New Delhi, Nov 3 (KNN) The private sector participation has increased in all the sectors of the economy said Prime Minister Modi while Inaugurating World Food India (WFI) 2017. He said the focus of private sector should be on contract farming, raw material sourcing and creation of agri-linkages and the global supermarket chains should start considering India as major outsourcing hub.

He also said that the combination of Indian traditional food with modern food processing technology can help rediscover the health benefits of Indian foods like tulsi, and ginger and tulsi, turmeric at global level.

He said that the government has introduced Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana to improve the ford processing infrastructure in the country which is expected to generate half millions jobs and value addition of 2 million.