The NationalFoodBufferStock Company (NAFCO) has begun purchasing key staple foods such as rice, maize and gari from farmers in response to their appeals for market access amid high yields and limited storage capacity.
Allowing a retailer to meet the stocking requirement for the grain category with just bread also subverts the purpose to require retail food stores authorized under Criterion A to carry a broader variety of staple foods in each staple food group.
Are you observing a fast during this Navratri? While sabudana (tapioca pearls) is often considered a staple fasting food across India, it isn’t as nutritionally rich as many believe ... fasting food.