Jai Ram Thakur visits food processing unit in Netherlands

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur visited a food functioning unit here on Friday with an aim to explore possibilities in the fruit processing area. The visit to Dalco Food Facility was to understand the functioning of the unit in the fruit processing area, especially that of apples, as they are grown in abundance in Himachal Pradesh.

The Chief Minister is on a visit to Germany and Netherlands to attract investors to the state. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on June 12 between the state of Himachal Pradesh and Frankfurt Innovation Zentrum (FIZ) in the fields of Ayurgenomics (Ayurveda and Genomics), precision medicine and precision agriculture.

During the event, Thakur said that Himachal Pradesh had varied climatic conditions and diverse topography making it suitable for growing a wide range of medicinal plants. He said that the state government would provide all possible help to the interested entrepreneurs for setting up their units in the state. 

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