Gamini SinglaAIR 3 · CSE 2021 · 166 wordsTheir whole copy
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As per economic survey 2020-21, though food processing sector's annual growth is high at 9.9% but is far behind its potential.
Body · points
Mega food parks : Gamechanger
- Proper remuneration to farmers by procuring grains at adequate prices
- Employment generation
- Contribution to exports sector and overall gross domestic product
- Reverses migration → opportunities in rural areas
- Preventing food loss post harvest
- Investment in infrastructure
Progress remains stunted
- Land acquisition delays
- Red tapism while clearances
- Lack of skilled manpower
- No contract farming in many states → no easy raw materials availability
- Lack of branding and marketing facilities
- Lack of institutional credit supply
Though Government's schemes like SAMPADA and TOP-to-TOTAL are right steps, but following suggestions: (1) Availability of state of art technology (2) focus on quality of products (3) Easy capital availability (4) Contract enforcement - easy
Close · a way forward
Relaxation in the laws for facilitating the establishment of mega food parks in must for leveraging the food processing sector.