Mega food park and marine food park to be set up in Khurda in Orissa

Government of India is likely to set up a mega food park and a marine food park at Malipara near Khurda in Orissa with an area of 282 acres. This information was given by Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister for Food Processing while responding to a demand raised by Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister, Orissa at the Orissa Investors meet 2010.

Addressing the conference jointly organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Ministry of Food Processing Industry (MoFPI) and the state government, Sahai said that Orissa was one of the major agriculture producing states but it was still miles behind other states like Kerala, Gujarat and Maharashtra in food processing. This makes Orissa a natural contender for the mega food park.

Sahai said, "With suitable policy intervention, investment and use of latest technology the country can achieve its agricultural growth target. Though more than 70 per cent of the population of India depends upon agriculture it is way behind in preserving and processing its agriculture and food produce."

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