The Public-Private Partnership in the post-harvest sector will help in reducing post-harvest losses improving productivity and boosting the income of farmers
To ensure faster sector growth, the Government will further promote private and public investment in post-harvest activities including aggregation, modern storage, efficient supply chains, primary and secondary processing, marketing, and branding. Nirmala Sitaraman, Union Finance Minister announced in the interim Budget 2024 – 25 in the parliament.
She said the Public-Private Partnership in the post-harvest sector will help in reducing post-harvest losses improving productivity and boosting the income of farmers
Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Yojana has assisted 2.4 lakh SHGs and sixty thousand individuals with credit linkages. Schemes complement the efforts to reduce post-harvest losses and improve productivity and incomes.
FM also added the worries about food have been eliminated through free rations for 80 crore people. Minimum support prices for the production of ‘Annadata’ are periodically increased appropriately.
For promoting climate resilient activities for blue economy 2.0, a scheme for restoration and adaptation measures, and coastal aquaculture and mariculture with an integrated and multi-sectoral approach will be launched.