Dairy giant to help rural women earn more
Dutch global dairy giant Royal FrieslandCampina NV said it plans to train 3,000 poverty-stricken women from rural areas to become maternity nannies in the next three years, and provide nutritional products for 7,000 children in need.
The dairy-maker launched a rural revitalization fund along with China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation in Beijing in late October. In the initial stage, the company plans to invest 10 million yuan ($1.43 million) in a series of poverty alleviation programs in China.
"FrieslandCampina has a history of 147 years and it operates in the form of a cooperative. The company is owned by more than 19,000 dairy farmers. Our growth comes from the development of agriculture, farmers and rural areas," said Yang Guochao, senior vice-president of FrieslandCampina in China.
