SME Times News Bureau | 22 Aug, 2012
There are 15 Mega Food Parks existing in the country at various stages of implementation, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Charan Das Mahant informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
In a written reply, the minister also said that the projects are expected to provide remunerative price to the farmers, minimize wastage of agri. produce and generate sufficient employment in the agriculture sector.
The Mega Food Park projects aim at developing adequate infrastructure facilities from farm gate to retailer outlet and effective supply chain management.
"On successful implementation, it is expected that each project on an average will have around 30-35 food processing units with a collective investment of Rs. 250 crore that would eventually lead to annual turnover of about Rs. 450-500 crore and creation of direct and indirect employment to the extent of about 30,000," the minister added.
