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Progressive Agriculture
Year : 2022, Volume : 22, Issue : 2
First page : ( 202) Last page : ( 207)
Print ISSN : 0972-6152. Online ISSN : 0976-4615.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-4615.2022.00034.5

Food and agro processing in the Uttar Pradesh State of India

Sunanda1,*, Singh Anupa2

1Research Scholar, Devi Nagri College, Meerut

2Associate Professor, Department of EconomicsDeva Nagri College, Meerut

*Corresponding Author Email- sunanda@gmail.com

Online published on 20 December, 2022.

Abstract

Uttar Pradesh accounts for about 16% of the country's vegetable production and 31% of the country's potato production. The state is a leader in the production of mango (24% of country's production), amla (40% of country's production) and menthe (50% of country's production) in the country. The food and agro processing sector can play a major role in the doubling of the farmers’ income. The state is having several favorable factors for encouraging food processing activities. The entire production from agriculture cannot be consumed within the state. Processing, storage and export are therefore necessary to sustain the growth rate of the agriculture sector. The level of food processing of fruits and vegetables is very low in the state; 6% at present. In the state there are more than 6,500 and agro and food processing units in the organized sector and 35,000 units in the unorganized sectors. Four agro parks have been developed for food processing industry at Gorakhpur, Barabanki, Saharanpur and Varanasi district of U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (UPSIDC). These parks have been provided with “Multi Chamber and Controlled Atmospheric Cold Storage with Sorting, Grading and Cleaning Facility” to meet the specific needs of the agro and food processing industry. Considering significantly high level of post-harvest losses of various agriculture produce, low level of value addition & processing and growing demand for high value products, there is ample scope for investment in these areas.

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Keywords

Agriculture produce, Food processing, Agro processing, Farmers, Income.

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