Harsimrat Kaur meets UAE Minister for Food Security
Published: Feb 18, 2020
By TIOLCORPLAWS News Service
NEW DELHI, FEB 18, 2020: The Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Ms Harsimrat Kaur Badal met the Minister of State for Food Security in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Al Muhairi yesterday in Dubai on the sidelines of Gulfood 2020. The two Ministers expressed satisfaction at the existing bilateral cooperation in the field of food security, with India being one of the largest food exporters to UAE. They further deliberated upon ways and means to further increase cooperation and collaboration in the sector between the two countries.
Both the Ministers discussed UAE investments in food corridors in India in accordance with the vision given by the top leadership of the two countries. Both Ministers mentioned that the two sides could also exchange information in new areas such as saline water agriculture. Ms Harsimrat Kaur Badal highlighted the enormous potential for investments in the food processing sector in India and said that the UAE side stays positive on opportunities for investing in various areas of food processing such as cold chains, food parks, contract farming and logistics.
Earlier in the day, FPI Minister addressed a business roundtable on opportunities in the food processing sector in India. More than 50 prominent business groups, traders and investors participated in the roundtable. Union Minister highlighted steps taken by Government of India for ease of doing business and the investor friendly policies in food processing. Ms Badal invited business groups to invest in food parks wherein Government of India gives support of up to Rs. 50 crore.