AP food body to focus on industry collaboration
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Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Industries Federation (APFPIF), an affiliate of the AP Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation (AP Chambers), held its AGM here on Friday where the newly elected office-bearers formally assumed charge with an announcement to lay emphasis on policy incentves, investment and industry collaboration..
The federation said Potluri Bhaskara Rao, who is the founder of APFPIF, will continue as the honorary chairman. Velagapudi Sambasiva Rao was elected as president, Dr Prasad as vice president, Vamsi Vetcha as general secretary, Dr Challa Sekhar Reddy as treasurer, and P Ram Mohan as joint secretary. APFPIF’s leadership expressed its commitment to work closely with AP Chambers to strengthen the food processing ecosystem across Andhra Pradesh.
The collaboration between AP Chambers and APFPIF will focus on policy advocacy, addressing industry challenges, and promoting new investments in the food processing sector, which holds vast potential for value addition and employment generation in the state.During the event, Chiranjeevi Choudhary, Principal Secretary to Government (Food Processing), and Sekhar Babu, CEO, AP Food Processing Society, briefed participants on the AP Food Processing Policy 2024–29 and the emerging investment opportunities across the valuechain.
