On the lines of doubling the income of farmers by 2022, the first ever virtual “CII Agro & Food Tech: India -International Food & Agri Week” was organized from October 16-22, 2020 which was virtually inaugurated by Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) during the 14th edition of the Agro and Food Tech.
- It was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the MoAFW, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (FAHD) and Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI).
- The focus of this week was the use of technology in the field of food and agriculture sector to increase the income of farmers.
- MoFPI also started an awareness campaign named “Anna Devo Bhava” to mark this occasion.
Pointe to be noted:
-Indian food processing sector is 32% of India’s food market.
-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in Agriculture is 3.4% and this sector has contributed hugely to India’s economic growth even during COVID-19.
Recent Related News:
i.On August 13, 2020, Union Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri) Rajnath Singh virtually launched 15 products of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) as a part of the Atma Nirbhar Week celebration (Atmanirbharta Saptah) between August 7-14, 2020.
ii.On 6th September 2020, Government of Delhi relaunched the 10-week anti dengue campaign “10 Hafte 10 Baje 10minute” to create awareness on the prevention of the vector borne diseases – dengue and chikungunya among the common people.
About Confederation of Indian Industry (CII):
Director General– Chandrajit Banerjee
President– Uday Kotak
Headquarter– New Delhi
