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Primary processing and value addition of horticultural crops

India has 17% of worldu2019s population, has 4% water and only 2.4% land.<br>Agriculture contributes about 18 to GDP, employees 49% workforce and sustains approx over 58% of the population <br>India produces about 315.7 million tons of food grains and 350.87 million tons of fruits and vegetables and ranks second in world, however due to lack proper storage and processing the losses are 10% in food grains and upto 25% in horticultural produce. (15 B USD=Rs. 1 Lakh crores)<br>Food processing is employment intensive, creates 1.8 jobs directly and 6.4 indirectly for every USD 25000 investment<br>Indian produce i

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Primary processing and value addition of horticultural crops

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