Q.1) Examine the role of supermarkets in supply chain management of fruits, vegetables and food items. How do they eliminate number of intermediaries? (10 marks)
Q.2) What are the reasons for poor acceptance of cost-effective small processing unit? How the food processing unit will be helpful to uplift the socio-economic status of poor farmers? (15 marks)
Q.3) Elaborate on the policy taken by the government of India to meet the challenges of the food processing sector. (15 marks)
Schemes undertaken by the Indian Government for food processing sector
Q1
Define SCM
– mention its features.
– explain how supermarkets eliminates intermediaries.
– conclude.