Food Safety in India is a requirement of the ever-increasing population and the increasing incidence of food-borne illness worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, unsafe food causes 600 million cases of foodborne diseases and 420,000 deaths globally every year.…
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In a bid to enhance food safety and quality, Ravneet Singh Bittu, the Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries, announced that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) will financially support the establishment of 100 new…
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) with the guidance of MoFPI has been envisaged as a comprehensive package that will result in the creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gates to retail outlets in food…
Introduction The food processing industry in India is one of the largest employers within the organized manufacturing sector. According to the Economy Survey 2024-2025, it accounts for 12.41 percent of total employment in the organized sector. In the fiscal year…
India’s Agriculture Sector Growth Rate has demonstrated a remarkable response to resilience in recent years marked by consistent various government initiatives to enhance productivity, promote crop diversification, and increase farmers’ income, states the Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled by Union Minister…
Ministry of Food Processing Industries(MoFPI), Government of India has invited applications under the scheme for the Creation/Expansion of Food Processing Units(FPUs) & Food Processing Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). It has been invited from prospective…
The Ministry of Finance has said that 1,646 food processing projects (including food testing labs and R&D projects) have been sanctioned under various sub-schemes of PM Kisan Sampada Yojana. Those projects are sanctioned till December 18, 2024, and are valued…
Ministry of Food Processing Industries(MOFPI) has showcased its Achievements & Initiatives with the food processing sector playing an important role in increasing farm income. Also, creating off-farm jobs, reducing post-harvest losses in agriculture and allied sector production. This is done…
Schemes under PMKSY (Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana) Of MOFPI 1. Mega Food Parks The primary objective of the Mega Food Park Scheme is to provide adequate/excellent infrastructure facilities for food processing along the value chain from the farm to…
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India is inviting applications under the sub-schemes of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for formulation and administration…