FieldFresh Agri Centre OF Excellence (ACE) at Ladhowal, Ludhiana, Punjab was inaugurated by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 27th September, 2006. ACE comprises of 300 acres of farming, developed for open and protected cultivation.
The activities that have gone into making ACE truly a centre of excellence are:
• Partner Farming
• Farmer Training
• Open Cultivation
• Crop Development
• 132 acres of Micro Irrigation
• 42 acres of Spanish designed protected cultivation
- Bell Peppers and Cherry Tomatoes grown in Glass Houses
- Chilly Nursery in Green Houses
- Cauliflowers in Net Houses
• 24 x 7 technical support to our partner farmers
A state-of-the-art processing facility and packhouse has been set up with vegetable processing capacity of over 250 tons and a cold-storage capacity of 500 metric tons built over 7500 metres. The facility takes pride in the following certifications:
• GLOBALGAP Certified Operations
• ISO 22000 Certified Packhouse
• BRC (British Retail Consortium) Certification for the Packhouse
ACE, under a tie-up with the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has hired over 20 graduates and post graduates for Research and Development work which is an ongoing endeavour towards achieving farming excellence.
