Access to credit

♤ The Government should establish a national bank, on the lines of NABARD, or extend the scope of NABARD, to lend credit to food processing industries.

♤ This will ensure speedy disbursal of funds to the food processing sector, which is always grappling with the issue of lack of access to credit from banks.

♤ State governments should play a catalytic role in partnership with banks, financial institutions, technical and management institutions and farmers’ groups, so that small and unorganised players become globally competitive.