Bengal Assembly elections 2021: Food processing industry may be a key issue.
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Post harvest losses one of Biggest problem in West Bengal.... Accroding to apex industry body ASSOCHAM report 2013 , West Bengal incurs post-harvest fruits and vegetable losses worth over Rs 13,600 crore annually.
The report points that lack of proper handling and an inadequate cold and frozen supply chain leads to losses of perishable food produce, such as fruit and vegetables.
We know West Bengal No1 in Agriculture.The state accounts 32% of potatoes, 29% pineapples, 17% of bananas and 16% of India’s rice production.
we know Malda for Mango and Litchi cultivation, Siliguri for Pineapple, Hooghly for Potato,Murshidabad and Nadia for banana, North 24 Parganas for vegetables and Darjeeling for Tea.So,West Bengal could be an attractive destination for food processing companies.west bengal can attract big tickets investment in food processing sector.
West Bengal has a large potential of marketing because of strategic advantage of its position having international borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.
The state also shares its borders with the states of Assam, Bihar, Orissa,Jharkhand and Sikkim . Moreover, Kolkata, the state capital, is the gateway to the South-East Asian Countries. Because of this factor, the state can enjoys a large potential of export of various food products particularly, fruits, vegetables etc to the different parts of the world and South-East Asian Countries.....but westbengal lose its demographic dividend.
