Thiruvanthampuram, Oct 16 (KNN) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told entrepreneurs that they must aim beyond local markets and devise quality-enhancing strategies to ensure international standards for their products and earn consumers' trust across continents.

Speaking at the inauguration of the KINFRA Spices Park in Idukki district on Saturday, “By using new-age technologies, entrepreneurs must come up with a variety of products. The Spices Park can facilitate processing and value addition of spices and allied products in accordance with modern needs,” said Vijayan.

Noting that the functions of the Spices Park can benefit farmers as well, Vijayan said the Rs 20-crore facility will thus help revitalise the agriculture sector.

Vijayan pointed out that the absence of a market chain and inability to find new markets have been a challenge for the food-processing industry in Kerala.

“To overcome this problem, the government will guarantee markets for farm products by facilitating the intervention of the cooperative sector in agriculture marketing. The state budget has earmarked Rs 35 crore for this purpose,” he said.

The Spices Park is being set up by the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA). 

(KNN Bureau)