MOUs Signed During Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit 2003 & 2005
Sector : Agro & Food Processing
Category - B
Sr.
No.
Name of Company & proposed project location Project Project cost (Rs. in crore) Present status Category Inv. made so far (Rs. in crore)
1. M/s Inde's Great Food Co. Pvt Ltd, Valsad Processing of Gherkins 44.70 -NABARD and Indian Bank to co-finance the project. -NABARD has approved the project and sent the report to Indian Bank. -It is expected that term loan will be sanctioned by end of Sept. '06. -Gherkins cultivation trial successful. Backward linkages for cultivation tied-up in South Gujarat with Bhartiya Agro Industries Foundation [BAIF] for sourcing raw material. -GPCB's NOC to be obtained after the term loan is sanctioned. B
Under Implement ation.
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2. M/s. Capital Foods Exports Pvt. Ltd., Gandhidham Food Park 45.00 -The land identified at Dharmpur (Survey No. 629/A1), Dist. Valsad and applied to Collector on 18.8.05, which was found as "Gauchar land" and Collector asked the party on 20.3.06 to identify alternate land. Identified land at Lakadmal, Ta: Dharampur and applied. -The demarcation of the land will be held shortly. -As informed by the party over phone, they have purchased approx. 5 acre land at Vapi for a Frozen Food project. -The proposed investment would be Rs. 7 to 8 crore. B
Under implementation
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3 M/s Godrej Agrovet Ltd. South Gujarat (Valsad, Navsari & Surat) Oil Palm development in Gujarat. 250.00 -Project office opened at Sachin, Surat and technical staff appointed. -Entered into agreement with State Bank of India, and Indian Overseas Bank for loan to farmers who are willing to plant oil palm. -Nursery sites identified and raising started. -Completed approx. 100 acres of oil palm cultivation with new farmers through contract farming. -Geographical allocation of area, as per Horticulture Dept, order dt. 12.7.2006 is as under:-7000 ha. in Pardi & 3000 ha. in Umbergaon talukas of Valsad Dist. (Total 10,000 ha.) -Party represented to Hort. Dept., for more area allocation. B
Under Implement ation.
0.50
4
M/s. National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow, Navsari Agriculture University & Gujarat State Seeds Corpn., Gujarat
Collaborative Research in Development of BT cotton. -- -The programme is under implementation. -GSSC paid Rs. 50 lakh to Navsari Agri. University for establishment of Biotechnology Laboratory and construction of Green house. -NAU fund of Rs. 6.00 lakh spent for training of scientists/ officers of the University -Fabrication of green house completed. -Project to be implemented fully by 2009-10. B
Under Implement ation.
0.46
5
APEDA - New Delhi and GAIC.
AEZ for Sesame
seeds.
8.07
x-Prepared action plan. -Project to be implemented in 3 years. -G.R. No. AIC-102003-2458/k.3 dt. 14.11.2005 & amendment dt. 13.4.2006 issued by the State Govt. for implementation of AEZ. B
Under Implement ation
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6
M/s. Aditya Aeromadic & Bio Energies Pvt Ltd. Navsari
Bio-diesel from non-edible oil seeds mainly from Jatropha.
5.00
-Investment- Phase-I Rs. 2.00 crore. Phase-II Rs. 3.00 crore. -Land acquired on lease for processing unit at village Tarsadi, Dist. Navsari. -Estimated cost of factory would be Rs. 65 lakhs. -Construction of factory is under progress and so far Rs. 35 lakhs invested. -Applied for NOC from GPCB. -Minimum seed requirement 4 M.T. per day. -Denied wasteland in Surat. -Also planning to implement the project through outsourcing seeds. -Tie-up for purchase of seeds through Gujarat State Forest Development Corporation initiated. B
Under Implement ation
0.35
7
NDDB and Anand Agriculture University, Anand
Bull production programme using Embryo Transfer Technology
1.61
-The project is under implementation. -Project to be implemented in 3 years. B
Under Implement ation.
0.57