MK Agrotech ties up with WeCare to boost edible oil production

Karnataka-based MK Agrotech, the proprietor of Sunpure edible oil, has tied up with the nonprofit WeCare Society to assist farmers with seeds of crops together with groundnut and sunflower and purchase their crop later to cope with the disaster of edible oil arising out of the Russia-Ukraine warfare.

The marketing campaign comes within the backdrop of anticipated shortages within the provide of edible oil. Given the present situation, the costs of edible oils have shot up by 50% throughout the first few days after the battle started within the West, MK Agrotech stated in a media assertion.

In truth, India is the second largest producer of groundnuts on this planet, however our productiveness is barely a few third or fourth that of China and the USA. Earlier than South India was launched to Palm or Sunflower, Groundnut oil was consumed essentially the most within the area, the assertion added.

“How about getting again to our roots and decreasing imports? This was a query that was lingering in our minds for fairly a while. That is after we determined to launch Hosa Prapancha- an initiative that may assist us take a step in direction of making India self-sufficient and redefine the edible oil section,” stated Gokharan Singh Pawar, Common Supervisor, MK Agrotech.

The corporate launched the marketing campaign at Haveri, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai’s native district, and the corporate stated it deliberate to take all of it throughout South India.