Food Processing
Karnataka has a strong ecosystem of food processing industry and a well-established infrastructure of food parks and cold chain infrastructure
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Incentives
New initiatives & opportunities
Growth drivers
Well-established infrastructure
110 acre integrated mega food park, 5 food parks with 4 more upcoming and ~150 operational cold storage units with a capacity of 300k+ MT
Strong base of raw materials
Karnataka produces 70% of India’s coffee, 60% of India’s Ragi and is a top producer of other crops such as Tomatoes, Sunflower, etc
Drip-to-Market Agro corridor
Ramthal Drip-to- Market Agro Corridor (DMAC) is the largest drip irrigation project by the Government of Karnataka and 2030 WRG (World Bank subsidiary)
Established market linkages
285 FPOs, 22 PPP-integrated horticulture projects, 14 federations of organic farmers, 535 sheep and wool producer’s cooperatives.
Sector Contact
Sri. M. Bhyregowda
Assistant Director,
IKF (Additional Charge for the KUM)