Mega Food Parks
Mega Food Park is a scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing (part of the Government of India) with the aim of establishing a "direct linkage from farm to processing and then to consumer markets" through a network of collection centres and primary processing centres.[1] Its purpose was to increase processing of perishables from 6% to 20% and to increase India's share in global food trade by at least 3% up to year 2015.
According to an estimate,[2] the Indian food industry was to grow from $200 million USD to $310 million USD in 2015 by this plan.
- Government provides grants up to Rs 50 crores for each food park to a consortium of companies.
- 30-35 food processing units are expected to be established.
- Collective investment of companies is expected to be at least 250 crores.
- A turnover of 400-500 crore and employment generation of at least 30000 from each mega food park is expected.
A total of 42 Mega Food Parks have been sanctioned so far by MoFPI in six phases. These MFPs are to ensure backward linkages to the farmers, SHGs, JLVs etc. & enhance farmer income. Each MFP is supposed to connect with 25000 farmers. Government has envisaged building quality labs at each of the food parks as well
Status
[edit]A sanction of 42 food parks has been planned, out of which 25 in various states have already been sanctioned[1][3] with 17 pending, expression of interest is available from companies with the government. According to the Government, as of October 2016, 8 mega food parks have become operational and all 42 would be operational in the next 2 years.[4][5]
| Park | City | State | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Srini Mega Food Park | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | Operational |
| Godavari Mega Aqua Park | Bhimavaram | Andhra Pradesh | Operational |
| Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Mega Food Park | Mallavalli | Andhra Pradesh | Under Implementation |
| Rongoge Mega Food Park | Naharlagun | Arunachal Pradesh | Under Implementation |
| North East Mega Food Park | Nalbari | Assam | Operational |
| Pristine Mega Food Park | Mansi | Bihar | Under Implementation |
| Indus Best Mega Food Park | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | Operational |
| Fanidhar Mega Food Park | Mehsana | Gujarat | Under Implementation |
| Gujarat Agro Mega Food Park | Surat | Gujarat | Operational |
| Hafed Mega Food Park | Rohtak | Haryana | Under Implementation |
| HSIIDC Mega Food Park | Sonipat | Haryana | Under Implementation |
| Cremica Mega Food Park | Una | Himachal Pradesh | Operational |
| RFK Greens Food Park | Pulwama | Jammu and Kashmir | Under Implementation |
| Integrated Mega Food Park | Tumkur | Karnataka | Operational |
| Favorich Infra Pvt Ltd Mega Food Park | Mandya | Karnataka | Under Implementation |
| KSIDC Mega Food Park | Alappuzha | Kerala | Under Implementation |
| KINFRA Mega Food Park | Palakkad | Kerala | Operational |
| Indus Mega Food Park | Khargone | Madhya Pradesh | Operational |
| Avantee Mega Food Park | Dewas | Madhya Pradesh | Operational |
| Paithan Mega Food Park | Aurangabad | Maharashtra | Operational |
| Satara Mega Food Park | Satara | Maharashtra | Operational |
| Wardha Mega Food Park | Wardha | Maharashtra | Under Implementation |
| Manipur Food Industries Corporation Limited Mega Food Park | Kakching | Manipur | Under Implementation |
| Zoram Mega Food Park | Khamrang | Mizoram | Under Implementation |
| Doys Agri Resources Private Limited' Mega Food Park | Dimapur | Nagaland | Under Implementation |
| MITS Mega Food Park | Khurda | Odisha | Under Implementation |
| Deras Seafood Park | Khurda | Odisha | Under Implementation[6] |
| International Mega Food Park | Fazilka | Punjab | Operational |
| MITS Mega Food Park | Rayagada | Odisha | Operational |
| Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Limited Mega Food Park | Ludhiana | Punjab | Under Implementation |
| Sukhjit Mega Food Park | Kapurthala | Punjab | Under Implementation |
| Greentech Mega Food Park | Ajmer | Rajasthan | Operational |
| Smart Agro Mega Food Park | Nizamabad | Telangana | Operational |
| TSFPS Mega Food Park | Khammam | Telangana | Operational |
| Tripura Mega Food Park | Uttar Champamura | Tripura | Operational |
| Patanjali Food and Herbal Park | Haridwar | Uttarakhand | Operational |
| Himalayan Mega Food Park | Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarakhand | Operational |
| Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park | Murshidabad | West Bengal | Operational |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mega Food Parks : what is it and how will it benefit Indian Economy". Elections.in. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Potential location for setting up of food parks". Fnbnews.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Scheme of Mega Food Park". Mofpi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "All 42 mega food parks to be operational in 2 years: Harsimrat Kaur Badal". The Economic Times. PTI. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Mega Food Park
- ^ Pioneer, The. "Rs 466 cr investment proposals for Deras Seafood Park". The Pioneer. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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