Focus on food processing

A lot more needs to be done to remove the constraints

Going by the recent claims made by the government in Parliament, its policies have incentivised private investment in the food processing sector to facilitate value-addition of farm produce and reduce its wastage. This assertion is correct to some extent as the sector has, of late, been clocking double-digit annual growth. Some of the official initiatives are well-designed to suit the industry and woo foreign investment. Between 2014 and March 2020, this sector received direct external investment of about $4.18 billion. With the changing lifestyle of people, especially that of the huge urban middle class, the household consumption of processed food