Swami Ramdev said his main objective was to provide remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce of cereals, pulses and vegetables. It was a step from ‘yog kranti to krishi kranti’ with an objective of prosperity for the farmers in particular and the people in general.
Swami Ramdev said 150 tonnes of Arogya atta, juices and other processed items such as cosmetics would be produced by using 500 tonnes of raw material. Speaking on the occasion the Union Minister said in other countries 80 to 90 per cent aggricultural products were processed, while in India it was 10 per cent only. If the produce of the farmers is processed, there is a value addition to it and which can lead to prosperity in the country.
Food processing industry has great potential. During recent years there has been 14 per cent growth in this industry in the country, when other sectors have registered only seven per cent growth rate, Mr Sahay said. There is a great need to commercialise aggriculture and make it market friendly. He said his ministry had made a plan to set up one food park in every state of the country. The experiment of the mega food park ofSwami Ramdev will serve as a model and will be replicated in other states as well.
The inaugural function was presided by Dr Ramesh Pokhrial ‘Nishank’, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Prof Prem Prakash Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, who invitedSwami Ramdev to set up the food parks in their states too.
