Govt to make 4 mega food parks operational in 3 months
The Dollar Business Bureau The government on Tuesday said that it is working for the development of food processing industry at a rapid pace and around 4 mega food parks will become operational in the coming three months. The industry is keenly interested in food processing sector as the Central government has got 300 proposals for establishing new cold chains, it said. “Just two mega food parks came into operation during 2009 and 2014, while 6 mega food parks became operational during the last three years – from 2014 to 2017. Similarly, 42 mega food parks will come into operation by 2019,” said Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, while speaking at an event organised by ASSOCHAM. “Four mega food parks ...
India draws Food Map to steer its food processing industry, exports
The Dollar Business Bureau Value addition in fruits and vegetables in India stands at around 2%, and wastage is as high as 18% India’s Ministry of Food Processing Industries has released the much awaited Food Map of India, a database which will be used to develop a Food Grid and to implement a slew of measures the government is planning to transform the growing food processing sector in India. India is already a leader in several food exports, including agricultural products, seafood, spices, and meat. However, experts say that there is immense growth potential for processed food exports by India considering that value-addition in Food Processing in India stands at a mere 2%. Moreover, lack of processing and marketing means ...
