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The advantages of food processing are

A
Reduction in food wastage
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Ensuring economic growth
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Ensuring Healthy food at low cost
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Both a and b
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The correct option is D Both a and b
The Food Processing Industry (FPI) is of enormous significance as it provides vital linkages and synergies that it promotes between the two pillars of the economy, i.e. agriculture and industry.

Advantages of Food processing industry include, employment opportunities, reduction in malnutrition, reduced food wastage, boost to trade, controls food inflation and promotes crop-diversification while also enhancing consumer choices.

The processed food need not be available at low cost and not all processed foods can be considered healthy.

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