The world is running out of wheat, that beautiful commodity that goes into pastur biscuits and bread. How did we come to this? Well, blame russia's invasion of ukrane. With the war in full swing, there are massive disruptions in supply. Egypt imports nearly 80 % of its wheat from the two countries - now scrambling for supplies elsewhere. The world needs a savior. Enter india, the world's second largest producer of wheat. We have had bumper harvests for five consecutive years, and the government godowns are filled to the brim. But why did we have to wait all this while to start pushing wheat? Why did we only contribute a measly
In today’s episode for 24th March 2022, we see whether India can capitalise on the fallout of the Ukrainian invasion and meet the global need for wheat.