In a meeting with PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi, the Chief Minister was informed by the FMCG giant’s chairman that the company is interested to procure agriculture produce from the state in huge quantities.
To encourage coconut farmers in Konaseema, the company has evinced interest in packaging and branding of tender coconut water.
Nooyi also said that the company is keen on buying jowar, papaya, banana and other agri and horticulture produce. She agreed to buy the total production of mango pulp in the state i.e. 70 million tonnes. She added that the company has the capacity to purchase about 250 million tonnes of mango pulp and has come forward to set up mango-pulp units in Chittoor, Krishna and Godavari districts.
She informed the Chief Minister that she will be visiting Andhra Pradesh in March to finalise the company’s collaboration with the state government.
PepsiCo is also keen on supporting the state in its digital literacy programme as part of its CSR initiatives. (INN)