01-17-2011, 09:12 AM
[url="http://www.businessinsider.com/indian-food-crisis-2011-1"]The Indian Food Crisis In One Simple Chart[/url]
It shows quite straightforwardly the disconnect between the growth in wealth over the years (the blue line) and the availability of foodgrains per capita.
![[Image: chart.png]](http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d335a5a49e2ae95172e0000-595-328/chart.png)
This doesn't explain, say, the surge in onions or tomatoes, but it does factor heavily in the price of meat, eggs, etc.
For a look at some eye-popping inflation numbers, see here:
It shows quite straightforwardly the disconnect between the growth in wealth over the years (the blue line) and the availability of foodgrains per capita.
![[Image: chart.png]](http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d335a5a49e2ae95172e0000-595-328/chart.png)
This doesn't explain, say, the surge in onions or tomatoes, but it does factor heavily in the price of meat, eggs, etc.
For a look at some eye-popping inflation numbers, see here:
![[Image: india-food.png]](http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4d335ab4cadcbbcf6c120000/india-food.png)