Modest Incentives Growth in the agro-processing sector in the past decade has hugely outstripped that in the overall agriculture sector. It has been driven and sustained by the changing food habits of Indians, a growing middle class, and greater demand for packaged and ready-to-eat foods. Income from food processing has also risen rapidly and now accounts for over a third of the country
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