India bets on frozen food buyers moving away from China
India is pushing for increasing shipments of frozen foods as it seeks to capitalize on a surge in demand and a trust deficit China is facing due to the coronavirus outbreak, a federal minister said.
Although, India ranks second in terms of global food production, it processes only 10% of its total output due to infrastructure challenges such as the shortage of cold storages. The government’s push may help it earn more foreign currency at a time when some sectors are struggling because of the virus, and would be another step toward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to double farmers’ income by 2022.