With what purpose is the Government of India promoting the concept of “Mega Food Parks”?

1. To provide good infrastructure facilities for the food processing industry.
2. To increase the processing of perishable items and reduce wastage.
3. To provide emerging and eco-friendly food processing technologies to entrepreneurs.

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Mega food park scheme aims at facilitating achievement of the Vision 2015 of Ministry to raise: Processing of perishables in the country from the existing 6% to 20%, Value addition from 20% to 35%, Share in global food trade from 1.5% to 3% by the year 2015. Core Objectives include: • Creation of enabling infrastructure/facilities and requisite backward linkages to enable entrepreneurs to set up large number of food processing units • Increasing the level of food processing thus reducing wastages and ensuring value addition • Increasing returns for all stakeholders including farmers/producers of the region.