MoFPI’s Contribution Towards Agriculture Development AVINASH K SRIVASTAVA SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Perishable Agri-Horti Produce – India vs. World ProduceIndiaWorldIndia’s percentage share Fruits (next to China) Vegetables 1631,16014 (second to China) Milk (1 st rank) Fish (3 rd rank) Meat (including poultry) (6 th rank) India is world’s leading producer of Banana (30 million tons – 28%); Mango & Guava (22 million tons – 45%); Papaya (5.6 million tons – 44%). India is world’s leading producer of Okra (6.3 million tons – 73%); second to China in Onion (19.4 million tons – 22.6%), Potato (41.5 million tons – 11.4%) and Tomato (18.7% %). (figures in million metric ton)

What are perishable foods?

Food Preservation

Food Processing Continued…….

Food Processing

Tomato Processing Line Milk Processing Plant

Level of Food Preservation and Processing : India vs. World

Advantages of Food Preservation and Processing

Recent policy initiatives by Government of India

Marketing related initiatives

Processing / value addition initiatives

Ripening of Banana Milk Silos

Food Irradiation

Blast Freezing

Individual Quick Freezing (IQF)

IQF Process Line Inside View of IQF

Spiral freezer

Freeze Drying

Packing of Peas after IQF Descaling of marine produce

Cold Chain Projects of MoFPI Sector Number of sanctioned projects Number of projects commissioned Fruits & Vegetables 8765 Dairy 2613 Meat / Poultry / Fish 86 Irradiation 53 Mixed (Horti & Non-Horti) 73 Ready-to-eat 1- TOTAL

Cold Chain Projects of MoFPI Description of capacity From 134 sanctioned projects From 90 completed projects Cold storage / CA / Deep Freezer 4.92 lakh metric tons3.31 lakh metric tons IQF 114 metric tons per hour metric tons per hour Milk processing capacity 55 lakh litres per day35 lakh litres per day Reefer vehicles 764 numbers437 numbers Scheme has received good response from the investors in the past.

Frozen store Inside View

Scheme of Mega Food Parks (MFPs)

Scheme for Mega Food Parks : Present Status  Total Nos. of Mega Food Parks Approved : 42  Projects presently under implementation : 34  Projects already functional : 08  Projects likely to be operational this year : 04  EoI for 6+ new projects floated on 31 July; last date for submitting proposals extended to 07 October.

Patanjali MFP Flour Packing

31 Cold Chain – New Initiatives 100 new cold chains approved. EoI floated on 31 August Last date for submission is 17 October Grant-in-aid at the rate of 35% of project cost in general areas and 50% in North-East, Himalayan States, island areas & ITDP areas Higher grant for processing activities Maximum subsidy Rs.10 crore per project

Scheme of Abattoirs

Scheme for Modern Abattoirs: Current Status Projects approved: 40 Projects completed: 7 Projects ongoing: 33 2 slots available for new projects.

Kolkata Municipal Abattoir

FTL and R&D Projects: Current Status  Food Testing Labs Projects Approved- 90 Projects completed- 53 Projects under Implementation - 37  R&D Projects Projects Approved-200 Projects completed-101 Projects under Implementation - 99

 Inadequate infrastructure along the value chain- electricity, storage, logistics etc.  Restriction on inter-state movement of agricultural commodities.  Requirement of Multiple approvals from various Government departments - Single window system dysfunctional.  Continuance of APMC restrictions in most States on procurement of agricultural produce by processors  Inadequate investment in organized retail marketing.  No Scheme to incentivize investment in Individual Units Factors Affecting Performance

Recent Initiatives to Promote Food Processing  Special fund of Rs crore set up in NABARD to provide affordable credit in designated Food Parks. 160 designated Food Parks notified by the Ministry  100% FDI in marketing of Food Products, including through e- commerce, produced or manufactured in India  Primary processing of fruits and vegetables in Cold Chain exempted from Service Tax  Excise duty on food processing and packaging machinery reduced from 10% to 6%.  Basic Custom Duty on refrigerated containers reduced from 10% to 5%  Excise Duty reduced on refrigerated containers from 12.5% to 6%  Loan to Food and Agro based Processing Units classified for Priority Sector Lending under Agriculture activities

PPP Model for harnessing pvt. investment

Capacity Building

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