In the twenty first century, Indian agriculture has moved beyond self-sufficiency and it is globally
oriented “industry” with inter sectoral linkages. In spite of modern technologies and policy support,
the agricultural value chains are experiencing various bottle necks, (e.g.), lack of sufficient quantity and
acceptable quality of raw material, adoption of the appropriate technology and practices, meeting working
capital requirements for processing and operations, delivering strong marketing efforts, sharing benefits
across the chain and sustainability issues.