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The Indian Public Distribution System (PDS) is a national food security system that distributes subsidised food to India's poor. Major commodities include wheat , rice , sugar and kerosene . Surpluses of food from increased crop yields (as a result of the Green Revolution and good monsoon seasons) are managed by the Food Corporation of India ...
Its purpose was to increase processing of perishables from 6% to 20% and to increase India's share in global food trade by at least 3% up to year 2015. According to an estimate, [ 2 ] the Indian food industry was to grow from $200 million USD to $310 million USD in 2015 by this plan.
Induction of modern technology into the food processing industries from both domestic and external sources. Maximum utilization of agricultural residues and by-products of the primary agricultural produce as also of the processed industry. To encourage R&D in food processing for product and process development and improved packaging.
Worldwide employment In agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2021. India has one of the highest number of people employed in these sectors. As per the 2014 FAO world agriculture statistics India is the world's largest producer of many fresh fruits like banana, mango, guava, papaya, lemon and vegetables like chickpea, okra and milk, major spices like chili pepper, ginger, fibrous crops such as ...
The 2024 Indian farmers' protest is the second round of continuous protests and road blockades initiated by farmers in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana on 13 February 2024, primarily located at Punjab's Shambhu border. [13]
In the last 10 years, the revenue in FMCG industry in India has been growing at the rate of 21.4%. [2] There was a drastic change in revenues in FMCG sector growing from US$31.6 billion to US$52.8 from 2011 to 2017-2018 respectively. [3]
During the 2022 food crises, India began taking steps to export more rice and wheat, in part to fill the gaps created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [157] However, the heatwave caused increasing local prices and lower supply, issues also exacerbated by the war increasing fertilizer prices. [ 158 ]
India's wedding industry has a size of $75 billion, second largest after China. It is the fourth largest industry in India. [331] The wedding industry saw significant growth in 2023 as weddings became larger and more extravagant post the pandemic blues. Average guest size grew by nearly 15%, from 270 guests in 2022 to 310 in 2023.