Prospects of Fruit Processing Industry in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh

Dr Kota Sreenivasa Murthy

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

Prospects of Fruit Processing Industry in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh

Dr Kota Sreenivasa Murthy

Abstract :

The food processing sector is of the great importance to India‘s development, for establishes a vital linkage and synergy between the two pillars of the economy-Industry and Agriculture. The enormous growth potential of this sector can be understood from the fact that food production in the country is expected to double in the next 10 years, and the consumption of value-added food products will also correspondingly grow. The growth of this industry will ing immense benefits to the economy, raising agricultural yields, enhancing productivity, creating employment and raising life-standards of a large number of people across the country, especially those in rural areas. This paper attempts to assess their future prospects in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh