Foreign direct investment in Indian food processing industry

Food processing sector has been attracting substantial FDI and is among the top ten sectors getting FDI equity. FDI up to 100 per cent equity is permitted under the automatic route in food and infrastructure like food parks and cold chains. There are many areas for investment in this sector which include mega food parks, agri-infrastructure, supply chain aggregation, logistics and cold chain infrastructure, fruit and vegetable products, animal products, meat and dairy, fisheries and seafood cereals, consumer foods/ready to eat foods, wine and beer, machinery/packaging. Though India has a strong raw material base, it has been unable to tap the potential for processing.The paper analysis growing FDI in Food processing industry in India