Lok Sabha Question No. 1325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Agri Wastage
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1325 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## AGRI WASTAGE

## 1325.  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding percentage of wastage of agricultural food produces in the country during the last two years, product-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has identified regions of high wastage due to poor infrastructure for processing of agricultural produces;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  any  new  schemes  are  under  active  consideration  of  the  Government  to  reduce wastage of agricultural food processing; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c): As per study, 'Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses of Major Crops  and  Commodities  in  India'  by  Central Institute of  Post-Harvest  Engineering  and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana in 2015, the estimated cumulative percentages of annual harvest and post-harvest losses of major agricultural produces with region of high wastage are given in Annexure .

(d) & (e): The shortage ofefficient harvest and post-harvest infrastructure coupled with lack of adequate food processing industries/units are the major identified problem areas for wastage of agricultural  produces  in  the  country.  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  is seized of these problems and has been implementing various Central Sector Schemes for overall development of food processing sector in the country including reducing of wastage.  MoFPIis now  implementing  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  PRDHAN  MANTRI  KISAN  SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) with an allocation of   Rs. 6,000 crore for period 2016-20 co-terminus with the 14 th   Finance Commission cycle. PMKSY has seven component schemes viz;(i) Mega Food Parks,(ii)  Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure,(iii) Infrastructure for AgroProcessing Clusters, (iv) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages, (v) Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities, (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructureand (vii)  Human  Resources  and  Institutions.  The  PMKSY  is  designed  to  create robust modern infrastructure along the entire value chain in food processing with a view to, inter alia,  reduce  wastage  and  improve  the  supply  position  of  quality  food  products  to  various locations.  The  farmers,  Farmer  Producer  Organizations,  entrepreneurs,  cooperatives,  societies, Self Help Groups, Private Companies and State PSUs etc. are eligible to avail financial assistance in  the  form  of  grants-in-aid  under  these  schemes  for  setting  up  food  processing  projects  in  the country.  Also,  as  announced  in  the  budget  speech  of  Union  Budget  2018-19,  MoFPI  is implementing a new Central Sector Scheme for 'Operation Greens'for integrated development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops value chain, with an outlay of Rs.500 crore to promote Farmers Producers Organizations, agri-logistics, processing facilities and professional management in addition to short term price stabilisation component to prevent crashing of prices of the TOP crops during the time of glut.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1325 FOR ANSWERED ON 18.12.2018  REGARDING 'AGRI WASTAGE'

## Estimate of Harvest and Post-harvest losses in India

| Sl No. (1)   | Crops/ Commodity (2)   | Over all Total Loss (%) (3)   | Agro Climatic Zones covered (4)   | Region of High Wastage (5)                                                                             | Loss in (5) (%) (6)   |
|--------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Cereals      | Cereals                | Cereals                       | Cereals                           | Cereals                                                                                                | Cereals               |
| 1.           | Paddy                  | 5.53                          | 10                                | Lower Gangetic Plain region (West Bengal)                                                              | 7.26                  |
| 2.           | Wheat                  | 4.93                          | 11                                | Gujarat plain and hills region (Gujarat)                                                               | 7.04                  |
| 3.           | Maize                  | 4.65                          | 5                                 | Central Plateaus and hills region (Rajasthan)                                                          | 6.89                  |
| 4.           | Bajra                  | 5.23                          | 7                                 | Gujarat plain and hills region (Gujarat)                                                               | 8.01                  |
| 5.           | Sorghum                | 5.99                          | 5                                 | Western Plateaus and hills region (Madhya Pradesh and Mahrashtra)                                      | 7.45                  |
| Pulses       | Pulses                 | Pulses                        | Pulses                            | Pulses                                                                                                 | Pulses                |
| 6.           | Pigeon Pea             | 6.36                          | 7                                 | Eastern Plateaus and hills region (Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Eastern Part of Madhya Pradesh and Odisha) | 10.65                 |
| 7.           | Chick Pea              | 8.41                          | 6                                 | Central Plateau and hills region (Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra)                                      | 11.15                 |
| 8.           | Black Gram             | 7.07                          | 8                                 | Central plateau and hills region (M.P., Rajasthan and Maharashtra)                                     | 10.11                 |
| 9.           | Green Gram             | 6.60                          | 7                                 | Western Plateau and hills region (Maharashtra)                                                         | 8.03                  |
| 10.          | Mustard                | 5.54                          | 10                                | Eastern Himalayan region (Assam)                                                                       | 7.77                  |
| 11.          | Cottonseed             | 3.08                          | 6                                 | Central Plateau and hills region (Maharashtra)                                                         | 6.94                  |
| 12.          | Soybean                | 9.96                          | 3                                 | Central Plateau and hills region (Madhya Pradesh)                                                      | 13.16                 |
| 13.          | Safflower              | 3.24                          | 2                                 | Southern Plateau and Hills Region                                                                      | 3.29                  |
| 14.          | Sunflower              | 5.26                          | 2                                 | Southern Plateau and Hills Region                                                                      | 4.69                  |
| 15.          | Groundnut              | 6.03                          | 8                                 | (Madhya Pradesh)                                                                                       | 9.54                  |
| Fruits       | Fruits                 | Fruits                        | Fruits                            | Fruits                                                                                                 | Fruits                |
| 16.          | Apple                  | 10.39                         | 1                                 | Western Himalayan regions comprising of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand             | 10.39                 |
| 17.          | Banana                 | 7.76                          | 5                                 | Western Plateau and hills region                                                                       | 10.60                 |
| 18.          | Citrus                 | 9.69                          | 5                                 | Western Plateau and hills region (Maharashtra)                                                         | 12.97                 |
| 19.          | Grapes                 | 8.63                          | 2                                 | The pattern of losses was similar in both regions.                                                     | 8.47                  |
| 20.          | Guava                  | 15.88                         | 5                                 | Eastern Plateau and hills region (Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha)                                  | 19.48                 |
| 21.          | Mango                  | 9.16                          | 8                                 | Middle and upper gangetic plain region (Uttar Pradesh and Bihar)                                       | 10                    |
| 22.          | Papaya                 | 6.70                          | 6                                 | Eastern Himalayan Region (North- eastern states)                                                       | 12.25                 |
| 23.          | Sapota                 | 9.73                          | 3                                 | Western Plateau and hills region (Maharashtra)                                                         | 11.98                 |

| Vegetables 24.              | Cabbage                     | 9.37                        | 8                           | Eastern Plateau and hills region (Part of Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Western part of West Bengal)   | 12.81                       |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 25.                         | Cauliflower                 | 9.56                        | 7                           | North Eastern states of India                                                                    | 11.23                       |
| 26.                         | Green Pea                   | 7.45                        | 5                           | Middle Gangetic Plain Region                                                                     | 9.11                        |
| 27.                         | Mushroom                    | 9.51                        | 4                           | Western Himalayan Region                                                                         | 10.20                       |
| 28.                         | Onion                       | 8.20                        | 6                           | Western Plateau and hills region (including the main onion production region of Maharashtra)     | 12.72                       |
| 29.                         | Potato                      | 7.32                        | 9                           | Uniform kind of pattern in losses of potato                                                      | 7.96                        |
| 30.                         | Tomato                      | 12.44                       | 8                           | Western plateau and hills region (Maharashtra)                                                   | 18.34                       |
| 31.                         | Tapioca                     | 4.58                        | 4                           | Assam                                                                                            | 8.34                        |
| Plantation Crops and Spices | Plantation Crops and Spices | Plantation Crops and Spices | Plantation Crops and Spices | Plantation Crops and Spices                                                                      | Plantation Crops and Spices |
| 32.                         | Arecanut                    | 4.91                        | 3                           | North Eastern part of India                                                                      | 6.49                        |
| 33.                         | Black Pepper                | 1.18                        | 1                           | West Coast Plains and Ghat region (Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karantaka)                             | 1.18                        |
| 34.                         | Cashew                      | 4.17                        | 3                           | East coast plain and hills regions (Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu)                               | 7.72                        |
| 35.                         | Chili                       | 6.51                        | 4                           | Pattern of losses in all four regions is almost similar                                          | 6.51                        |
| 36.                         | Coconut                     | 4.77                        | 4                           | East Cost (Andhra Pradesh)                                                                       | 6.87                        |
| 37.                         | Coriander                   | 5.87                        | 2                           | Pattern of losses were similar in both regions                                                   | 5.87                        |
| 38.                         | Sugarcane                   | 7.89                        | 7                           | East coast (Andhra Pradesh)                                                                      | 7.07                        |
| 39.                         | Turmeric                    | 4.44                        | 4                           | Upper Gangetic Plain Region                                                                      | 4.54                        |
| Livestock Produce           | Livestock Produce           | Livestock Produce           | Livestock Produce           | Livestock Produce                                                                                | Livestock Produce           |
| 40.                         | Egg                         | 7.19                        | 6                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 8.34                        |
| 41.                         | Inland fish                 | 5.23                        | 5                           | Bihar                                                                                            | 8.88                        |
| 42.                         | Marine Fish                 | 10.52                       | 4                           | Southern Plateau and Hills Region                                                                | 11.41                       |
| 43.                         | Meat                        | 2.71                        | 5                           | Regional variations in losses were not observed                                                  | 2.71                        |
| 44.                         | Poultry Meat                | 6.74                        | 6                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | 8.18                        |
| 45.                         | Milk                        | 0.92                        | 4                           | Gujarat                                                                                          | 1.28                        |