India Transforms Agriculture Through Value Addition

The Government of India, pursuing Viksit Bharat@2047 since 2018, is accelerating agricultural reforms and trade liberalization, signing multiple FTAs in 2025-26 and aligning the 2026-27 budget to support farmers and food processors. The article highlights low processing rates—only 2% of fruits and vegetables, 6% poultry, and 35% milk processed—with 15–40% spoilage, urging investment in processing, skilling, infrastructure, and export growth to US$100 billion by 2035.