TNPSC Thervupettagam

Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises scheme (PM-FME)

November 25 , 2020 1271 days 809 0
  • The Minister of Food Processing Industries Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Capacity building Component of the PM-FME scheme.
  • The scheme was launched under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
  • It is implemented by the Ministry of Food Processing.
  • It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
  • The scheme is to be implemented over a period of five years between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
  • Also, it will help India achieve its goal of doubling farmers income by 2022.
  • India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world after China.
  • India has twenty different Agro-Climatic regions.
  • The Agro-Climatic regions are defined based on rainfall, soil types, temperature and water availability.

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