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Half of milk, fruit, vegetable production in India go waste: Study
Updated On: 24 October, 2017 07:03 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
<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>

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.

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