In an attempt to provide machinery and information for the entrepreneurs of the food processing industry Vintage Media will organize Asia Foodtech a three day exhibition from February 22 and will continue till February 24.
While addressing a press meet on Wednesday Vintage Media, East Regional Head Kajal Das said, “This is first time in Jharkhand and adjoining areas where such kinds of exhibition on food processing industry is going to take place. This is exhibition is not for common men it is for entrepreneur who are looking for opportunities in the field of food processing, bakery machinery, hotel and kitchen equipments, packaging machines, sweet industries equipments industrial refrigeration and cold room, food flavours, food industries related all accessories. The reputed companies from all over India will display their products and technology in this network platform. Around 25 to 30 stall will be installed at the venue.”
While providing the detail of the exhibition Das said, “Jharkhand is located in eastern part of India and its border shares with West Bengal , Uttar Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Orissa. Seeing Jharkhand’s potential in vegetable sector and lot of companies have expressed interest to set up food processing plants in the State. Jharkhand is vegetable surplus State, which produce around 40 lakh metric tonnes of vegetables annually at the requirements of 30mlakh metric tonnes.
The State supplies around one million tones vegetable to other states mainly Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal every year. Due to surplus production and shortage of buyers, farmers dump their produce every years. The upcoming processing plants would not only help increase farmers’ income but they would also get market for their products.”
While speaking on the issue of treasure of the State, Das said, “Jharkhand is endowed with rich cultural heritage and bestowed liberally with bounties of nature. The State is blessed with immense bio-diversity, moderate climate, rich cultural and historical heritage, religious places and ethnic aspects to make the State the ultimate destination for tourists because of the reason the growth of tourist sector is very high.”