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AAHAr 2020 kicks off at Pragati Maidan;
to cover food & allied sectors

the 2020 essay of aahar, the unprecedented size and stature after
premier B2B (business-to-business) the completion of the international
event of the india trade Promotion exhibition and convention centre
organisation (itPo), commenced (iecc) at Pragati Maidan.”
at Pragati Maidan, new delhi, on He indicated that the event industry,
tuesday. one of the most awaited which is worth about rs 3 lakh
shows in asia, it covers innovations crore, has a crucial role to achieve
and developments across all areas the target of a $5-trillion economy
of the food and hospitality, supply by the year 2024, as envisioned by india’s Prime Minister,
chain, raw materials, processing, technologies, food safety narendra Modi.
and policy matters, packaging, filling and sealing, logistics
track and trace, retailing and industry updates. Present on the occasion were Paban k Borthakur, chairman,
aPeda; rajesh agrawal, executive director, itPo; dr s k
inaugurating the event, l c goyal, chairman and managing Jindal, president, aifPa; amit lohani, chairman, fifi; arvind
director, itPo, said, “india has yet to realise its full potential khanna, vice-president, HotreMai, and rajeev sachdeva,
exhibitions and conventions, and the future editions of vice-president, arcHii, participants and delegates from
specialised events such as aahar would be organised with india and abroad.