A Taiwanese company will set up five modern units, including feed mill in the field of poultry and pig farming with capital outlay of Rs 571.20 crore in Punjab. A memorandum in this regard was signed between Punjab Government and the company Charoen Pokphand on Saturday.
A delegation of Charoen Pokphand (Thailand) Company led by its vice-chairman Chaiyaporn Montha called on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and apprised him company’s decision to invest in Punjab.
Badal also asked them to initiate some project in the field of fishery particularly in the waterlogged areas of Punjab. Regarding the issue of importing animals for setting up of a swine processing unit in Punjab, Badal said that this issue was under the jurisdiction of the Union Government.