By Tricitynews Reporter
Bathinda 29th September:- Cargill inaugurated a new Rs.88 crore
feed plant in Bathinda, Punjab in the presence ofthe Honorable Union Minister
of Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and the Honorable Deputy
Chief Minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal. This new plant is testament of
Cargill’s commitment to support the growth and development of the booming dairy
industry and its farming community in India.
It will provide a consistently high quality,
nutritious and safe feed to dairy farmers in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and
Rajasthan. The plant will produce 10,000 MT of feed per month and feed on
average 75,000 cows per day.
Honorable Deputy Chief Minister of
Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal said that we believe this new dairy feed plant will
provide quality feed and introduce latest knowhow which will help our dairy
farmers earn better yield and contribute to the progress of Punjab. We expect
Cargill to share their global experience with the Punjab farmers which will
help put Punjab on a global map with other leading model dairy regions across
the world.
Achyuth Iyengar, Cargill’s Feed and
Nutrition Managing Director in India stated that we have been catering to the
Punjab dairy farmer for over 10 years now. The continued trust of the dairy
farmers in our feed products has encouraged us to set up this new facility.
Through this plant, we will be able to expand our supply of high quality, safe
and nutritious feed and services in the state of Punjab.
Cargill prides itself as a company
that places the safety of its employees above all else. During the 14 months of
construction, a team comprising of 400 employees and contractors clocked in
more than 10, 00,000 safe working hours with zero safety incidents.
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