HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Agricultural surplus productivity
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Buffer stock
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Warehousing
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Buffer Stock is the stock of foodgrains, namely wheat and rice procured by the government through Food Corporation of India (FCI). The FCI purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in states where there is surplus production.
Detailed explanation-2: -Government usually maintains a buffer stock of grains so that grains are available in plenty even if there is a shortfall in production in a particular year for example due to monsoon failure.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is an organisation that was formed under the Food Corporations Act of 1964. The FCI is responsible for two important aspects of food distribution in India. One is buffer stock and the other is the public distribution system.