India’s Trade in Processed Food Products – Emerging Trends and Challenges
Sibin Jerry Thomas and Malini L Tantri
Abstract
This paper critically examines the dynamics of India’s trade participation in processed foods. The analysis, based on descriptive statistics using the UN COMTRADE database for 2000-2020, indicates that trade in FPI is largely concentrated in developing markets. India seems to be losing its competitiveness in processed food exports. Besides this, the exports from the sector are mainly of products whose global demand is declining questioning the sustainability of exports. Thereby, the study highlights the need for a very product-specific approach to boost processed food exports from India in the pursuit of doubling farmers’ income.