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Food and beverage processing and Water and sanitation

Food and beverage processing buys from Water and sanitation; food and beverage processing depends on water and sanitation.

Food and beverage processing (industry) and Water and sanitation (industry): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Buys from

Physical flow · ₹0.7 per ₹100 · Food and beverage processing buys from Water and sanitation

Food and beverage processing buys goods or services from Water and sanitation; counted through every round of supply, ₹0.7 of each ₹100 of its output goes to them (OECD input-output tables, India 2022).

  • ₹0.7 of every ₹100 of Food and beverage processing output, all rounds
  • ₹0.3 bought directly

2. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Water and sanitation → Food and beverage processing

4 of the enterprise types in Food and beverage processing depend on water and sanitation.

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Farmers, dairy co-operatives and fisheries: irrigation and clean water for dairy hygiene (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Flour mills, oilseed crushers, sugar mills and dairies: process water and effluent treatment (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Packaged food manufacturers: process water and effluent (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Beverage makers and bottlers: water rights and effluent (criticality 3 of 5)

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