Minister for transport, food and civil supplies Haroon Yusuf inaugurated the fourth Food and Technology Expo at Pragati Maidan in the Capital today. Avadh Pal Yadav, minister of dairy development and animal husbandry, Uttar Pradesh, was the chief guest.
The expo, which will run till May 5, aims to showcase the booming agri-horticulture processed food and food grain milling and processing sectors this year. A large number of national and multi-national companies apart from various government organisations and public sector undertakings would participate in the expo.
The participants would showcase new technologies and machines in the field of food grain milling and processing and packaging along with other allied sectors.
"There has been greater participation by states like Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi this year as these states have been trying to revamp the agri-horticulture sector owing to its inherent economic potential," said Rajesh Gupta, managing director of NNS events and exhibitions.TNS
