Can FDI in multi-brand retail help ease food prices, reduce wastage??

you're right ! I agree with your point.

Thanks for the support - I see a maturity in approach to the situation, one desperately reqd in our systems!

Operations are suspect & prone to severe hoarding/ presenting money making angles to many of our erstwhile corporators - the so called agents of doom!

But new storage technologies will help cut down the tremendous wastages that continue to happen - we need to think who are the biggest losers in this!!

The new approach must be stringent in enforcement while presenting change to old/ archaic views, bringing in much needed change to boot.

New technologies will boost significantly, per hectare yields & bolster storage as well as efficient/ quick movement - cutting down on our surpluses rotting away/ not reaching the intended in time! 

Increased FDI will enforce transparency, stem the rot discouraging hoarding. India will have maximum mouths to feed within the next decade or so & the organised process can only help

Yes, it will temporarily increase prices but in an organised fashion, enabling better control & eventual stability - there is no short term solution. 

I think India need to carefully start FDI in retail sector, as its effects are still well talked than realized.

Increasing supply chain efficiency are must for Indian economy, but if it happens with majority Indian stake then it would be great for Indian economy. exposing farmers to multinational will make them prone to legal exploitation, and small farmers will not be able to get benefits. Also if we believe that Wallmart will provide similar services like in USA, we are at mistake. Retail giants will have their India specific policies which will include exploitation inside legal barriers and unless we have legal framework in place to protect interests of Indian farmers we should restrict in pushing FDI.

Even if we allow large scale FDI in retail sector, not huge investments will start flowing into rural parts. These investments will be largely concentrated on urban areas, which will not yield the actual and expected benefits.

FOOD PRICES ARE SOARING UNKNOWN HEIGHTS . I THINK YOUR SOLUTION IS THE BEST PATH TO BE TAKEN.

The flow of fund may bring in materials more, and subsequently, to certain extend , possibly reduce inflation of price.Is it not wise to float money to fetch more things to reduce prices.? I hope it can, to some degree, reduce inflation in prices.

Like in almost every other industry, we need to learn how to handle our excess/ surplus, storage, enhanced marketing efforts for better sales etc. We need to learn from the examples available to us & there should be no shame in doing that!

Those that are better & have done it in the past, are to be considered prime examples & FDI proposes to bring it in, so be it! Inflationary pressures it can create but those need to be preempted & dealt with, keeping in mind the larger picture.

And the larger picture includes reducing mindless wastages, unnecessary hoarding, getting better prices for final produce due to quick/ efficient transportation, adequate micro-financing for the needy & so on

What we do need to be wary of is political pressure, that follows the scent of votes & does not exactly follow whats good for the public. The same political pressure that wishes to ward off FDI for reasons that it reduces possibility of their personal gain.

I feel it will ease somewhat, only with increase in infrastructure investments,Although increase in FDI results in excess liquidity which is one of the reasons for inflationary pressure. But its also true that in India food wastage is very high from farm to consumer and if that can be contained, it will result not only in easing the pressure on Prices but also on India,s self-reliance on food products.