Mega Food Park scheme will benefit farmers and consumers alike: Govt

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 31 Januari 2013 | 22.23

MUMBAI: The Mega Food Park scheme launched by the Centre has received a good response with 13 hubs already under implementation, said RakeshKacker, secretary, ministry of food processing industries. He was addressing the 'National Summit on Mega Food Parks: An Investment Destination' in Mumbai Wednesday.

The Mega Food Park Scheme will be set up along the hub and spoke pattern. The core processing facilities will be located in a central area with processing plants at the periphery. One park will serve a cluster of three to four districts. The central processing centre will have dry warehouses, cold chain infrastructure and an irradiation centre not to mention facilities for sorting, grading and packaging.

The ministry believes the scheme will benefit farmers and consumers alike by addressing infrastructure concerns. Presently, post harvest losses range from 4-6% for cereals to a whopping 18% for fruits and vegetables. Kacker said the government has granted approval for 30 Mega Food Parks across the country. He said investment in food processing industry is set to grow with the decentralization of the approval process. According to the National Food Processing Mission, project assessment can be sanctioned by the state government itself. Moreover, 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is permitted in the food processing sector.

The secretary added that the government has accorded the food processing industry the status of a sunrise sector. It has initiated measures to create infrastructure, cold chain development, technology upgradation and sanctioned various schemes for modernization, all of which could see a combined investment of about Rs 7,000 crore over 30 centres.

S K Goel, additional chief secretary, agriculture and marketing in the Maharashtra government, said there was vast scope for public-private partnership in the food processing sector. "There are at least seven central schemes including the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and the National Horticultural Mission ( NHM) which can take care of most of the backend linkages. The front end linkages of production and marketing will be the responsibility of private players," he said.

Co-organiser FICCI stressed the need for a stable export policy, pointing out that the frequent banning of particular commodities affects the feasibility of projects. Welcoming FDI in retail, the industry body said this will boost investment in the food processing sector.


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