siliconindia | | November 20218In FOCUSAs we know, the food industry is a multifaceted, global chain of different businesses that fulfil most of the food consumed by the world's population. The word food industries comprise a range of industrial activities focused on the making, distribution, processing, conversion, preservation, transport, certification, and packaging of foodstuffs. Today's food industry has grown highly diversified, with manufacturing extending from small, traditional, and family-run activities that are highly labour-intensive to large, capital-intensive, and highly mechanized industrial processes. Many food industries depend entirely on local farming, produce, and many others. FOOD PRODUCTIONMost of the food industry favours crops cultivated through traditional agricultural practices. Agriculture makes food, feeds products, fibre, and other desired products by growing certain plants and raising domesticated animals (livestock). On average, 83 percent of the food consumed by humans is produced using terrestrial agriculture. Other food sources include aquaculture and fishing.FOOD PROCESSINGIt involves the practices and techniques used to transmute raw ingredients into food for human consumption. Food processing brings in clean, harvested, slaughtered, and butchered components. Further, utilizes them to manufacture retail food products. There are numerous different ways in which food can be produced.HOW TECHNOLOGY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE PRODUCTION & PROCESSING OF FOOD?The entirely functional food industry continues to be a crucial part of any modernized economy. Not only makes it provide countless jobs, but it also keeps us nurtured with food on our plates. Some impressive technologies are not only changing the food industry right now but will also have a significant impact in the future. As their use increases more widespread, the industry will adapt to be more innovative and more productive, with continued improvements worldwide. The food industry is actively grabbing up as a transition to a connected as well as automated future to pick, pack, and produce food.Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Robotics: The machines and robots are leveraged to enhance services in the food industry, further maintaining quality and efficiency at affordable costs. They often operate alongside human workers to expand or improve processes. They come with various unique benefits, such as much-HOW TECHNOLOGY IS DRIVING THE FOOD INDUSTRYBY SI TEAMTHE MACHINES AND ROBOTS ARE LEVERAGED TO ENHANCE SERVICES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY, FURTHER MAINTAINING QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY AT AFFORDABLE COSTS
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