A loss in the farm-to-plate journey negatively impacts farmer incomes by precluding price discovery. Further, post-harvest loss in India has laid bare the weak post-harvest chain. In this light, Prime Minister Modi’s recent announcement of the world’s largest grain storage plan in the cooperative sector is potentially a game-changer, with positive ramifications for the domestic economy at large. Nevertheless, like all schemes, implementation will be crucial, especially in overcoming the existing challenges in the sector. Overall, it brings into focus the silent theft of post-harvest production in Indian agriculture with hopes of eliminating it one day.