AMN / New Delhi
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said that India’s food consumption is currently valued at 370 billion US dollars and is expected to reach one trillion dollars by 2025, in less than a decade.
Addressing the valedictory function of the World Food India here, Mr Kovind said that food is culture but food is also commerce.
“There are opportunities across the entire food value chain in India including post-harvest facilities, logistics, cold chains, and manufacturing. It is a sector with a large business appetite and the food industry can be a huge employer. This is of utmost importance for a country such as India, which has such a large youth population. Besides, women are also deeply involved in the food sector.
In our rural areas, there is great potential for women to emerge as micro-entrepreneurs by setting up small food processing units”, Mr Kovind added.