GANGTOK,
20 Mar: SIMFED participated in the 29th Edition of the “International Food
& Hospitality Fair & Expo AAHAR 2014” held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
from 10-14 March.
The
expo was organized by the International Trade Expo Organization, All India Food
Processors Association (AIFPA) in association with APEDA, Government of India
with Organic food as this year’s special focus.
A
press release informs that the main objective of SIMFED to participate in the
exhibition was to highlight the Organic Mission of Sikkim and to showcase the
Organic products of the state. Organic Vegetables, spices and processed
agricultural products and flowers from Sikkim were displayed at the fair.
During
the exhibition, a national-level seminar on “Organic Food - Indian Standard
& Policy” was conducted by APEDA & AIFPA. The seminar was presided by
the Secretary, APEDA, Santosh Sarangi and attended by former Director General
NIC Dr. M Moni and Advisor APEDA, Dr. PVS Gouri and other organic experts from
all over India and abroad, the release mentions.
The
Managing Director, SIMFED, Kuber Bhandari
was the keynote speaker and made his presentation on the Sikkim Organic
Mission of the State and the availability of agricultural produce both fresh
& processed and its marketing. He stressed on the constraints faced by the
state and requested for certain policy intervention by the concerned agencies
of the Government of India.
The
Managing Director, SIMFED explained that, Sikkim being a landlocked state has
no railway stations and Airports. As on date APEDA is providing 90% subsidy on
train and flight transportations however no subsidy was being provided for road
transportations and in Sikkim all materials were transported by road.
Secretary,
APEDA, in his deliberations assured of taking up the proposal of inland road
subsidy with the Government of India and assured of financial assistance for
any projects with regard to processing of agricultural produce taken up by the
State, the release informs.
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