Live
- Black Friday 2024: Top Gadget Deals You Can’t Miss – iPhone 16 for Rs 72,900 and More
- Some politicians attempting to divide Hindus for votebank: Former UP Minister
- Bangladesh's Deposed PM Sheikh Hasina Condemns Arrest of Hindu Leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, Demands Immediate Release
- Telangana DGE Revises SSC Exam Fee Payment Schedule for 2025
- ESA Proba-3 Mission Launch on ISRO's PSLV-XL Rocket: December 4, 2024
- MP Priyanka’s debut: Posts featuring Rahul, Kharge win hearts on social media
- 2025 Bollywood Movie Release Dates: Shahid Kapoor’s Deva in January to Alia Bhatt’s Alpha in December
- Shivraj Chouhan tells officials to ensure farmers get high quality fertilisers, seeds and pesticides
- Preamble of Constitution describes India’s collective spirit: Gopalkrishna Gandhi at Constitution Day lecture at JGU
- Centre to offload 25 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market to bring down price
Japan companies keen to invest in food processing
A 40-member delegation from 30 food processing industries in the State headed by Secretary to Government (Food Processing) M Girija Shankar and Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Society CEO YS Prasad on March 7, met officials of Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Government of Japan, to explore opportunities for mutual cooperation.
Hyderabad: A 40-member delegation from 30 food processing industries in the State headed by Secretary to Government (Food Processing) M Girija Shankar and Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Society CEO YS Prasad on March 7, met officials of Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Government of Japan, to explore opportunities for mutual cooperation.
On Tuesday, the delegation met Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hiromichi Matsushima. During the meeting, discussions were held on investments in Andhra Pradesh by Japanese food processing companies, technology transfer, increasing the imports from India to Japan and establishing food parks in Andhra Pradesh by Japanese companies.
Responding to this, the Vice-Minister promised to take appropriate action to extend cooperation to invest in the State’s proposed mega food parks, rice bran oil extraction, shrimp processing etc. In a joint meeting participated by 50 companies from Japan and 30 companies from Andhra Pradesh, held on Tuesday, several Japanese companies have shown keen interest in investing in the State.
