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Dr
Jyoti Sharma
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Academic consultant
MAHIAA
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANCY SERVICES DELHI
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Abstract
Food industry
in India has emerged as an important sector for diversification of agriculture
and has established it’s creditability in improving farm income through
increased productivity , generating employment and increasing exports besides
providing household nutritional security . India has now emerged as second 2nd
largest producer of food and production in the world contributing 10% to 13.8 %
of the total world production of food products respectively
Introduction
Indian food industry is booming and processing is highly
diverse industry processing is highly
diverse industry sector comprising some major subsector .Fruit, Alcoholic and
Non-alcoholic beverages confectionary , health foods and supplements. As such
growth of sector has been the highest in developed economics especially across
western Europe , north America, Japan and Australia organized retailing and
availability of better processing technologies too have contributed to growth
of sector
Present Position
India endorsed with diverse agro –climate condition and
large irrigated area rank as the world 2nd largest food producer ,
next only to china .
From high independence on external
sources to self –sufficiency in 60 year . India has achieved several
distinctions in food production
The country
world ranking as a producer vis-à-vis other nations improved considerably ,
with respect to major products as indicated in table below
India’s
World Ranking as Producer of Major Agro-Food
|
S.No.
|
Food
|
Production
in Million Tonnes
|
Rank
|
|
1
|
Wheat
|
72
|
2
|
|
2
|
Rice
|
124
|
2
|
|
3
|
Grains
|
29
|
3
|
|
4
|
Milk
|
91
|
1
|
|
5
|
Fruits
|
47
|
2
|
|
6
|
Vegetables
|
82
|
2
|
|
7
|
Edible
Oil
|
25
|
3
|
|
8
|
Pulses
|
15
|
1
|
|
9
|
Sugarcane
|
245
|
2
|
|
10
|
Tea
|
0.85
|
1
|
Source
– India Statistical Year Book 2009
Market Trends
Consumption
patterns in India are in rapid transition particularly in urban areas and in
certain population .The quick frozen products industry has developed rapidly in
India. According to Euromonitor in 2009 . Total sales of Frozen Produced food
totaled to RMB 15 billion ( US $ 2 Millions) of 4 % increase over the level
prevailed in the year 2008 . There here around 2000 quick Frozen food
manufacture in India 2009
Over the last
ten Years, India’s banking sector has grown by 10% annually . However the industry still remains
highly Fragmented Traders in India broadly categorize ingredients into 3 Groups
1. Item Used less frequently but that add
value to the final products such as baking powder , chocolate
2. Additive and colouring
3. Large volumes of frequently used items
ingredients such sugar fat and Oil
Market
share of various processed food in India 2019
|
Category
|
Products
|
Market Share
|
|
Frozen
Food
|
Frozen Processed
Poultry
|
28 %
|
|
Frozen
Food
|
Red Meat
|
43%
|
|
Baby
Food
|
Infant
M ilk powder
|
87%
|
|
Baby
Food
|
Dried
Baby Food
|
11%
|
|
Baby
Food
|
Prepared
Baby food
|
13%
|
|
Dairy
Products
|
Cheese
|
19%
|
|
Dairy
Products
|
Yoghurt
|
1.0 %
|
|
Dairy
Products
|
Fluid
Milk Products
|
80%
|
Source
– Euro monitor
Conclusion
India is the world 2nd largest food market and
also a large processor of much food market and also a large processor of many
food categories supplying to both domestic and export markets .The ratio of
processed output value in India is only 1:2, where as it is 3:1 in developed
countries leaving ample room for expansion
References
1.
India
Statistical Year Book 2009
2.
Digest
of Statistics ( 2002) , Directorate of Economics and Statistics , Planning and
Development , New Delhi
3.
India
2001-02 , Popular Prakashan (p) Ltd 2002,p.11
Article by Dr Jyoti Sharma for Mahiaa
Energy and Environment Technology Consultancy Services Delhi for March 2019 Month
