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agriculturchasreachcd astagewhen farm erswïllgrow moreonly ifwe c-an<br />
consume m ore.A <strong>National</strong>Food GuarantceAct,combining thefcatures<br />
ofthe Food forwork and Em ploymentGuarantee Programmes,wil<br />
representawin-win situation 170th forproducersand consumers.Folowing<br />
up on theM GNREGA and recognizing thatthcrightto food and the<br />
righ:to Iivelihood areintimately related,weneed ro movetowardsa<br />
com prehensivc 'Food GuarantccAct'.<br />
A <strong>National</strong>Food GuaranteeActshould lead to adecentralized network<br />
ofgrain storagestructuresand thereby help ro preventpanicpurchaseof<br />
food-grainsduring periodsofdroughtorflood.They wilalso help to<br />
preventdistressalcsby produccrsatthetimeofharvest.In addition,it<br />
wilheip to cnlargethe composition ofthefood security hasket.<br />
Brazil,Kenyaand a few orhercountricshaveannounced, 'Zero<br />
H unger'programme.lndiacan takethelead to p'vemcaning and contcnt<br />
to thezero hungerconcept,by developing a <strong>National</strong>Food Guarantee<br />
Ac't.<br />
Themajorfeaturesofa<strong>National</strong>FoodGuaranseeAcrwercdïscuscd<br />
ataconsultation held attheM S Swaminathcn Research Foundation,<br />
Chcnnai,onlglunc2005.Theparticipano madcthefolowingSuggestions:<br />
* Themain aim oftheproposed legislation should beto integratethe<br />
featuresofEmploymentGuarantceActs(<strong>National</strong>and Maharashtra)<br />
and Food forW ork Program znes,in orderro ensurczhatcvez'y child,<br />
woman and man hasphpical,economic,socialand environmentacces<br />
to balanced diet,clean drinking waterand primary healthcare.Thisis<br />
fundam entalto providing every individualin the country an<br />
opportunity fora healthy and productivc life. Ruraland urban<br />
populationsasweltsmigratory labourfamilicswilhaveto becovered.<br />
Socialinclusion should betheboccom line.<br />
The<strong>National</strong>Food GuaranteeActshould begendersensitive.'Fhe<br />
conceptof 'W ork'should beenlargcd to covcralso skiled work related<br />
to human and socialdevelopmenr,such as,forcxam ple,escablishing<br />
and running crèches,balwadis,preparing noon meals,etc.<br />
Paym entofapar:of:hcwage in thc form offood-grainshas(he<br />
douîleadvantageofhelping farmersin the areaofm arketing,and<br />
consumersin the form ofobtaining Cheirbasiccaloricrcquirements
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