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"GROWTH OF AGRO-BASED FOOD INDUSTRY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 1, page no.1044-1051, January-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1801195.pdf

• Dr.A.Logu

The growth of agro based food industry in India can be studied under five heads namely rice and flour mills, cashew processing industry, vegetable and fruit processing industry, bread making and confectionaries and vegetable oil mills. Agro-based food industry is of enormous significance for India’s development because of the vital linkages and synergies that it promotes between the two pillars of the economy namely Industry and Agriculture. Food processing covers a spectrum of products from sub sector comprising agriculture horticulture, plantation animal husbandry and fisheries. Agro based food industry involves the commercial movement of food from field to fork. Agro based food industry includes processing, packing and marketing of cereals, pulses, spices and masalas, noodles making, mini rice milling units, Indian sweet making, bee keeping, fruits and vegetables processing, edible oil industry, processing of maize and ragi, cashew processing, diary units, cattle feed., tea, coffee, animal feed and so on.

GROWTH OF AGRO-BASED FOOD INDUSTRY

"GROWTH OF AGRO-BASED FOOD INDUSTRY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 1, page no. pp1044-1051, January-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1801195.pdf