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India's Rotting Rice Stocks Fuel Discontent Over Modi's Food Policy

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-08T14:36:44.669110+05:30

- In Chhattisgarh, India, excess rice is rotting in storage. - This situation is representative of much of rural India. - Grain is piled high and covered in black plastic sheets, some infested with bugs or spoiled from the monsoon. - As of late September, about 3 million metric tons of unprocessed rice was in storage in Chhattisgarh alone. - This issue is causing discontent about Modi's food policy. Source: [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-04/india-s-rotting-rice-stokes-modi-food-policy-discontent?srnd=homepage-asia)

In Chhattisgarh, India, excess rice is rotting in storage.
This situation is representative of much of rural India.
Grain is piled high and covered in black plastic sheets, some infested with bugs or spoiled from the monsoon.
As of late September, about 3 million metric tons of unprocessed rice was in storage in Chhattisgarh alone.
This issue is causing discontent about Modi's food policy.

Source: Bloomberg