The world is running low on food. Can we afford to reject GM crops out of hand?
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Mahesh Vyas, MD & CEO of CMIE said that he expects inflation to remain high. There are no reasons to believe that inflation will significantly come down as the demand is quite high and supply is quite low, explains Vyas.
Global agricultural production is expected to be low at 1.7% annually during 2011-20 as compared to 2.6% in the previous decade, due to lower growth in oilseeds and cereals, an agri survey on Friday said.
CNBC TV18's Rituparna Bhuyan in an interview with the chief statistician of India, TCA Anant, asked him about the risks to the 8.6% growth estimate.