Is Agriculture a Business?

It's ridiculous to entertain this question in a newsletter that calls itself "Agribusiness Matters". Nevertheless, can we hold this thorny question without necessarily answering it?

Few days back, a wise friend pointed out to me that the word ‘hypocrisy’ has no equivalent in most Indian languages. It was a powerful aha moment. For the longest period of my life, I’ve found it not too difficult to hold two opposing views.

It also helps that I have a diverse set of friends who represent a rainbow of ideologies and worldviews, whether …