The term ‘process industry’ refers to those industrial segments that usually follow a continuous form of primary production processes. This means that in a process industry, production occurs in an uninterrupted, smooth flow from start to finish, for instance, from receipt of ingredients right up to the packaging part. Food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, chemicals, textiles and paper are some examples of typical process industries. Two of the key process industries in India comprise the agricultural and food processing sectors. Agro processing covers the entire range of activities starting from the handling of agricultural produce up to its final outcome in the form of food, fuel, fibre and industrial raw materials. The growth of the agro processing industry has, in turn, further fueled growth in the food processing sector. The latter is again sub-divided into a number of segments such as meat and poultry, milk and dairy products, fruits and vegetables, packaged foods and many others. The setting up of food parks and cold storage facilities has further boosted the entire food processing industry. Hide this