Economics
Frozen Carrots, Fruity Pepsi: Weapons in India Inflation War
Laborers pack carrots into bags at a wholesale market in Jammu, India. Photographer: Channi Anand/AP Photos
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The workers extracting mango pulp, freezing carrots and packing spring rolls in southern India are the foot soldiers in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inflation war.
The complex is one of four government-backed “mega food parks” intended to jumpstart a nascent food processing industry. Modi plans to help build another 38 to reduce wastage that sees a third of all fruits and vegetables tossed in the trash, pushing up prices for India’s 1.2 billion people.