Food Corporation of India Agrees to Supply Rice for Humanitarian Aid

19-Feb-2026 12:28 PM

New Delhi. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a five-year agreement, under which the Food Corporation has agreed to supply 200,000 tons of rice annually to support the global humanitarian aid program.

According to an official release, this agreement requires the Food Corporation to supply up to 25% broken-grain rice. The World Food Programme is working to alleviate hunger worldwide. In response, it requested India's rice support and contribution, which the government accepted.

Since the Food Corporation has a large and continuously expanding stock of rice, it will have no difficulty supplying this vital food grain. Under the agreement, the Food Corporation is expected to contribute a total of 1 million tons of rice over the next five years.

Due to various reasons, many poor and underdeveloped countries in Asia, Africa, and South America often face food shortages, leaving millions of people struggling with hunger. The World Food Programme was established to ensure food security for these populations, and under this initiative, food grain assistance is sought from countries with surplus production and stocks.

This five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday in New Delhi in the presence of the Union Food Secretary by the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Food Corporation of India, representing India, and its Deputy Executive Director, representing the World Food Programme. The agreement will be valid for the next five years from the date of signing, and may be extended further by mutual consent.