Food Consultants in Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is also the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. It is the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth most populous urban agglomeration of India.

The major industries in the Lucknow urban agglomeration include aeronautics, automotives, machine tools, distillery, chemicals, furniture and Chikan embroidery. Lucknow is among the top cities of India by GDP. Lucknow is also a centre for research and development as home to the R&D centres of the National Milk Grid of the National Dairy Development Board, the Central Institute of Medical and Aromatic Plant. The economy is growing with contributions from the fields of IT, manufacturing and processing and medical/biotechnology.

The state U.P contributes 35% wheat, 48% sugarcane, 38% potato, 21% fruits, 44% vegetable and 18% milk produced in the country. The contribution of U.P. to national basket of agricultural produce in respect of major crops is given below.

Contribution of U.P. in Food Basket of country:

The food processing scenario in Lucknow:

Dairy industry– Chief products that can be manufactured are infant milk food, malted food, condensed milk and cheese

Grain- based industry– Grain-based products are the largest contributor the Food Processing Industry, accounting for over 28% to 30% of revenues.

The fruits and vegetable industry-The prominent processed items are fruit pulps and juices, fruit-based ready-to serve beverages, canned F&V, jams, squashes, pickles, chutneys, and dehydrated vegetables. The major products processed and exported are dried and preserved vegetables.

Meat processing industry– The State also plays a vital role in meat production in the country. Uttar Pradesh is the largest exporter in the country with the exports worth Rs. 200 crores.

Fish industry–Processing of fish into canned and frozen forms is carried out almost entirely for the export market

The government has taken initiatives to increase the agro production by following-

• Seed Management.
• Irrigation and water fertility extension
• Mechanization and Research
• Agriculture diversification