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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has officially opened the World Food India 2025 event. He emphasized that India's strength lies in its incredible diversity of produce, massive domestic demand, and unprecedented scale of operations. The platform aims to bring together everyone from farmers to investors in the food ecosystem. Modi also stressed India's significant and growing contribution to global food security.

Key Points: PM Modi Inaugurates World Food India 2025 Citing Diversity Demand Scale

  • Modi highlights India's unique agricultural diversity producing every fruit and vegetable
  • Event connects farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers globally
  • India is the largest producer of milk and a top millet producer globally
  • 25 crore people have overcome poverty creating a new middle class
  • World Food India serves as a platform for new contact and creativity
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PM Modi inaugurates World Food India 2025, highlight nation's role in global food security

PM Modi inaugurates World Food India 2025, highlighting India's triple strength of diversity, demand, and scale in ensuring global food security.

"Today, India possesses the triple strength of DIVERSITY, DEMAND, and SCALE. - PM Narendra Modi"

New Delhi, September

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the World Food India 2025, a global platform aimed at promoting India's food processing and agricultural sectors.

The event was held in the presence of Union Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu, and Minister of Food Processing Industries, Chirag Paswan.

Addressing the gathering of farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers, he described India as a nation with the "triple strength of DIVERSITY, DEMAND, and SCALE and emphasised India's unique position in global agriculture.

"Today, India possesses the triple strength of DIVERSITY, DEMAND, and SCALE. Every fruit and every vegetable is produced in India. Due to this DIVERSITY, India is the most unique in the world.

Highlighting the country's economic progress, he added, "The SCALE at which India is working today is unprecedented, unexpected. In the last 10 years, 25 crore people in India have overcome poverty. All these friends have now become part of the neo middle class."

PM called 'World Food India' a platform that brings together stakeholders across the food ecosystem. "Today, at this event, our farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, consumers... all are present in one place. World Food India has become an event of new contact, connect, and creativity."

Further highlighting India's pivotal role in global food security, PM said, "India is continuously contributing to GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY. Through the hard work of our farmers, our livestock rearers, our fishermen and the government's policies, India's capacity is continuously increasing. Today India is the largest producer of milk. We are also among the largest producers of millets."

He also discussed the significance of World Food India as a platform that connects all stakeholders in the food ecosystem.

"Today, the world, and especially investors in the food sector, are looking at India with great hope because India possesses the triple power of diversity, demand, and scale. India produces every grain, every fruit, and every vegetable. This diversity makes India unique in the world. Our food and its tastes change every 100 kilometres. India has a tremendous demand for a variety of cuisines. This demand gives India a competitive edge and also makes it a preferred destination for investors. The scale at which India is operating today is unprecedented and unexpected," he said.

- ANI

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Priya S
While the event looks impressive, I hope the benefits actually reach small farmers. Often these big events remain in cities while farmers in villages struggle with basic infrastructure and fair prices.
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Michael C
As someone working in food exports, India's potential is incredible. The diversity of produce here is unlike anywhere else. If processing infrastructure improves, India can truly feed the world.
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Ananya R
Our millets revolution is something to be proud of! Traditional grains are getting global recognition. Hope this leads to better income for tribal farmers who've preserved these crops for generations. 🙏
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Sarah B
The scale mentioned is impressive - 25 crore people out of poverty is remarkable. But I wonder how much of this translates to better nutrition and food security at the household level.
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Vikram M
India as largest milk producer - this is our white revolution success story! But we need to focus on food processing to reduce wastage. So much produce gets wasted due to poor storage facilities.
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Kavya N
True what PM said about food changing every 100km! From Bengali sweets to Punjabi sarso da saag, our culinary diversity is amazing. This event should showcase regional cuisines too! 😋

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