Officials from the High Commission of Canada, Meridian Inc. and LT Foods participating in the signing ceremony.
New Delhi: Canadian company Meridian Inc. yesterday signed an MOU with LT foods of India to supply flat bottom silos for rice storage at an LT foods facility in Madhya Pradesh.
The success of this pilot program could pave way for small farmers, food processing organizations and cooperatives to acquire the state of the art products from Meridian Inc to meet their needs for rice storage. Meridian Inc’s decentralized storage facilities can provide solutions for grain storage, handling, aeration and air-drying of rice, thus helping prevent post harvest spoilage.
Speaking on the occasion, Canada’s Minister Commercial Andrew Smith said: “This pilot project is an excellent opportunity to provide high-tech solutions developed by a Canadian company for the needs of Indian farmers. Once these solutions are proved successful in Indian context, rice producers across India could benefit from them.”
Meridian Manufacturing Inc. is a globally proven leader in quality storage and handling products for both agriculture and industry sectors. The company is known for incorporating the latest technological innovations in their strong product line-up for storage and conveyance operations. Their product-line includes bins or silos, auger & belt conveyors, archwall buildings and cold storage panels.
LT Foods is the leading processor of rice and other specialty foods in India under their flagship brand Dawaat. The company owns modern, state–of–the–art rice processing facilities in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh with a total capacity of 50.50 MTPH.
