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Role of cooperatives in food security
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The cooperatives are also playing an
important role in food security in India
, especially in the southern and western parts of the country.
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The cooperative societies set up
shops to sell low-priced goods to poor people.
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For Example
, in Delhi,
Mother Dairy
is making strides in the provision of milk and vegetables to the consumers at a controlled rate decided by the Government of Delhi.
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Similarly, in Maharashtra, the Academy of Development Science (ADS)
has facilitated a network of NGOs for setting up grain banks in different regions.
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ADS organizes
training and capacity-building programs on food security
for NGOs. Grain Banks are now slowly taking shape in different parts of Maharashtra.
- ADS efforts to set up Grain Banks , to facilitate replication through other NGOs, and influence the Government’s policy on food security are thus paying rich dividends.
