Ms Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister for Food Processing Industries was in France between October 19 and 21, 2014 to inaugurate the India pavilion at SIAL-2014 Food Fair being held in Paris. Over 120 Indian exhibitors were displaying a range of Indian food products at the exhibition. During the India France Agro Food Conference organized by the Indian Embassy, Ambassador Arun K. Singh highlighted the complementary nature of Indian and French capabilities in the sector and the immense potential for cooperation and mutual benefit that existed while Minister Badal invited the French companies to take advantage of the large size and growth potential of the Indian market and the abundant availability of a variety of agricultural products by investing in the agro-processing sector in India.