(a) whether the Government has made any assessment with regard to the total annual turnover in
the food processing sector vis-a-vis its consumption domestically and the quantity imported to
other countries;
(b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year,
State-wise;
(c) whether the Government provides any assistance to encourage diversification of agriculture
and setting up of new food processing units for value addition to perishable/non-perishable
agro-products like grapes etc. to the farmers/entrepreneurs;
(d) if so, the details thereof during the said period; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to make farmer communities economically empowered and
to promote infrastructural development for bringing food processing facilities near them?