10,000 FPOs to connect farmers to export and supply chain network
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has on 28 July 2022 inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple projects worth more than Rs.1,000 at Sabar Dairy at Gadhoda Chowki, Sabarkantha, Gujarat.
The Prime Minister noted that steps taken in the past two decades has raised the dairy market value of Gujarat to Rs.1 lakh crore.
Today, the work of formation of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) is going on in full swing in the country which will directly connect farmers with the food processing, value linked export and supply chain, he said.
He laid the foundation for the Rs.600 crore for the Sabar Cheese & Whey Drying Plant Project. The Plant will manufacture Cheddar Cheese (20 MTPD), Mozzarella Cheese (10 MTPD) and Processed Cheese (16 MTPD). Whey generated during manufacturing of cheese shall also be dried at the 40 MTPD Whey Drying Plant.
Sabar Dairy is a part of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which makes and markets a whole range of milk and milk products under the Amul brand.
The Prime Minister inaugurated Rs.300 crore Powder Plant at Sabar Dairy with a capacity of around 120 metric tonnes per day (MTPD). The layout of the plant meets global food safety standards. It is highly energy efficient with almost zero emission. The plant is equipped with the latest and fully automated bulk packing line.
He also inaugurated the Rs.125 crore Aseptic Milk Packaging Plant at Sabar Dairy. It is a state-of-the-art plant having capacity of 3 Lakh Litre per day. fiinews.com
