New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The government has signed agreements with 26 domestic and international companies, securing investment commitments worth Rs.1.02 trillion in the country's food processing sector.

The memorandums of understanding, signed during the four-day World Food India summit in New Delhi that concluded on 28 September, are projected to generate direct employment for over 64,000 people and create indirect opportunities for more than one million individuals in the country.

"Over the course of the four-day event, 26 leading domestic and global companies signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) worth a total of Rs.1,02,046.89 crore, marking one of the largest investment announcements in India's food processing sector," the ministr...