Govt to develop food map soon
Updated: Jun 14, 2014 03:56:13pm
New Delhi, Jun 14 (KNN) The Ministry of Food Processing will prepare a national food map that showcases all agriculture and livestock produce and food processing potential states and areas so that necessary steps could be taken for suitable interventions.
Addressing the Interactive Roundtable meeting organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today, Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal emphasised the need for installing food processing growth engines at village farm level so that agriculture gets a boost and wastage is reduced.
She said that one of the primary focus areas was “to use ‘agro technology’ to boost ‘agro based industries’.
“Apart from our focus being on reducing our fruits and vegetable wastage and losses, we also need to optimize yield from per acreage of land by inducting better technology simultaneously to give double benefit to farmers,” she said.
Badal also highlighted the government’s wish to develop special food processing zones in the country, focus on small scale food processing units for women and encouraging special food processing units to impart skill development.
The minister said the government will create food processing environment in the country and build Brand India of food processing for exports and state specific brands for domestic markets.
Considering the virtues of processed foods, she said, “The processed food shall prove to be far cheaper and safer than the fresh food and would lead to reduction of both poverty and inflation.”
She also asked the industry to help resolve all issues relating to the food processing industry. (KNN/ST)
Addressing the Interactive Roundtable meeting organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today, Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal emphasised the need for installing food processing growth engines at village farm level so that agriculture gets a boost and wastage is reduced.
She said that one of the primary focus areas was “to use ‘agro technology’ to boost ‘agro based industries’.
“Apart from our focus being on reducing our fruits and vegetable wastage and losses, we also need to optimize yield from per acreage of land by inducting better technology simultaneously to give double benefit to farmers,” she said.
Badal also highlighted the government’s wish to develop special food processing zones in the country, focus on small scale food processing units for women and encouraging special food processing units to impart skill development.
The minister said the government will create food processing environment in the country and build Brand India of food processing for exports and state specific brands for domestic markets.
Considering the virtues of processed foods, she said, “The processed food shall prove to be far cheaper and safer than the fresh food and would lead to reduction of both poverty and inflation.”
She also asked the industry to help resolve all issues relating to the food processing industry. (KNN/ST)
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