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India is a country of extremes: terrible poverty and great wealth. Millions do
not have enough to eat, even though India grows enough food. The problem isn't
one of poor farming but poor distribution. For instance, India's biggest crop is the potato;
India is the second largest producer of potatoes in the world (after China)!
The problem is that potatoes are harvested in the winter. Local farmers sell
what they can and the excess are sold to distributors, who store them in
cold-storage warehouses and sell them back to the local population at elevated
prices later on in the year. What is a solution?
One solution is extending the shelf life of potatoes in the
hands of local farmers. Israel is doing research to help solve this problem.
Perhaps Israeli solar energy technology could help: farmers could build small
storerooms with solar panels to generate electricity for refrigerators and keep
the storage rooms cold. A scientist in India is looking for ways to collaborate
with Israel to find a solution.
What solutions do you have?
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