Director in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries Atul Saxena said here on Thursday that Kerala had immense potential in food processing and agriculture sectors, and that it should make use of the programmes offered by the Union government to give a fillip to the food processing industry.
He also urged industry members to avail the benefits of schemes offered by the Centre.
Mr. Saxena was speaking at the inauguration of the summit on food processing industry, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
In his special address, he gave a brief overview on the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana.
The scheme is expected to benefit 20 lakh farmers and generate 5 lakh direct and indirect employments. Mr. Saxena also said the scheme would leverage an investment of ₹31,400 crore.
The key speakers at the summit included K.V. Shibu, Assistant Commissioner of Food Safety, Government of Kerala, and Aju John Mathai, director of projects at the Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam.