Food Processing Conclave - Leveraging Opportunities

摘要

In order to provide linkage and synergy between network of stakeholders involved in food supply chain and industries so to have safe, healthy and nutritious food, the 5th Food Processing Conclave - Leveraging Opportunities was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (Eastern Region) at ITC Royal Bengal, Kolkata on March 13, 2020. In the Inaugural Session, Sri A. K. Banerjee, Co-Chairman, CII-ER Agriculture & Food Processing Subcommittee and Vice-Chairman-cum-Managing Director, IFB Agro Industries Ltd spoke about importance of food processing industry in Indian economy; entrepreneurs can invest in WB in fish and shrimp processing and aquaculture; increase in shrimp production and, expansion of allied industry in WB; growth of organic food market and organic shrimp; establishment of cloud kitchen, importance of adoption of modem technology TQM, food safety, quality assurance, hygiene maintenance; highlighted, case of shrimp consignments from India rejected, abroad due to high quality norms and presence of traces of Salmonella sp and antibiotics. He discussed about 'frozen prawn - better than fresh', value addition and frozen food sector; proper technology can reduce wastage, increase yield and efficiency; export of cooked product; value-added (VA) Indian aqua-product comparable to that of Indonesia and Vietnamese standards.