Summary
A company in Somerset, UK, called Date Palm Developments (DPD) has opened a new lab to grow date plants. They export these plants worldwide, including to the Thar Desert in India, where they aim to help reclaim the land by planting date palms. The project has received significant investment from an Indian company, Atul Ltd.
Key Facts
- Date Palm Developments (DPD) is based in Somerset, UK.
- DPD produces over 300,000 date plants annually for export to 30 countries.
- The company has a new high-tech lab designed to grow date plants.
- The Indian company, Atul Ltd, invested £11 million in DPD over ten years.
- The goal is to plant date palms in the Thar Desert in northern India.
- Planting these date palms aims to reclaim arid land and create jobs.
- DPD ensures its plants are pest and disease-free, which makes them desirable to farmers.
- This project is part of Atul Ltd's vision to green the Thar Desert and support agriculture.
