INDIA The Indian government is poised to take action to prevent a food crisis, Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister, said at the weekend as the country’s output of vital crops is threatened by one of the poorest monsoons in years.
Mr Singh said India was facing a difficult situation because 141 districts had been declared “drought affected”. He urged state governments to take necessary steps to ensure the proper management of food stocks, to avoid a sharp rise in prices.
