Ind, France need to strengthen cooperation in processing:Badal

There is a need to strengthen further India- French cooperation in agro-processing sector, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said.
Badal was in France from October 19-21 to inaugurate the India pavilion at SIAL-2014 Food Fair being held in Paris from October 19-23, 2014, an official statement said today.
The minister joined the French Minister for Agriculture, Stephane Le Foll, in inaugurating the main fair. She also met the Indian participants at their stalls and interacted with them.
Over 120 Indian exhibitors are displaying a range of Indian food products at the exhibition both privately, and under the aegis of different organisations, the statement added.

"The two Ministers discussed issues of mutual interest and reiterated the strong desire of their respective governments to deepen the existing cooperation in the agro-processing sector," it said.
Badal also delivered the key note address at the 3rd India France Agro Food Conference, organised by the Embassy of India in Paris.