North East (NE) India will set-up its fourth mega food park in Tripura at a cost of Rs 72 crore, by end of 2013, to accelerate the growth of food processing industry in the region. It will be used to preserve fruits and vegetables coming from the country and abroad. According to Jitendra Choudhury, Minister for Tripura Industries and Commerce, Assam has two green field mega food parks while another such park is being set up in Manipur.
"Tripura grows abundant varieties of fruits and vegetables. By their processing and value addition through the proposed food park, the state is waiting to earn huge returns from both domestic as well as international markets," said Choudhury. "The food park will also help expand industries based on fruits and vegetable produces," he added. The Tripura government has allotted 50 acres of land for setting-up of the food park. Of the Rs 72 crore, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India would provide Rs 50 crore. A Kolkata-based private company will develop the mega food park, according to a report by The Assam Tribune. The food park will consist of necessary infrastructure such as cold storage, warehouse, workshops and weighbridge, and other common facilities like power and water supply would be made available. "Various private and semi-government food processing companies would be allowed to set-up their units in the food park," Choudhury added. The mega food parks scheme, a flagship programme of the MFPI, approved during the 11th Five Year Plan, aims at accelerating growth of food processing industry in the country through facilitating establishment of strong food processing infrastructure backed by an efficient supply chain. The mega food parks have been envisaged to help in creation of enabling infrastructure for food processing and a comprehensive 'farm-to-plate' supply chain system, stated the report.
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"Tripura grows abundant varieties of fruits and vegetables. By their processing and value addition through the proposed food park, the state is waiting to earn huge returns from both domestic as well as international markets," said Choudhury. "The food park will also help expand industries based on fruits and vegetable produces," he added. The Tripura government has allotted 50 acres of land for setting-up of the food park. Of the Rs 72 crore, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India would provide Rs 50 crore. A Kolkata-based private company will develop the mega food park, according to a report by The Assam Tribune. The food park will consist of necessary infrastructure such as cold storage, warehouse, workshops and weighbridge, and other common facilities like power and water supply would be made available. "Various private and semi-government food processing companies would be allowed to set-up their units in the food park," Choudhury added. The mega food parks scheme, a flagship programme of the MFPI, approved during the 11th Five Year Plan, aims at accelerating growth of food processing industry in the country through facilitating establishment of strong food processing infrastructure backed by an efficient supply chain. The mega food parks have been envisaged to help in creation of enabling infrastructure for food processing and a comprehensive 'farm-to-plate' supply chain system, stated the report.
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