Allanasons Ltd, India's largest exporter of processed food products, signed an agreement with the Ministry of Industry establish a meat processing plant, Walta Information Center reported.

The agreement was signed in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 by Meberatu Melese, Industry State Minister, and Aman R. Kahan, representative of Allanasons Ltd.

Meberatu on the occasion said, the establishment of the plant would help to improve Ethiopia’s meat export.

It would also enable the pastoral community to benefit from its animal resources as well as the leather industry, he said.

In addition to promoting technology transfer, the plant to be built on 75 hectares of land around Zeway, Oromia Regional State at a cost of 371 million birr will create employment opportunities for residents of the locality, he added.

Allana chooses to build the plant in Ethiopia taking into consideration the country’s livestock potential and its favorable climate, Aman R. Kahan, representative of the group said.

Source: Walta Information Center