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Volume 2● Issue 6● November- December 2015

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India: Central govt. to promote agro-food in Nagaland

Source: Nagaland Post, 27th

Dec, 2015

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

reiterated that the soil and climatic features of Nagaland has the potential for

promoting agricultural and horticultural produce. In an interview Mrs. Badal

pointed out that Nagaland can grow multiple crops- millet, gram, rubber, tea,

chilly, ginger, garlic, cardamom, etc in a big way as a majority of these items

were convertible to be processed, then marketed and sold in India or abroad

particularly in the USA, Europe. She also pointed out that crop yield was low as

there was potential for increasing capacity utilization by adopting modern

techniques. Mrs. Badal said that food and meat processing sector had immense

potential for investment in Nagaland. Mrs. Badal said that available data

revealed that area for production of horticulture crops in the state grew to

90,600 hectares with productivity of around 10.5 tonnes per hectare. The

productivity of fruits and vegetables in the state was around 10.13 and 12.77

tonnes per hectare respectively. Officers in the ministry would visit Nagaland to

explore “better utilization and value addition” of agricultural produce and

transforming agro-food industry for export revenue. Mrs. Badal believed that

Nagaland food processing industry would not witness any slump due to

anticipated fund shortage as state food processing was being delinked from

central budget.

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India: Panel formed to boost milk production

Source: Orissa Post, 26th Dec, 2015

In a bid to promote milk-processing industries, Odisha government has

constituted a coordination committee under the chairmanship of the secretary of

the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) department. The six-member

panel would suggest the areas and specific locations where private

entrepreneurs can set up milk-processing units and engage farmers for milk

production. The panel would also place before the government proposals to

provide subsidies to eligible entrepreneurs. The subsidies would be provided

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under Orissa Food Processing Policy-2013 and National Mission on Food

Processing (NMFP). The members of the panel are the director of agriculture

and food products, the director of animal husbandry and veterinary services, and

the managing director of Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation

Limited (Omfed), the director of industries department, and a representative of

the milk-processing industries.

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India: Indian Government just approved 138 new Food Processing Projects

Source: Hungry Forever 24th Dec, 2015

The government revealed that there will be sunny days ahead for the Indian

food processing sector, as they have just approved 138 proposed projects related

to processing. The Minister of State for Food Processing Industries said that the

skilled resource on this front will be absorbed in the proposed mega food parks

that will not only drastically curtail the wastage of food products but enable

farmers get their due. The Tripura Chief Minister, Mr. Manik Sarkar lauded the

benefits of magnifying the food processing industry, saying that it could

generate employment in rural areas. Mr. Manik Sarkar also said that the food

processing industry is a sunrise industry which has the potential of dramatically

improving rural livelihood opportunities and bridge the rural-urban divide. It is

critical for the development of our country as it establishes vital linkages

between the two pillars of the economy i.e. the agriculture and industry. Over

35% of the country’s overall food market is linked to the food processing

industry. Food processing is also a part of the present government’s ‘Make In

India’ campaign, with Rs.98 Billion having been allocated to set up 42 food

parks and 195.25 million hectares of crop areas.

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India: Niranjan Jyoti for skilled resource in food processing to boost

projects

Source: FnBnews.Com, 24th

Dec, 2015

A National Conference on “Skill Development in Food Processing Sector

Bridging the Gap - Building the Nation” was organised by the PHD Chamber of

Commerce and Industry in which minister of state for food processing

industries Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti stressed on skilled resource in food

processing while participating as the chief guest. The minister announced that

the government already approved 138 food processing projects without

revealing the investment in them, hoping that with the execution of the

approved projects, the sector was likely to transform in the next few years. The

minister said that skilling is already scaling up in the 11 states and gradually it

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will expand and cover the rest of India, the advantage of which will definitely

percolate down to food processing sector. She also said that the skilled resource

on this front will be absorbed in the proposed mega food parks that will not only

drastically curtail the wastage of food products but enable farmers their due. Dr

Mahesh Gupta, president, PHD Chamber, emphasised that to realise the

maximum potential in the sector, skill development was vital. The government

should focus on skill development in various sectors. In a vast country like

India, swift growth in the economy can only be achieved through sufficient

skilled manpower which should match the requirement of the industry.

Institutions like NIFTEM which are developing and training our youths should

develop the curriculum and training modules in accordance with the changing

scenario. Dr. Ajit Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, NIFTEM, in his observations,

shared the initiatives of the university, for skill development in the sector,

adding that government’s support in terms of policies and grants for skilling is

the need of the hour and the forthcoming Budget should have special

provisioning to upgrade skills so that it acquires the required momentum.

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India: 138 food processing projects approved in India

Source: The Economics Times, 22nd

Dec, 2015

Union Minister Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti at a conference on food processing

organised by industry body PHD Chamber said that a total of 138 food

processing projects have been approved in the country which will transform the

sector in the next few years and skilling is being scaled up in 11 states and

gradually it will be expanded to rest of the country. She also said that the skilled

resource on this front will be absorbed in the proposed mega food parks that

will not only drastically curtail the wastage of food products but enable farmers

get their due. PHD Chamber President Mr. Mahesh Gupta emphasised that to

realise the maximum potential in food processing sector, skill development is

vital. Mr. Mahesh Gupta said that the government should focus on skill

development in various sectors. In a vast country like India, swift growth in the

economy can only be achieved through sufficient skilled manpower which

should match the requirement of the industry.

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India: MP Minister assures facilities to investors setting up food processing

units

Source: FnBnews.com, 22nd

Dec, 2015

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Horticulture and food processing Minister of Madhya Pradesh Mrs. Kusum

Mahdele has urged investors at MP Food-Tech 2015' organised by Union food

processing ministry and Indian Chamber of Commerce to take interest in setting

up food industries in Madhya Pradesh. According to Mrs. Kusum Mahdele,

there are better investment possibilities to set up food processing units in the

Madhya Pradesh in view of increased production of food grains, horticulture

crops and milk. Mrs. Mahdele felt that food processing units were less in

number in proportion to production achieved in the state during the last 10

years. Madhya Pradesh has a climate conducive for all crops. It had outdone

other states in production of milk and food grains. This year, there has been

bumper crop of orange in the state. She pointed out that food processing units

should be set up for crops such as orange, guava, and ber, which were abundant.

Farmers will get maximum benefit if more units are set up. According to her,

the state has moved to fourth position from seventh in the country in milk

production. It can outdo Amul if investors take interest in production of milk

and its products. Mr. R.N. Kulkarni, chief general manager, NABARD, Bhopal,

informed that Government of India was promoting food industry and making

constant efforts to put it in good condition. The Central government has

allocated Rs. 5,225 crore for food business. Union deputy secretary food

processing Mr. S.K. Verma said that food processing industry should initiate

steps to strengthen ‘Make in India’. He informed that two out of four mega food

parks in Madhya Pradesh had started functioning and work was underway in the

remaining food parks.

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India: Adinath Agro raises series A investment from Carpediem Capital

Source: The Economics Times, 22nd

Dec, 2015

Adinath Agro Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd, a regional sauces company with brands

like Winn & Surabhi has raised series A investment from private equity fund

Carpediem Capital for a significant minority stake. Even though the quantum of

funds invested were not disclosed, as per industry sources, it is estimated to be

around $5 million. Adinath is Rs.50 crore players based out of Pune. Being

within the Top 3 brands in Western India, there lies immense potential to

tranform Adinath into being one of the leading players across select regional

geographies within India. The company is a regional leader in the area of sauces

& has built a formidable reputation in Maharashtra. It is promoted by two

brothers, Mr. Nitin and Mr. Rajesh Gandhi, who have over 25 years of

experience in the food processing industry. The company is a pioneering leader

in the niche category of Jain sauces, which is seeing double digit growth due to

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increased penetration in tier II and tier III markets. The ketchups and sauces

industry in India is estimated to be in the range of Rs. 1,200-1,400 crores and is

growing in double digits. Some of the other large brands that operate in this

segment include Kissan, Maggi, Cremica, Ching's Secret and Heinz amongst

others.

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India: “Doubling food processing from 10% is our aim”

Source: FnBnews.com, 21st Dec, 2015

Though the recent Maggi noodles issue entailed the Union health ministry,

under whose ambit the apex food regulator FSSAI fell, to come up with a

solution that would end the food industry’s worries pertaining to aspects such as

Product Approval and labelling claims, ministry of food processing industries

under the leadership of Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal has been playing a proactive

role by forging inter-ministerial rapport towards carving out an early answer.

Not only that, Mrs. Badal is also looking at other major challenges that the

industries in her sector are facing with a growth-oriented approach.

For full interview of Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal please click on the link

- http://www.fnbnews.com/Interview/doubling-food-processing-from-10-is-our-

aim-38271

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India: The way forward for ready-to-eat products

Source: FnBnews.com, 21st Dec, 2015

In India, food processing is estimated to be a $121-130 billion (around Rs 7.5-8

trillion) industry, driven by the dairy sector (35%) and marine and poultry

(32%), according to a report by Confederation of Indian Industry. Also, in India,

only 2% of fruits and vegetables are processed as against 65% in the US.

However, off-season consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables is rising—the

exotic lettuce available during the Delhi summer most likely came from the hills

of Ooty in Tamil Nadu, the beans and capsicums from Himachal Pradesh, and

the shiny apples likely travelled continents from the US, without losing their

sheen or juiciness. Once such food processing technologies are developed, retort

processed foods that do not need rehydration or preparation, may be consumed

straight from the pouch with or while not pre- warming, relying upon the

necessity of the users and therefore the weather. These foods meet the particular

wants of convenience; organic process adequacy; ambient storage and

distribution to the centres and shelf stability have made these extremely

successful and most suited to Indian cuisines. Hence a number of tasty Indian

dishes in retort pouches enable consumers to enjoy their favourite foods such as

sooji halwa, upma, and chicken curry. The use of retorting technology has thus

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created the sale of “ready-to-eat” foodstuff commercially viable with in vogue

food styles. The pioneer for the development of RTE in India has been the

Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL); Mysore was established under

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to fulfil the needs of

varied foods of Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and paramilitary forces. Their

aim is to design and engineer lightweight convenient packed food with longer

shelf-life under varying climatic conditions - using the self- developed

technologies, DRFL has produced many ready-to-eat, quick cooking and instant

foods with longer shelf-life. Some of them are long-keeping chapatis (shelf-life

six months), high protein snacks (shelf-life nine months), spiced potato parothas

(six months), fruit bars (nine months), mutton pickle (six months), and

stabilised chikki (one year).

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India: Indian food industry - High-growth, high-profit sector

Source: FnBnews .com, 21st Dec, 2015

The Indian food industry is poised for huge growth, increasing its contribution

to world food trade every year. In India, the food sector has emerged as a high-

growth and high-profit sector due to its immense potential for value addition,

particularly with in the food processing industry. Accounting for about 32% of

the country’s total food market, the food processing industry is one of the

largest industries in India and is ranked fifth in terms of production,

consumption, export and expected growth. The Government of India has been

instrumental in the growth and development of the food processing industry.

The government through the ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI) is

making all efforts to encourage investments in the business. It has approved

proposals for joint ventures (JV), foreign collaborations, industrial licences and

100% export oriented units, says a report by the Indian Brand Equity

Foundation, a ministry of commerce institution for promoting Brand India. Mrs.

Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union minister for food processing industries said that

food processing sector has emerged as an important segment of the Indian

economy in terms of its contribution to GDP, employment and investment. It

constitutes 9-10% of the GDP in manufacturing and agriculture sector

respectively and accounts for 12% of India’s export along with 7% of total

industrial investment fixed in capital in registered sector.

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India: 42 mega food parks to be set up across India: Harsimrat

Source: The Free Press Journal, 20th

Dec, 2015

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Union Food Processing Minister Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that At least

42 mega Food Parks worth Rs. 2,000 crore will be established in the entire

country and mega food parks would not only help farmers across the country

but the location of these parks would ensure that food wastage is avoided. She

said that the food parks will have all facilities like production, processing plant,

cold storage, collection centre and transport.

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India: Food processing sector can improve rural livelihood: Sarkar

Source: The Times of India, 20th Dec, 2015

Tripura Chief Minister Mr. Manik Sarkar said that the food processing sector as

a "sunrise' industry and it has the potential to generate huge employment

opportunities for the youths in Tripura and can be critical for country's growth.

He also said that the food processing industry has the potential of dramatically

improving rural livelihood opportunities and bridge the rural-urban divide. It is

critical for the development of our country as it establishes vital linkages

between the two pillars of the economy i.e. the agriculture and industry. Mr.

Sarkar was speaking at a conference 'Linking Prospective Food Entrepreneurs

with Government Schemes and Market', organised by Assocham in

collaboration with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of

India. A constructive partnership would transform the food processing sector of

the country and thereby transform the fortunes of Tripura. He emphasised on

promoting the development of viable agri-business and agro-industry coupled

with institutional strengthening and capacity building across value chain.

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India: Largest producer of soybean, MP has few entrepreneurs for its food

products

Source: The Times of India, 20th Dec, 2015

Known as largest producer of soybean in country, Madhya Pradesh has the

lowest number of people taking up entrepreneurship for its food products. Out

of 560 trained, only 30 people have started their soy product business so far.

Director of Soybean Processing and Utilization Centre, Dr SD. Kulkarni, at MP

Food Tech 2015 said that we have been training people from all over country

who visit the centre to learn about food processing from soybean, but

entrepreneurship for this is quite low here. According to satellite survey 2015,

the area under soybean cultivation in Madhya Pradesh is 56.127 lakh hectares,

as compared to government's figures of 59.062 lakh hectares. Madhya Pradesh

produces about 60 lakh tonnes of soybean every year, which is 55-60 per cent of

total production in country. MP Food Tech was organized by Indian Chamber

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of Commerce and Ministry of Food Processing Industries. Soybean Processing

and Utilization Centre, 2400 people have been trained from all over the country,

but only 450 have started their business related to soybean products. However,

Punjab and south Indian states are taking much interest in setting up business

for soybean products which are much in demand these days. In Punjab, out of

over 200 people trained 127 have already taken up business of soya products.

Mr. S.K. Verma, deputy secretary, ministry of food processing and industries,

government of India, said that Indian food processing industry needs to innovate

and strengthen the present government's policy of 'Make in India'. There are

four food parks in Punjab, and two in MP. We look forward to see more in

future.

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India: Food Processing Industry: From farm to shelf

Source: FnBnews.com, 19th

Dec, 2015

Food processing began about two million years ago when our distant ancestors

put flame to food and “discovered” cooking. After that came other primitive

forms in food processing such as fermenting, drying, preserving with salt, and

so on. India’s food processing industry has a wide range of products that include

fruits and vegetables, meat, seafood and poultry, dairy and dairy products,

fermented foods and drinks, grains, cereals and millets, bakeries, confectionery,

nutraceuticals, ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook, sauces and spreads, and so on

and currently ranks fifth in the world in exports, production and consumption.

Though the ready-to-eat market is bourgeoning, the ready-to-prepare market has

already witnessed a reasonable amount of traction amongst the urban

households. India is rapidly moving towards becoming a globally important

market for the consumption and manufacturing of processed foods. According

to a report by FICCI, the industry is estimated to be around US$180 billion (Rs

8 lakh crore), and it contributes about 1.3-1.5% to India’s GDP. The growing

urbanisation, emerging cosmopolitan culture, the influx of multiple foreign food

chains, exposure to Western condiments and food items, globalisation of Indian

food has contributed to the growth of this sector.

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India: FDI in Food Processing Sector

Source: FnBnews .com, 19th

Dec, 2015

India annually produces 205 million tonne of fruits and vegetables and is the

second-largest country in farm production in the world but unfortunately the

processing percentage is poor - only 4.6%. In contrast, countries like USA

(65%), China (23%) and the Philippines (78%) are far ahead of India in

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reducing wastage and enhancing the value addition and shelf life of farm

products. This is an alarming signal for India as a large volume of the

agricultural produce is wasted. About 35% of the fruits and vegetables are

wasted annually due to poor storage facilities, amounting to a revenue loss of Rs

500 billion. Also, 80% of the vegetables rot due to high water content and lack

of processing facilities, resulting in a revenue loss of Rs 125 billion. The Indian

food industry is projected to grow from US$100 billion to US$300 billion by

2017, according to a report by a leading industry body and Technopak. During

this period, the share of processed food in terms of value is expected to increase

from 43% to 50% of total food production. India allows 100 per cent FDI in

food processing sector. Foreign firms do not require government's approval to

start business here. Moreover, they can take advantage of the development

schemes offered by the government. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is an

international financial flow with the intention of controlling or participating in

the management of an enterprise in a foreign country. FDI plays an important

role in India’s growth dynamics. There are several examples of the benefits of

FDI in India. FDI in the food retail sector can expand markets by reducing

transaction and transformation costs of business through adoption of advanced

supply chain and benefit consumers and suppliers i.e. the farmers. India being

the second-most populous country in the world has immense scope for retail

expansion as along with time, urbanisation and consumerism have also been

increasing.

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India: Mother Dairy to set up 76cr processing plant in Nagri

Source: The Times of India, 19th Dec, 2015

In a major boost to the food processing sector, Mother Dairy has decided to set

up a fruit and vegetable processing plant in Jharkhand. The wholly-owned

subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) got the state

government's clearance for setting up a 25,000 tonne capacity processing plant.

The company has zeroed in on a 27-acre plot in Nagri block of Ranchi for the

purpose. The total cost of the project is pegged at Rs 76 crore and the plant is

expected to be operational within the next financial year. Mr. P.K. Sahoo,

business head of Safal (the Mother Dairy wing dealing with food processing)

said that "Jharkhand's ecology is ideal for horticulture landscaping and the

vegetables and fruits grown here have lesser pesticide usage than northern India.

Jharkhand is ranked sixth nationwide in terms of tomato produce and fifth in

green peas production. The company will use vegetables like tomato and green

peas for retail sale and for making ketchups. They will also cater to the juice

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industry. Besides vegetables, fruits like banana, guava, mango, papaya and

litchi will be processed for juice and pulp concentrates. The plant will require

one lakh metric tonne of raw fruits and vegetable for achieving its initial annual

productivity of 25,000 tonne.

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India: Ramdev's Patanjali Atta Noodles served notice by FSSAI for

violating food safety norms

Source: DNA India, 11 Dec, 2015

Health Ministry Mr. J P Nadda said that two ayurvedic firms including yoga

guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Ltd have been served notice by the

government for violating food safety norms in manufacturing atta noodles. He

also said that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has

issued a notice to M/s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and M/s Akash Yog Health

Products Pvt Ltd asking them to show cause as to why action should not be

taken against them for violating the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards

Act. Ramdev had launched the product with the aim to capture the noodle

market by branding his product as healthier as and more affordable than other

instant noodles available to consumers. Instant noodle Maggi was banned

earlier this year for five months after some samples were found to have

dangerous levels of monosodium glutamate and lead. However, it returned to

shops after a clean chit from labs.

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India: Smaller food parks better for farmers: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Source: Economics Times, 10 Dec, 2015

Food processing minister, Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that instead of giant

food parks, it is better to focus on small clusters covering 1-3 commodities

locally grown, which could bring prosperity to farmers' lives. The minister also

feels that a scheme where every Member of Parliament is given a grant to boost

local food processing sector will be beneficial. She also said that while the

former food minister's vision was to create big infrastructures at a food park, I

found that in most of the parks, infrastructure is way beyond what is necessary.

The park should not be restricted to 50 acres and should have the flexibility to

resize the park depending on need of the area. The scheme of mega Food Park

provides modern facilities for the food processing infrastructure along with the

value chain from the farm to market. The main feature of the scheme is cluster

based approach, with minimum requirement of 50 acre land. Under the scheme,

42 projects have been sanctioned by the government and out of these; five food

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parks are currently operational. Mrs. Badal said that states should promote small

clusters, rather than going for mega food parks.

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India: An app to scan nutritional contents in packed food

Sources: Business standard, 08 Dec. 2015

Sydney-based The George Institute for Global Health has launched a nutrition

application in India for this, called FoodSwitch. The mobile application, funded

in part through an Australia-India Council grant, allows consumers to scan the

barcode of a packaged food item and see easy-to-understand information on fat,

sugar and salt levels, using the established traffic light labelling system of red

(high), amber (okay), and green (good). FoodSwitch then searches the database

for similar but healthier products and displays this on screen, alongside the

selected item, for comparison. Mr. Bruce Neal, senior director at the Institute

said that FoodSwitch helps consumers evaluate the nutritional content of

packaged foods and suggests better options that would have lesser sugar, fat and

salt levels. The app has already been launched in Australia, New Zealand,

Britain, China and South Africa; India is the sixth country.

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India: 5 food processing units get approval for registration

Source: The Times of India, 07 Dec, 2015

As many as five industrial units in agro and food processing sector have been

given approval for registration as a part of assistance scheme of Labour

Intensive Industries under the new Industrial Policy-2015 of the state. The

decision was taken in the first meeting of state empowered committee held

under the headship of chief minister Anandiben Patel at Gandhinagar. These

five units will be established in rural areas of Sabarkantha, Kheda, Rajkot,

Kutch and Vadodara districts with investments of Rs.144.7 crore. These units

will generate more than 670 job opportunities in rural areas. The decision has

been taken to encourage industrial set-up at rural level and to generate

opportunities of employment for youth in their respective areas. During the

meeting, empowered committee said that under the scheme apart from agro and

food processing, garment, apparel and made-up industries, assembling

industries sector with partial production facilities and other labour industries

have been included. The government will provide employees provident fund

pay-roll assistance of Rs 1,200 to men and Rs 1,500 to women domicile

workers of new and expanding industrial units on monthly basis for five years

under the scheme. The units will get a loan up to Rs one crore with seven per

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cent interest for duration of five years. They will also get benefits such as VAT

waiver and 80% reimbursement on net VAT. This reimbursement will be

available for five years starting from the production date.

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India: Food processing Minister Smt. Harsimrat Badal appeals to

processed food companies to ensure milk, food articles and bottled water

for Chennai

Source: Orissa Dairy, 07 Dec. 2015

Minister Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal reviewed the

situation of processed food articles and bottled water supplies being contributed

by the processed food manufacturers for the flood affected people of Chennai.

In her appeal to the processed food manufacturers, Hon’ble Minister said that it

is time to stand up and make exemplary contribution for the flood affected

people of Chennai who have been patronizing food brands and products

manufactured by the industry. She appeal that together with the Government of

India and the State Government, the industry should also ensure that there is no

shortage of milk, packaged food articles and bottled water for the people of

Chennai. Ministry of Food Processing Industries is coordinating with all food

processing companies for supply of packaged milk, packaged food and bottled

water. Hon’ble Minister conveyed her thanks to all the companies for their

efforts in relief operations and also appealed them to generously contribute for

the occasion.

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India: Demand-driven policy,GST reforms key for food processing sector:

Badal

Source: FnBnews.com, 05 Dec. 2015

Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union minister for food processing industries, has

stressed on the need for a demand-driven policy on food and the role of big

reforms such as GST (Goods and Services Tax) to give a boost to the food

processing industry and thereby mitigating challenges such as employment and

food security. She was speaking at the 9th edition of FICCI Foodworld India

held at FICCI Federation House in New Delhi. She said that a change in the

consumer’s mindset about health and nutritional aspect of packaged food is

critical for driving further growth. At the grass-root level, village level

entrepreneurship will empower the farmers and lead to sustainable growth in

food production. A demand for skilled manpower from the industry will further

push the workforce towards gaining required skills. Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

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emphasised upon the need for greater clarity on the regulations that were

governing the food businesses. The event was supported by ministry of food

processing industry. More than 250 delegates attended the programme.

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India: Credit goes to the farmer that production has been going up, says

Food Processing Minister

Source: Business Line, 03rd

Dec, 2015

In an interview Food Processing Minister Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal outlines

the challenges Indian farmers are confronting and said that from droughts to

floods, Indian agriculture has been battered for the last two years. She outlined

the crucial role of the food processing industry to cut wastage, offer

remunerative prices to farmers and ensure adequate supplies to consumers. She

also said that credit goes to the farmer that production has been going up and

every year production of cereals has increased by five million tonne in spite of

the challenges.

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India: 880 crore investment in food processing

Source: Economics Times, 02nd

Dec, 2015

The food processing industry has received Rs 880 crore investments since the

Jharkhand government formulated a policy for the industry. Chief Minister of

Jharkhand Mr. Raghubar Das said that five of the investors already procured

land for to set up units and expected to start construction soon. Food processing

industry will witness a substantial growth in the coming days as effective

implementation of the MoUs signed in the last one year is underway. The chief

minister said the government has sanctioned Rs. 37 crore for maintenance of

Ranchi-Tata NH-33 and given necessary clearance to Tata Steel's Eastern Road

Corridor Project.

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India: Govt. to ease food products approval process

Source: Hospitality Biz India, 05th Dec, 2015

Union Food Processing Industries Minister, Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal on an

event organized by FICCI said that the government is keen to ease the approval

processes related to food and food ingredients in the country and FSSAI has put

on public domain 11,000 ingredients to seek public opinion before according

approvals. Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal also said that earlier in her inaugural

address of the ninth edition of FICCI Foodworld India conference, the Minister

stressed on the need for a demand driven policy on food and the role of big

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reforms such as GST. A change in the consumer’s mindset about health and

nutritional aspect of packaged food is critical for driving further growth. At the

grass-root level, village level entrepreneurship will empower the farmers and

lead to sustainable growth in food production. A demand for skilled manpower

from the industry will further push the workforce towards gaining required

skills.

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India: Andhra Pradesh eyes Rs 5,000 crore investments in food processing

by 2020

Source: Economics Times, 02nd

Dec, 2015

The Andhra Pradesh government is expecting Rs. 5,000-crore investments in

the food processing industry by 2020. It also aims to create 50,000 jobs in the

sector in the state over the next five years. State Chief Minister Mr. N.

Chandrababu Naidu released the 'Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Policy 2015-

20' at a networking conclave between Japanese and domestic food processing

industry'. The new policy aims to set up integrated food processing parks in all

districts. As per the policy, each park will be set up in a minimum of 30 acre

land and also with a minimum of 10 processing units. The state government has

promised to provide 50 per cent of financial assistance for setting up of the park

with a limit of Rs.20 crore. Power for food processing units will be supplied at

Rs 1.50 per unit. The government also promises to provide capital and interest

subsidy and announced to provide 25 per cent capital subsidy for processing

units limited to Rs.5 crore, as per the policy. On exports, 30 per cent of road

transport charges will be reimbursed with Rs.5 lakh limit per annum for a period

of 3 years.

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India: Food Processing Industries

Source: Business Standard, 01st

Dec, 2015

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries was implementing the Centrally

Sponsored Scheme of National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) in 12th

Plan (2012-17) through State/UT Governments. Under the Scheme of Human

Resources Development in the NMFP, financial assistance was provided to set

up Food Processing and Training Centres (FPTC) and to conduct

Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDP) in the States/UTs to impart

training to the farmers and prospective entrepreneurs /unemployed youth.

Central / State Government Organizations, Educational and Training

Institutions, ITIs, NGOs and Co-operatives were eligible for grant-in-aid to set

up FPTC. For a single product line centre, maximum grant-in-aid of Rs. 6.00

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lakh for purchase of plant and machinery and Rs. 3.00 lakh as revolving seed

capital was admissible. For a multi-product line centre, grant-in-aid of Rs. 15.00

lakh for purchase of plant and machinery and Rs. 5.00 lakh as revolving seed

capital was admissible. Central/State Government Organisations, Institutions,

Universities, National level Institutes like NIFTEM, IICPT, CFTRI,

Professional Institutes, State level consultancy organisations of State

Governments, reputed NGOs etc. were eligible for grant-in-aid to conduct

EDPs. Grant-in-aid for an EDP was provided upto Rs. 3.00 lakh per

programme.

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India: Food processing and packaging now have a dedicated platform

Source: Packaging Europe, 25th Nov, 2015

To keep up with developments on the Indian food and beverage market,

the range of products and services at International PackTech India and drink

technology India will be joined by a third event – the newly developed

FoodPex India. It will focus on the processing and packaging of solid foods of

all kinds. In the future the newly created trade fair trio will map the thematic

areas of packaging and related processes, beverage technology and liquid

food as well as food processing and packaging under one roof. PackTech

India and drink technology India have already come to be seen as the most

important platforms for these industries in India. Mr. Bernd Jablonowski,

Global Portfolio Director for Packaging and Processing at Messe Düsseldorf,

the organisers of International PackTech India and of the new FoodPex India

said that the Indian market shows a clear interest in food processing and

food packaging. He also said that it’s a logical step to enhance this range by

adding a dedicated platform under the name of FoodPex, a brand which we

previously launched in China. India is a dynamic market with major potential

in packaging and related processes, particularly in packaged food and

beverages. Although per-capita consumption is still relatively low, figures

from the market research institute Euromonitor have shown that the demand

for processed and packaged food is set to rise by about 31 per cent by 2019.

During the same period soft drinks sales are even expected to rise to more than

twice their current level. India is already the world’s number one in milk

consumption, and its market for liquid milk products is developing very

dynamically. This development is driven by social change and clear economic

growth. Moreover, the resulting growth of the middle class has led to a

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greater demand for hygienically processed and packaged food and

beverages. This is putting greater pressure on local manufacturers to invest

in high-quality processing, packaging and bottling equipment, so that they

can compete with imported products.

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India: Israeli firm to conduct exhibition on food processing

Source: Telugu People, 25th

Nov, 2015

Israel-based Kenes Exhibitions Chairman Mr. Avi Rosner and General Manager

Mrs. Prema Zilberman met Chief Secretary Mr. I.Y.R. Krishna Rao to discuss

for conducting of an International Exhibition on Food Processing Technologies

and Industry. Kenes Exhibitions submitted a proposal to the Government of

Andhra Pradesh for conducting of an International exhibition and Conference

on Food Processing and Industry Food Pro'2016 and the representatives

explained their vision and business objectives. The Chief Secretary informed

that the Government of Andhra Pradesh formulate a fresh Food Processing

Policy duly keeping in view of the tactical advantages like conductive climatic

conditions, diverse raw material base, excellent infrastructure, large Land bank

and abundant availability of skilled manpower etc., has accorded top priority to

industrial growth as a means to mitigate poverty and unemployment. With an

aim of Food Processing Policy 2015-2020 A.P. State intends to be the most

preferred destination for Food Processing Industry and to capitalize on the rich

and diverse food production base of Andhra Pradesh to provide fillip to the

sector.

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India: Farm 2 Fork 2015

Source: Krishi Jagran, 19th

Nov, 2015

The Food Processing Sector is the key link between Agriculture and

Manufacturing. India is the world`s largest producer of milk and dairy products,

second largest producer of cereals, fruits and vegetable and third largest

producer of fish and marine products. Owing to abundant raw materials, supply

and cost advantages India`s food processing sector ranks fifth in the world in

exports, production and consumption. To reduce the post harvest losses,

mitigate the inflation and also to meet the rising demand of processed foods,

Government of India has taken several initiatives. Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal,

Hon`ble Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, GOI highlighted the

MoFPI initiatives and was in the favour of the farmer to get the right price of his

produce by utilizing the cold chain for shelf life extension of the perishable

fruits and vegetables by introducing the refrigerated trucks for the movement of

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the farmers produce from the Farm gate to the Madies and then to the consumer

with the same freshness and the nutritional values. Regarding Value addition by

introduction of the 42 food parks to be completed in the 30 months. They had

already started 3 such food parks for the benefit of the farming community. She

was addressing the august gathering of farmers, process food Industry and the in

the 3rd International Conference & Exhibition. The two days conference and the

Expo are organized by the PHD Chamber. Dr. Ajit Kumar, Vice-Chancellor

of NIFTEM also highlighted the problem and was able to reach to the hearts of

the farmers that the Institute is doing their best in value addition of the farmers

produce for the consumption of the changed shape, taste and flavour for sale in

India as well as for export also to earn the foreign exchange. There are more

than 20 stalls where the industry has put up their product. The VNR Nursery of

Raipur (CG) showcasing the Guava Plant and the fruit with the highest size and

the weight in the country. That was the centre of attraction the Guava from 300

gm to 1 KG. The farmer can earn good price for their produce also. The less

seeds are also the main feature of the VNR Nursery plants. They are providing

the full consultancy.

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India: Kerala to set up two mega food parks: Chandy

Source: Business Line, 19th Nov, 2015

The Kerala Chief Minister Mr. Oommen Chandy, has announced the setting up

of two mega food parks in Cherthala and Palakkad at an investment of Rs.250

crore. Mr. Oommen Chandy said that the Cherthala food park which is being

implemented by KSIDC will exclusively cater to marine food processing sector

with common infrastructure facilities like cold storage, standard design factory,

ice plant, reefer vehicles etc. The project will provide a major fillip to the

seafood industry, is expected to bring in an investment of Rs.500 core in three

years. He also said that set up in 65 acres at Pallippuram, the project is likely to

create direct employment to 3,000 persons and indirect job opportunities for

12,000. Individual entrepreneurs can set up their units in the park. The Union

Ministry of Food Processing Industries has sanctioned a grant in aid of Rs.50

crore each for the two projects and both the projects would start functioning

within three years.

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India: Soybean: A Nutritive Food and its Processing

Source: FnBnews.com, 16th

Nov, 2015

Soybean (Glycine max) is being used as food for over 5,000 years in China,

Japan and Thailand. It has now become a major source of protein, oil and health

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promoting phytochemicals for human nutrition around the globe. It is the

leading source of edible oils constituting about 30% of the world supply. Soy

products are nutritious, economical and healthful. Use of 30-50g of processed

soybean in daily diet protects human health and enhances the longevity.

Soybean on an average contains about 40% protein, 23% carbohydrates, 20%

oil and reasonable amounts of minerals, vitamins and dietary fibre.

Supplementation (5-25%) of soybean in various traditional foods/recipes is

recommended. Soybean can be utilised in the form of whole bean or after

partially or fully defatting. The importance of soybean was again recognised in

India in early 1960s when research works were initiated at JNKVV, Jabalpur,

and GBPUAT, Pantnagar, incorporation with USAID and University of Illinois,

USA, to provide sound research base for long success of soybean in the country.

ICAR launched a multi-locational intra-disciplinary All India Co-ordinated

Research Project on soybean, subsequently supported by establishment of

National Research Centre on Soybean established at Indore. The research

efforts have sequentially led to identification and development of a number of

improved varieties, production technology, companion cropping, crop

management, disease and pest control measures and so on. CIAE, Bhopal;

JNKVV, Jabalpur; GBPUAT, Pantnagar; RAU, Udaipur; and so on are the

research and development organisations, which have developed different types

of agricultural machinery required for harvesting, threshing and processing of

soybean.

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India: Mega food processing unit to come up in Nizamabad, Telangana

Source: The Hindu, 10th Nov, 2015

Though the Smart Agro Food Park Private Limited floated by three NRIs in the

US began its work a couple of years ago and set up a huge sheep farm, to begin

with, it was not launched yet officially. Hence, the Union Minister for Food

Processing Industries Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal formally lay the foundation.

Telangana Chief Minister Mr. K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Union Minister of State

for Food Processing Industries Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyothi, Industries Minister

Mr. Jupally Krishna Rao, Agriculture Minister Mr. Pocharam Srinivas Reddy,

Member of Parliament Mr. K. Kavitha, local MLA A. Jeevan Reddy and other

dignitaries attended the function. Smart Agro Food Park Private Limited

Director Mohan Reddy Patolla said that industry would generate directly and

indirectly a total of 12,195 jobs. All jobs except those of highly technical nature

would be given to local youth. Initially, this project funded by the Central

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government would create all necessary infrastructures such as cold storages,

godowns and so on in 78 acres with an estimated outlay of Rs.110 crore. The

first phase would be completed within 30 months. Mohan Reddy Patolla also

said that locally called Lakkampally SEZ , it would be very useful to farmers

who grow soya, maize and turmeric as industries basing on those crops would

be set up. A research centre would also come up in the 378 acre zone. Major

industries like Britannia and Pepsi Co have already enquired with us.

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India: Jammu and Kashmir State to build processing unit

Source: Just Food, 09th

Nov, 2015

The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to invest $2.5m to set up a

new unit at its Khnomoh food processing plant. State agriculture minister Mr.

Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura said that the Jammu and Kashmir State Agro

Industries Development Corporation (JKSAIDC) will set up and operate the

facility. The state will also upgrade honey and walnut processing units at the

site. The new food processing unit will produce snowkist jam, kashmir kesar

kahwah, apricot jam, behi murabba, strawberry jam, mixed fruit jam, fig fruit

jam and blackberry jam that will be consumed in the state's retail shops. The

products will be marketed nationwide and exported to European countries that

see demand for kashmir kesar kahwah, apricot jam and fig fruit jam products.

The Minister also said that the state, which is the only saffron producer in the

country, has decided to set up its own in-house saffron testing lab.

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India: Chhattisgarh government inks MoUs worth Rs 1093 crore

Source: The Economics Times, 06th

Nov, 2015

MoU of Rs. 125 crore was signed in food processing sector for establishment of

cold chain in the Chhattisgarh. Chief Minister Mr. Raman Singh, secretary

commerce and industries Mr. Subodh Kumar Singh signed MoUs on behalf of

the state government. The MoUs will bring in cumulative investment of Rs

1,093 crore and employment opportunities for 4,300 people in the state in two

of its focused sectors - electronics and food processing. Chief Minister Mr.

Raman Singh said that Chhattisgarh is committed to developing electronics and

food processing sectors in the state and has been putting efforts for creating

enabling environment for the same. Electronics sector development will bring

massive employment opportunities for skilled youths and qualified

professionals in the state, while cold chain development will save wastage of

perishable food items and create an opportunity for the local businesses for

value addition in the state.

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India: NABARD sanctions Rs 81.64 cr for Food Park in Sonepat

Source: Money Control, 04th

Nov, 2015

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) sanctioned

a loan of Rs 81.64 crore to the setting up a mega food park in Sonepat district of

Haryana. The loan was sanctioned to Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure

Development Corporation (HSIIDC) Limited, NABARD Chief General

Manager, Haryana Regional Office; Mr. P.C Chaudhri said that Food

Processing Fund (FPF) has been envisaged for providing adequate infrastructure

for food processing industry along with value chain from the farm to the market.

Mr. P.C Chaudhri also said that the food park will enable fresh investments in

the food processing sector, increase price realisation for farmers, reduce

wastage and create an efficient supply chain along with significant direct and

indirect employment generation. He added that it will be first of its kind project

in the sector in Haryana where entire gamut of food processing activities can be

undertaken. The implementation of food park project shall help the state realise

its potential in terms of growing consumer base, the advantages it possesses in

terms of its geographical location and easy accessibility.

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India: Loulis Mills keen to set up processing unit in MP

Source: Business Standard, 02nd

Nov, 2015

Loulis Mills, a Greek company, expressed desire to setup a wheat-based food

processing unit with an investment of Rs.72 crore in Madhya Pradesh's

Khargone district. Company's Chairman Mr. Constentinos Loulis met Chief

Minister Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan to discuss its proposed Rs 72 crore

investment in state's food processing sector. The Chief Minister said that food

process is priority sector of the state government. It would result in value

addition of farmers' produce. All facilities will be provided in the state to the

serious investors. Loulis Mills has offered to set up a major wheat-based food

processing unit at Nimarni Food Processing Park in Khargone district at an

estimated cost of Rs. 72 crore. It would give jobs to 95 persons. In the second

phase, the company would invest about Rs 350 crore and offer 400 jobs to

people. The Chief Minister said that the people of the state will greatly benefit

from treatment through stem cell technology.

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Africa: Sokoto to get $250m food processing plant

Source: Daily Trust, 17th Dec, 2015

As the largest community of onions producers in Africa, Sokoto State

government has promised to tap the competitive advantage it has in the agro

allied sector to attract investments into the state. Erisco Foods, Chief Mr. Eric

Umeofia, said that his firm will invest about $250 million in food processing

plants in the state. The state governor, Mr. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, made the

disclosure in Lagos during a facility tour of the Erisco Food processing plant.

He said that Sokoto State has tomatoes in abundance, ginger, onions as well as

other agro commodities that investors can tap into. The governor said that his

administration is also currently working with an Argentine company to establish

milk processing factory in the state and that the work has reached about 60-70

per cent completion stage. . Erisco Foods, Chief Mr. Eric Umeofia, said that

there is about 6000 employment opportunities are targeted in one and half years

that will boost the social wellbeing of the people of the state.

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Australia: An app to scan nutritional contents in packed food

Source: Business Standard, 08th Dec, 2015

The mobile application, funded in part through an Australia-India Council grant,

allows consumers to scan the barcode of a packaged food item and see easy-to-

understand information on fat, sugar and salt levels, using the established traffic

light labelling system of red (high), amber (okay), and green (good).

FoodSwitch then searches the database for similar but healthier products and

displays this on screen, alongside the selected item, for comparison. Mr. Bruce

Neal, senior director of the George Institute for Global Health said that the app

sometimes made complicated information on nutrition panels immediately

understandable. He also said that FoodSwitch helps consumers evaluate the

nutritional content of packaged foods and suggests better options that would

have lesser sugar, fat and salt levels. The app has already been launched in

Australia, New Zealand, Britain, China and South Africa; India is the sixth

country.

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News on Food Technology

International Level

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USA: 5 Cool packaging technologies of the future

Source: Tech.Co, 04th Dec, 2015

Proper packaging and timely distribution of food items, whether fresh or

processed is essential for the success of a business. Packaging should be

economical, environment-friendly and practical. Much research and

development is being done to incorporate the packaging concepts into reality.

Edible Packaging, Smart Packaging, Water Soluble Packaging, Micro

Packaging and Self-Cooling and Self-Heating Packaging for self-heating

packaging, a product called HeatGenie is used which is added at the bottom of

the food packaging and has the potential to heat foods up to 145 degrees

Fahrenheit in two minutes. Today, technology has seeped into every aspect of

our lives and revolutionized our lifestyles. Looking towards the future, we can

say that cool and environment-friendly technology like these will definitely help

us to make our lives easier and comfortable.

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Malaysia: Agro-food sector needs to be more dynamic, modern, innovative

– Najib

Source: Astro Awani, 28th Nov, 2015

Prime Minister Mr. Datuk Seri Najib Raza said that the agro-food sector in the

country needs to be more dynamic, modern and innovative. He cited the success

of countries such as the Netherlands, Japan, New Zealand and Australia which

have become leading world agricultural product exporters after incorporating

technology and innovation into the sector. The prime minister also said that the

government had always encouraged farmers, livestock breeders and fishermen

to capitalise on technology for higher productivity. If the national agricultural

sector thrives, so would the population. He said that government had set aside a

special allocation of RM5.3 billion in Budget 2016 for the sector. Prime

Minister Mr. Datuk Seri Najib Raza at the launch(ed) of national-level Farmers,

Livestock Breeders and Fishermen's Day (HPPNK) 2015 celebrations at Dewan

Suarah Kota Samarahan said that I would like to announce that in Sarawak, four

more farmers' markets and 10 more Malaysia People's Agro Bazaars will be

opened next year.

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Belgium: Heat and high pressure: new technique to process food

Source: Your is.com, 11th Nov, 2015

High pressure to preserve and sterilize some foods, prolonging their shelf life:

this old method of food preservation is called High Pressure Processing (HPP)

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or Pascalisation, from the name of the 17th century French scientist Mr. Blaise

Pascal, famous for studying the effects of pressure on fluids. In Japan since

1990, HPP has been used to preserve some juices, jellies, and jams, whereas it is

now used to preserve fish and meat, salad dressings, rice cakes, and yoghurts. In

the US the technique has been used for guacamole: it did not change the taste,

texture, or colour, but the product’s shelf life increased from three to thirty days.

Now a new version of HPP, the so-called “High Hydrostatic Pressure in

combination with Temperature” (HPT) technique, could represent a significant

improvement in food processing, by adding a heating step to the high pressure

processing. The combination of a preheating stage and high pressure is expected

to sterilise food products and ensure greater food safety, freshness and

nutritional quality, while extending shelf life. In addition, HPT promises to be

environmentally friendly thanks to its low energy costs and reduced water

consumption.

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Pakistan: Pilot project launched to encourage food processing industry in

FATA

Source: Pakistan Today, 05th

Nov, 2015

The Directorate of Agriculture Extension has launched a pilot project to

encourage and establish food processing industry in Federally Administered

Tribal Areas (FATA). The other objectives of the project launched in South

Waziristan and Mohmand Agencies are to utilize agriculture produce for value

addition on small scale. According to the there exists a vast avenue for

investment in the fields of industry, agriculture, livestock, minerals and forests

in FATA and that steps are being taken to expedite process of investment in

those areas.

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