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This adds to an existing 22,500 acres of directly operated pistachio and citrus orchards located throughout California

Manulife Investment Management announces two agricultural acquisitions totalling more than 1,400 acres in Fresno County, California.

The orchards are favourably located in California’s Central Valley, a key US agricultural and tree nut production region, with high-quality water rights. The acquired properties add to an existing 22,500 acres of directly operated pistachio and citrus orchards located throughout California, providing an opportunity to benefit from economies of scale in the region.

“We are proud to add these high-quality orchards to our permanent crop portfolio, managed by our experienced direct-operation team of agricultural professionals, for the benefit of our investors,” said Oliver Williams, global head of agriculture investments, Manulife Investment Management. “We believe that orchards, as a nature-based solution, can provide both economic returns to our investor clients along with social and environmental benefits. Producing healthy, nutritious food while responsibly managing these natural resources can also contribute positively to vibrant rural communities, such as the ones surrounding these investments.”   

This adds to an existing 22,500 acres

Agro Universities, R&D

The partnership will facilitate a close cooperation between both the organisations and would be a milestone in producing disease-free quality planting material of citrus in the country

The ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jai Hind Nursery, Bhiwadi, Alwar District, Rajasthan for containerised nursery propagation technique to produce the disease-free citrus planting material.

Dr Dilip Ghosh, Director, ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur and Anil Kumar, Managing Director, Jai Hind Nursery signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations.

Dr Ghosh stated that the partnership is aimed at facilitating a close cooperation between both the organisations and would be a milestone in the area of production of the disease-free quality planting material of citrus in the country.

The institute has standardised the protocol for the containerised nursery production system for citrus. Considering the demand of about 20 million plants of the various commercial citrus cultivars in the country for new plantation and replanting of gaps within an existing orchard, the institute is promoting the nursery production through the PPP mode.

The partnership will facilitate a close cooperation

R&D

The MoU is aimed to facilitate a close cooperation in the research and academic activities between both the organisations

The ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra for facilitating the Students’ Training and Research on February 4, 2022.

Dr Dilip Ghosh, Director, ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur and Dr VM Bhale, Vice-Chancellor, Dr PDKV, Akola signed the MoU on the behalf of their respective organisations.

The MoU is aimed to facilitate a close cooperation in the research and academic activities between both the organisations and open a new chapter for research and development of the citriculture through the collaboration and linkages.

The MoU is aimed to facilitate a