印度在各类产品的粮食供应方面或许仍未完全安全，因为该国是世界上最大的食用油进口国，印度国家转型委员会（NITI Aayog）副主席阿肖克·库马尔·拉希里周五表示。
India is perhaps still not secure regarding its food supply across the various products, as the country is the world's largest importer of edible oils, NITI Aayog vice-chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri said on Friday.
在当地举行的一场活动上，拉希里说，印度超过一半的食用油需求依靠进口满足，进口量估计为1700万公吨，价值约200亿美元。
Addressing an event here, Lahiri said India meets more than half of its edible oil needs through imports, and imports are estimated at 17 million metric tonnes, valued at about USD 20 billion.
同样，印度既是世界最大的豆类生产国，也是最大的消费国，约占全球豆类总消费量的四分之一，每年约2500万至2700万吨。
Similarly, India is both the world's largest producer and consumer of pulses, and accounts for roughly a fourth of total global pulse consumption, approximately 25 to 27 million tonnes annually."
他说：“我们谈论的是2047年发达印度中的发达农业。随着我们迈向2047年的发达印度，我们在各类产品的粮食供应方面安全吗？或许尚未。”
We are talking about Viksit Krishi in Viksit Bharat in 2047. As we move towards Viksit Bharat at 2047, are we secure regarding our food supply across the various products? Perhaps not as yet," he said.
拉希里表示，他惊讶地发现，印度人食用的鹰嘴豆来自澳大利亚，红扁豆来自澳大利亚和加拿大，一些豆类来自缅甸、非洲和俄罗斯。
Lahiri observed that he was surprised to learn that chana which Indians eat comes from Australia, lentils masoor dal from Australia and Canada, and some pulses come from Myanmar, Africa, and Russia."
“现在你可以问，印度从印度尼西亚、马来西亚、阿根廷、巴西、俄罗斯和乌克兰进口食用油或油籽，从澳大利亚、加拿大、缅甸、非洲和俄罗斯进口豆类，有什么不对吗？”
Now you can ask what is wrong with India importing edible oils or oil seeds from Indonesia, Malaysia, Argentina, Brazil, Russia, and Ukraine, and pulses from Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Africa, and Russia."
他说：“问题在于，第一，面临全球供应中断或价格冲击的脆弱性。”
The problem is, first, the issue of vulnerability to global supply disruptions or price shocks," he said.
拉希里说，凡了解印度的人都知道，“达尔查瓦尔”（豆饭）或“达尔罗蒂”（豆饼）是绝大多数民众的主食。“为了我们的达尔查瓦尔或达尔罗蒂，我们需要豆类和食用油。”
Lahiri said anyone familiar with India knows 'dal-chawal' or 'dal-roti' is the staple of the vast majority of the people." For our dal-chawal or dal-roti, we require pulses and edible oils.
他说：“这些重要大宗商品的供应一旦中断，或价格出现冲击，都可能演变成一场严重的战略灾难。”此外，拉希里提出，鉴于印度需要实现作物多样化、摆脱小麦和水稻在印度农业中的主导地位，而且食用油和豆类的用水强度较低，因此在印度农业中推广食用油和豆类是合理的。印度国家转型委员会副主席强调，有必要减少并消除印度农业中的浪费。
Any disruption of supply of these essential commodities or price shock can assume the gravity of a strategic disaster," he said. Furthermore, Lahiri suggested that given the need for crop diversification in the country, and moving away from the dominance of wheat and paddy in Indian agriculture, and the low water intensity of edible oil and pulses, it makes sense to promote edible oils and pulses in Indian agriculture. The NITI Aayog VC emphasised the need to reduce and eliminate waste in Indian agriculture.