Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Post Harvest Food Loss
Posted On:
20 DEC 2022 2:02PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is mandated to create post-harvest infrastructure and processing facilities, inter-alia, to boost the overall development of the food processing sector including reduction in post-harvest losses; enhancing value addition etc. The Ministry estimates post-harvest losses in various agriculture commodities through various studies based on primary surveys. Two studies were commissioned by the Ministry through (i) Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (ICAR-CIPHET) titled “Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post Harvest Losses of Major Crops and commodities in India” (2015); and (ii) NABARD Consultancy Service Pvt. Ltd (NABCONS) titled “Study to Determine Post-Harvest Losses of Agri Produce in India” (2022).
The comparative findings of these two studies are as under:
Post-harvest losses of major crops and commodities
Crops/ Commodities
|
Loss (%)
|
As per ICAR-CIPHET Study (2015)*
|
As per NABCONS study (2022)**
|
Cereals
|
4.65 - 5.99
|
3.89-5.92
|
Pulses
|
6.39 - 8.41
|
5.65-6.74
|
Oil Seeds
|
3.08 - 9.96
|
2.87-7.51
|
Fruits
|
6.70-15.88
|
6.02-15.05
|
Vegetables
|
4.58-12.44
|
4.87-11.61
|
Plantation Crops & Spices
|
1.18-7.89
|
1.29-7.33
|
Milk
|
0.92
|
0.87
|
Fisheries (Inland)
|
5.23
|
4.86
|
Fisheries (Marine)
|
10.52
|
8.76
|
Meat
|
2.71
|
2.34
|
Poultry
|
6.74
|
5.63
|
Egg
|
7.19
|
6.03
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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