Status of Food Processing Industries in Sivaganga and Ramnathapuram districts of Tamilnadu-Present Scenario

This paper has been made an attempt to analyse the Current Status of Food Processing Industries in Sivaganga and Ramnathapuram districts of Tamilnadu. Food processing sector is indispensable for the overall development of an economy as it provides a vital linkage and synergy between the agriculture and industry. It helps to diversify and commercialise farming; enhance income of farmers; create markets for export of agro foods as well as generate greater employment opportunities. Through the presence of such industries, a wider range of food products could be sold and distributed to the distant locations. The term ‘food processing ’is mainly defined as a process of value addition to the agricultural or horticultural produce by various methods like grading, sorting and packaging. This article is concluded that the current market position of food processing industry is having tremendous growth in the study area. But it is having some sort of struggles to develop the business.