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Opportunity in India - June 2007
India is an obvious "potential" market for any UK company considering exports. But it is important that it is seen as a very sophisticated market. It has a middle class of 300 million people who want access to all the products common to the UK High Street. They may not yet have the purchasing power to buy at UK prices, but they do have the capability to enter into partnerships to produce locally at local prices.
This report highlights on the opportunities and expressed need in Indian Economy for all these trade clusters:
Food and Drink
Transport Technologies (aviation, automotive, infrastructure)
Medical Technologies (biotech & pharmaceuticals; healthcare)
Business Professional Services (education & training, insurance, tariffs)
Tourism and Leisure (heritage & restoration, travel and tourism)
Information Communication Technologies (telecom)
Screen, Image and Sound (media)
The above highlights serve to illustrate the fact that India is ready to do business in almost every sector. It is a market, which is set to continuing growing for at least another 30 years as a result of its own demography.
Source: UK Trade and Investment
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Agri-Business (including food & drink) - June 2006
Agriculture sector provides 25% of GDP, 64% employment, but accounts only 18% to India's total exports. Contribution of agricultural research to total productivity growth is as high as 48 per cent. 30% of India's agriculture relies on traditional methods of farming, thus the potential for organic produce exports to the developed countries is very high. India wants to increase its share in the rapidly growing global food trade to 2% by 2015. The government is keen on preparing a comprehensive food processing policy. The aim being to tap the huge potential arising from India's huge production of vegetables, fruits, food-grain, milk, fish and poultry.
Source: UK Trade and Investment
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Food Processing Sector - December 2005
The food processing industry is one of the largest industries in India - it is ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth. The industry size has been estimated at US$ 70 billion by the Ministry of Food Processing, Government of India. The food processing industry contributed 6.3 per cent to India's GDP in 2003 and had a share of 6 per cent in total industrial production. The industry employs 1.6 million workers directly.
Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
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DAIRY SECTOR, Empowerment: The Warana Way - May 2004
Warana Nagar is a small rural town, about 30-kms away from Kolhapur, a city in southern Maharashtra. But it's not a nondescript dot on the Indian map. Laying claim to fame is a group of 11, 500 farmers who are members of perhaps the most empowered rural community in India. Organised under the banner of the Warana Group Cooperative (WGC) (www.warana.org), the co-operative is an agglomeration of 129 co-operative societies that produces on an average 160,000 litres of milk a day and generates an annual turnover in excess of US$130 million.
Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
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Fast Moving Consumer Goods Sector - March 2004
The Indian FMCG sector is the fourth largest sector in the economy with a total market size in excess of US$ 13.1 billion. It has a strong MNC presence and is characterised by a wellestablished distribution network, intense competition between the organised and unorganised segments and low operational cost. Availability of key raw materials, cheaper labour costs and presence across the entire value chain gives India a competitive advantage.
Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
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Agriculture, Horticulture & Fisheries Market in India - February 2003
India is amongst the top three producers in the world of: rice, wheat, liquid milk, poultry products, fruits and vegetables, coconut, tea, spices, marine and fresh water products including fish and shrimp. Currently grain production alone is over 200 million tonnes; however it is estimated that India will need to import over 40 million tonnes of food grains by 2020 to feed its growing population.
Source: UK Trade and Investment (UKTI)
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Food processing Sector Report - February 2002
Food processing is a key industrial sector for India. It accounts for a gross output of Rs.1.12 trillion (US$23 billion), representing 6.3% of GDP, and accounts for 6% of total industrial investment, 13% of exports, and employs 18% of India's industrial labour force.
Source: UK Trade and Investment (UKTI)
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