New Delhi, June 10 -- With agriculture sector employing around 43 per cent of the South Asian workforce, the region has strong potential to emerge as a global leader in food systems, said World Bank Group, as per a statement by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India, partnering with the World Bank Group-led SAPLING initiative, inaugurated the Regional High-Level Policy Dialogue titled "Unlocking Value: Advancing Food Processing for Employment Generation and Sustainable Growth in South Asia" in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Wednesday.

Noting that the region stands at a "critical" point in its development journey with millions of young people entering the workforce every...