Food Security and Cooperatives: A Gamechanger for India

  • What percentage of the world’s arable land does India possess? – 11% (160 million hectares)
  • What percentage of the world’s population resides in India? – 18% (1.4 billion)
  • According to FAO 2021 statistics, what is India’s total food grain production? – 311 MMT (MMT)
  • What is India’s total storage capacity? – 145 MMT (MMT)
  • When was the world’s largest grain storage scheme launched in the cooperative sector? – In 2023
  • How many Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) are there in India? – Over 1.1 lakh
  • How many farmer members are associated with PACS? – 130 million
  • In Tamil Nadu, what ....
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