India is one of the major food producers in the world and has abundant availability of a wide variety of crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers, live-stock and seafood. Diverse climatic conditions and a long coastline have contributed to India’s position as a leading food producer. While India has an abundant supply of food, the food processing industry is still nascent: only two per cent of fruit and vegetables; and 15 per cent of milk produced are processed. Despite these low volumes, the processed food industry ranks fifth in size in the country, representing 6.3 per cent of GDP. It accounts for 13 per cent of the country’s exports and 6 per cent of total industrial investment. The industry size is estimated at US$ 70 billion, including US$ 22 billion of value added products. India produced 50% of World’s Mango, 19% of Banana, 36% of Cashewnut. India produces 38% of World’s Cauliflower, 28% of Green Peas. India’s relatively inexpensive but skilled workforce can be effectively utilised to set up large, low cost production bases for domestic and export markets. Milk and milk products, meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables, and beer and alcoholic drinks are some of the which could be sourced from India. Apart from being an attractive destination for investment in the food processing sector, India could also be an important source to obtain processed food items. India could also be a good source for obtaining technical expertise in the sector. For details on the sector please see http://mofpi.nic.in