SME Times News Bureau | 11 Aug, 2017
The West Bengal
government will soon come up with a food processing policy and a host of
incentives for investors, an official said on Thursday.
"We will soon come up with a food processing policy," Food Processing
and Horticulture Secretary Nandini Chakravorty said here.
She was speaking to CII Eastern Region Agriculture and Food Processing
Taskforce members comprising CEOs of food processing companies, feed and
fertiliser industries, cold storages, head of banks and heads of Export
Promotion Councils.
The government is providing subsidy for setting up packhouses and cold storage
modification, she said, underlining its commitment to help small companies,
especially those facing problems over land and litigation.
Chakravorty said the government was focusing on ensuring better safety of
products by setting up an irradiation facility in Hooghly district's Chinsurah
and pointed out that fruit and vegetables grown in the state have the potential
to hit markets in the US and Europe.
The government is preparing a study on logistics infrastructure for
agricultural and horticultural produce. The idea is to identify and narrow
certain gaps which hinder the growth of this sector, she said.
According to her, grapes processing can be a major opportunity for investors in
West Bengal.