Evolving Trends in Haryana's Food Processing Sector: Growth, Structure, and Linkages

The present piece of study tries to highlight the status and structure of the food manufacturing industry of the state Haryana. The status of the industry has been analyzed in terms of its structure, growth and contribution in the total manufacturing sector of Haryana. The study utilizes ASI data (2008-22) and NIC classification to evaluate sub-sector performance. The food manufacturing sector is dominated by the grain milling industry followed by manufacturing of other food products units including bakery products, confectionary, prepared foods and many more. Fruit and Vegetables processing units, prepared animal feed manufacturing units and meat processing units remains few, limiting their contribution in the sector. Moreover, the industry has shown a very inconsistent growth trend when compared to the manufacturing sector. Higher working capital intensity of the industry in comparison to raw material intensity indicates creation of more forward linkages by the sector in terms of technological advancements and have revealed comparatively lesser backward linkages.