Post-harvest Food Management, Extent of Processing and Inter-sectoral Linkages

Seema Bathla () and Madhur Gautam ()
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Seema Bathla: Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Madhur Gautam: Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank

Chapter Chapter 2 in Agro and Food Processing Industry in India, 2021, pp 17-59 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The state of transformation of India’s food system is reflected in the changes taking place in the size and scale of the agro-processing and agro-services sectors, and their inter-linkages with agricultural sector. Knowledge gaps are, however, extensive given the diversity in economic activities, a large and varied consumer base, domestic and trade policies that influence the growth of the sector, and regional differentials. This chapter delves into three important questions, which are the prerequisites to understand the evolving food system in India—both on-farm, in terms of production mix, and off-farm, in the post-harvest management of farm produce. First, what is the size of agribusiness in the non-farm economy in terms of output (measured as gross value added) and employment? Second, what is the share of agricultural output that is processed, and what is the nature and extent of agricultural inputs (domestic and imported) used by the manufacturing and service sectors? And finally, what are the magnitudes of inter-industry (agriculture-industry) and intra-industry linkages?

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9468-7_2

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