Arunachal Pradesh would get an oil palm mill, and 3.2 lakh hectares will be used for cultivation in the North-East states, according to Patanjali Foods Ltd, formerly known as Ruchi Soya Industries.
TageTaki, the government of Arunachal Pradesh’s minister of agriculture, has laid the foundation. According to a regulatory filing, the mill is situated at Industrial Growth Centre, Niglok, District – East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh.
On 38,000 hectares of land spread across nine districts in Arunachal Pradesh, Patanjali Foods intends to produce oil palm. In the Lower Siang District, it has already established two nurseries at Pasighat and Holangi, and is currently working to open three more at Kherram, FTC, and Dipa.
