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Half of milk, fruit, vegetable production in India go waste: Study

<p>Despite India being the worlds largest producer of milk and second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, about 40 to 50 per centof the total output valued of $440 billion ends up being wasted</p>

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Despite India being the worlds largest producer of milk and second largest producer of fruits and vegetables, about 40 to 50 per cent of the total output valued of $440 billion ends up being wasted, a study said here on Tuesday. "India has about 6,300 cold storage facilities with a capacity of 30.11 million tons, which are only able to store about 11 per cent of the country's total perishable produce," said D.S. Rawat, the Assocham Secretary General.

Wastage of fruits & vegetables, milk

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