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India seeks industry help to close farm-to-retail price gaps with agri-tech
Our read
India's agri-tech push is more likely to strengthen organised retailers' direct-sourcing and reduce perishables wastage than to rapidly eliminate the farm-gate-to-retail price gap.
For operators
Food retailers and supply-chain operators should prepare for public-private agri-tech and green-logistics initiatives aimed at reducing farm-to-shelf friction, improving traceability and narrowing retail price volatility.
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Union Budget or ministry announcements on viability-gap funding, credit guarantees, subsidies or tax incentives for cold chains, packhouses and agri-tech.
The report,
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sought industry investment in agri-tech, green infrastructure and farmer value-chain participation. He also called for mechanisms to narrow farm-gate-to-retail price gaps, citing onion-price inflation and middlemen profiteering.
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Reported figures
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- 20% of research for current demand
- 60% of research for future needs
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- 5-point formula
- 15-day campaign
- Kharif 2025
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The announcement may be more aspirational than actionable: India has repeatedly targeted farm-to-retail inefficiencies, but fragmented landholdings, state-level agricultural market rules, weak cold-chain economics and entrenched intermediaries make scalable change difficult. Private investment may concentrate in high-margin crops and urban corridors rather than improving broad farmer realization or lowering mass-market food prices. Greater traceability and formalization could also raise compliance costs for small farmers and kirana-linked supply chains before producing savings.
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