November 22, 2013

India's Godrej Agrovet constructed a new state-of-the art poultry feed plant in Hajipur in the presence of agriculture minister Narendra Singh, who also unveiled the foundation stone to mark the commencement of construction work.

The plant will be constructed on a five-acre BIADA plot in the industrial area at Hajipur.

The plant is coming up at a time when the state government is trying hard to attract investment from outside. CM Nitish Kumar said that Bihar has introduced a new industrial policy and an incentive policy for agro-based industries.

The proposed plant will have an initial production capacity of 10,000 tonnes per month, with a facility to double the capacity, said Godrej Agrovet MD Balram Yadav. He said the initial outlay for this project is around INR75 crore (US$12 million) and the production is expected to start by early December 2014. Poultry has emerged as the fastest growing segment not only in livestock sector but also in agriculture sector, said Yadav.