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The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked the industry to come out with specific suggestions as it evolves a food processing policy for the year 2010-11.

Mumbai: With the global economy beginning to perk-up, India's food processing industry is expected to benefit from this and grow to around $260-billion from the present USD 200-billion in the next 6-years, an industry expert said.

Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta yesterday requested the Centre to formulate a separate policy for food processing industry for hill states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, keeping in view typical and uniform geographical and topographical conditions of these states.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority's track-record suggests it is industry-friendly, not pro-consumer

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BHUBANESWAR: Industries Minister Raghunath Mohanty has demanded that a wing of the Central Food Technology Research Institute (CFTRI) should be set up here for dissemination of technology information among the prospective entrepreneurs.

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday called for the rationalisation and simplification of tax structure for the food processing industry that has the potential to transform rural economy.

Lamenting high level of wastage and very low value addition in farm products in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for rationalisation of tax structure for the food processing industry

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate here on Tuesday the first-ever national conference of State food processing Ministers to give a push for a uniform policy for the growth of the sector. Of the 35 States and Union Territories invited, 32 have confirmed their participation as have representatives of industry and research institutions.