Mega Food Park is a scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing (part of the Government of India) with the aim of establishing a "direct linkage from farm to processing and then to consumer markets" through a network of collection centres and primary processing centres. [1] Its purpose was to increase processing of perishables from 6% to 20% and to increase India's share in global food trade by at least 3% up to year 2015.
According to an estimate, [2] the Indian food industry was to grow from $200 million USD to $310 million USD in 2015 by this plan.
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A total of 42 Mega Food Parks have been sanctioned so far by MoFPI in six phases. These MFPs are to ensure backward linkages to the farmers, SHGs, JLVs etc. & enhance farmer income. Each MFP is supposed to connect with 25000 farmers. Government has envisaged building quality labs at each of the food parks as well
A sanction of 42 food parks has been planned, out of which 25 in various states have already been sanctioned [1] [3] with 17 pending, expression of interest is available from companies with the government. According to the Government, as of October 2016, 8 mega food parks have become operational and all 42 would be operational in the next 2 years. [4] [5]
Park | City | State | Status |
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Srini Mega Food Park | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | Operational |
Godavari Mega Aqua Park | Bhimavaram | Andhra Pradesh | Operational |
Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Mega Food Park | Mallavalli | Andhra Pradesh | Under Implementation |
Rongoge Mega Food Park | Naharlagun | Arunachal Pradesh | Under Implementation |
North East Mega Food Park | Nalbari | Assam | Operational |
Pristine Mega Food Park | Mansi | Bihar | Under Implementation |
Indus Best Mega Food Park | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | Operational |
Fanidhar Mega Food Park | Mehsana | Gujarat | Under Implementation |
Gujarat Agro Mega Food Park | Surat | Gujarat | Operational |
Hafed Mega Food Park | Rohtak | Haryana | Under Implementation |
HSIIDC Mega Food Park | Sonipat | Haryana | Under Implementation |
Cremica Mega Food Park | Una | Himachal Pradesh | Operational |
RFK Greens Food Park | Pulwama | Jammu and Kashmir | Under Implementation |
Integrated Mega Food Park | Tumkur | Karnataka | Operational |
Favorich Infra Pvt Ltd Mega Food Park | Mandya | Karnataka | Under Implementation |
KSIDC Mega Food Park | Alappuzha | Kerala | Under Implementation |
KINFRA Mega Food Park | Palakkad | Kerala | Operational |
Indus Mega Food Park | Khargone | Madhya Pradesh | Operational |
Avantee Mega Food Park | Dewas | Madhya Pradesh | Operational |
Paithan Mega Food Park | Aurangabad | Maharashtra | Operational |
Satara Mega Food Park | Satara | Maharashtra | Operational |
Wardha Mega Food Park | Wardha | Maharashtra | Under Implementation |
Manipur Food Industries Corporation Limited Mega Food Park | Kakching | Manipur | Under Implementation |
Zoram Mega Food Park | Khamrang | Mizoram | Under Implementation |
Doys Agri Resources Private Limited' Mega Food Park | Dimapur | Nagaland | Under Implementation |
MITS Mega Food Park | Khurda | Odisha | Under Implementation |
Deras Seafood Park | Khurda | Odisha | Under Implementation [6] |
International Mega Food Park | Fazilka | Punjab | Operational |
MITS Mega Food Park | Rayagada | Odisha | Operational |
Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Limited Mega Food Park | Ludhiana | Punjab | Under Implementation |
Sukhjit Mega Food Park | Kapurthala | Punjab | Under Implementation |
Greentech Mega Food Park | Ajmer | Rajasthan | Operational |
Smart Agro Mega Food Park | Nizamabad | Telangana | Operational |
TSFPS Mega Food Park | Khammam | Telangana | Operational |
Tripura Mega Food Park | Uttar Champamura | Tripura | Operational |
Patanjali Food and Herbal Park | Haridwar | Uttarakhand | Operational |
Himalayan Mega Food Park | Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarakhand | Operational |
Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park | Murshidabad | West Bengal | Operational |
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