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India's problem of grain drain! A problem of plenty...? Despite such acute hunger, waste at this scale can also only happen in India! India, a rapidly growing nation, shelters more than 1.22 billion people. India represents 18% of the world's population and every 6th person on the planet stays in this country. This large nation is one of the highest producers of wheat in the world and is also ranked 2nd for the number of children suffering from malnutrition. About 133 miles from Amritsar is Khamanon village in Punjab, a vast wasteland of grains. Tons of wheat bags stocked here have decayed or are now decaying and are not fit for human consumption. Figures say that there was a dip in food grain production in the years 2005 and 2006, leading to the shutting down of many vacant godowns. But t
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