Not having much choice, the government resorts to the Essential Commodities Act to impose stock limits. Going forward, the presence of farmer producer organisations and cooperatives can help by setting up small cooling chambers in the producing areas. Linking them to urban markets can boost farmers’ price realization to some extent
Companies including Nestle and Dabur are betting on smaller packs and low price points to woo value-conscious consumers in rural areas and small towns.
The fast-moving consumer goods market saw a 7.5% volume growth and P&G said demand eventually unlocked capital investments and triggered a positive investment cycle. Rural growth is inflecting as well, with the quarter showing 1.4% volume growth in the non-food sector after four quarters of significant volume decline.
"So long as the company continues to deliver on the quarterly front and the fundamentals have not changed, the underlying growth momentum has not changed, it is best to remain invested. I can tell from decades of experience, that you get multibagger returns by just staying put for three years, four years, five years and not trying to do this entry exit kind of a strategy. "