Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday visited the Mega Food Park set up in K.R. Pet taluk in Mandya district and interacted with the farmers on the importance of food processing and how they can make best use of the facilities for improving their income.
The Minister said the food processing facilities that are coming up in mega food parks will largely benefit farmers whose produce such as fruits and vegetables are procured by the units, thereby making them financially supportable.
Perishable products like fruits and flowers are in need of cold storages which can keep them fresh and facilitate farmers in marketing. The food processing units are key so that the farmers are benefited from what they produce in their fields.
