**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) commissioned a study by NABCONS to determine post-harvest losses of Agri Produce in India for 2022 with reference to 2020-22. This document details category-wise estimated quantity loss and monetary loss of various commodities. The MoFPI invites project proposals under the Cold Chain scheme, based on fund availability, to strengthen cold-chain infrastructure.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **NABCONS Study on Post-Harvest Losses (2022):**
* Cereals: 12.49 million MT lost, monetary loss of ₹26000.79 crore.
* Pulses: 1.37 million MT lost, monetary loss of ₹9289.21 crore.
* Oil Seeds: 2.11 million MT lost, monetary loss of ₹10924.97 crore.
* Fruits: 7.36 million MT lost, monetary loss of ₹29545.07 crore.
* Vegetables: 11.97 million MT lost, monetary loss of ₹27459.08 crore.
* Plantation Crops (including sugarcane & Spices): 30.59 million MT lost, monetary loss of ₹16412.56 crore.
* Livestock Produce (milk, meat, fish): 3.01 million MT lost, monetary loss of ₹29871.41 crore.
* Eggs: 7363 million (in numbers) lost, monetary loss of ₹3287.32 crore.
* **Integrated Cold Chain Scheme:**
* Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana, MoFPI provides state-wise details of cold storage and cold chain availability, including capacity in Annexure.
* Project proposals for the Cold Chain scheme are invited from time to time based on fund availability.
* MoFPI acknowledges that reducing post-harvest losses enhances supply efficiency, stabilizes market prices, and curbs emissions.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Agri-Producers/Farmers**
* **Impact:** Affected by significant post-harvest losses in various commodities, impacting potential income.
* **Action Required:** To improve post-harvest handling practices, adopt cold chain technologies.
**Stakeholder: Food Processing Industries**
* **Impact:** Influenced by the availability of cold chain infrastructure and the government's initiatives to reduce food losses.
* **Action Required:** To submit project proposals under the Cold Chain scheme, enhance supply chain management and promote food processing practices.
**Stakeholder: Consumers**
* **Impact:** Affected by the prices and availability of food products due to post-harvest losses and the efficiency of the cold chain.
* **Action Required:** To understand the importance of cold chain infrastructure and to support the initiatives of MoFPI to reduce post harvest losses.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing schemes and policies to strengthen cold chain infrastructure and reduce post-harvest losses.
* **Action Required:** To invite project proposals for the Cold Chain scheme, allocate funds appropriately, and monitor the progress of projects.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana: A scheme that promotes food processing and preservation infrastructure as mentioned in the document.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI): The ministry commissioning studies and implementing schemes related to cold-chain infrastructure and post-harvest losses.
NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS): An entity that conducted a study to determine post-harvest losses of Agri Produce in India.
Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain) Scheme: A scheme focused on developing cold chain infrastructure to reduce post-harvest losses.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
India Strengthens Cold-Chain Infrastructure to
Reduce Post-Harvest Food Losses
Mechanisms to Prevent Food Loss
प्रव तथ: 12 DEC 2025 2:04PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Food processing Industries (MoFPI) had commissioned a study through NABARD
Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS), namely, “Study to determine Post harvest losses of Agri
Produce in India” in 2022 with reference year 2020-22. The details of category wise estimated quantity
loss and monetary loss of various commodities reported in the study are as under:
Crops/ Commodities As per NABCONS study (2022)
Quantity lost (million Monetary loss
MT)
(Rs. In crore)
Cereals 12.49 26000.79
Pulses 1.37 9289.21
Oil Seeds 2.11 10924.97
Fruits 7.36 29545.07
Vegetables 11.97 27459.08
Plantation Crops (including 30.59 16412.56
sugarcane and & Spices
Livestock produce (milk, 3.01 29871.41
meat and fish)
Eggs* 7363 3287.32
*For eggs, production in million numbers and price per egg were taken.Under the Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain) Scheme, one of the
components of Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana of MoFPI, the State-wise details of the
availability of cold storages and cold chains including the capacity is placed at Annexure.
So far, MoFPI has not undertaken any specific study to quantify the direct impact of food loss on food
prices and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, it is generally acknowledged that reduction in
post-harvest losses helps enhance overall supply efficiency, stabilise market prices and curb avoidable
emissions associated with food waste.
The Cold Chain scheme is ongoing and demand driven, project proposals are invited from time to time,
based on availability of funds under the scheme, across the country including the Southern region by
floating Expression of Interests (EoIs) on the Ministry’s website.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Ravneet Singh in
a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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CMC-MoFPI
ANNEXURE
State-wise details of Cold storages and Cold chains
State Approved Completed/ No of Cold Total Capacity of
storages/ frozen Cold Storage/
Projects Operational
storage/ CA/ CA/MA Storage/
MA Frozen Store (Lakh
Metric Ton)
Andaman & 1 1 2 0.01
Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh 35 23 44 0.61
Arunachal Pradesh 2 1 1 0.01
Assam 2 2 4 0.08
Bihar 5 3 7 0.41
Chandigarh 0 0 0 0
Chhattisgarh 3 2 3 0.11
D&N Haveli and 0 0 0 0
DDDelhi 0 0 0 0
Goa 0 0 0 0
Gujarat 29 23 28 0.67
Haryana 23 18 30 0.55
Himachal Pradesh 17 13 31 0.48
Jammu & Kashmir 7 5 7 0.08
Jharkhand 0 0 0 0
Karnataka 18 14 22 0.33
Kerala 9 4 18 0.22
Ladakh 0 0 0 0
Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 12 8 19 0.32
Maharashtra 77 58 97 1.95
Manipur 1 1 5 0.029
Meghalaya 0 0 0 0
Mizoram 2 2 5 0.005
Nagaland 2 1 4 0.01
Odisha 8 4 9 0.12
Pondicherry 0 0 0 0
Punjab 24 21 41 0.65
Rajasthan 14 13 23 0.44
Sikkim 0 0 0 0Tamil Nadu 24 14 40 0.38
Telangana 16 10 34 0.22
Tripura 0 0 0 0
Uttar Pradesh 27 20 49 0.76
Uttarakhand 30 27 63 1.05
West Bengal 16 12 36 0.84
Total 404 300 622 10.334
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CMC-MoFPI
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