I would say that…the Covid-19 lockdown was a bit of a shock but there are very interesting outcomes to that. I don’t think private players are going to come in en masse to invest in processing or storage or warehousing. That means we need about 22-23 million tonnes; we produce about 8 million tonnes, and import largely palm oil, about 13 million tonnes, and some soya oil. And adding to what Dr Sudha said, I think the best chance of crop diversification is animal agriculture. Narayanan: I don’t think any laws governing… even in the APMC, there is no explicit thing that monopolies should not happen.

Source: Indian Express April 24, 2021 20:46 UTC