Empowering Indian agriculture: The impression of mega meals parks

Inside India’s agriculture sector, the meals processing trade is seen because the engine of progress important to the sector’s enlargement. The meals processing sector should develop at double-digit charges for the agriculture sector to exceed the 4 per cent progress criterion and meet the rising meals calls for of the nation’s increasing inhabitants.

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India’s contribution to the worldwide meals commerce is at the moment lower than 3 per cent, regardless of predictions that it may double within the subsequent ten years. An estimated 35 per cent of agricultural produce or $10 billion, has been wasted and misplaced in worth because of insufficient processing services. The introduction of the mega meals parks scheme goals to handle these points by providing cutting-edge services for meals processing from the farm to the market.

Contribution to the transformation of Indian agriculture

Over the following 5 to seven years, the impression of mega meals parks on the agribusiness trade, is poised to extend considerably. The state-of-the-art processing infrastructure established at mega meals parks is considerably amplifying the exports of processed meals, with exports representing a pivotal marketplace for such merchandise. A number of mega meals parks have assisted farmers to experiment and diversify their agricultural practices. Establishing these meals parks in hilly, tribal and difficult terrains has not built-in farmers from these areas into mainstream agriculture, contributing to the general financial growth of those areas.

All operational meals parks are contributing in an enormous technique to lowering wastage of agriculture and horticulture produced by way of greater than 2.5 lakh tonnes capability of contemporary chilly and ambient warehousing that has been created in these tasks.

Elevating farmer incomes

Clear cases of their transformative affect embody Patanjali’s journey, initiated by its mega meals park in Haridwar, which propelled the corporate into an FMCG powerhouse. With meals product revenues approaching $1 billion, Patanjali sources produce straight and not directly from over 10 lakh farmers, selling native entrepreneurship and elevating farmer incomes by commercialising seemingly area of interest merchandise like buransh juice. Likewise, the Gujarat Agro Infrastructure mega meals park is poised to draw a complete funding of practically ₹650 crore, considerably benefitting many farmers.

Equally, the Himalayan Mega Meals Park aids apple growers in Uttarakhand, with its apple juice focus facility, whereas the Cremica Meals Park, transforms the prospects of tomato farmers in Himachal and neighbouring areas by way of a world-class pulping facility. These success tales, underscore the profound and increasing affect of Mega Meals Parks in shaping the agribusiness panorama.

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Mega meals parks are evolving into job hubs for distinguished Indian and world meals manufacturers, facilitating the export of meals merchandise worldwide. In adapting to the post-Covid world panorama, the place meals provide chains are present process vital realignments, Mega Meals Parks play an important position. Leveraging India’s inherent strengths and renewed authorities focus, these parks place India as a serious world sourcing hub and a considerable consumption market. This transformation, facilitated by mega meals parks by way of processing and worth addition, not solely unlocks the true potential of the agriculture sector, however, additionally creates substantial alternatives for Indian companies and start-ups within the world market.

Bahuguna is Director – Farlense Group & Founder – Roots Basis and Doshi – Managing Director, Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Meals Park