PRAN, one of the largest agro-processors in the country, is going to procure 20,000 tonnes of tomatoes to manufacture sauce, ketchup, tomato paste and other food items.
To meet up the target, the agro processor has started tomato collection from the farmers and pulping activities this season, said a press release.
This year, PRAN has started collecting and pulping the tomatoes in its Barind (Varendra) Industrial Park in Rajshahi from Monday. Besides, PRAN will collect tomatoes through PRAN Agro Ltd factory in Natore from next week.
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, special envoy to the prime minister on environment and climate change, poses for photographs with founding members and stakeholders of a newly-formed alliance styled “Bangladesh Sustainability Alliance” at the Intercontinental Dhaka on Monday. Photo: Standard Chartered Bangladesh.
A platform styled "Bangladesh Sustainability Alliance (BSA)" has recently been launched to address the sustainable development agenda on a broader scale by reducing plastic pollution and promoting circularity.
The country’s leading milk processor PRAN Dairy Limited and Bangladesh Krishi Bank signed a deal on supply chain finance to promote the country’s dairy sector.
Mohammad Mainul Islam Khan, general manager (in-charge) of the Local Principal Office of Bangladesh Krishi Bankand, and Uzma Chowdhury, director (corporate finance) of PRAN-RFL Group, signed the deal on behalf of their respective organizations at the head office of the Bank at Motijheel in Dhaka on Thursday.
PABL potato project, Birol, Dinajpur was started in 2015. At that time, there were 750 contract farmers and 600 acres of land. It was a remarkable day in PRAN history. A wide range of unique potato varieties with effective resistance, strong variety characteristics, and a high yield has become a valuable...