{"id":4260,"date":"2020-10-26T18:17:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T12:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niir.org\/blog\/?p=4260"},"modified":"2020-10-26T18:17:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T12:47:16","slug":"agro-procesing-business-and-products-from-agricultural-wastage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niir.org\/blog\/agro-procesing-business-and-products-from-agricultural-wastage\/","title":{"rendered":"Agro Processing Business and Products from Agricultural Wastage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Agro-processing is seen as a set of techno-economic activities that are carried out for handling and conservation of agricultural produce and to use it as food, feed, fiber, fuel, or industrial raw material. Therefore the agro-processing industry involves all operations from the stage of the harvest till the material reaches the end-user in the form of packaging, quantity, quality, and price.<\/p>\n

The Agro-processing industry is seen as a growing sector of the Indian economy due to its large potential growth and likely socio-economic impact mostly on employment and income generation. The data suggest that in developed countries approx. 14% of the total workforce is engaged either directly or indirectly in the agro-processing sector. Moreover, in India, approx. 3% of the workforce can get employment in this sector. Properly developed, the agro-processing sector will be able to make India a big player globally for marketing and supply of processed food, feed, and a wide range of other plant and animal products.<\/p>\n

Related Book:- <\/strong>Modern Technology of Agro Processing & Agricultural Waste Products<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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The technological revolution in the industry of agriculture<\/a> has greatly increased the production of agriculture. The net impact by the revolution in agriculture has given fast development on food processing industries across the globe. Due to this fast development, significant quantities of agricultural products are subjected to processing to make it suitable for consumption, increased storage stability, better nutrition, and sensory quality.<\/p>\n

Related Projects:- <\/strong>Food Processing and Agriculture Based Projects<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The consumption of the food processing waste segment is likely to reach 182 MN tonnes by the end of the assessment period, with a 5.1% growth rate. Whereas, the consumption waste segment is projected to reach US$ 30 Bn by the end of the assessment period. Further, this segment will reach 139 MN tonnes by 2027-end and it is estimated to increase at 4.4% CAGR throughout the assessment period. The food industry has generated enough quantity of food products that are employing a large number of people and can uplift the economic status however it has also generated waste in the big quantity that is causing environmental pollution.<\/p>\n

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