vAs discussed above, India is a major producer of food (fruits, vegetables, wheat, pulse, milk, spices etc) in the world. India is addressed as the ‘Food Bowl’ of the world which may not be a fallacy (Figure 1.1). The production of food in India has shown a steady growth in the recent past and according to the Ministry of Agriculture of India, the trend will continue in the coming decade. The growth for food sector in India can be attributed to diverse habitats it offers. The country has rich spectrum
The significance of quality has increasingly grown in the food sector over the last decades because of the ever growing consumer expectations, government regulations and expanding competition in the market. The food companies have increasingly followed quality management (QM) process in recent years. Literature suggests that the application of QM depends upon managerial factors such as the size of the organization, the type of suppliers and customers, amount of automation, type of products, and most
Packaged or Convenience Foods This segment of food category comprises of all kinds of bakery products, ready-to-eat snacks, chips, namkeens (salted snacks and savouries) and other processed foods/ snack foods. The market size of these confectioneries is estimated at US$ 484.3 million which is growing at the rate of 5.7 per cent per annum. Biscuits have a large market of US$ 373.4 million, growing at 7.5 per cent per annum. Other products also like bread, chocolates are also growing at a significant
minerals and an important cash crop for small-holders and medium-scale commercial farmers. Tomato production is sensitive to temperature as well as to high acidity. The optimal temperature is 23 - 270c, temperatures lower than 150c or higher than 350c are detrimental to the fruit setting. Tomato grows best in warm temperatures with a lot of light. The quantity and quality of tomato fruits are of crucial importance and are greatly influenced by the fertility and
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND Ani-lemo Woreda is found in Hadiya Zone, which is geographically located between 70 30¢ to 70 45¢North latitude and 370 54¢30¢¢to 380 3¢ 30¢¢longitude and 18 km far from Hosanna and 224 km from Addis Ababa, has a total population of 84,461 of which, 40,989 is male and 43,472 is female and the common farming system of the Woreda is mixed farming (AWFEDO, 2014). Climate change poses one of the greatest threats in history to the realization of sustainable development
In this chapter an overview of the research is presented. The chapter provides some highlights on the importance of maize in Malawi, the background of the Farm Input Subsidy Program, problem statement, justification, objectives and organization of the study. 1.1 Background of the Farm Input Subsidy Program in Malawi Malawi is a noncoastal tropical country that has a population of over thirteen million. Its economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, which employs about seventy eight percent of
to the south of Europe around the Mediterranean, where they were grown and used by the Greeks and Romans (Perrino et al., 1993). 2.4 Economic importance of Cowpea
growth rate in foodgrain production. With this data we can observe that growth in foodgrain production is declining rapidly. The growth rate in total foodgrains production was 36.11% in 1990, it declined up to 24.23% in 2010 and further it come down at 8.26% in 2014. This type trend in production of foodgrain will increase anxiety about well-being of increasing population of the country. Impact on Food Security: The right to food is a basic human right. The right to food is to ensure that all people
process used in Factory farms helps maximize faster and easier production by drugging, confining and torturing animals. Icanimal.org states that about “97% of 10 billion animals tortured and killed each year are farm animals (Factory Farming, LCA)” Some of the nation's largest food industries has taken advantage of brutal slaughter of livestock, and ignore the institutionalized animal cruelty, and health dangers of their actions. Food distributors need to adopts new policies not only to prevent animal
of literature on farming households’ food utilization, nutrition and health. The subsequent subsections describes the theoretical framework for food nutrition security (FNS), health and income theory, UNICEF’s conceptual framework of under nutrition and ill health, conceptual framework for the impact of illness/disease on agriculture and review of empirical literature on agricultural households’ food utilization, nutrition and health. 2.1 Concepts of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) In light