Ensure India emerges as world's source of quality food grain: PM Modi

Review meeting indicates that the government might not immediately curb exports of the food grain.

Indian wheat and other agricultural products must be of high quality to be the world’s standard source for food, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a review meeting on Thursday, indicating that the government might not immediately curb exports of the food grain.

Modi called upon government officials to help farmers after the meeting briefed him on India’s wheat supply, stock and exports. He was also appraised on the impact of high temperatures in the months of March-April 2022 on crop production, the status of procurement and export and also the prevailing market rates which are beneficial to farmers, an official