PM Modi inaugurates World Food India 2017

Insight Bureau:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘World Food India Festival 2017’ in New Delhi on Friday,

The three day long festival will showcase the potential in the food processing value chain. It will provide a platform to connect with varie stakeholders, and collaborate for mutual prosperity, Modi said.

Speaking at the event, PM Modi said that Food processing is a way of life in India. It has been practiced for ages, even in the humblest of households. Simple, home-based techniques, such as fermentation, have resulted in the creation of our famous pickles, papads, chutneys and murabbas that now excite both the elite and the masses, across the world.

The CEOs of the top 100 companies in the food sector in India will be attending the event. 800 kgs of khichdi will be prepared by Sanjeev Kapoor, who has been roped as brand ambassador of the Great India Food Street for the three-day event.