As part of International Year of Millets celebrations, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries is organizing a Mega Food Event between 3-5 November 2023 in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The event will provide a unique platform to all stakeholders, producers, food processors, equipment manufacturers, logistics players, cold chain players, technology providers, academia, start-up & innovators and food retailers.
To interact and showcase their strength. The event is slated to be a bigger congregation of senior government dignitaries, global investors and business leaders of major global and domestic food companies and would put India firmly on the global food landscape. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries solicits participation and cooperation from all the stakeholders in making the event a grand success.
Secretary at the food processing industry Anita Praveen chaired a roundtable interaction with Foreign Missions in India this week. The meeting was in continuation to the multiple roundtable interactions held since November 2022, to appraise the Ministry’s plan of action for the Mega Food Event2023, and also to discuss potential areas of collaboration, the release said.
The roundtable witnessed participation from representatives of 19 foreign missions in India, which included Ambassadors of Serbia, Myanmar, and senior officials from New Zealand, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Netherlands, and Mexico.
“Representatives from all countries were requested to share their input and suggestions on the proposed structure of the event to make it comprehensive and inclusive for all relevant stakeholders globally. Participants were also requested to create awareness about the event amongst senior policymakers, agri-food companies, academia etc. in their respective countries and actively participate as a Partner to make the event a grand success,” the ministry’s release said.
