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How these four steps can cool down vegetable inflation this summer
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India is the world’s largest producer of fruits and vegetables after China. Still, price stability is a growing challenge. Can a farm-to-fork cold supply chain solve this?
The heat wave is on, and prices of vegetables are shooting up once again. While volatility in vegetable prices is not usual, this year the prices are significantly higher than the same period last year. A recent Crisil report says that in FY24, the vegetable price index missed the typical winter season decline and prices remained consistently high throughout the year. The report points out that vegetable inflation in India remains the most
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