With 'One District-One Cuisine' (ODOC) at the centre of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show, the Yogi government has conveyed a clear message: heritage is not a burden. Still, capital and tradition are not signs of backwardness but the foundation of self-reliance. - Raj Kumar Bhagat
About The Author
Raj Kumar Bhagat is the President of the Chamber of Food Processing Industries Association (CFPIA). With extensive experience across agri-business, food manufacturing, and industrial trade representation, he leads industry advocacy initiatives to promote infrastructure growth, regulatory simplification, and investment in the food processing sector. His writing draws on his industry expertise to analyse agricultural supply chain integration, food safety and compliance frameworks, technological modernisations in food processing, and rural enterprise expansion in India.

