Therefore, warehousing facilities should be set up for other specified products and agriculture produce through public private participation.

'Supply chain hindrances in Indian agri business are well known. The inefficiencies in supply chain lead to huge losses due to wastage or shrinkage of perishable commodities.' the paper said.

The supply chain sector is dominated by unorganised players and the absence of any structured market makes it difficult to ensure the availability of quality produce.

'A long supply chain also means that each level of the chain is unaware of the requirements of next level and thus there exists a disconnect between farmers and processors,' the report added.