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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>fruit), and preservation and packaging techniques.The official definition may be seen in page 2 of [http://mofpi.nic.in/images/File/DataBank_SectoralDatabaseFPIs_140212.pdf Data Bank on Economiic Parameters off the</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>fruit), and preservation and packaging techniques. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(</ins>The official definition may be seen in page 2 of [http://mofpi.nic.in/images/File/DataBank_SectoralDatabaseFPIs_140212.pdf<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">] </ins>Data Bank on Economiic Parameters off the</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">4. </del>Annual Report of Ministry of Food Processing Industries, 2010-2011<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">#</ins>http://mofpi.nic.in/ContentPage.aspx?CategoryId=122 ; http://mofpi.nic.in/images/ar10-11.pdf</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">5. </del>“The Food Industry in India and Its Logic”, Rahul Goswami, EPW October 9,2010<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><br></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">#</ins>http://india.gov.in/sectors/commerce/food_processing.php</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">6. </del>Report of working group on food processing sector, MOFPI (2006)<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></p></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">#</ins>Annual Report of Ministry of Food Processing Industries, 2010-2011</div></td></tr>
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</table>Ritika.narula27http://www.arthapedia.in/index.php?title=Food_Processing_in_India&diff=279&oldid=prevRitika.narula27: Created page with "<p>Food Processing refers to various techniques and operations by which raw foodstuffs are transformed into food that are suitable for consumption, cooking, or storage. It cons..."2011-08-21T00:57:07Z<p>Created page with "<p>Food Processing refers to various techniques and operations by which raw foodstuffs are transformed into food that are suitable for consumption, cooking, or storage. It cons..."</p>
<p><b>New concept</b></p><div><p>Food Processing refers to various techniques and operations by which raw <br />
foodstuffs are transformed into food that are suitable for consumption, cooking, <br />
or storage. It consists of processes like the basic preparation of foods, the <br />
alteration of a food product into another form (as in making preserves from <br />
fruit), and preservation and packaging techniques.</p><br />
<p>Processing of food has lot of <i>advantages</i> over raw food like longer shelf <br />
life, increased availability to farm produce and improved availability of the <br />
product throughout the year.</p><br />
<p>On one hand, India food processing sector has strong base because of the <br />
abundant production of raw food articles, aromatic and medicinal plants. On the <br />
other hand the level of food processing is not up to the mark as lot of wastage <br />
in post production handling and management take place.</p><br />
<p>This can be seen both when compared with the total potential of the sector <br />
and also vis-a-vis other developed countries [1]</p><br />
<p>The food sector engages maximum population and contributes significant <br />
portion of national income and consumer expenditure. Also, the demand for ready <br />
to eat food products by working and middle class in India is increasing and <br />
catering the same can help improve the lot of farmers in India and help Indian <br />
agriculture realise the desired growth rate of 4%. Hence, even as foreign fast <br />
food majors like McDonald's, Domino's and KFC are widening their network in the <br />
country, it's a matter of time that Indian food industry makes its presence felt <br />
globally. The next Indian food revolution will be about health, convenience and <br />
customisation.</p><br />
<p>In order to realise this, food processing in Indian economic context is <br />
considered as a sunrise industry. It serves as a crucial link between <br />
Agriculture and Industry. Hence, the growth of this sector helps in the growth <br />
of agriculture sector through backward linkages and also to the industry sector <br />
of which it is itself an important constituent and therefore to the overall GDP <br />
growth.</p><br />
<p>The average rate of growth of food processing sector during the first four <br />
years of the 10th Plan Period was @13.25 per cent at the current prices and <br />
@6.75 per cent at 1999-2000 prices. India’s food processing sector was growing <br />
at about 6% four years ago and is now expanding at nearly 15% annually, <br />
according to <i>the Ministry of Food Processing Industries</i>.</p><br />
<p>However, India’s share in export of processed food in global trade is only <br />
1.5 %; whereas the size of the global processed-food market is estimated at Rs. <br />
190 trillion and nearly 80 per cent of agricultural products in the developed <br />
countries get processed and packaged.</p><br />
<p><b>Structure of Food Processing Industry in India:</b>-The food processing sector <br />
contributes 14% of manufacturing GDP with a share of &#8377; 2, 80,000 crores. Of <br />
this, the unorganized sector contributes more than 70% of the production in <br />
terms of volume and 50% in terms of value [2]</p><br />
<p><b>Opportunities for the sector:</b> Immense opportunities are because of both <br />
demand and supply side factors.</p><br />
<p>Demand side factors lead to increased willingness of the consumer to spend on <br />
the processed food articles thus increasing the demand for the same in the <br />
market like large disposable income, increased urbanisation, changing age <br />
profile with large share of young population having ability to spend and <br />
changing lifestyle, food habits, needs for convenience and health consciousness <br />
among the consumers.</p><br />
<p>Supply side factors affect the amount of availability of processed food in <br />
the market and thereby impacting the supply of the same like abundant <br />
production, ongoing retail revolution, varied cuisine that India offers with its <br />
rich cultural background, pool of manpower that can prove huge asset for the <br />
sector after provision of proper skills, scientific talent and testing and <br />
certification labs in place with emphasis on following International norms like <br />
codex.</p><br />
<p><b>Constraints faced by the sector:</b>-Despite the opportunities, the food <br />
processing sector in India is still in nascent stage due to some constraints <br />
like production and procurement of quality raw materials for processing, lack of <br />
farmer processors linkages both backward and forward, appropriate infrastructure <br />
for instance warehouses, cold chain, grading centres and marketing channels, <br />
inadequate quality control, inefficient supply chain, high inventory carrying <br />
cost, high taxation, high packaging cost, high cost of finance, fragmented <br />
capacity, problems of wastage, lower capacity utilisation, poor economies of <br />
scale etc.</p><br />
<p><b>The Policy Action of the Government of India:</b>-Indian government notified an <br />
integrated food law on 24th August 2006 i.e. <i>Food Safety and Standards Act</i> <br />
providing single window to food processing sector.</p><br />
<p><i>The Ministry of Food Processing Industries</i> was set up in July, 1988 to give <br />
an impetus to development of food processing sector in India. The Ministry has <br />
taken Policy Initiatives for development of the food processing industry [3]</p><br />
<p>In order to make this sector vibrant, <b>coordinated action</b> both on the part of <br />
government at various levels and the industry is required. Public investment in <br />
providing critical infrastructure storage, integrated cold-chain infrastructure <br />
(with only 5,386 stand-alone cold storages which together have a capacity of <br />
23.6mt) and processing infrastructure must step up.</p><br />
<p>Industry at the same time should come up with new processing technologies, <br />
new products, innovative packing, such that nutritional value, natural flavour, <br />
aroma of the raw food is retained along with the need for convenience, <br />
attractiveness and choice of the end user can be met through processed product. <br />
R&amp;D through PPP could be explored. The awareness and education of the consumer <br />
with regards to the qualities of the processed food stuffs becomes equally <br />
important .Also, linkages between industry and the farmers should be developed <br />
and for this contract farming and other such arrangements can be made that could <br />
ensure the quality of farm produce. On farm processing and value addition should <br />
be encouraged.</p><br />
<p><b>References</b>;</p><br />
<p>1. http://mofpi.nic.in/images/ar10-11.pdf <br><br />
2. http://mofpi.nic.in/ContentPage.aspx?CategoryId=122 ; http://mofpi.nic.in/images/ar10-11.pdf<br><br />
3. http://india.gov.in/sectors/commerce/food_processing.php <br><br />
4. Annual Report of Ministry of Food Processing Industries, 2010-2011<br><br />
5. “The Food Industry in India and Its Logic”, Rahul Goswami, EPW October 9,2010<br><br />
6. Report of working group on food processing sector, MOFPI (2006)</p><br />
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==Contributed by==<br />
* [http://www.ies.gov.in/myaccount-profile-view.php?memid=382 Ms. Ritika Narula,IES(2009)]<br />
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