Why India's farm productivity (crop yield per acre) one third of countries like Netherlands, and lower than even Bangladesh?
Why Indian farmers' crop choices limited to few crops like wheat & sugarcane?
How is that countries like Singapore, Arabia etc that don't grow much food manage stable consumer prices, with no ECA?
Why have we confused farmers' welfare with stifling control on agriculture and agri-supply chain?
Imagine, if the farmers had the choice to enter into future contracts, for assured prices.
Imagine, if they could hedge in the markets.
Our population is only an excuse. Our policymakers are living the fear of the 60s.
India grows such an excess of wheat rice and sugar that FCI is left with no space to keep grain and it rots every year. And then it's sold to the distilleries at throwaway prices.
Even Bangladesh is much ahead of us in crop yield.
Why such low investment in India in Agri supply chain in general and cold chain in particular?
Why food processing so low in India?
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