First milk pasteurising unit in Potohar region inaugurated

Rawalpindi : In continuation to inculcate the organic farming and dairy development in Potohar region, GR FARM has embarked on a new project of introducing “Full Cream Pasteurized Milk” through a latest pasteurizing unit installed in collaboration of USAID Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP) at Chak Koka Village, District Chakwal, says a press release.

The facility was inaugurated at GR Farms today 12th Dec 2019. Among those attending Sunday’s launch ceremony were experts from NARC (National Agricultural Research Council), ZTBL (Zari Taraqiati Bank Limited), members of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce, Development sector, Chief of Party USAID PEEP, as well as local dairy farmers, Politicians and community leader of the area. This initiative will not only enable GR Farms to pasteurize fresh milk for its own consumption but neighbouring farms will also have the opportunity to process and pack around 3,000 litres of raw milk into safe, hygienic and packaged pasteurized milk.

The facility will not only create jobs for youth and women but will also inspire further investments in the dairy value chain process. The Pasteurizing Unit has been established at GR Farms, under USAID PEEP’s matching grants program. GR Farms identified the newly introduced semi-automatic pasteurization technology and developed process flows for optimum capacity utilization of the available resources in participation in consultation with PEEP Project. It’s a showcase for small farmers having 100 litres to 3,000 litres of milk for daily sale. It is also one of the first of its kind of pasteurization facility in the region.