Reported supply chain skirmishes can lead to not just businesses accruing losses, but citizens going without essential supplies like vegetables, rice, pulses, milk, and cooking oil.

The first order of business is to get State governments to define what exactly constitute ‘essential food items’ and let their products be supplied to retailers accordingly.

Ambiguity in the definition of essential food items has rendered some doubt around packaged foods.

The consortium lists some of the key challenges startups and SMEs in the F&B space are facing due to the lockdown:1.

Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla held a detailed meeting on Wednesday with DPIIT, traders and ecommerce firms on smooth supply of essential goods in the country. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585209605.1219332/Coronavirus-lockdown:-Consortium-of-F&B-SMEs-puts-forth-supply-chain-grievances-for-essential-commodities?ref=audio_experience