In the 2013 WTO Ministerial in Bali, India stood mostly alone as the rich countries tried to isolate the government for its stockholding and food security program. But India is far from alone in recognizing the value of public food reserves as insurance against price volatility, emergency food in the event of shortages, and stocks for anti-poverty programs.
This has been excerpted from a 9 October 2015 news item by All Africa and is available in its entirety at: http://allafrica.com/stories/201510090190.html