Indian Famine of 1896–1897 - Food Exports in Madras Presidency

Food Exports in Madras Presidency

Although the famine in the Madras Presidency was preceded by a natural calamity in the form of a drought, it was made more acute by the government's policy of laissez faire in the trade of grain. For example, two of the worst famine-afflicted areas in the Madras Presidency, the districts of Ganjam and Vizagapatam, continued to export grains throughout the famine. The table below shows exports and imports for the two districts during a five-year period beginning in 1892.

Foodgrain export from districts in Madras Presidency affected by Indian famine of 1896–97
Sea-borne Trade Rail-borne Trade
Year Ganjam Vizagapatam Ganjam & Vizagapatam
1892–93 13,508 tons exported 7,585 tons imported
1893–94 17,817 tons exported 742 tons imported 79 tons imported into V.
1894–95 12,334 tons exported 89 tons exported 7,683 tons imported into V.
1895–96 31,559 tons exported 4 tons exported 5,751 tons exported
1896–97 34,371 tons exported 414 tons exported 7,997 tons exported

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