IMPHAL, Nov 9 � Nearly 80 per cent of fruits produced in Manipur end up rotting every year, but these fruits can be changed into a money-spinning business if they are preserved and processed, National Mission for Food Processing (NMFP) Manipur chapter Deputy Director Ch Joykumar said.
Joykumar said this while participating in a two-day seminar on �Food Preservation & Processing� organised by UMA Foundation at Heingang Makha Leikai community hall here.
He said the Government of India has been taking up various missions to prevent different food items from wasting and rotting and to improve food production in the country.
He said 80 per cent of fruits like mango, lemon, orange, heikru, heithum, etc., end up rotting every year in the State, which can be preserved and converted into beverages,etc., to earn huge money.
