Grim reapers

摘要

It accounts for a quarter of the economy and 60% of the labour force. It produces so much food that government storehouses are overflowing with unsold grain, yet 250m-300m people do not have enough to eat. India's self-sufficiency in food is widey regarded as its greatest economic achievement since independence. Yet no industry is being as thoroughly hobbled by government intervention as agriculture. That is the biggest single reason for the persistence of poverty.