New Delhi, June 9 -- Union Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said India should emerge as a global food basket and expressed his ambition to see Indian food products reach dining tables across the world.

Speaking at the launch of the SAPLING High-Level Policy Dialogue, co-hosted by the World Bank Group and the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Paswan said the two-day dialogue is aimed at discussing challenges, bottlenecks and growth opportunities in the food processing sector.

Highlighting his vision for the sector, Paswan said, "I believe that India should itself become a global food basket."

Emphasising the need to move beyond agricultural production and focus on value addition, he said, "We have...