Dec 14, 2020
The UAE-based Lulu group and Fruit Master Agro Fresh Jammu and Kashmir have signed an MoU for the supply of apple and other fruits for the supermarkets of Lulu group across the Gulf Countries
Lulu group via food processing center in Srinagar will be sourcing a wide range of Agri products from Jammu and Kashmir.
This was announced by Yusuff Ali MA, chairman of Lulu Group during a meeting with a delegation from Jammu and Kashmir headed by Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary (Agriculture Production and Horticulture) Government of Jammu and Kashmir held on the sidelines of UAE India Food Security Summit 2020.
It was organized by the Consulate General of India Dubai in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Invest India.
As per the commitment made during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to UAE in 2019, Lulu Group is fully focused on sourcing a wide range of Agri products from Jammu and Kashmir. Currently, Lulu imports apples and saffron from Kashmir, and imports will significantly increase in the coming years. Lulu group imported more than 400 tons of Kashmiri apples to date, despite several challenges in the recent past due to COVID-19.