Australian agriculture key to India’s growth

INDIA is an economic powerhouse hungry for Australian resources and produce with the budding nation continuing to be the world’s fastest growing major economy, growing at a rapid rate of 8.2 percent in that last financial year.

Recently Australian officials from the Department of Agriculture and Agriculture Counsellors from the Australian High Commission in New Delhi alongside Australian delegation of representatives from grain, red meat, nut and wine industries attending the World Food India conference in Delhi.

​The delegation of Australian agricultural representatives attended the event to foster deeper ties with local food processors and promoting complementary links at a showcase of India’s food processing sector.

World Food India (WFI) promotes India’s booming food processing and manufacturing industries, which Australia is well placed to support with the supply of high-quality inputs.

The Australian delegates represented Australia’s grain, red meat, nut and wine sectors, and together with departmental staff, attended the third instalment of WFI to demonstrate our country’s ability to provide India with inputs crucial to its food manufacturing industry.

Deputy secretary of trade and regulation Tina Hutchison said the delegation would help grow the mutually beneficial trade relationship between Australia and India.

“Australia can fill gaps in India’s domestic production to ensure year-round processing can occur.

“We recognise the great potential of India’s diverse food processing sector and are well placed to support it with consistent production and supply of counter-seasonal produce.

“The delegation reflects our strong agricultural trading relationship, which is based on collaborative and cooperative efforts and a commitment to grow two-way trade.”

The Australian agriculture industry, supported by the federal government, continue to work with Indian producers and processors to deepen collaboration as our agricultural exports complement India’s domestic agricultural sector.

Ms Hutchison said Australian producers were focused on exporting high-value products and providing quality inputs for India’s food processing and re-export industries.