\u00a0In a bid to give a fillip to industry and an impetus to trade and industry, the government is expected to announce a new industrial policy soon. The proposed policy will encompass the use of new technologies such as\u00a0Artificial Intelligence and IoT\u00a0which will open new avenues for investments in India.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the\u00a013th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of \u2018Annapoorna World of Food India 2018\u2019,\u00a0organized by FICCI in association with\u00a0Koelnmesse GmBH,\u00a0Rajiv Aggarwal,\u00a0Joint Secretary,\u00a0Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion,\u00a0\u00a0Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India,\u00a0said, \u2018The Food Processing Sector is one of the emerging sectors in our country. The government of India\u2019s policy regime and robust business environment have ensured that foreign capital keeps flowing into the country. The government will relax FDI regulations to give a boost to the Food Processing Sector.\u201d<\/p>\n While sharing his views via a video message\u00a0Suresh Prabhu,\u00a0Minister for Commerce and Industry, Government of India, stated,\u00a0<\/strong>India produces 600 million tonnes of agriculture and horticulture products. We are working on different areas like agriculture policies, export and import policies, and food parks to boost the growth of the industry. Annapoorna World of Food India 2018 is a great platform which gives an opportunity to connect with all the stakeholders and explore various possibilities of growth\u201d.<\/p>\n The three-day event is being attended by buyers and sellers from 30 countries with 297 exhibitors showcasing the latest technologies and trends in the food and beverage industry and 7,000 scheduled B2B meetings are to be held. The special seminars during the event will focus on the emerging trends and investment opportunities in Indian Food Processing Sector.<\/p>\n LN Gupta,\u00a0Additional Chief Secretary, Department of MSME, Government of Odisha\u00a0and\u00a0Dr Satyanand,\u00a0Commissioner, Horticulture, Government\u00a0of Madhya Pradesh,\u00a0also shared details on the trade and investment opportunities in their respective states and urged the industry to exploit the potential.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0In a bid to give a fillip to industry and an impetus to trade and industry, the government is expected to announce a new industrial policy soon. The proposed policy will encompass the use of new technologies such as\u00a0Artificial Intelligence and IoT\u00a0which will open new avenues for investments in India. Speaking at the\u00a013th\u00a0edition of \u2018Annapoorna […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1869,57,1868],"class_list":["post-2236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-annapoorna-world-of-food-india-2018","tag-government-of-india","tag-new-industrial-policy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n