Jingold and Spo Centre want to grow and market avocados in Italy in the Agro Avo joint venture
The plan is to set up a 100-hectare avocado production facility in Sicily and sell the fruit to customers throughout Italy.
With investment support from IDeA Agro, a private equity company specialising in Italian agriculture, Jingold will manage the project in partnership with the Sicilian fruit exporter Spo Zentrum.
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