India’s problem is not shortage of food. India is the world’s third highest producer of food after China and EU and ahead of United States! India’s food production as of 2009 was worth $210 billion while that of US was $171 billion. Even with population increase India has a surplus production at 65 million ton, India is considering exporting some of her excess stock during the global crisis.
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/egom-may-discuss-food-security-billmonday/442025/
I accept India does not have a problem with food but it has an energy problem. The question is this - can India support of bio-fuels programme like Brazil? I don’t think so.
We’ve seen energy deficient nations adapt to changing circumstances. The Japanese did it during the seventies and caught Detroit flat footed and I am very confident that the nation that gave us the Tata Nano will adapt.
Looking forward to some more Indian innovation.