In order to increase Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) in cold storage sector, Government has permitted 100% FDI
under automatic route as per the extant FDI policy. This policy mandates
minimum investment of US$ 100 million with at least 50% of total FDI being
invested in `back-end infrastructure` within three years of the first tranche
of FDI, where `back-end infrastructure` will include capital expenditure on all
activities, excluding that on front-end units.
The Government is implementing following schemes which have components for increasing cold storage capacity aimed at checking wastage of horticulture and agriculture produce:
The Government is implementing following schemes which have components for increasing cold storage capacity aimed at checking wastage of horticulture and agriculture produce:
1. National Horticulture Mission.
2. Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States.
3. National Horticulture Board.
4. Scheme of Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
5. Scheme of Agricultural Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.
6. National Cooperative Development Corporation.
2. Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States.
3. National Horticulture Board.
4. Scheme of Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
5. Scheme of Agricultural Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.
6. National Cooperative Development Corporation.
Further, Government has included
capital investment in creation of modern storage capacity including cold chains
and post-harvest storage as an eligible sector for viability gap funding under
"support to public private partnership in Infrastructure scheme".
All India Coordinated Research
Project on Post-harvest Technology (ICAR) conducted a study at National level
and printed the report in September, 2012. As per the study, estimated monetary
value of harvest, post-harvest losses of horticultural, agricultural and
livestock produce, in the country was Rs. 44143 crore at price and production
value for the year 2007 - 08.
This information was given by Shri
Tariq Anwar, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries
in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on 27th November 2012.
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