India's food processing industry should focus on nutritional products as the country faces the challenge of malnutrition, a US government official said today. Scott Sindelar, Minister Counselor, Agriculture Affairs in the US embassy, added that producers of nutritional food with vitamins and proteins will have a good market.
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"India's agriculture export to US is USD 5 billion and India imports only USD 1 billion worth of agriculture products, mostly almonds, from US," a press release quoted him as saying. "But there is enough to be done in food processing and nutrition where US can help," he said.
India uses only 12 per cent of its agro produce for food processinganditshould be increased manifold, Sindelar said, adding that building infrastructure like cold chains and warehouses will also control food wastage.