CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-62509) and Form S-8 (No. 333-93531) of Agway Inc.
of our report dated  August 17, 2001,  except for Notes 1 and 2, as to which the
date is May 14, 2002,  and Note 8, as to which the date is  September  14, 2001,
relating to the financial statements of Agway Inc., which appears in the Current
Report on Form 8-K of Agway Inc. dated May 15, 2002.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Syracuse, New York
May 14, 2002