Background: Food processing sector is clocking double-digit annual growth. Proactive Governments policy and measures are one of the major reasons for the growth of Food processing sector in India. However, there is a lot more that needs to be done, as the food processing industry still faces some formidable constraints. Government measures: The government have …
Read about scheme basics from Prelims Notes Facts: A 1% increase in public infrastructure increases the food manufacturing output by 0.06%, as per a study in the United States. How Production-Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) scheme is helping in the growth of the food processing sector? India is one of the largest producers of fruits and …
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FAO Report: According to recently released report “Preventing nutrient loss and waste across the food system: Policy actions for high-quality diets”, one-in-five deaths is associated with poor-quality diets. It shows that regularly eating poor-quality food has become greater public health threat than malaria, tuberculosis or measles. The report was published by United Nations Food and …
Facts: India loses an estimated Rs.92,000 crore a year due to wasted food Rs.9,000 crore has been invested in new cold storage capacity in the past two years and this has reduced 10% of the country’s food wastage The government is planning to set up 100 new cold chain projects at a cost of Rs. …
Facts: In India post-harvest losses in food and food grains are around 40-50% The wastage of fruits and vegetables alone is about Rs. 60,000 crore annually. Including cereals, meat, pulses and flowers, the annual loss is estimated to be Rs. 2,50,000 crores It is argued these days that the reform of Food Safety and …