Food Tech Summit on World Food Day
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What is discussed under Food Tech Summit on World Food Day ?
- Key Facts
- About the PMFME Scheme
- World Food Day
Why in News ?
To commemorate World Food Day, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, organised the Food Tech Summit on 16th October 2021.
Key Facts
- The Food Tech Summit 2021 aimed at setting the stage for all food-tech stakeholders to impart, discuss and acquaint micro enterprises on the
Source : PIB new emerging trends in food processing and technological innovation.
- Micro food processing sector as the growth driver of the Indian economy and through the PMFME Scheme the government’s efforts to encourage food processing in India.
- Ministry of Food Processing Industries along with the support of distinguished industry experts to educate and guide the stakeholders to make informed decisions in order to scale up their food business in the present scenario.
- The summit saw the participation of government officials from across the states and also the food processing micro enterprises.
About the PMFME Scheme
- Launched under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
- Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme.
- Aims to enhance the competitiveness of existing individual micro-enterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry.
- Also to promote formalization of the sector and provide support to Farmer Producer Organizations, Self Help Groups, and Producers Cooperatives along their entire value chain.
- With an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore over a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
- Scheme envisions to directly assist the 2,00,000 micro food processing units for providing financial, technical, and business support for upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises.
World Food Day
- World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on 16 October.
- To commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945.
- World Food Day (WFD) was established by FAO’s Member Countries at the Organization’s 20th General Conference in November 1979.
- The theme for World Food Day 2021 is “Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow”.
- In over 150 countries, events mark World Food Day.
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