"The food industry can be a huge employer. And this is of utmost importance for a country such as India, which has such a large youth population. It is also noteworthy that women are deeply involved in the food sector".

“Loans to food and agro-based processing units, and cold chains, are classified under priority sector lending, making them easier and cheaper to obtain”.

"Food processing starts with raw materials…& India is one of the largest producers of agro based raw materials in the world".

"When we look at food as a subject the production centres are going to be far away from urban centres & we need extremely strong infrastructure to connect farm and the fork".

"The food processing industry has received a tremendous impetus with the creation of world class facilities like mega food parks, integrated cold chains and various schemes and subsidies to the sector".

"There are challenges but very clearly the potential for the food processing industry far outweighs the challenges that exist".