Lok Sabha Question No. 331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Processed Foods
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 331

ANSWERED ON 26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## PROCESSED FOODS

## 331. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any  steps to establish good coordination  between  farmers and food processing industries in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to provide financial assistance to sensitize  entrepreneurs for setting up of new food processing units in diversified agriculture sector;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  agricultural  products  used  as  raw  material  in  food  processing  industries  during each of the last three years; and
- (e) the details of production, consumption and export of processed and packaged food items during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  been  implementing  Mega  Food  Park Scheme  (MFPS)  since  11 th Five  Years  Plan  to  create  modern  infrastructure  facilities  for  the  food processing along the value chain from the farm to the market with a cluster based approach based on a hub and spokes model. It includes creation of infrastructure for primary processing and storage near the farm at Primary Processing Centres (PPCs) and Collection Centres (CCs) and common facilities and enabling  infrastructure  at  Central  Processing  Centre  (CPC).  The  scheme  also  aims  to  provide  a mechanism to bring  together  farmers,  processors  and  retailers  and  link  agriculture  production  to  the market  so  as  to  ensure  maximization  of  value  addition,  minimization  of  wastages  and  improving farmers' income.

The scheme of Integrated Cold Chain, Value  Addition and Preservation Infrastructure also promotes backward linkages with farmers through Minimal Processing Centres.

(b) & (c):   To create awareness and to sensitize entrepreneurs  for setting up of new food processing units  in  diversified  food  processing  sectors,  Ministry  is  implementing  a  Scheme  for  Promotional Activities,  under  which  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  organizing  seminars/  workshops/  fair/ exhibitions  in  various  parts  of  the  country.  The  Ministry  also  participates  in  All  India  level  fairs/ exhibitions  for  dissemination  of  information  regarding  food  processing  industries,  familiarizing  the entrepreneurs with modern techniques of production and preservation.

(d)  &  (e):  The  data of  agricultural  produce  used  as  raw  material  in  food  processing,  production  and consumption of processed and packaged food items are not maintained in the Ministry. The details of export of food products are given in Annexure.

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|         | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   | India Export of Agri Products Country Name/Region Name :- All   |
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|         |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | Qty In MT; Value in Rs. Lacs &US$ Mill                          | Qty In MT; Value in Rs. Lacs &US$ Mill                          | Qty In MT; Value in Rs. Lacs &US$ Mill                          |
| Sl. No. | Product Name                                                    | 2012-13                                                         | 2012-13                                                         | 2012-13                                                         | 2013-14                                                         | 2013-14                                                         | 2013-14                                                         | 2014-15                                                         | 2014-15                                                         | 2014-15                                                         |
|         |                                                                 | Qty                                                             | Rs. Lacs                                                        | US$ Mill                                                        | Qty                                                             | Rs. Lacs                                                        | US$ Mill                                                        | Qty                                                             | Rs. Lacs                                                        | US$ Mill                                                        |
| 1       | Marine Products                                                 | 965099.42                                                       | 1884119.52                                                      | 3464.08                                                         | 1000818.64                                                      | 3062727.68                                                      | 5016.63                                                         | 1073269.70                                                      | 3368545.26                                                      | 5510.02                                                         |
| 2       | Buffalo Meat                                                    | 1076103.00                                                      | 1740898.73                                                      | 3201.14                                                         | 1365643.00                                                      | 2645781.59                                                      | 4350.38                                                         | 1475540.00                                                      | 2928258.19                                                      | 4781.18                                                         |
| 3       | Spices                                                          | 932591.86                                                       | 1517674.51                                                      | 2786.12                                                         | 896565.40                                                       | 1514635.87                                                      | 2497.30                                                         | 923271.28                                                       | 1484235.66                                                      | 2429.48                                                         |
| 4       | Sugar                                                           | 2793778.00                                                      | 857632.24                                                       | 1574.62                                                         | 2477640.00                                                      | 717850.02                                                       | 1177.11                                                         | 1954441.00                                                      | 532665.56                                                       | 871.06                                                          |
| 5       | Coffee                                                          | 254017.79                                                       | 471107.32                                                       | 866.13                                                          | 253902.13                                                       | 479910.31                                                       | 798.83                                                          | 221394.67                                                       | 497325.46                                                       | 814.02                                                          |
| 6       | Cashew                                                          | 104092.00                                                       | 406720.72                                                       | 746.97                                                          | 120737.00                                                       | 509549.31                                                       | 842.32                                                          | 134567.00                                                       | 556577.07                                                       | 909.25                                                          |
| 7       | Castor Oil                                                      | 565994.07                                                       | 430981.61                                                       | 792.75                                                          | 544795.66                                                       | 436433.09                                                       | 725.70                                                          | 546503.15                                                       | 471017.97                                                       | 770.45                                                          |
| 8       | Oil Meals                                                       | 6578173.00                                                      | 1651953.14                                                      | 3038.60                                                         | 6576509.00                                                      | 1707012.82                                                      | 2796.44                                                         | 3904381.00                                                      | 812859.55                                                       | 1324.08                                                         |
| 9       | Tea                                                             | 268799.83                                                       | 471879.04                                                       | 865.97                                                          | 249907.56                                                       | 487334.30                                                       | 798.79                                                          | 215209.62                                                       | 416613.96                                                       | 680.97                                                          |
| 10      | Guargum                                                         | 406323.00                                                       | 2128700.28                                                      | 3919.23                                                         | 601971.00                                                       | 1173539.22                                                      | 1979.70                                                         | 665233.00                                                       | 947990.69                                                       | 1552.14                                                         |
| 11      | Groundnut                                                       | 535637.00                                                       | 406536.21                                                       | 747.39                                                          | 509751.00                                                       | 318765.52                                                       | 525.68                                                          | 708395.00                                                       | 467537.76                                                       | 760.37                                                          |
| 12      | Tobacco Unmanufactured                                          | 230414.16                                                       | 381575.51                                                       | 701.44                                                          | 237106.04                                                       | 478274.20                                                       | 789.07                                                          | 219566.83                                                       | 416269.95                                                       | 680.01                                                          |
| 13      | Processed Fruits & Juices                                       | NA                                                              | 257732.39                                                       | 473.42                                                          | NA                                                              | 333205.01                                                       | 547.14                                                          | NA                                                              | 362568.02                                                       | 592.07                                                          |
| 14      | Cereal                                                          | 292693.00                                                       | 224076.02                                                       | 411.79                                                          | 319554.00                                                       | 285626.27                                                       | 471.32                                                          | 306133.00                                                       | 303323.81                                                       | 495.87                                                          |
| 15      | Preparations Misc Processed Items                               | NA                                                              | 185398.14                                                       | 340.62                                                          | NA                                                              | 253148.35                                                       | 418.04                                                          | NA                                                              | 279597.24                                                       | 457.47                                                          |
| 16      | Sesame Seeds                                                    | 299482.29                                                       | 288085.12                                                       | 528.08                                                          | 257441.09                                                       | 358346.37                                                       | 592.17                                                          | 375656.06                                                       | 471776.80                                                       | 772.27                                                          |
| 17      | Alcoholic Beverages                                             | NA                                                              | 193245.36                                                       | 355.19                                                          | NA                                                              | 242967.08                                                       | 401.53                                                          | NA                                                              | 226226.39                                                       | 369.17                                                          |
| 18      | Dairy Products                                                  | NA                                                              | 232467.59                                                       | 427.53                                                          | NA                                                              | 440777.93                                                       | 727.54                                                          | NA                                                              | 216168.25                                                       | 354.65                                                          |
| 19      | Processed                                                       | NA                                                              | 110255.78                                                       | 202.66                                                          | NA                                                              | 128885.64                                                       | 213.05                                                          | NA                                                              | 172533.90                                                       | 282.32                                                          |
| 20      | Vegetables Tobacco                                              | NA                                                              | 121446.65                                                       | 222.69                                                          | NA                                                              | 135171.69                                                       | 222.32                                                          | NA                                                              | 170584.92                                                       | 278.61                                                          |
| 21      | Manufactured Milled Products                                    | 273546.27                                                       | 60360.79                                                        | 111.07                                                          | 419263.76                                                       | 100800.48                                                       | 166.15                                                          | 415712.55                                                       | 101851.77                                                       | 166.78                                                          |
| 22      | Other Oil Seeds                                                 | 87586.00                                                        | 41461.39                                                        | 76.28                                                           | 194460.00                                                       | 94552.90                                                        | 155.18                                                          | 247540.00                                                       | 113536.04                                                       | 185.03                                                          |
| 23      | Cocoa Products                                                  | 19083.35                                                        | 29392.12                                                        | 54.03                                                           | 16229.24                                                        | 57321.74                                                        | 93.97                                                           | 20883.80                                                        | 84885.36                                                        | 138.90                                                          |
| 24      | Sheep/Goat                                                      | 15287.00                                                        | 42647.16                                                        | 78.35                                                           | 22608.00                                                        | 69411.53                                                        | 115.37                                                          | 23614.00                                                        | 82811.34                                                        | 135.71                                                          |
| 25      | Meat Poultry Products                                           | NA                                                              | 49493.39                                                        | 91.22                                                           | NA                                                              | 56680.08                                                        | 93.03                                                           | 0.00                                                            | 65119.60                                                        | 106.38                                                          |
| 26      | Vegetable Oils                                                  | 36086.00                                                        | 46934.57                                                        | 85.92                                                           | 23012.00                                                        | 32481.68                                                        | 53.38                                                           | 41543.00                                                        | 57953.69                                                        | 94.46                                                           |
| 27      | Fruits /                                                        | 17168.00                                                        | 34772.39                                                        | 63.70                                                           | 19338.58                                                        | 41657.77                                                        | 68.80                                                           | 12499.25                                                        | 42703.38                                                        | 69.96                                                           |
| 28      | Vegetable Seeds Floriculture                                    | NA                                                              | 42344.58                                                        | 77.79                                                           | NA                                                              | 45590.44                                                        | 75.31                                                           | NA                                                              | 46076.09                                                        | 75.39                                                           |
| 29      | Mollases                                                        | 342153.00                                                       | 22303.22                                                        | 40.83                                                           | 211653.00                                                       | 14729.31                                                        | 24.53                                                           | 213460.00                                                       | 17104.16                                                        | 28.09                                                           |
| 30      | Niger Seeds                                                     | 17904.56                                                        | 9012.96                                                         | 16.55                                                           | 20841.06                                                        | 11360.98                                                        | 18.69                                                           | 18036.89                                                        | 10823.43                                                        | 17.59                                                           |
| 31      | Shellac                                                         | 3603.66                                                         | 40173.89                                                        | 73.84                                                           | 7747.86                                                         | 51402.77                                                        | 84.95                                                           | 5242.54                                                         | 26746.54                                                        | 43.80                                                           |
|         | Cashew Nut                                                      | 9191.51                                                         | 2983.87                                                         | 5.50                                                            | 9480.28                                                         | 3861.02                                                         | 6.35                                                            | 10937.60                                                        | 5581.20                                                         | 9.10                                                            |
| 32      | Shell Liquid                                                    | 645.84                                                          | 2146.22                                                         | 3.94                                                            |                                                                 | 2845.84                                                         | 4.73                                                            | 260.15                                                          | 1933.25                                                         | 3.18                                                            |
| 33      | Animal Casings                                                  |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 352.20                                                          |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |
| 34 35   | Other Meat                                                      | 194.00                                                          | 233.33                                                          | 0.43                                                            | 268.00                                                          | 340.13                                                          | 0.55                                                            | 248.00                                                          | 247.75                                                          | 0.41                                                            |
|         | Total                                                           |                                                                 | 14387683.17                                                     | 26447.60                                                        |                                                                 | 16293746.76                                                     | 26853.34                                                        |                                                                 | 15761469.72                                                     | 25762.53                                                        |