Food Processing Industries in India

Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. The industry, in which, raw foodstuffs are made suitable for consumption, cooking, or storage is called food processing industry.

Challenges

• There exist gaps in supply chain infrastructure which means inadequate primary processing, storage and distribution facilities.
• Insufficient connection between production and processing.
• Seasonality of operations and low capacity utilisations.
• Institutional gaps in the supply chain, for instance, there is dependence on APMC markets.
• Lack of focus on quality and safety standards.
• Not having enough of product development and innovation.

Significance of the Food Processing ....