Nepali entrepreneur calls for support to food processors to reduce food waste

A Nepali entrepreneur has called for greater support to small food processors, saying they can play a key role in reducing food waste and increasing farmers’ incomes across South Asia.

Speaking at the SAPLING “Unlocking Value” dialogue organised by the World Bank Group and India’s Ministry of Food Processing Industries in Ahmedabad on June 9-10, Prithwi Kallyan Parajuli, CEO of Poshilo Foods, highlighted the region’s food waste challenge.