SPOILING OF FOOD DUE TO LACK OF FOOD PROCESSING
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) had commissioned a study through NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS), namely, “Study to determine Post harvest losses of Agri Produce in India” in 2022 with reference year 2020-22. The details of the average production and quantity lost of foodgrains, fruits and vegetables due to lack of food processing as revealed by the study are as under:
|
Category
|
Average Production
(In million MT)
|
Estimated Quantity lost
(In million MT)
|
|
Cereals
|
281.28
|
12.49
|
|
Pulses
|
21.55
|
1.37
|
|
Oilseeds
|
37.27
|
2.11
|
|
Fruits
|
90.82
|
7.36
|
|
Vegetables
|
164.74
|
11.97
|
The information was given by Union Minister of Food Processing Industries shri Navneet Singh Bittu in a written reply today in LokSabha
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