The Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board signed an MoU with the UAE Food Cluster in Amaravati on 21 July 2026 to set up a food processing cluster in the state.
CM N. Chandrababu Naidu and UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri were present at the signing.
Dubai-based Floor Masters International separately announced a Rs 100-crore food processing unit at Gangadhara Nellore, Chittoor district.
The cluster covers horticulture, aquaculture, cold-chain and logistics, targeting export markets in nearly 25 countries.
GS Paper III > Agriculture, Food Processing, India's Economic Relations
General Awareness > Government Schemes and MoUs
With reference to 'National Investment and Infrastructure Fund', which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog. 2. It has a corpus of ₹4,00,000 crore at present. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
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