India is going to be the most populated country in the world in the next decade. Food and Agro Management is therefore the most important issue that the Government now needs to address

• With around 11% of the total land area of the world , India accounts for more than 16% of the world’s population
  
  
• India is however in a position to leverage its natural endowments which surpass most nations in the world including China. But when it comes to productivity, India fares poorly as compared to even China which is able to feed its population by producing around 40% more food than India on land which is 40% less than that of India!
  
  
• India has also failed to realise that inspite being one of the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world, it wastes fruits and vegetables every year equivalent to the annual consumption of United Kingdom- ie. Rs 23,000 crores. Moreover, India wastes food grains in excess of what Australia produces each year. Total wastage is Rs 50,000 crores which is over 6 times the annual food subsidy
  
  
• Of the total production of fruits and vegetables, only 2% are being processed in India as compared to 70% in Brazil and 78% in Philippines
  
  
• Although India is the largest producer of milk in the world at 74.3 million tonnes, exports of milk and milk products are negligible