Shillong, February 11: All India Food Processors’ Association (AIFPA) in association with North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) is organizing a National Seminar on “Emerging Opportunities in Food Processing and Foreign Direct Investment in Food Retail” and “Food Processing Investors’ Meet” on 16th and 17th February 2017 respectively at Hotel Pinewood, Shillong Meghalaya.
Giving a brief about the Seminar, Dr. S. Jindal, President, All India Food Processors’ Association (AIFPA) informed, “The availability of variety of agricultural raw materials in Meghalaya and the announcement by the Govt. to permit 100% in Food Retail has opened up new opportunities and scope for the entrepreneurs to set up food processing units and invest in Food Processing Sectors like Projects based on exotic horticulture produce, aromatic/medicinal plants & culinary herbs, tea, cashew & mushroom besides Farming and further processing of pig, poultry & fresh water fish and Production of ethnic food delicacies produced from naturally organic horticulture produce of Meghalaya to meet the existing huge demand in country including export’’.
Speaking about the Food Processing Investors’ Meet, Pankaj Kumar Prasad, Managing Director, NERAMAC said, “As NERAMAC works across the region and has deep understanding of the area and its problems. Looking into the emerging opportunities NERAMAC is organizing the ‘Food Processing Investors’ Meet on 17th February 2017 at Shillong. Managing Director, NERAMAC hopes that the Meet will bring awareness and help educate small, medium and even large scale entrepreneurs to work towards something bigger in view the emerging opportunities.”
