Vizag Summit: 12 UAE Companies Eye Andhra Food Cluster

On November 11, 2026, during the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu held strategic investment talks with UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri. Highlighting the state's agricultural export capacity and a ₹1 lakh crore initiative to transform Rayalaseema into a global horticulture hub, CM Naidu invited UAE agri-food leader Silal and other firms to partner in a proposed food processing cluster. The engagement drew initial interest from 12 UAE-based companies, with Minister Al Marri identifying Andhra Pradesh as a prime destination for UAE investments along India’s eastern coast.

News by Rahul Yelligetti.