Minister Sri KT Rama Rao meets leaders from Agri, Food Processing and Insurance sectors on the third day of US trip

Minister for Industries, IT and MAUD Sri KT Rama Rao, on the third day of his US trip held several meetings in the State of Iowa's capital Des Moines. Iowa is reputed for modern agricultural practices & food processing sector and for making rapid strides in insurance sector. The Minister met several key players from the agriculture and food processing fields like Mr Kenneth M. Quinn President of World Food Prize Foundation, Mr Terry Branstard, Governor, Iowa State among others. Sri KT Rama Rao wanted to learn the agricultural practices, technological interventions Iowa State has been implementing and adapt them for Telangana.

Governor Mr Terry has said that Iowa doesn't use chemicals in farming, instead depends on farm mechanisation. The Minister later met representatives from Agri-tech Company DuPont and sought cooperation from them in developing food processing sector and modernising agriculture. Minister for Industries, IT and MAUD said that Chief Minister envisioned to make Telangana the seed bowl of India and inquired how DuPont can help local farmers in this endeavour. DuPont team has agreed to train Telangana farmers in the state-of-the-art technologies and best practices used in agriculture.    

At another round table meeting with leaders of Agriculture & Food Processing sector from Iowa State, Minister KTR shared Telangana Chief Minister Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao's goal, a farmer himself, of turning agriculture into a profitable enterprise for all the farmers. Sri KT Rama Rao said the experiences from Iowa will help the State in this achieving the mission. The meeting was attended by Mr Kenneth M. Quinn President of World Food Prize Foundation. The Minister said that Hyderabad is home to Insurance Regulatory Authority of India (IRDA) and State Government is trying to bring in more and more FBSI institutions to the State. He sought to know the best practices in the insurance sector for a possible replication back home. The Minister later left for Minneapolis. 

-Press note