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This report identifies the challenges and also conveys the opportunities for the Food and Agribusiness community. The Report states that Food processing is one of the most important links in the agricultural value chain that enables value addition and reduction of post-harvest losses of agricultural produce. Enabling farmers to become part of this link by engaging them as entrepreneurs and through small-medium enterprises (SMEs) can help in the development of a vibrant agrarian and rural economy.

FICCI-KPMG Report: Enhancing competitiveness of Indian food chain: The report highlighted the shortcomings in supply chain, dearth of skilled and unskilled labour and investments in the food processing Industry. The Report indicated that the organised retail penetration in the food sector has remained low in the country and organised sales account for just about 1 percent of the total food and grocery spend.Added to this, nearly 30 per cent of food produce is wasted primarily due to the lack of adequate post-harvest infrastructure and poor supply chain management. "It has been estimated that loss of primary produce before reaching the ...