Investors should take interest in setting up food industries in Madhya Pradesh

Investors should take interest in setting up

food industries in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Minister Sushri Kusum Mahdele at MP FoodTech 2015 

organised by Ministry of Food Processing Industries and

Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

 Horticulture and Food Processing Minister, Madhya Pradesh Sushri Kusum Mahdele

has urged investors to take interest in setting up food industries in Madhya Pradesh.

She said that there are better investment possibilities to set up food processing units

in Madhya Pradesh in view of increased production of food grains, horticulture crops

and milk. Sushri Mahdele was addressing ‘MP Food-Tech 2015’ organized by

Union Food Processing Ministry and Indian Chamber of Commerce here today.

Sushri Mahdele accepted that food processing units are less in number in proportion

to production achieved in

Madhya Pradesh during last 10 years. She urged investors that the state government

will provided better

facilities than other states if investors set up food processing units in Madhya Pradesh.

Chief Minister

Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan wishes that investors are provided all facilities.

She said that Madhya

Pradesh has such a climate that all crops grow here. Madhya Pradesh had

outdone other states

in production of milk and food grains. This year, there has been bumper

crop of orange in the

state. Food processing units should be set up for horticulture crops which

are being produced

profusely like orange, guava, Ber etc. Farmers will get maximum benefit if more food processing

units are set up. Sushri Mahdele said that Madhya Pradesh has moved to 4th position from

7th position in the country in milk production. Madhya Pradesh can outdo Amul if investors

take interest in production of milk and its products. She said that entire state should

be linked with food processing activities.

Managing Director Agro Shri S.K. Mishra said that Madhya Pradesh government is constantly

encouraging investors setting up units in food parks. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan is in

constant touch with investors. Madhya Pradesh’ ranking is good in Ease of Doing Business.

Shri Mishra said that along with rise in population, people’s lifestyle has also changed.

Now, people have become alert about quality of food. He informed that Madhya

Pradesh has maintained economic growth rate in double digit during last 10 years.

Agriculture growth is also highest in the world. Madhya Pradesh has outdone

Haryana in wheat production. Pulses production is also very good.

Chief General Manager of NABARD, Bhopal Shri R.N. Kulkarni informed that

government of India is promoting food industry and making constant efforts

to put it in good condition. Central government has allocated Rs. 5225 crore

for food business. He lauded road connectivity of the state and called for

connecting farmers with food industry. Union Deputy Secretary Food Processing

Shri S.K. Verma said that food processing industry should initiate steps to

strengthen Make in India. He informed that 2 out of 4 mega food parks

in Madhya Pradesh have started functioning while work is underway in

the remaining food parks.

At the outset, Sushri Mahdele released book ‘Bharat Main Food Processing

Industry’. Mementoes were presented to the guests on

behalf of Indian Chamber of Commerce.