New Delhi, 27 September (IANS). Giving information on Saturday, the central government said that 21 companies signed a MoU (MoU) on the second day of World Food India 2025. With this, the total price of agreements for investment in this program has exceeded Rs 1 lakh crore.
An official statement said that these 21 companies promised to invest more than Rs 25,000 crore.
On the second day of the summit in Bharat Mandapam, global regulators, industry leaders, startups and policy makers participated.
The conversation focused on sustainability, technology, investment and international partnership.
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries held 13 sessions focused on five columns of the program. It consisted of main themes such as stomach food, special food, neutrotics, alcohol and plant-based food.
The statement said that on this day, partners like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Jharkhand and Bihar, along with sessions of delegations of New Zealand, Vietnam, Japan and Russia were also held.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of AYUSH, Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority and World Bank also organized discussions.
The statement said that as part of the conference, significant meetings with Russia and Portugal counterparts were held to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and food processing.
At the same time, the 24th India International Seafood Show organized by the India Sexy Exports Association showed the country’s growing seafood export capacity and global market relations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on the first day of the World Food India 2025 program on Thursday that India has triple strength of diversity, demand and scale.
PM Modi also stressed that this strength in domestic demand gives India a competitive lead and makes it a favorite place for investors.
PM Modi said in his address that today India is identified as the world’s third largest startup ecosystem. Many of these startups are working in food and agriculture sector. Diversity, demand and innovation are all present in India. This is the time to expand the investment in India.
-IANS
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