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QUESTION 4
GS3
10 marks

What are the challenges and opportunities of food processing sector in the country? How can income of the farmers be substantially increased by encouraging food processing?

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7 min
150 words

What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “What are the challenges and opportunities of food processing sector in the country? How can income of the farmers be substantially increased by encouraging food processing?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Food Processing.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1What are the challenges and opportunities of food processing sector in the country?≈55 words
  2. 2How can income of the farmers be substantially increased by encouraging food processing?≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define/contextMechanism or present statusAnswer each agriculture/economy limb with India-specific evidenceConstraints/trade-offsTargeted way forward

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Food Processing without directly resolving: “What are the challenges and opportunities of food processing sector in the country?”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “How can income of the farmers be substantially increased by encouraging food processing?”

Value addition

  • Cause→mechanism→outcome flowchart or compact process diagram
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

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