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Going with the grain
Conglomerates as well as smaller players backed by dollops of private equity are investing big bucks in processing food and taking it to the consumer.

"India's growth story is hollow if food inflation persists"
Advising governments on how best to beef up food security and combat food inflation is what keeps Ashok Gulati, Director, Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), busy these days.
Cold comfort
A clutch of entrepreneurs wants to set up refrigeration facilities in India - and prevent colossal food wastage in the bargain.
Firm on the farm
More than legal contracts, it's companies' contact with farmers that's the name of the game.
Corporate farming, redux
By helping farmers till their land, Coromandel International has created a new revenue stream.
But where's the beef?
Low processing levels underscore the huge potential in value-added foods.
Out of Africa
Ethiopia emerges as the new land of hope for Indian agri-business.
No bed of roses
A high-cost structure and intense competition make flower exports wither.
Fields of dreams
Cultivating rice via drip irrigation can save plenty of water, but it has to be commercially viable first.

2010-08-08

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Editors note

From the editor

India is a land of plenty. It is also a land of plenty of waste. If you suffer Malthusian nightmares of the Great Unfed Billions, think of the food we produce that we don't even consume.

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