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Linde India recently openend its first food laboratory and training centre at Mangalagiri in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Industries Minister N. Amaranatha Reddy inaugurated the event and stated that latest food processing technologies were important for Andhra Pradesh as it looked to tap the full potential of the agricultural and horticultural produce.
According to the company, the lab would help the Indian food processing industry in capitalising on its food preservation technologies that facilitate earning of higher returns by the farmers.
The reason for setting up the facility at Mangalagiri is its advantageous location, both geographical and in terms of the presence of a large number of firms involved in the food processing sector.
The Minister pointed out that food processing would make a substantial contribution to the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), and it was given due priority by the government to curb the huge losses being incurred by the farmers because of the huge wastage of their crops before they hit the markets.