Cargill will invest US$240 million in India over the next five years in its core businesses including, edible oil, cocoa and chocolates, starches and sweeteners and animal nutrition in India.
It will provide employment to 1,300 people and help farmers in the country.
In 2016, Cargill inaugurated its first wet corn milling plant in India; set up with an investment of US$100 million.
The company also inaugurated a new dairy feed mill in Bathinda, Punjab.
Cargill also opened its largest business services center in Bengaluru in 2015 employing 2,000 people.
