Global Supply Chain (GSC)

Communist trade unions flourished - in the name of Working Class

Result : Destroyed the work culture and so many industries had to shutdown

The Agriculture Trade unions had fully destroyed the Agriculture in Kerala. Now Kerala is importing 90% of its food items from others states

Feminism started - in the name of women

All in the name of farmers

1. Middlemen & zamindars who manipulate the market are nothing but politicians and their thugs. The monopolistic APMC Mandis are dominated by these people. 
2. The Congress (I) under Indira Gandhi was responsible for propping up Bhindranwale for electoral gains. 
3. The Khalistani groups were initially funded by farm marketing middlemen. The Jatt Sikh peasantry and the Sikh orthodoxy became victims of their propaganda. 
4. Bhindranwale went to the extent of running a parallel government from within the Darbar Sahib complex, wreaking havoc on law and order and the state machinery. 
5. After the Khalistan movement got trounced, the crime syndicates got involved in drug trafficking. Big funds from European countries, North America and Canada are pouring into India to fund the revival of the secessionist movement.
6. The new farm bill will connect all farmers with the Global Supply Chain

Influencing Elections

All-India monthly average retail and wholesale prices of onion during 2019 Jan-May period was just Rs. 16 only. From June to Aug end the average price was 20. In  September the price doubled to 38 and in October it became 47. It was 61 in November and 82 in December. The onion price had suddenly dropped below 20 in January 2020. The Jharkhand election was from 30 Nov 2019 – 23 Dec 2019. 

Surge in 2015 Pulse Prices Was a Result of Cartellisation

Investigations indicate that the sudden spike in the prices of  pulses in 2015 was a consequence of the formation of international and Indian cartels of traders. The price Tur dal had hit Rs 200/kg during the Bihar election campaign. After the elections, gradually, the prices stabilized and the issue disappeared into the news hole, far from public memory.

Mismanagement of the supply chain and lack of foresight have also contributed to put dal beyond the reach of the common man

Supply chain  is one of the main pillar of national economy and a major source of income for farmers. Consumers fully depend on this.

It connects the food on our plates, the farmers who produce, and the natural resources – our soil, air and water – that make growing food possible.

Digital Supply Chain and optimization using BIGData Analytica tools will guarantee better price for farmers, avoid wastage and ensure fresh fruits & vegetables for consumers at reasonable price.

Existing Supply chain

Agriculture supply chain is complex because of Fragmented supply source and fragmented distribution. Micro level information gathering from rural areas is still a bottleneck. In addition, the low Shelf Life of Fresh produce like vegetables and fruits makes it more complex. The traditional APMC Mandis fail to meet the above requirements.

A major problem is that, most of the profit is shared by the non-farmers. There was a severe food inflation during UPA2 and at the same time the farmers were facing more problems than ever before. That means the price paid by consumers for their food actually went to people in between the supply chain. A digital supply chain is a must.

The indiscriminate price variation due to fluctuation in Supply-Demand gap is disgusting for many farmers. In the past, the price of tomato and onion regularly used to fluctuate each year. The onion price wars are used as a weapon during election campaign

In a non-digital supply chain, it will not be possible to obtain a consolidated figure of supply & demand

Indian food processing industry merrily imports cheaper tomato paste in large quantities from China at a time when Indian farmers are forced to dump tomatoes in the streets. See this link

Not able to get the right price for tomatoes, farmers often resort to throwing away the produce

Colonial Period

Britain maintained a complete monopoly over farmer's produce. The British monopoly in rice trade gave them a clear 900 percent profit. The monopolistic Mandi model of hoarding, storage and speculation pushed up the price level very fast. The export of grains even in the lean years created famines. The poor starving masses had no option except to become rice bag converts, join the army or become an indentured labor in Colonial plantations.

Nehru followed the same monopolistic Mandi model of speculation with food grains.

It was Lal Bahadur Shastri, who for the first time, galvanized farmers and soldiers alike with Jai Jawan Jai Kisan slogan.  The Farm Bill 2020 is another Green Revolution.