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  • 06 November, 2023

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World Food India 2023

The 2nd edition of the World Food India 2023 held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

  • The 1st edition of the event was held in 2017.
  • Objective – To showcase India as ‘food basket of the world’ and to celebrate 2023 as the International Year of Millets.
  • To provide a platform for different stakeholders to promote investments, partnerships and establishments.
  • Participants - Over 80 countries, including CEOs of prominent food processing companies.
  • Food Street - It will feature regional cuisines and royal culinary heritage of traditional Indian cuisine.
  • Pavilions for food processing industries – It will showcase the innovations and focus on financial empowerment, quality assurance and innovations in machinery and technology.
  • Ayush Aahar– Ayush products developed by Ayush Startups will also be showcased.
  • Reverse Buyer Seller Meet – Over 1200 overseas buyers from more than 80 countries with Netherlands as the partner country and Japan will be the event's focus country.

Reverse Buyer Seller Meet provides an opportunity to prospective importers to interact with their Indian counterparts about the requirements and to increase the potential of India’s exports.

  • Strengthen SHGs - Seed capital assistance for over 1 lakh self-help groups will be given for better price realisation in the market.

Food processing industry has emerged as the sunrise sector in India and the country stands at 7th position with an overall export value of more than 50,000 million USD.

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