Between the small farm and the retail counter, ₹67 of every ₹100 changes hands.

Most books about Indian agriculture either romanticize the soil or pitch Silicon Valley software to people who actually need an honest scale, a stackable crate, a 5-tonne solar cold room, and working capital at 8:00 AM. The Missing Step is the arithmetic-first playbook for building a real food or farming business—without losing your family’s savings to a bad season or a late subsidy.