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Rat Grain

September 6th, 2010
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Hi,

Every system that is created should have a purpose and must serve that purpose too.
Posted from Net for your reads. ( this is two year old news ,2008) 
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The question that comes ahead is what is the purpose of the systems that exist around  our agricultural systems and food distribution systems. Is there coordination among the two. They sure look like same ministries. Then why do people in India (who can not afford even proper living)  have to go without proper nutrition. 
I have no intention of questing systems apart from having a solution. Running systems that too in India is hundred times difficult then analyzing it, thousand time difficult then criticizing it. 
But it is about time that such matters are discussed in open. It is becoming more and more clear that our current systems are unable to fulfill their objective. (May whatever be the reason). It is about time that people are allowed to assist.  People are asked to provide solutions. That government reaches out to people and takes help from scholars and industries. 
To accept a failure is a job of great man. But to hide a failure neither supports any purpose nor it helps  in finding solutions.  We must now consider an approach for a solution. Rather then discussing whose area of concern it should be? or Who has the right to interfere and who does not?
Grow up!
How many more years are we going to feed the rats and simultaneously count how many people died with hunger.

Grains of India: 3

September 3rd, 2010
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Hi!

An introspective write up.

This is a very unique issue that we people face. Taking losses on both sides.
Like we want to have farmers good life - so we(the government) pay them more when we buy from them. Electricity is low cost, seeds are low cost, water is made available. But why still, their condition does not improve.

Are we really paying them, giving them what they need?

Similarly, we(government) wants us(people) to have food accessable. So we sell at lower cost. Have a rationing system, subsidize purchasing. But still still too many people die from hunger. 

On one side, people don’t have grains, on the other side we have tonnes of grains rottening over.

On one side we don’t have space to take in new harvest. So it has to be left outside. Whereas the one inside keeps on rottening because it does not get sold, desposed on time. And due to this. One left in open also gets destroyed.

So? what is going wrong?…
 
- I had put this question earlier too. what is more costly? storing grains where they are produced or
storing them where they are to be distributed.
- what if grains are stored in states where they are more needed rather then where they are produced. wouldn’t the new produce get space in godowns( in case the whole old stock is not sold over)
- Would the selling be easier and faster,  cheaper,  if  these systems are based on achieving results.

Last question of the write up:

-Does simplicity follows profit or Profit follows simplicity?
 -Can profit create better systems or better systems  create profit?

………..Apurva