Nov 25, 2020
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra Sigh Tomar virtually inaugurated Mega Food Park (MFP) at Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab.
This Mega Food Park is built at a project cost of Rs.107.83 crore and spread over 55 acres of land. It is expected to benefit about 25,000 farmers and likely to generate employment of about 5,000 persons.
Tomar said that Punjab and Haryana have a significant role in the development of the agriculture sector of India. He added that due to the untiring efforts of farmers of these two states, India is not only self-reliant in food grains but is food surplus.
Punjab has been ahead in the production of rice and wheat, however, due to reduced groundwater levels, diversification of crops is required for which Punjab farmers have taken several steps. He said that the food processing sector needs to be focused upon so that farmers get fair prices and related sectors can also benefit.