New Delhi, Nov 26: Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the government aims to take the food processing facilities to far off regions of the country, while addressing a meeting with key stakeholders of the food processing sector through video conference.

 

During the meeting, Tomar urged the industry representatives to support the Govt in this initiative. He said that the agriculture and rural sector is the backbone of the Indian economy. During the meeting various industry representatives from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Associated Chambers for Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and others provided suggestions for development of the food processing sector.

 

The Minister also mentioned that during Covid-19 it was observed that despite adversities, the agriculture sector was quite resilient in terms of farmers income and food production.