Transparency……. Just a thought

The recent inflation in food articles, edible oils and the like shifted my thought process towards hoarding, a very prevalent custom in our system since ages. Why does so much stock end up being hoarded where it does? Is it due to the negligence of the concerned people or the greed among the sellers to earn a quick buck even at the cost of hunger-struck poor who are unable to find a decent meal per day? Can it be solved through a track of the stock, once shifted into the retail or Government approved distributing houses?

The farmer, once disposes his stock into the market is relieved that he has delivered his grain. I believe that this is where the problem actually starts. Once delivered, the stock has a great chance to be lost forever as there is none to track the distribution of stocks among various sellers. There is no transparency in the process of the stock changing hands. None is sure of whether the whole has reached its righteous destination i.e., the household consumer.

Is it possible to exercise transparency? Can the stock be monitored till it reaches the consumer?

If this is on one hand, on the other we have films spoiling eatables in its background settings. When people are facing steep price rise in vegetables and fruit (is it due to scarcity?) we find our favorite heroes squashing all kinds of eatables in his run to glory. Half of the action scenes in films are shot in market places (bazaars) and super markets. Song sequences find thousands of oranges rolling on roads, grapes hanging by thousands around the set and so on (Ringing bells about one, Mr. Raghavendra Rao, the Tollywood director?). Nobody cares a damn about this and instead we hear claps and whistles in appreciation.

Can’t we pass an order prohibiting the film makers from shooting (if there is destruction) at such places? Sure we could if the right button is pressed at the right place.