Godrej Agrovet has inaugurated India’s first Integrated Oil Palm Complex in Khammam, Telangana. The complex brings together every stage of the oil palm value chain under one roof--seed and genetics, nursery, R&D center, mill and upcoming state-of-the-art refinery in the complex. The company’s cumulative investment will be Rs 300 crore once the entire complex is operational.
As part of the complex, Godrej Agrovet has set up a seed garden in partnership with leading global companies, bringing their expertise in oil palm genetics to India. This partnership, along with the upc R&D center at the complex, will support the company's ongoing efforts to develop hybrid planting material that is tolerant of, and optimised for, Telangana's local climatic conditions.
The mill at the complex, first by a private company in the state, has commenced operations with a capacity of 30 tonnes per hour and has been designed for expansion up to 60 tonnes per hour allowing the company to scale processing capacity in sync with its target of increasing area under plantation in the state from current 10,000 ha to 30,000 by 2030.
Godrej Agrovet is a diversified, research and development focused agribusiness company with operations across five business verticals i.e. animal feed, crop protection, oil palm, dairy, and poultry and processed food.
