Archive · 22 Jul 2026
UAE to set up food cluster in Andhra Pradesh
The UAE and Andhra Pradesh are working together to set up a food cluster in Andhra Pradesh.
This means they will create a place where they can process and export fruits like mangoes, bananas, and cocoa to other countries.
The UAE's minister and the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh met to discuss this plan.
They want to make Andhra Pradesh a hub for food processing and help the local economy grow.
This partnership was started after the chief minister invited the UAE to invest in Andhra Pradesh during a meeting in Davos earlier this year.
The UAE has agreed to set up a food cluster in Andhra Pradesh.
The partnership aims to create a value chain in the food processing sector.
Horticultural products like mangoes, bananas, and cocoa will be exported to international markets.
The agreement was discussed during a meeting between UAE Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
Senior officials from the Food Processing and Industries departments and the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board were present at the meeting.
- Who
- UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
- What
- Discussion on setting up a food cluster in Andhra Pradesh
- When
- Today (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- State Secretariat, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To establish a value chain in the food processing sector and facilitate exports of horticultural products
UAE's Investment
Andhra Pradesh's Economic Development
Investment and Economic Growth
UAE's Investment
The UAE is investing in a food cluster in Andhra Pradesh to expand its food processing sector and facilitate exports.
Andhra Pradesh's Economic Development
Andhra Pradesh aims to boost its economy and create jobs through this partnership with the UAE.
- Location
- Andhra Pradesh, India
- Key Figures
- Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Chandrababu Naidu
- Products
- Mangoes, bananas, cocoa
- Organizations Involved
- Andhra Pradesh government, UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism, Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board
- Meeting Location
- State Secretariat, Andhra Pradesh
