Indicating a shift toward food processing, investment in the production of food, beverages and tobacco products was up 56% during the first quarter

Indicating a shift toward food processing, investment in the production of food, beverages and tobacco products was up 56% during the first quarter, compared to the same period last year. The amount was $172 million, 12% of the total $1.4 billion invested in the farm sector, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.