Mega Food Park is a scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing (part of the Government of India) with the aim of establishing a "direct linkage from farm to processing and then to consumer markets" through a network of collection centres and primary processing centres. Its purpose was to increase processing of perishables from 6% to 20% and to increase India's share in global food trade by at least 3% up to year 2015.
According to an estimate,[1] the Indian food industry was to grow from $200 million USD to $310 million USD in 2015 by this plan.
A total of 42 Mega Food Parks have been sanctioned so far by MoFPI in six phases. These MFPs are to ensure backward linkages to the farmers, SHGs, JLVs etc. & enhance farmer income. Each MFP is supposed to connect with 25000 farmers. Government has envisaged building quality labs at each of the food parks as well
A sanction of 42 food parks has been planned, out of which 25 in various states have already been sanctioned[2] [3] with 17 pending, expression of interest is available from companies with the government. According to the Government, as of October 2016, 8 mega food parks have become operational and all 42 would be operational in the next 2 years.[4] [5]
| Park | City | State | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Srini Mega Food Park | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | Operational |
| Godavari Mega Aqua Park | Bhimavaram | Andhra Pradesh | Operational |
| Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Mega Food Park | Mallavalli | Andhra Pradesh | Under Implementation |
| Rongoge Mega Food Park | Naharlagun | Arunachal Pradesh | Under Implementation |
| North East Mega Food Park | Nalbari | Assam | Operational |
| Pristine Mega Food Park | Mansi | Bihar | Under Implementation |
| Indus Best Mega Food Park | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | Operational |
| Fanidhar Mega Food Park | Mehsana | Gujarat | Under Implementation |
| Gujarat Agro Mega Food Park | Surat | Gujarat | Operational |
| Hafed Mega Food Park | Rohtak | Haryana | Under Implementation |
| HSIIDC Mega Food Park | Sonipat | Haryana | Under Implementation |
| Cremica Mega Food Park | Una | Himachal Pradesh | Operational |
| RFK Greens Food Park | Pulwama | Jammu and Kashmir | Under Implementation |
| Integrated Mega Food Park | Tumkur | Karnataka | Operational |
| Favorich Infra Pvt Ltd Mega Food Park | Mandya | Karnataka | Under Implementation |
| KSIDC Mega Food Park | Alappuzha | Kerala | Under Implementation |
| KINFRA Mega Food Park | Palakkad | Kerala | Operational |
| Indus Mega Food Park | Khargone | Madhya Pradesh | Operational |
| Avantee Mega Food Park | Dewas | Madhya Pradesh | Operational |
| Paithan Mega Food Park | Aurangabad | Maharashtra | Operational |
| Satara Mega Food Park | Satara | Maharashtra | Operational |
| Wardha Mega Food Park | Wardha | Maharashtra | Under Implementation |
| Manipur Food Industries Corporation Limited Mega Food Park | Kakching | Manipur | Under Implementation |
| Zoram Mega Food Park | Khamrang | Mizoram | Under Implementation |
| Doys Agri Resources Private Limited' Mega Food Park | Dimapur | Nagaland | Under Implementation |
| MITS Mega Food Park | Khurda | Odisha | Under Implementation |
| Deras Seafood Park | Khurda | Odisha | Under Implementation[6] |
| International Mega Food Park | Fazilka | Punjab | Operational |
| MITS Mega Food Park | Rayagada | Odisha | Operational |
| Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Limited Mega Food Park | Ludhiana | Punjab | Under Implementation |
| Sukhjit Mega Food Park | Kapurthala | Punjab | Under Implementation |
| Greentech Mega Food Park | Ajmer | Rajasthan | Operational |
| Smart Agro Mega Food Park | Nizamabad | Telangana | Operational |
| TSFPS Mega Food Park | Khammam | Telangana | Operational |
| Tripura Mega Food Park | Uttar Champamura | Tripura | Operational |
| Haridwar | Uttarakhand | Operational | |
| Himalayan Mega Food Park | Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarakhand | Operational |
| Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park | Murshidabad | West Bengal | Operational |