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India Has Enough Food to Feed Poor If There’s a Prolonged Shutdown
- Government stockpiles enough for at least 18 months, FCI says
- Rice, wheat stocks at state-run body will be 100 million tons
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India will have enough grain stockpiles to feed its poor for at least a year-and-a-half as reserves are likely to further balloon after record harvests in the South Asian nation that has been locked down to check the spread of the coronavirus.