15 mega food parks at various stages of implementation, Lok Sabha told
Published: 2012-08-22 Origin: fnbnews
Core Tip: There are 15 mega food parks (MFPs) existing in the country at various stages of implementation. This information was given by minister of state for food processing industries (MoFPI) Dr Charan Das Mahant, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
The MFP projects aim at developing adequate infrastructure facilities from farm gate to retailer outlet and effective supply chain management. The projects are expected to provide remunerative price to the farmers, minimise wastage of agri produce and generate sufficient employment in the agriculture sector.
On successful implementation, it is expected that each project on an average will have around 30-35 food processing units with a collective investment of Rs 250 crore that would eventually lead to annual turnover of about Rs 450-500 crore and creation of direct and indirect employment to the extent of about 30,000.
Meanwhile, in another written reply, the minister said that the MoFPI considered and sanctioned grant-in-aid for R&D projects for the food processing sector through various institutions / universities, public funded organisations and recognised R&D laboratories both in public and private sectors.
The following projects were assisted during the last three years:
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