Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Chirag Paswan, and his Minister of State, Ravneet Singh, have unveiled the website and mobile application for World Food India 2024.
IN SHORT
- Chirag Paswan launched the website and mobile app for World Food India 2024.
- The event aims to reduce agricultural wastage and promote value addition.
- Government initiatives include PMKSY, PLIS, and PMFME.World Food India 2024 will foster collaboration among global and Indian stakeholders
- The Ministry is launching the second edition of the Startup Grand Challenge.Ravneet Singh emphasized the sector’s transformative potential.
- World Food India 2023 was highly successful, with significant international participation.
In a major step toward assisting the food processing industry in India, Minister of State Ravneet Singh and Union Minister Chirag Paswan launched the World Food India 2024 website and mobile app. The third edition of the biggest culinary festival in the country, which is scheduled to take place from September 19–22, 2024, is intended to begin with this event.
Keynote Address Highlights
Minister Paswan highlighted the vital role that the food processing industry plays in:
- Cutting down on agricultural waste
- encouraging the addition of value
- Making sure there is food security
- upgrading the farm-to-fork supply chain
In line with the goals of Atma Nirbhar and Viksit Bharat, he emphasized the government’s comprehensive strategy for growing the food and related industries.
Government Initiatives
Paswan listed a number of flagship programs designed to maintain and promote the expansion of the food processing industry. These programs include:
- Kisan Pradhan Mantri Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLIS) Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)
- Formalizing of Micro Food Processing Enterprises under Pradhan Mantri (PMFME)
The measures mentioned earlier aim to improve the industry’s infrastructure, boost productivity, and draw in investments.
World Food India 2024
It is expected that the next World Food India 2024 would encourage significant partnerships and alliances between international and Indian players. The purpose of the gathering is to:
- Producers, Manufacturers, and Investors
- Decision-makers
- global companies
- Participants will get the chance to discuss ideas, look at business prospects, and further the industry’s growth.
Focus on Innovation and Startups
To further boost the growing startup ecosystem, the Ministry is launching the second edition of the Startup Grand Challenge in collaboration with Startup India. This initiative aims to:
- Encourage innovation
- Support emerging startups
- Foster technological advancements in food processing
Past Success and Projections for the Future
In light of World Food India 2023’s success—which included 1,208 exhibitors, 715 foreign buyers from 90 countries, and over 75,000 attendees—the next event seems set to have even more influence. Important aspects of the prior incident were as follows:
- over 16,000 B2G and B2B meetings
- Roundtable talks
- Theme-based meetings
- signing of the MoU
- Displays
- Startup Grand Challenge
These initiatives demonstrated India’s strength in the food processing industry on a worldwide scale.
The World Food India 2024 website and mobile app launch is a big step in the direction of encouraging innovation and growth in the food processing industry. Strengthening India’s place in the global food ecosystem, the event pledges to highlight technical innovation, teamwork, and startup support.
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