Under the most plausible production scenario, the authors predict that the cereal gap the difference between supply and demand will fall somewhere between 36 and 64 million tons in 2020. The authors presented their findings at a November 12 meeting in New Delhi. Discussants were Ashok Gulati of the Institute of Economic Growth, C. Ramasamy of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, and Abhijit Sen, chairman of the Commission on Agricultural Costs and Prices. Discussions among the 70 participants included sharp disagreement not only on projections of future consumption of livestock products, but also on current consumption, confirming the need for further research. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has formed a committee to look more closely into the issues raised by the paper.
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