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40% food wastage due to lack of infrastructure in post-harvest mgmt: AIFPA
Abhitash Singh, Mumbai
India's food processing industry is estimated to be worth nearly Rs 5 lakh crore market and presumed to be growing at the rate of 11 per cent per annum, but according to K L Radhakrishnan, senior official, All India Food Processors' Association (AIFPA), the lack of proper infrastructure in post-harvest management is responsible for the wastage of food, estimated to be about 40 per cent.