Who We Are
Agro Food Trade Centre-AFTC (formerly Tamilnadu Foodgrains Marketing Yard), a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), has established several infrastructure facilities for the benefit of Cereals, Pulses and Staples (CPS) Cluster, existing in and around Madurai, in a span of 30 acres of land at Sikkanthar Chavadi, Alanganallur Road, Madurai, Tamilnadu, within Madurai Municipal Corporation limit, under Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme, 2003, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion – DIPP (now Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade – DPIIT), of the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi, with the Government of India grant-in-aid and Stakeholder Members’ contribution. Under the dynamic, exceptional and visionary leadership of Shri S.Rethinavelu, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, amazing infrastructural facilities are provided in a built-up area of 5.5 lakh sq. ft. having 5.5 lakh sq.ft. internal approach roads, container and car parking areas. The Executive Director Shri K.Suresh Kumar and Director-Secretarial Admin Shri J.Rajamohan were of great assistance to him in establishing the project with loyalty, integrity, deligence and perfection.
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AFTC's Iconic Services & Projects
Scientific Warehouse
Warehouse of 1 lakh sq.ft. built in area with a storage capacity of 16,000 M.T. for scientific storage is available at AFTC.
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A three tier Cold Storage Unit with 2,500 M.T. capacity has been established.This infrastructure would maintain the original quality,
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In this Centre there are two sets of Cleaning & Grading Machineries. One set consists of four machines viz.
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In this Centre, there are two Packaging machines - Pakona and Interpack make for packing granular and powdery materials
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A state-of-the-art Food Products Analytical Laboratory and Research Centre is established in our AFTC to develop a range of innovative value
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This is a beautiful air-conditioned auditorium in the ground floor with level flooring, spacious foyer, latest Audio & Video systems
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