Therefore, increasing efficiency of supply chain could help in bringing food inflation down and increase the efficiency of our food markets and make our agriculture sector sustainable and viable. A well-known feature of current structure of food inflation is the sharp rise in prices of protein food items.
These comprise perishable items such as milk, eggs, meat, fish, vegetables and fruits – all of which require advanced and effective supply chain management. Different aspects of agribusiness and the supply chain are undergoing transformation which is likely to continue in future. Emphasis on processing, trading and marketing is going to increase over time.