Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Saryu Roy alongwith a delegation of the officials of the department and Industry department is on a tour to Germany to explore opportunities for Jharkhand in the field of food processing and dairy production.
The Minister and his team would be getting firsthand experience of latest technology that has been on display at the Anuga-2015—a food fair for the retail industry—being organised at Cologne, Germany.
Roy and the delegation which includes Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies, Vinay Kumar Choubey, Joint Secretary, Rajiv Ranjan and Director Industry, K Ravikumar had left for Cologne on October 8 and are likely to come back on October 16.
“latest technological advancements have been made in the field of food processing and dairy based industries which is being displayed here. Jharkhand offers tremendous opportunity in the field of food processing and officials need to promote these in the State and the fair would assist in that. It will also help officials in opening dialogue between investors and the State government,” said Roy in a press communiqué issued on his behalf at Ranchi.
The leading food fair for retail industry would conclude on October 14 offers a large trading platform for the international food and beverage industry.
The Minister’s visit was facilitated by Indian Chamber of Commerce which selects attendees to the fair. “The Minister was invited for the fair by the Indian Chamber of Commerce. He has gone there to see various technologies that can help Jharkhand in the area of food and industry,” said Minister’s close aide, Anand Kumar who has been made media in-charge for the Minister’s visit to the fair.