Vadodara-based ACIL Cotton Industries (ACIL), formerly known as Adeshwar Cotton Industries Ltd, has entered into agreements with farmers to bring 45 acres more under organic contract farming at Surendranagar district of the state.
“As per the agreement, the company will provide all facilities like irrigation system, technical assistance, quality seeds, organic fertilisers, labourers (if required) for farmers for better yield,” the company today informed BSE.
The company is gearing up to foray in organic contract farming in a big way. The 45 acre land, for which the company has inked agreements with farmers recently, is in addition to 103 acres already booked by the company for organic contract farming in the same district. The company plans to take up cultivation of cotton, jeera, tur and herbs under its contract farming model. Apart from this, the company has decided to establish a complete chain from farming to retailing of the agri products.