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IndiaPosted at: Jan 18 2020 6:03PM


Rahul wants mega food, spice parks to be set up in Wayanad

New Delhi, Jan 18 (UNI) Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi has urged Food Processing Industry Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to consider setting up of a mega food park and spice park, respectively in the north east district of Kerala, to augment the farmers' income.
In a letter addressed to Ms Badal, the Kerala MP suggested, "Given the immense potential for agri-processing industry in Wayanad Parliamentary constituency and the need to create opportunities to augment farm incomes in a geographically-challenged terrain, the Ministry may consider the feasibility of setting up of a Mega Food Park in the Parliamentary Constituency."
The district is a major producer of cash crops such as coffee, pepper, turmeric, ginger and varieties of scented rice.
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