Milk Afric launches P120m dairy project
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Government, Milk Afric and Lobatse Town Council officials doing the ground breaking ceremony PIC: KABO MPAETONA
The project, which is promoted by Milk Afric, is worth P120 million and would create 250 jobs in the next two-and-half years.
Milk Afric, which has signed a processing agreement with Parmalat, has also roped in the Lobatse Town Council as they entered into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) through leasing of the dairy farm for 25 years.
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