India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Crops/ Commodities
As per NABCONS study (2022)
Quantity lost (million MT)
Monetary loss
Cereals
12.49
26000.79
Pulses
1.37
9289.21
Oil Seeds
2.11
10924.97
Fruits
7.36
29545.07
Vegetables
11.97
27459.08
Plantation Crops (including sugarcane and & Spices
30.59
16412.56
Livestock produce (milk,
3.01
29871.41
Eggs*
7363
3287.32
State
Approved
Completed/
No of Cold storages/ frozen storage/ CA/ MA
Total Capacity of Cold Storage/ CA/MA Storage/ Frozen Store (Lakh Metric Ton)
Andaman & Nicobar
1
1
2
0.01
Andhra Pradesh
35
23
44
0.61
Arunachal Pradesh
2
1
1
0.01
Assam
2
2
4
0.08
Bihar
5
3
7
0.41
Chandigarh
0
0
0
0
Chhattisgarh
3
2
3
0.11
D&N Haveli and DD
0
0
0
0
Delhi
0
0
0
0
Goa
0
0
0
0
Gujarat
29
23
28
0.67
Haryana
23
18
30
0.55
Himachal Pradesh
17
13
31
0.48
Jammu & Kashmir
7
5
7
0.08
Jharkhand
0
0
0
0
Karnataka
18
14
22
0.33
Kerala
9
4
18
0.22
Ladakh
0
0
0
0
Lakshadweep
0
0
0
0
Madhya Pradesh
12
8
19
0.32
Maharashtra
77
58
97
1.95
Manipur
1
1
5
0.029
Meghalaya
0
0
0
0
Mizoram
2
2
5
0.005
Nagaland
2
1
4
0.01
Odisha
8
4
9
0.12
Pondicherry
0
0
0
0
Punjab
24
21
41
0.65
Rajasthan
14
13
23
0.44
Sikkim
0
0
0
0
Tamil Nadu
24
14
40
0.38
Telangana
16
10
34
0.22
Tripura
0
0
0
0
Uttar Pradesh
27
20
49
0.76
Uttarakhand
30
27
63
1.05
West Bengal
16
12
36
0.84
Total
404
300
622
10.334
(Rs. In crore)
meat and fish)
Projects
Operational
The Ministry of Food processing Industries (MoFPI) had commissioned a study through NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS), namely, "Study to determine Post harvest losses of Agri Produce in India" in 2022 with reference year 2020-22. The details of category wise estimated quantity loss and monetary loss of various commodities reported in the study are as under:
*For eggs, production in million numbers and price per egg were taken.
Under the Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain) Scheme, one of the components of Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana of MoFPI, the State-wise details of the availability of cold storages and cold chains including the capacity is placed at Annexure.
So far, MoFPI has not undertaken any specific study to quantify the direct impact of food loss on food prices and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, it is generally acknowledged that reduction in post-harvest losses helps enhance overall supply efficiency, stabilise market prices and curb avoidable emissions associated with food waste.
The Cold Chain scheme is ongoing and demand driven, project proposals are invited from time to time, based on availability of funds under the scheme, across the country including the Southern region by floating Expression of Interests (EoIs) on the Ministry's website.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Ravneet Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
