India Not Blocking Rule-Based Global Trade: PM

However, India refused to agree to the text because it wanted more attention paid to its concerns over WTO limits on stockpiling of food which will ultimately hit its subsidised food distribution programme, the world`s largest, targeted at nearly 850 million people.

Describing da Silva as one of the champions of the "No Hunger Project" in Brazil, the Prime Minister said India looks forward to active participation of FAO in addressing the emerging challenges in Indian Agriculture. 

Modi sought FAO's cooperation in designing a special campaign targeted at women in India, which would highlight ways to improve nutritional value and food habits, the PMO statement said.     

He discussed ways and means for the FAO to contribute towards increasing nutritional value in the mid-day meal scheme for school children, enhancing production and protein content of pulses, improving production of oilseeds, enhancing milk productivity, and modernization of fisheries sector in India.     

Seeking partnership with the FAO for capacity-building in food storage, he suggested that some portion of such capacity addition brought about by the FAO`s efforts through international financial institutions, could be earmarked for the food and nutritional requirements of the poorest countries.

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