... crucial part in raising the standard of living. The development of a country must go hand in hand with the development of a food processing industry. However, the question of whether such industry ... S.A. El-Swaify and S. Singh (Eds.), 1 -3 December 19 83, ICRISAT Center, India, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh 502 32 4, India: 3 3- 4 8.Erie, ... total profit in food production lies, not in the actual growing of crops or the rearing of animals and their sale, but in the processing of food raw materials into value-added food products....