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As per the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the instructions of Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya, efforts are being intensified to connect the agriculture, horticulture production and food processing sector of the state with international markets. New opportunities for cooperation are being explored between India and Kenya with the aim of providing global recognition to the products of the state’s farmers, self-help groups, women entrepreneurs and food processing industries and expanding export possibilities.
In this sequence, India’s High Commissioner to Kenya Mr. Adarsh and Deputy High Commissioner Mr. Sushil Prasad along with Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Uttar Pradesh Government Mr. B.L. An important meeting was held between Meena, Dr. Sudhanshu Singh, Asia Director of International Potato Center (CIP) and Dr. Neeraj Sharma, India Country Manager of CIP. In the meeting, the issue of increasing cooperation between Uttar Pradesh and Kenya in the field of agriculture, horticulture and food processing and linking the industrial capacities of both the regions was discussed in detail.
In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary Shri B.L. The innovative ideas presented by Meena, especially the proposals to develop partnership between the food processing industries of Uttar Pradesh and Kenya, received positive response. This initiative will strengthen the possibilities of value addition to agricultural products, exchange of modern processing techniques, new investment opportunities and increased access of products to international markets. During the meeting, the High Commissioner of India also encouraged companies from Uttar Pradesh to explore the possibilities of agricultural production by leasing land in Kenya. Possibilities of taking such production to Indian markets were discussed. He also assured to provide necessary support in this direction.
B.L. Meena said that under the leadership of Deputy Chief Minister Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya, the state government is committed to promoting agro-based industries, setting up food processing units, ensuring better prices for farmers’ produce, creating employment and promoting entrepreneurship. Central government schemes like Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Processing Enterprises Upgradation Scheme (PMFME) provide important support in this direction. Investment and industry establishment is also being encouraged through the state’s Food Processing Policy-2023. This initiative is an important step towards realizing the resolve of taking ‘local products to the global market’. With this, there are possibilities of developing new opportunities for international cooperation, technological innovation, private investment and employment in the agriculture and food processing sector of Uttar Pradesh.