AreaIndia

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize

Date18/08/2015

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport policy, government procurement

DescriptionIn an effort to support local farmers and promote self-sufficiency, the government stopped issuing new import permits for maize. Reported plans to introduce temporary rules allowing only Bulog, the state procurement agency, to import the maize from 2016.