Entertainment » OtherPosted at: Oct 5 2016 1:52PM FDI beneficial for farmers, consumers in NE: JyotiShillong, Oct 05 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Food Processing and Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said the introduction of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the north-eastern states would be beneficial for both farmers and consumers. "We do not want foreign companies to come here and take all our resources and money away. The government wanted FDI to come and invest and empowered the farmers. Our idea is to see that farmers benefit and are empowered," Ms Jyoti said. She made this statement at a meeting yesterday in the cold chain summit (northeastern region), organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) on "creating efficient cold chains for boosting perishable food industry in the northeast.” Please log in to get detailed story.Tags: #FDI beneficial for farmers# consumers in NE: Jyoti