,
he pointed out. The Minister also expressed the hope that the
recommendations of the seminar would go a long way in promoting
the use of wheat and wheat products in the country and the world.
The two-day International
Wheat Seminar was held in September 2002 at Hyderabad by Wheat
Products Promotion Society along with Roller Flour Millers Federation
of India, The Roller Flour Mills Association, All India Bread
Manufacturers’ Association, Society of Indian Bakers and U.S.
Wheat Associates. The Seminar was also co-sponsored by about
20 organisations including various ministries public and private
sector organisations, manufacturing units and trade and technical
organisations from India and abroad. Besides domestic, delegations
from Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Germany, Australia, Japan and
USA also participated in this Seminar.
