Godrej Agrovet Limited, a subsidiary of Godrej Industries, is looking to develop innovative technologies and products that would help reduce the production cost of poultry meat, eggs and milk. Several research and development (R&D) projects have been undertaken at its recently-launched R&D centre near Nashik in Maharashtra.
All the projects at the new centre are aimed at improving livestock yields. At the new centre, named Nadir Godrej Centre for Animal Research & Development (NGCARD), research would be aligned towards developing innovative technologies and products that will enhance animal feed nutritionally, thereby improving productivity and efficiency of animal agriculture.
The firm’s animal feed business has a pan Indian presence with sales of over one million tonnes annually of feed and nutrition products for dairy cattle, poultry and aquaculture.
Balram Yadav, Managing Director, Godrej Agrovet, said that NGCARD would focus on developing innovative methods to address the growing demand for protein rich diets.