Food processing and related industries in India

constraint/constraints for development of integrated value chain system of Agriculture sector.
1. Public and private investments in agriculture have remained low since the early 90s.
Bottlenecks in implementation and a high degree of uncertainty have further reduced investor appetite for agricultural investments.
2. Inability to acquire land for setting up of market yards, resulting from the restrictions on land leasing and land acquisition, is another major constraint.
3. Even the existing marketing infrastructure suffers because of a lack of finances, manpower and proper facilities. Sub-market yards largely function as a location for government procurement and do not provide opportunities for open auction. Further, they are irregular in their operations and handle less than five per cent of the volume handled in principal yards.
4. Poor maintenance of rural roads is a major constraint as well. Linkages with local and feeder roads remain sub-optimal.
5. In the electricity sector, separate feeders for supply of power to agriculture and domestic electrification have not been carried out in many states.

Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee Scheme was formulated in 2008, for
construction of storage godowns in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode through private
entrepreneurs, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and State Warehousing
Corporations (SWCs) to overcome storage constraints and ensure safe stocking of foodgrains
across the country.
•Assessment of additional storage capacities required under the scheme is based on
the overall procurement/ consumption pattern and storage space already available.
•To augment the existing storage capacity, construction of godowns has been
undertaken in PPP mode in 22 States under Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG)
Scheme through private sector as well as CWC and SWCs

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
(APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed
Food Products Export Development Authority Act 1985.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), a
Statutory Body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India, is the apex organization engaged in the work related to the development of export of agricultural and processed food products from India.
APEDA is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the following scheduled products:
•Fruits, Vegetables and their Products.
•Meat and Meat Products.
•Poultry and Poultry Products.
•Dairy Products.
•Confectionery, Biscuits and Bakery Products.
•Honey, Jaggery and Sugar Products.
•Cocoa and its products, chocolates of all kinds.
•Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages.
•Cereal and Cereal Products.
•Groundnuts, Peanuts and Walnuts.
•Pickles, Papads and Chutneys.
•Guar Gum.
•Floriculture and Floriculture Products.
•Herbal and Medicinal Plants.

An FPO, formed by a group of farm producers, is a registered body with producers as shareholders in the organization.
• It deals with business activities related to the farm produce and it works for the benefit of the member producers.
• Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) is providing support for promotion of FPOs.
• NABARD has dedicated Funds like Producer Organisation Development Fund (PODF) and PRODUCE for promotion of FPOs.
• Financing FPOs through NABARD’s subsidiary NABKISAN Finance Ltd., digitisation of FPO data, development of performance measurement tool, etc. have also contributed to the ongoing efforts.
• Besides, NABARD is running an awareness campaign on the role of FPOs in building resilience against climate change, increase in productivity and optimal efficiency in the agri value chain.

Sustainable Development Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and
production patterns. SDG Target 12.3 seeks to halve global food waste at retail and
consumer levels, as well as to reduce food loss during production and supply. In order to
measure food waste and losses, two indices have been proposed: Food Waste Index (FWI)
and Food Loss Index (FLI).
Statement 1 is correct. The Food Loss Index examines the food loss along supply activities
such as production, handling & storage, and processing. It focuses on food losses that
occur from production up to (and not including) the retail level. It measures the changes in
percentage losses for a basket of 10 main commodities by country in comparison with a
base period.
Statement 2 is incorrect. To monitor SDG Target 12.3, Food and Agriculture Organization
has created the Food Loss Index (FLI). The focus of the indicator is on percentages of food
removed from the supply chain.
Further, the Food Waste Index is currently in development at UN Environment. The FWI
will measure tons of wasted food per capita, considering a mixed stream of products from
processing through to consumption.

Both statements are correct.
Hygiene rating is a voluntary scheme of FSSAI applicable to food businesses supplying food directly to consumers either on or off the premises and food businesses are rated on the basis of food hygiene and safety conditions found at the time of inspection.
Hygiene + “Right Place to Eat”: Hygiene rating of 4/5 and the compliance of voluntary conditions to be adopted by FBO will rate the FBO as Right Place to Eat. This will also enhance the commercial viability of an FBO and responsibility towards providing safe and nutritious food to consumers and promote sustainability.
Quality Council of India (QCI) at the behest of the FSSAI has come out with a Scheme for approval of Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies to scale up Hygiene Rating by increasing the number of recognised Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies in the country.

Statement 1 is correct. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), in partnership with the States, has launched an all India centrally sponsored “PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PM FME Scheme)”. The objectives of the scheme are:
–Formalization of micro units by means of GST, Udyog Aadhar and FSSAI registrations
–Financial assistance to individual units for upgradation of food processing facilities
–Quality improvement and skill development through trainings and technical knowledge
–Financial assistance to Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), producer’s cooperatives for setting up common infrastructure facilities
Statement 2 is correct. The PM FME scheme derives inspiration from the One District One Product (ODOP) Programme of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government which aims to create product-specific traditional industrial hubs across 75 districts of UP.
Under the PM FME scheme, the states will be required to identify one product per district based on the availability of raw material and existing clusters.