Phase one supported the cultivation of 118,000 hectares of wheat in the 2023/2024 dry season, tripling national wheat output to an estimated 0.5 mmt.
The facility is scheduled to begin production in 2027 and will have an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes of packaged grains.
Enterprise Ireland will oversee and administer the initiative and will engage directly with firms considering new or expanded milling operations of scale.
Building on the experience and success of a decade of wheat processing, Olam Agri is developing a pasta production plant adjacent to its facility in Tema.
The new centre, located within Kerry’s existing Medellín campus, provides a dedicated environment for customers and strategic partners to move rapidly from concept ideation to testing and prototyping, shortening development cycles for food and beverage solutions.