India with large agriculture base is rightly poised to meet the food needs of the world. The Government of India is committed to the growth of the food processing sector. With increase in food processing, India can become the food factory of the world.
"Our food processing capacity today is at a very nascent stage and therefore huge quantity food produced by farmers is wasted at various levels. A large quantity of agricultural produce is wasted due to lack of infrastructure, storage and processing facilities. The food processing industry holds tremendous potential to grow in India in view of the very low level of processing at present,” said Secretary, Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) Ranglal Jamuda while inaugurating ‘Make in India and HR’ Conclave, Standardization and Mechanization of Traditional Indian Food organised by the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) under MOFPI.
“Odisha’s staple diet Mudhi (puffed rice) and products made out of it along with traditional sweet 'Ghevar' of north India along with Hyderabad’s famous Biryani have been chosen among 12 traditional dishes of different States that would be soon launched worldwide to satiate global taste buds under the ‘Make in India’ flagship programme of Government of India,” informed National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), vice chairman Dr Ajit Kumar.