Gujarat’s first Mega Food Park

Gujarat’s first Mega Food Park

Question: Recently in October, 2018, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in which of the following state?
(a)Haryana
(b)Gujarat
(c)Himachal Pradesh
(d)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (b)
Related facts:

  • On 29th October 2018; Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Gujarat.
  • Promoted by M/s Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd the Park is located at Village Shah and Vasravi, Taluka Mangrol, District Surat.
  • A 2ndMega Food Park has been sanctioned by the Ministry in Mehsana District of Gujarat.
  • The Gujarat Agro Mega Food Park will benefit the people of Surat District and the people of nearby Districts of Navsari, Tapi, Narmada & Bharuch.




  • This Mega Food Park has been set up in 70.15 acre of land at a cost of Rs. 117.87 crore.
  • Mega Food Parks create modern infrastructure facilities for food processing along the value chain from farm to market with strong forward and backward linkages through a cluster based approach. Common facilities and enabling infrastructure is created at Central Processing Centre(CPC) and facilities for primary processing and storage is created near the farm in the form of Primary Processing Centers (PPCs) and Collection Centers (CCs).




  • The Park will also provide direct and indirect employment to 5,000 persons and benefit about 25,000 farmers in the CPC and PPC catchment areas.
  • A total of 42 Mega Food Parks have been sanctioned so far by MoFPI in six phases.

Links:

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=184440

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Food_Parks