Retail, Lifestyle and Logistics

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(Feb 2012) On a recent visit to India, I happened to visit the Mumbai Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), the city's nodal wholesale market (Mandi) for fresh vegetables, fruits, food grains, pulses and spices which arrive from different parts of India as well as from overseas everyday. The aim was to better understand the reality on the ground of the agri-supply chain process from farm to market on a day to day basis.

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India is making a real splash in the global food market, as an importer and exporter.

By 2015 the Indian food industry is expected to be worth £160 billion. And by 2020 that’s expected to rise to £197 billion, fuelled by demand from India’s growing class of young consumers.

India is now ranked the third most attractive emerging economy for retail investment by management consultants A.T. Kearney.

But this isn’t the only good news. A report by Leeds University ranks India as the third best place for UK companies to do business from 2012-2014.

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