Aizawl: Edible oil major Patanjali Foods Ltd is set to establish an oil palm mill at Liapha in south Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district.
Two senior officials of the company met Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday in Aizawl regarding the establishment of an oil palm mill in the state.
The company expects to complete the project within a year.
The foundation stone for the mill is expected to be laid within the next month, marking a significant step in enhancing oil palm cultivation in Mizoram.
The representatives of the company also told the chief minister that oil palm will be procured from farmers in the Serchhip, Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Siaha districts.
Lalduhoma discussed with them the difficulties faced by oil palm cultivators in the southern districts and his government’s plans to increase oil palm cultivation in the state.
Patanjali Foods Ltd (PFL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mizoram Government to expand its operations into two additional districts, Serchip and Saya, under the National Mission on Oil Palm (NMEO-OP).
The MoU was formalized on Wednesday by Pi Ramdini, Mizoram government’s Agriculture Secretary, and Ashok Kumar Singh, Head of Northeast Region, PFL in Aizawl.
The signing ceremony was attended by key officials including Subhas Bhattacharjee, Advisor to Patanjali Foods, Tapas Tripathy, DGM, and Timothy, State Head for Mizoram.
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Following the MoU signing, the team also met Mizoram Agriculture Minister Pu PC Vanlalruata to deliberate upon Patanjali Foods’ roadmap in the state.
