Jain Irrigation, Coca-Cola to scale up mango farming.

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages and Jain Irrigation plan to invest Rs. 50 crore over 10 years in the second phase of their Unnati project, which helps farmers grow more mango trees.

Started as a joint venture in 2011, the first phase of the project resulted in setting up of 200 demo farms using ultra high density planting (UHDP) in Andhra Pradesh. The project reached out to 4,000 farmers through the Coca-Cola University on Wheels bus. UHDP Technology comes with drip irrigation, on-site training and farm supplement support.


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