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JUNE 2021 VOLUME XXIV | ISSUE 06 FOOD PROCESSING For Value Addition June 2021 AGRICULTURE TODAY 1 Contributing with unique solutions to the EcoAgriculture Revolution All AlgaEnergy MicroAlgae solutions India Pvt Ltd products in India Noida One, Unit 216 & 217 are EcoCert Plot No-8, Block-B, Tower C, Sector-62 2 certificated AGRICULTURE TODAY NoidaJune 2021 · India June 2021 +911202975513 · [email protected] From the CEO’s Desk... President Dr. MJ Khan CEO & Group Editor Mamta Jain Group Executive Editor Food Processing - Route to Sustainability Rajni Shaleen Chopra Editor Agri News Food Processing is the transformation of any raw product of Sanjay Kumar agriculture, dairy, meat, poultry or fishing for an escalated commercial and consumption value along with shelf life. The Food Andhra Pradesh Processing Industry (FPI) is of enormous significance as it provides Satish Babu Gadde vital linkages and synergies between the two pillars of the economy, Assam i.e. agriculture and industry. Jyoti Bikash Nath Bihar Food processing has numerous advantages which are specific to Girendra Narayan the Indian context. Haryana · It provides direct and indirect Bijender Singh Dalal Employment Generation: employment opportunities because it acts as a bridge between Himachal Pradesh Agriculture and Industry. Rakesh Kumar · Doubling Farmers’ Income: With value addition through food Karnataka processing, there will be a commensurate rise in the price paid to Santosh Langer Maharashtra the farmer, increasing his income. Pasha Patel · Reduce food wastage: NITI Aayog estimated the annual post- Madhya Pradesh harvest losses of close to Rs 90,000 crore. With greater thrust on Rakesh Dubey proper sorting and grading close to the farm gate, and diverting Punjab extra produce to FPI, this wastage can be reduced, leading to better Puneet Singh Thind price realisation for farmers, e.g. frozen Safal peas are available Rajasthan throughout the year. Parvinder Singh Chauhan · Boosts Trade and Earns Foreign exchange: It is an important source of foreign exchange. For example, Indian Basmati rice is in STATE HEADS OF ATG BUREAUS Tamil Nadu Raju Narasimman great demand in Middle Eastern countries. Telangana · Curbing Food Inflation: Processing increases the shelf life of Jaipal Reddy the food… thus keeping supplies in tune with the demand… thereby Uttar Pradesh controlling food-inflation. Umesh Shukla · Crop-diversification: Food processing will require different Uttarakhand types of inputs, thus creating an incentive for the farmer to grow and Narendra Singh Mehra diversify crops. Admin & IT Head - Anil Way Forward for the Growth of Food Processing Industry IT Manager - Ankit · Storage capacities and infrastructure should be upgraded. · Assistant Editor - Rida There is need to develop the agrarian setup with practices that lead to diversification of crops. Business Manager - Tasmin · Backward linkages to farmers need to be made more robust. Graphic Designer - Abhishek · Effective contract farming models are SUPPORT TEAM Circulation - Rajkumar needed to shield farmers from price volatility. · Skill development is required at farm gate and processing levels. Graphic Designer A. Rehman · Public investment and connectivity should be DESIGN encouraged and escalated. Publisher & Printer – Dr. MJ Khan on behalf of M/s Con- · There is need to encourage cept Agrotech Consultants Limited, Published from 306 our domestic start-ups and industry, Rohit house Tolstoy Road New Delhi-110001 and printed instead of promoting international by Everest Press E-49/8, Okhla Industrial Area-II New companies. Delhi-110020 Phone No. 011-23731129 Fax No.011- 23731130 · We need specific training institutes on E-mail: [email protected] technology for agri-entrepreneurs in [email protected] all states. The June edition deliberates upon all No part of this magazine can be reproduced, imitated or transmitted in any form, including electronic, mechanical, crucial aspects of the Food Processing photocopying, recording or any information stage retrieval Industry and the way forward for its growth. system or extracted in any way without permission from the publishers. Views expressed in the magazine need not Happy Reading necessarily be those of the Editor / Publisher. www.agriculturetoday.in Page in the magazine: 80 June 2021 AGRICULTURE TODAY 3 08 FARMERS’ 2021 E N WELFARE U J Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Food Processing Industries, GOI The CEO’s Desk 03 From the PresIdent’s Desk 06 From the Executive Editor’s Desk 07 COVER STORY VOLUME XXIV | ISSUE 6 The BluePrint 11 16 SUCCESSFUL CLUSTER APPROACH ATMANIRBHAR Bharat Initiatives by Ministry of Food Processing DR CHINDI VASUDEVAPPA Industries 12 INSIGHT Trends in Packaged Food Industry 26 SUPPort SYSTEMS Processed Food Compatibility of Indian Logistics 20 Infrastructure 32 THE ROAD AHEAD FUTURE WISE Way to A Strong Agri Economy 38 MR HEMANT MALIK INDUstry SPEAK Role of Indian Sugar Sector 40 READY MARKET, Fair PRICE Serving the Farmers and Consumers 42 NEW HORIZONS 22 Opportunities of Processed Poultry and Dairy AGRI VISION products in India 44 PRADIPTA K. SAHOO Way TO GROW SWOT Analysis Towards Policy Making 46 AGRI SUPPort Empowering Women Farmers 48 ONE PLANET ONE HEALTH Driving Healthy Food Systems 50 28 BIZ STUDY GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Top Agri-Business Management B-Schools In MR RAM KAUNDINYA CONTENT India 52 REGULatory SUPPort Fortification of Select Foods: FSSAI Regulations for Food Processing Industry 54 AT ANALYSIS 35 The Vital Link Between Agriculture & Industry 58 AUGRINdersta CONCERNDINSNG BRAINSTORM VALUE ADDITION Execution Time for India Inc 60 MR TARUN SHRIDHAR THE NEW TECH Innovations in Agro Processing 64 CUTTING EDGE Modern Role of Packaging Material 68 AU-INDUstry CONVERGENCE Agricultural Higher Education 70 62 FOUNT OF LIFE EYE ON FUTURE Mushrooms: Immunity Stimulators, Income SHYAM NARAYAN JHA Generators 72 ECO AGRICULTURE SEMINAR & AWARDS 2021 74 4 AGRICULTURE TODAY June 2021 June 2021 Honda Annadata ad Back cover 165x240mm 5hp 5hp June 2021 AGRICULTURE TODAY 5 FROM THE PRESIDENT’S Food Processing: DESK Promising Extra Gains To Growers ndia holds immense potential in the segment of food processing. Indian agriculture is racing towards becoming a $500 billion economy in a year or two, while Indian economy itself may take five years or more to become a 5 trillion economy. The need for giving a major boost to food processing has become absolutely essential for farmers to become major beneficiary of Ithe gains of this growth. The poor agri infrastructure and distorted markets put the onus on the Indian food processing sector to insulate the farmers from the vagaries of high seasonal price fluctuations by through value addition longer shelf life. The potential for investments in India and assurance of high returns are guaranteed with abundance of agricultural produce, skilled man power and a vast and diversified fast growing food market. India is the largest producer of many agricultural commodities, often creating gluts and fall in prices. There are opportunities galore in the food processing segment, especially beyond the conventional food processing activities. The Covid pandemic has opened up immense space for healthy, safe and hygienic food. This space can be DR. M.J. KHAN effectively used, and in the process a stable market can be created for traditional immunity-building foods and snacks. The ready to eat food category is seeing an exponential growth. Packaging is a lesser explored area demanding new age solutions capitalizing on the need of easy handling, longer shelf life, better dispensing quality, no loss of nutrients etc. Business ventures concentrating on automation-based technologies and robotics will have immense scope. Food safety has emerged as an important challenge in the event of enhanced food processing demands. Inadequate knowledge about food hygiene and the standards and certification is a major handicap. Measures to address this concomitantly will aid in the development and expansion of the food processing sector. Temperature controlled warehouses for the perishables, cold storages and appropriate logistics are emerging as prerequisites for the development of FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK PRESIDENT’S THE FROM the sector. This sector requires intensive efforts from the government and the corporate since it is investment heavy. The Scheme for Formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises 2020, launched by the Government of India @INR 10,000 crores could be game changer, as it envisages upgrading the technology, skills, products and systems of micro food units and food vendors, and linking the FPOs with food processing industry to unleash its full potential. Today India’s biggest weakness in the agriculture segment is over production, and the inability to timely channelize excess production for proper storage, processing or exports. Food processing can convert this weakness into big strength. If proper technologies are developed and made accessible at farm level, not only can we address the issue of wastages but also substantially increase the income from agriculture. 6 AGRICULTURE TODAY June 2021 June 2021 FROM THE Bihar Agricultural University EXECUTIVE shows the way EDITOR’S DESK ihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur has rolled out several ICT enabled innovative agriculture extension approaches to reach out to the farming community on real time basis. The university has come up with an innovative blend