Food industry

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Food processing Indusrty 

INTRODUCTION

                                Food processing sector is indispensable for the overall development of an economy asit 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 theagricultural or horticultural produce by various methods like grading, sorting andpackaging. In other words, it is a technique of manufacturing and preserving food substances in an effective manner with a view to enhance their shelf life; improve quality as well as make them functionally more useful. It covers spectrum of products

from sub-sectors comprising agriculture, horticulture, plantation, animal husbandry

and fisheries.

food industry