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Why can't India grow enough?
Despite a booming demand for avocados, India's domestic production lags significantly behind, supplying only about half of what's consumed. This gap highlights challenges like the need for farmers to adopt new growing methods, develop standard varieties, and overcome initial unfamiliarity with the crop to scale up production effectively.
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