This presentation aims to present the status of food processing status in asian countries.

1. Status of Food Processing in Asian Countries
Presented By:
Khandkar Shaharina Hossain
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline,
Khulna University,
Khulna.

2. Introduction
Food processing dates back to the pre-historic ages when crude processing incorporated
fermenting, sun drying, preserving with salt, and various types of cooking.
Oldest history of food processing in Asia takes us to Chinese cuisine which dates back to about
5000 BC. The ancient Chinese had a very healthy diet, and from historical evidence, we can see
that farming in China seems to have started approximately 5,000 years ago.
Over this vast period of time, Chinese people have developed their own unique way of preparing
food. Their ways of identifying ingredients to make perfect combinations, their multi-phased
cooking techniques, and their administering of multi-phased flavoring have all been developed
gradually.
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food
into other forms. Food processing includes many forms of processing foods, from grinding grain
to make raw flour to home cooking to complex industrial methods used to make convenience
foods

3. Objective and types of Food Processing
Objectives Of Food Processing
To boost the shelf life of food.
To prevent contamination of food.
For transport and food storage.
To turn food products into the ones that appeal to customers.
Commonly seen in Asian Region
Types of Food Processing Process
 Drying
 Fermentation
 Pasteurization
 Sugaring
 Freezing
 Pickling

4. Area Based Food Processing Status
Fig:
Urbanisation
Rates in Asia

5. Some Chinese Processed Food:
Vegetables (Soybeans and
Cucumber)
Meat (Pork, Beef, and
Chicken)
Area Based Food Processing Status
Processed food retail values in China, 1999–2013 (fixed 2013 exchange rate),
Source: Euromonitor Passport Global Market Information Database

6. Some Bangladeshi Processed Food:
 Dairy Processing: ghee/paneer/curd processing/khoa/butter milk
 Sugar: sugar, molasses; refining of mostly imported raw sugar; sugar-based
processed food items, e.g., chocolates and confections
 Rice: Flakes, puffed rice
Source: FOOD PROCESSING IN BANGLADESH , AGENDA
Area Based Food Processing Status

7. Some Korean Processed Food :
 Kimchi
 Tofu
Area Based Food Processing Status

8. Some Malaysian Processed Food
Canned fish: Mackerel in tomato sauce and tuna in oil or brine
Vegetables : Canned pineapples, baked beans, and peas
Source: https://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Food%20Processing%20Ingredients_Kuala%20Lumpur_Malaysia_11-18-2016.pdf
Area Based Food Processing Status

9. Here are some recommendations to develop processed food industry:
 Creation food processing zone (FPZ) like EPZ with all modern facility.
 There should be clear regulatory law and all ministries that are concerned for regulating food
safety and laws should work together with clear policy, accountability and transparency.
 In case of developing countries Govt. can give tax holiday and incentives in the food
processing companies so that food processing industry can develop rapidly. In the garments
sector, govt. gave cash incentives. In this way, govt. can give incentives in the food processing
sector, too.
 Many companies lack R&D (Research and Development) department that helps to analyze
consumer's demands, needs, perception, how to increase export, preserve, process, production,
how to maintain quality. On the other hand, many MNCs in many countries has R&D
department that helps to research on food processing. So, there must be R&D dept. of each
company regarding food processing sector.
Recommendations

10. References
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11. Thank You