Why is Core Live needed?
There is enormous unexploited agricultural potential in India. There are major impediments (market failures) to successful investment in early-stage agricultural development in India. They include lack of infrastructure, high unit costs related to the small scale of production, lack of entrepreneurs, the limited pool of experienced managers and lack of finance. Core Live targets and removes these constraints creating sustainable businesses that can grow thereafter without further Core Live support. Unless the upfront costs and risks of developing new irrigated food crop production can be addressed, there is unlikely to be significant private investment into new irrigated food crop production in SSA.
