GS-III: Economy, Environment, S&T
Agri-processing
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Converting raw agricultural produce into value-added products is the core of agri-processing, spanning primary (cleaning, grading), secondary (milling, fermentation), and tertiary processing stages. It focuses on upstream linkages — farm supply chains and cold-chain logistics — and downstream linkages covering retail and export markets. Appropriate technology reduces post-harvest losses and improves farmer value capture. Understanding these linkages matters for analysing food-processing industries, supply chain management, and the conditions that determine where processing units locate and how they connect to farm producers.