Agriculture Minister Prathipati Pulla Rao has said the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) is extending all possible support to the food processing industries and it is committed to helping them in realising their potential.
Speaking at the inaugural of the 3rd edition of ‘Foodbiz India’ being jointly organised by the A.P Technology Development and Promotion Centre (APTDC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here on Thursday, Mr. Pulla Rao said A.P. was the biggest producer of paddy, groundnut, maize, mango, papaya, lemon, tomato, chilli, turmeric and egg.
Though A.P. has all the logistical advantages that were required for its transformation into the country’s food processing hub, there were some gaping holes in the supply chain that needed to be plugged. Commissioner of Horticulture Chiranjiv Chaudhary pointed out that horticulture and sericulture productivity was high in Rayalaseema in spite of it being a water-scarce region. It was because the government identified the potential and took action for promoting the sector.
