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Food Processing & Supply Chains

GS-III: Economy, Environment, Security, Disaster & Technology

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Overview

Food processing raises farm incomes, cuts waste and creates jobs; it needs cold chains, logistics, standards and market reforms.

Key points

PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (2017) supports food-processing infrastructure including mega food parks and cold chains.
Operation Greens (2018) began with tomato, onion and potato and was later widened to more fruits and vegetables.
FSSAI was set up under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
A Production Linked Incentive scheme for food processing was approved in 2021.
Post-harvest losses are high for fruits, vegetables and fish.
e-NAM and APMC reforms aim to widen market access.

Practice MCQs

From the perspective of definition and scope, which one of the following statements about Food Processing & Supply Chains is correct?
1. Building processing capacity automatically benefits all farmers regardless of market linkage or quality standards.
2. Food Processing & Supply Chains is unrelated to institutions, processes or real-world applications.
3. Food Processing & Supply Chains has no exceptions or limitations in exam analysis.
4. Food processing can reduce losses, extend shelf life, diversify demand and add value near production regions.
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Answer: (d) Food processing can reduce losses, extend shelf life, diversify demand and add value near production regions.. Food processing can reduce losses, extend shelf life, diversify demand and add value near production regions.
Consider the following statements on Food Processing & Supply Chains, focusing on definition and scope: 1. Food processing can reduce losses, extend shelf life, diversify demand and add value near production regions. 2. Building processing capacity automatically benefits all farmers regardless of market linkage or quality standards. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (a) 1 only. Statement 1 is correct; Statement 2 is a common misconception.

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