date:Nov 02, 2012
of production, consumption, export and GDP growth. The sector accounts for around 14 per cent of total industrial output and around 6 percent of the GDP. The size of the industry is estimated at $70 billion. Presently, the sector employs about 13 million people directly and about 35 million people indirectly.
The industry is mainly unorganised with 75 per cent of the processing units belonging to the unorganized sector. The organised sector is relatively small, with around 5,300 fruit and veget