WASTED GRAINS ?

9 Sep 2011

WASTED  GRAINS  ?

A report in DNA [ 06 June,2011 ], says :

•  Grain crops that go “ unused “ in India every year……………125 m tons

• Can yield, if converted to Ethanol…………………………………..34 billion litres

• Which can replace petrol usage by ……………………………………… 80 %

• And Ethanol Industry will make revenue of ………………Rs 67,900 crores

It is a pity, no one is asking :

Can these “ Unused  Grains “ be used to save the lives of 3 million children dying of starvation in India, every year ?

What India needs is not a “ Food Security Bill “ but a “ Food Guarantee Bill “

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH