TAD NewsDesk, Punjab: A Mega Food Park (MFP) has been inaugurated by Food Processing minister Narendra Singh at Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab. This venture will create around 5,000 jobs. In an official statement, he said
“Punjab and Haryana have a significant role in the development of the agriculture sector of India. This MFP built at a project cost of Rs 107.83 crores and spread over 55 acres of land is expected to benefit about 25000 farmers.”
Till today, in total 37 MFP’s have been verified and permitted to establish and 20 have already started operating.
Mr Tomar appreciated the relentless efforts of the farmers and spoke of them as a major reason in making the states self reliant in food grains and achieving food surplus. He also added that Punjab is doing pretty well and is ahead in the production of rice and wheat but due to shortage of groundwater level had to diversify crops. And for this , the farmers have taken a lot of steps.
He said in a statement, “Food processing sector needs to be focussed upon so that farmers get fair prices and related sectors can also benefit.”
The Sukhjit mega food park is equipped with warehouses, silos ,cold storage, deep freezer and other related food processing facilities.
Mr Tomar talked about the efforts of the government to improve and sustain the food processing sector in any way they can. He said under the leadership of Prime MInister Narendra Modi, the government is endeavouring every single day. The government has approved a fund of Rs 10,000 crore created under Aatmanirbhar Bharat, for development of food processing sector . This will benefit the farmers and create employment opportunities for them.
Source: The Economic Times
