Importing troubles Deepak Parvatiyar This article was published in Sahara Time on 20 May 2006 sourced from: http://el.doccentre.info/eldoc1/k34_/20may06sah1.pdf The thrust on import seems to be a major policy shift of the government - to gradually open the farm sector to foreign competition INDIA SEEMS to be deliberately allowing global players impede Indian farm sector at the cost of Indian farmers. It is evident the way it first allowed weed-infested wheat shipments from Australia and thereafter, following much brouhaha from the US over the substandard quality of the Australian wheat, relaxed the quality specifications for import of wheat to suit the American exporters. Experts say the move indicates that India is getting into a situation where it won't be looking into self-sufficiency of food within the country but rather looking internationally to get food security through comparative cost advantage. But th
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