Govt to reduce area required for agro processing clusters
Updated: Aug 09, 2014 12:04:22pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (KNN) The government is taking steps for development of agro processing clusters by reducing the requirement of area required for the purpose.
“Reduction in the area required for setting up agro processing clusters could enable spread of Food Processing Industry to smaller cities and towns, said Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal in a national consultation for development of agro processing clusters.
The Ministry of Food Processing is exploring the potential and possibility of developing agro processing clusters in smaller areas of 25-30 acres.
Badal said the government was committed to expansion of food processing so that farmers could get maximum value for their produce while consumers could get a wider choice.
Representatives of the MSME, APEDA, state industrial development corporations of Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and State Government Representatives from West Bengal and Tamil Nadu participated in the consultation.
Apex industry organizations like FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Indian food processing associations were also present at the event. (KNN/ST)
“Reduction in the area required for setting up agro processing clusters could enable spread of Food Processing Industry to smaller cities and towns, said Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal in a national consultation for development of agro processing clusters.
The Ministry of Food Processing is exploring the potential and possibility of developing agro processing clusters in smaller areas of 25-30 acres.
Badal said the government was committed to expansion of food processing so that farmers could get maximum value for their produce while consumers could get a wider choice.
Representatives of the MSME, APEDA, state industrial development corporations of Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and State Government Representatives from West Bengal and Tamil Nadu participated in the consultation.
Apex industry organizations like FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Indian food processing associations were also present at the event. (KNN/ST)
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