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Supply Chain: Why and How to Measure Success of Value Creation in Supply Chain? By: Vijay Sardana Based on my experience with various organizations, it is becoming clear that many problems related to supply chain and poor service quality is created by companies’ own team either due to ignorance, careless and their personal convenience at the cost of companies interest or taking many strategic issues lightly by ignoring the facts on ground due to lack of interest or understanding of the subject. Many Supply chain issues don’t impact cash flow immediately but gives a cumulative impact which comes as shocking surprise to many. Analyze the supply chain in your organization Purchasing and strategic sourcing has become top-of-mind activity for the senior executives of the FMCG and other consumer oriented companies. Effective supply chain management has therefore emerged as a crucial as well as of strategic advantage for businesses. The increasing competition due to globalization

Impact of Market Forces and Patenting of Seeds on Biodiversity Now a days, all major newspapers are carrying very active debate about patents and life-forms and life saving drugs.  The Supreme Court of India is likely to hear the case in coming days. The judgement will have far reaching impact on food security and healthcare system for common man. What about food security? Another area which will get attention is related to Patenting of agriculture inputs. Keeping in mind that any agriculture system, especially food, feed and fibre which is basis for survival of life and its sustainability will ensure the well-being of the civilisation should not become a tool in the hands of few corporate.  A monopolistic situation will not only have adverse commercial interest of large number of small and marginal farmers but will also impact social and political stability of the socio-economic system and will have serious impact on moral, legal and ethical values of any society. Imp

Perishable Handling in Mandies Photo by: Vijay Sardana This is the way, perishable products are transported to mandies. The rotting and mishandling leads to wastage. Perishables are waiting for customer on roadsides and in hot sun. We are not able to develop proper infrastructure to handle these perishables and even for farmers and drivers. The reason is we don't have funds and desire to create required infrastructures.  How  our policy makers will control the food inflation?

Growing Food Insecurity offers Big Investment Opportunities in Agribusiness Space In recent months and years India’s economic progress is suffering because of growing food insecurity. Food Inflation is beyond manageable level due to falling productivity and growing demand by growing population of humans as well as animals. Human population is growing at the rate of 1.5 % where as animal population is growing at around the same rate. There is growing competition for food between animal and humans. For the first time in Indian history, soybean is selling at higher price than mustard. Reason is simple, soybean is consumed by both human as well as but mustard is consumed by mainly humans. This is just an example to highlight what will happen in coming days. High yielding animals will not eat just grass; they also need high calorie and high protein diet to perform.   Poor yielding animals and poor yielding farms will add to environmental stress and global warming, because