Inauguration of India pavilion at SIAL-2014 Food Fair Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, hon’ble Minister for Food Processing Industries, Government of India, and H.E Arun K. Singh, Ambassador of India to France, jointly inaugurated the India pavilion on 19 October 2014 at SIAL-2014 Food Fair being held in Paris from 19-23 October 2014. The Ambassador accompanied the Minister on a visit to Indian participants at their stalls and interacted with them. The Indian Minister later joined the French Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Stephane Le Foll in inaugurating the main SIAL 2014 event and welcomed the French Minster at the Indian Pavilion for a bilateral meeting. Over 120 Indian exhibitors are displaying a range of Indian food products at the exhibition both privately, and under the aegis of ITPO, APEDA, CEPCI, MPEDA, Spices Board, Tea Board and Coffee Board. SIAL (Salon International de lAlimentation) is one of the largest food fairs in the world and it is held every two years in Paris. This year more than 6000 exhibitors from 105 different countries are participating and over one million visitors are expected to visit the fair. Visitors to the Indian Pavilion can taste Indian food products, with stalls offering a taste of Indian rice dishes, Indian wines and Indian coffee. For more information on Indian participation at SIAL 2015, please see ambinde.fr/events/details/284-venez-rencontrer-les-exposants-indiens-au-salon-sial-2014-a-paris The ‘Make in India’ campaign, a major new national program designed to facilitate investment, foster innovation, enhance skill development, protect intellectual property and build best-in-class manufacturing infrastructure, which was formally launched by hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 25 September, 2014, includes Food Processing sector among the 25 identified sectors for facilitating investment. Further information on the specific sectors can be seen at; makeinindia/sector/food-processing/ Agro-processing industries have an important role in the economic development of India - directly as a source of income and employment and indirectly for their backward linkages with agriculture. India has an abundant supply of a variety of raw agro-products; being one of the largest producers of not only rice, wheat, milk and sugar but also a number of fruits, vegetables, spices and meats. With a population of 1.2 billion, India is a large and growing market for food products. Its 350 million strong middle class, with increasing incomes and changing food habits, provides a huge market for agro-products and processed food. The relatively low-cost but skilled workforce can be effectively utilised to set up large, low-cost production bases for domestic and export markets. For investment opportunities in food sector in India, please see; ambinde.fr/images/PDF/Sectoral%20information/Brochure%20final2a.pdf
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