Food packaging generates substantial plastic waste, which is an important issue, and bioplastics present a potential solution. Still, there is limited widespread use because of many intertwined barriers. This research focuses on one of these barriers and tries to identify and rank them in the context of India’s food packaging industry using expert validation through the Delphi method followed by hierarchical prioritization using the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy AHP). A primary set of barriers based on literature and stakeholder consultations was refined to a total of 12 through iterative rounds of a feedback survey with 50 participants, which included industry and academic experts along with policymakers and representatives from civil society. Fuzzy AHP, which uses Triangular Fuzzy Numbers, helps tackle the uncertainty and subjectivity in expert judgment, enabling the robust ranking of barriers by importance. Findings indicate the economic barriers to be the most critical, with high production and facility costs followed by technical barriers such as the lack of recycling infrastructure and inconsistent standards for product degradability. Gaps in government policy on subsidies and safety regulations also hinder adoption, along with lower-ranked consumer awareness. This study fosters the development of strategic solutions to technological and regulatory challenges by combining expert insight and quantitative methods in order to construct targeted policy changes, investment shifts, and facilitate the transition to a sustainable and circular economy with bioplastic food packaging.