A majority of Hindus would eat beef if they would get a safe and clean enough supply of beef...The main problem is that the refrigeration facilities are non existent or very costly....Electrical power is unreliable....So meat is better consumed withinn hours of slaughter...That explains the small size of that industry....
You would be surprized to know that India has almost as much arable land as the whole of united states...Also most of the arable land in India can be cultivated twice a year because there is less severe winter with no snow in majority of the area...India can produce as much or more than the United states as far as food is concerned...