Cucumber

Chongqing Pookin Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. was established in 2011. It is a modern and innovative agricultural enterprise integrating organic agricultural products research and development, production, processing, sales and agricultural tourism

In Tongnan District of Chongqing City, our organic farm covers an area of 740 mu, with an annual output of more than 70 kinds of fruits and vegetables and some poultry breeding. The factory occupies an area of 50 acres and has a low-temperature vegetable processing workshop, an enzyme production workshop, a clean vegetable workshop, a research and development center and 4 freezer warehouses.

Properties of vegetables

• Vegetables are light foods for a healthy diet
• Vegetables are generally low in sodium and high in calcium and magnesium
• Vegetables contain a lot of vitamins and fiber
• Vegetables are rich in phytochemicals
• Vegetables contain more than 90% water and fat ranges only between 0.15 and 0.30%.

Food composition of some leafy vegetables

• Vegetables contain high amounts of vitamins, especially
• Vitamin A from vegetables is in the form of carotene
• Obtained the certificate of food safety and hygiene HACCP.

Mahindra has launched schemes to train the farmers to be self-reliant and think like an entrepreneur. They plan to reach 2 million farmers by 2020 and positively impact their lifestyle through collaborations with the Department of Agriculture, NGO’s and Academic institutions. The entry of the corporate sector provides the much-needed guidance and best-practices from the industry.

If more large corporations were to adopt similar socially-responsible missions, this would give a high-enough visibility to this cause and encourage the Government to contribute their might in reaching all 140 million Indian farmers.