“There is a fairly strong private equity interest in food and agri-businesses, whether it is seeds or the agri-value chain such as transportation or warehousing. There is also a renewed focus among entrepreneurs to build businesses in these sectors. Fundamentally, it is a very important sector for the economy and therefore it is critical that we see investments in this sector.”

Raja Lahiri
Partner, Grant Thornton India LLP

This article apeared in Live Mint on 12th September, 2016.