HOW MUCH OF YOUR FOOD SPENDING ACTUALLY REACHES THE FARMER?
How much of the money consumers spend on food actually reaches farmers? In an opinion piece in The Indian Express, IFPRI researchers Sudha Narayanan and Barun Deb Pal, along with Aditi Gautam of Michigan State University, examine how consumer food spending is distributed across India’s food supply chains. Using a “Food Dollar” approach, the analysis explores the share reaching farmers and how this varies between food consumed at home and food eaten away from home. The article highlights the importance of looking beyond farm shares to understand farmer profitability and opportunities to capture more value through food processing, logistics, and other post-harvest activities.
