Good News for job seekers: Food Processing Industries to generate 1 million jobs in next 3 years
New Delhi, October 17: The Centre government said that Food Processing Industries will generate one million jobs in the next 3 years. Addressing a press conference about the upcoming World Food India - 2017 Expo, Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said, India is poised to attract an investment target of roughly 10 billion dollar in food processing sector.
World Food India 2017 Expo will be held in New Delhi from 3rd to 5th of next month. She said, India is the second largest producer of food, leader in milk, fruits and vegetables, cereals and marine products and there is a huge potential with 127 agro climatic zones and proximity to food importing nations. Badal said the government is making all efforts to ensure food safety and security across the country.
The Minister added that the event which will showcase the best infrastructure and technology from various countries will also help find effective solution to the challenges facing the food industry in India, ranging from food wastage to wastage of crops due to extreme climatic conditions. This, she added will help in minimizing the challenges faced by the farmers of the country due to the environment factors and lack of direct contact with the market.
On this occasion, Badal pledged to wage a war against food wastage with #NoWasteOnMyPlate campaign. The campaign lends itself to the strategic intervention that World Food India 2017 will provide in achieving two most critical goals of the Government - doubling farmers’ income by 2022 and reducing post-harvest losses by bringing together global and Indian leaders to collaborate and co-develop solutions across India’s food value chain.