date:Oct 24, 2012
US-based Aurora Organic Dairys Russian division Moloko has signed an agreement with government of the Russian region of Ulyanovsk to set up the countrys first organic dairy farm and processing facility.
Around RUB6bn ($192m) will be invested on the construction of the facility.
The farm is expected to hold 5,000 cows and produce 150 tons of milk products per day.
Slated to be operational by mid-2015, the plant will manufacture organic milk and butter.
Moloko plans to target the dairy product