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Sonalika Tractors re-launched the specially designed Chhatrapati tractor in Kisan Pune Mela for farmers of Maharashtra. 

 

 

The company also launched tractors from its outperforming Sikander Series, Rx 55 Sikander powered by a heavy-duty mileage engine of 4087cc with 230nm of torque& Rx 47 Sikander in 4WD. The Sikander Series is equipped with modern features like CCS Workspace (Cool Comfortable and Spacious), SD Hydraulic with Exso Sensing, and many more advanced features making it compatible for all agricultural applications while promising “sabse kaam diesel me sabse zyada taqat aur raftaar.” 

Besides this, the company showcased its advanced range of customized tractors like GT 28 Tiger, DI 30 Rx Baagban, GT 22 Powerplus tractor specially designed tractors for orchard farming & WT 75 Sikander in 4WD for heavy duty operations. In order to offer the complete farming solutions to farmers, the company also displayed implements like Mulcher, Rotavator, 2MB Reversible Plough.

 Speaking on the occasion, Vivek Goyal, President & Deputy CEO, Sonalika Group said, “Sonalika’s growth is on account of our focus to address varied needs of farmers across regions through constant technological up-gradation and innovation. This has helped us to gain the trust of over 10 lakh farmers globally. Looking at the growing demand we have re-launched Chhatrapati Tractor and are positive that farmers will appreciate the product. Our objective is to increase farmers’ productivity exponentially, while ensuring reduced operational cost. Thus, we offers implements like Rotavator to help double farmer’s income through enhancing productivity, this has led us to be chosen by Govt. of India as the contributing partner with Niti Aayog for doubling farmer’s income by year 2022.” 

 Kuldeep Singh, Zonal Head- Maharashtra, Sonalika Group said, “We are working continuous to offer the best possible solutions to farmers. Today, with these launches, we have come a step closer to our vision. The re-launched model Chhatrapati tractor, is a fully equipped tractor loaded with advanced feature and offering multi-utility usage. The Sikander Series tractor launched are the epitome of technology best suited for farmers of the state.  At Sonalika, we believe innovative technology comes into use when it is rightly priced, looking at which we have launched these tractors at most competitive price. We are confident that its revolutionary features and unique attributes will win the hearts of our treasured farmers.”

 

Sonalika Tractors re-launched the specially designed Chhatrapati

E-commerce, Supply Chain, Trade, Warehousing

Amazon is starting a cold chain hub in Pune to develop a sustainable farm-to-fork model

 In order to provide fresh produce to its consumers, the ecommerce giant Amazon Retail India (ARIPL), recently  announced that it is running a farm-to-fork pilot project in Pune, where it will be directly working with farmers to source fresh produce.

According to an ET report, two sources familiar with the development said that the ARIPL, a wholly-owned food retailing entity of Amazon, is working with dozens of farmers in the state. The company has set up several cold chain storage hubs in the regions to supply fresh produce through its online channels like Amazon Fresh and Amazon Pantry.

Amazon is running a pilot project in Pune where the US e-commerce company is for the first time sourcing fresh produce directly from the farmers as part its farm-to-fork initiatives.

 Amazon Retail India Pvt Ltd (ARIPL), the wholly-owned food retailing venture of the US giant, is currently working with dozens of farmers in the region and the company has created a cold chain hub in the vicinity to supply fresh produce to sell online through its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Pantry, two sources familiar with the development.

Amazon plans to expand this program to other parts once the project is successful, one of them said. Currently Amazon purchases fruits and vegetables from aggregators in various mandis. “We are engaging with farmers and government bodies to develop a sustainable farm-to-fork model by investing in technology,” an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed response. 

The pilot project has been initiated as part of Amazon’s focus on food and grocery as growth area for Future. The Company presently buys its produce from aggregators in various local markets or mandis.

 In 2017, ARIPL had received government approval to invest $500 million in the food retailing subsidiary that for the first time allows Amazon to stock and sell locally produced food items. Currently a portion of food products on Amazon’s India marketplace is sold by ARIPL.

 

Amazon is starting a cold chain hub

IT

Safal Fasal will connect buyers and sellers to improve income of farmers by enabling access through tech

In a bid to resolve farmer woes and create supply chain efficiency in agriculture, global fintech solution provider BPC has launched Safal Fasal, a digital platform that gives small and marginal farmers greater access to finance, technology, markets, and risk-management tools. The launch event in Lucknow witnessed on-boarding of nearly 30,000 farmers on the MarketPlace platform.

From solving farmer credit issues, to offering inventory management systems, financing agricultural equipment, know-how to reduce crop losses, and mapping quality storage facilities, Safal Fasal is aimed at directly impacting farmer income through technology.

Indian creditors, agritech companies, and relevant industry players have also partnered this initiative by BPC to tackle India’s farming problems. Some of the leading corporate who have on-boarded include ICICI Bank, Tanager International, Bayer, SURE, Sub-K,Kisan Saathi, Transity, India Health Link and GupShups. The launch event was attended by representatives of ACCION, NABARD, GIZ, Axis Bank, ICICI Lombard, Mfin India, Microsave, PWC, Samunnati, Greenlight etc. 

The Safal Fasal Marketplace connects buyers and sellers and improves the income of the farmer by enabling access to multiple buyers, multiple input companies at reduced prices, credit at affordable rates, financial services lifting them into the real economy and access to advisory services for a more efficient and sustainable crop productivity. Buyers benefit from access to a large and varied segment of credible and vetted farmers and their produce, ease of procurement and planning in a fragmented market, better logistics and tracing and therefore a better and more balanced price with reduced risk

Speaking at the launch event, Anatoly Loginov, Chairman BPC Banking Technologies said, “Building ecosystems is not merely a passion, but a realistic and much needed development in the digitization of our economy. We can no longer achieve better performance through point to point solutions, but we must seek cooperation amongst parties and facilitate this at scale with digital technology. By doing so we can also make a contribution to large societal and economic dilemmas such as food provision, fair trade and access to society and a healthy financial life for all.”

This scalable digital innovation will empower farmers by connecting them with credible financial and business stakeholders in the value chain. Safal Fasal will look at fixing the broken Agri Value Chain by bridging the gaps between various stakeholders starting from farmers, FPOs, FPCs, input providers, produce-buyer financial institutions, insurance companies, logistics providers, shared equipment providers, knowledge partners, advisory services and other relevant value added-service providers. 

“We are delighted that so many credible business partners have signed up to our initiative ranging from leading banks and agriculture providers up to local partners delivering kiosks for the local farmer in remote locations. Together we can build a broad digital ecosystem from India, which learnings can then be lifted into other sectors and regions of the world,” he added.

Discussing the company’s mission, Debarshi Dutta, Executive Vice President & Global Head Marketplace for BPC Banking Technologies, said, “We are focused on collaborating with the existing area specific stakeholders and bringing in technological interventions to help better and efficient delivery value chain, through proper transparency and traceability. This will help in taking the benefits to the last mile and increase the income of the farmers and other marketplace stakeholders by 15-20%. With the digital footprints, lending to farmers or MSME will be easier for the financial institutions and at a better price point. This will be a savings in itself.”

S K Roy, DGM, NABARD said in his keynote address, “There is a strong need of sustainable, smart and climate adopting technology to improve agriculture productivity. The initiatives like Safal Fasal will in bringing technology in the hands of farmers and increase their income. Nabard extends full support to BPC in this initiative and invites them to introduce the facility in more states.”

As per statistics, Gross Value Added by Agriculture sector (agriculture, forestry and fishing) in the Indian economy is estimated at INR 17.7 lakh crores (approx. US$ 274 billion) for the financial year 2017-18. Agriculture accounts for a substantial part of GDP (16%) and employment (49%). Moreover, 86% of India’s farmers are small and marginal as per Agriculture census 2015-16.

Safal Fasal will connect buyers and sellers

Acts & Schemes – Centre, E-commerce, Finance, Trade

Development of agro-medicinal forestry, crop diversification, revisiting of Food Security Act, extending subsidy to producers of green manure, etc. were recommended by experts

The government should remove GST on agri-inputs, revamp crop insurance scheme, land lease rental while fixing MSP and ban futures trade on agri-commodities are some of the suggestions made by farm experts during pre-budget meeting with the Finance Minister on Tuesday.

Measures to promote organic farming, cut in import duty from 30 per cent to zero on live embryo, animal and semen, tweaking of electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) and revisiting of Food Security Act were some other recommendations made during the meeting, headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

 

This is the fourth pre-Budget meeting on agriculture and agro-processing sectors. Already, consultations with IT/start-ups, financial sector and industry have been held.

 “There should be zero GST on every farm inputs such as fertilisers, seed and agri-equipments,” Bharatiya Kisan Sangh’s (BKS) Dinesh Kulkarni told reporters after the meeting. He also said there should be no futures trading in agri-commodities as it does not benefit either consumers or farmers. He also urged the government to increase procurement of various crops at the minimum support price (MSP).

 

Bharat Krishak Samaj Chairman Ajay Vir Jakkar demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) should be replaced with new crop insurance and compensation scheme or a set up a farmers disaster and distress relief commission. He also said the government should reduce GST on processed food and dairy products to 5 per cent.

National Dairy Development Board Executive Director Arun Raste said, “We want import duty on live embryo, animal and semen to be reduced to zero. The government should also expedite implementation of National Dairy Plan (NDP-II) at the earliest and make a budgetary provision”.

 

The NDP-II, which aims to boost productivity in dairy sector, is estimated to cost USD 1 billion, of which 50 per cent will be borne by the World Bank and 30 per cent by the Centre and remaining 20 per cent by NDDB.

 

Consortium of Indian Farmers’ Association (CIFA) Secretary General B D Rami Reddy said the government should consider lease rental cost while determining MSP for crops as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission.

 

Other stakeholders pitched for building brands of Indian agricultural products abroad, accelerate depreciation benefit to agri-processing industry, encourage development of farm eco-system services and market intelligence systems.

 

They also recommended development of agro-medicinal forestry, crop diversification, revisiting of Food Security Act, extending subsidy to producers of green manure, bio-fertilisers and bio-pesticides besides steps for promoting large scale production of compost by utilisation of urban solid waste.

 

The farm experts also felt the need for expansion of multi-dimensional research in agriculture sector for development of new technologies and further suggested for promoting start-ups in institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and agriculture universities for young students.

 

The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and senior officials from finance, agriculture, consumer affairs, food processing, animal husbandry ministries as well as Niti Aayog. There were representatives from National Cooperative Union of India, South Indian Sugarcane Farmers Association, Kisan Foundation, IFFCO, All India Spices Exporter Forum, NCDEX, Indian School of Business, Irrigation Association of India, National rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) and NABARD among many others.

Development of agro-medicinal forestry, crop diversification, revisiting

E-commerce, Finance, Start ups, Trade

Bijak would utilise the fund on new technology and hiring fresh talent, among others.

Agritech start-up Bijak on recently announced that it has raised over USD 2.5 million (about Rs 18 crore) from various investors, including Omnivore and Omidyar Network India, for expansion of its business. 

Sequoia Capital India’s rapid scale-up programme, Surge and Better Capital have also invested. Gurugram-based Bijak, which was launched in May 2019 by Nukul Upadhye, Mahesh Jakhotia, Jitender Bedwal, Daya Rai and Nikhil Tripathi, would utilise the fund on new technology and hiring fresh talent, among others. 

Bijak is a platform that gives agricultural commodity buyers and sellers’ better prices, increased working capital, and optimised logistics. It brings accountability and transparency into the agricultural value chain through a buyer/seller rating system, and enables traders, wholesalers, and food processors to keep a ledger of their transactions, access transparent pricing, and improve their working capital cycles.

  Customised App 

The app is available in several local languages and currently caters to multiple agricultural states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, and Uttarakhand.

 “Focused on addressing challenges such as accountability and trust in the B2B (business-to-business) agri commodity trade, we are targeting a USD 200 billion market in India which has almost 5 million middlemen. Additionally, we have customised the app for agricultural commodity traders, with terminologies used in the mandis (wholesale markets) that they are familiar with,” said Bijak co-founder Nukul Upadhye. 

Mark Kahn, managing partner of Omnivore, said, “As India’s leading agritech-focused VC, Omnivore plans to help Bijak scale more aggressively, leveraging our network across the agri ecosystem to identify potential partnerships and on board strategic B2B customers.”

Bijak would utilise the fund on

E-commerce, Trade

 The Korean company will invest ₹900 crore at the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP) at Warangal. The 290-acre facility is expected to generate 12,000 jobs. 

 

 

Youngone Corporation, a Korean textile and apparel company, will invest ₹900 crore at the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP) at Warangal. The 290-acre facility is expected to generate 12,000 jobs.

 The firm will make knitted and woven garments and technical textile products, predominantly for exports. The Korean company Youngone Corporation with annual revenues of over $1.75 billion, has operations in 13 countries, including in the US, Switzerland, Bangladesh and Vietnam. 

The firm signed the final agreement with the State Government recently for infusing the funds in the textile park. Indian Ambassador to Korea, Sripriya Ranganathan; Korean Ambassador to India, Shin Bongkil; and Telangana Information Technology and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao were present at the signing of the agreement.

 KT Rama Rao said that the anchor investment by the Youngone Corporation will catalyse more investments from Korea. This anchor investment was expected to catalyse more investments in KMTP as well as more Korean FDI in textile and other sectors in Telangana. During the meeting, the heads of Youngone Corporation stated that Telangana State’s industrial policies have encouraged them to invest in Telangana. Consul General of Korea in Hyderabad Suresh Chukkapalli and Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and other senior officials also participated in the meeting.

 

 

 

 The Korean company will invest ₹900 crore

Logistics, Packaging & Labelling

The market of developing countries like India, China, etc. has been seen to be the largest consumer of Agricultural Packaging and Logistics with the highest number of market share and aiming to continue the growth. 

 

 

 

According to the latest report of  Wiseguyreports.Com , Global Market of the Agricultural Packaging and Logistics records to be moving at a higher positive side in the year 2019.The Agricultural Packaging and Logistics refers to the Packaging, export, and import of goods worldwide. In the field of agriculture, goods apply not only to the grain products, packaged products such as milk, health drinks, protein shakes, and energy bars, etc., it also refers to clothes, fruits, and other related agricultural products. The Packaging of products defines the size, volume, shape, and quantity. The process ensures the Packaging of the product before transportation for the distribution. Packaging covers the design of packet and pricing to attract the customer and meet the goal of the market.

Vast Production  of  goods 

The key propellers that drive the industry of Agricultural Packaging and Logistics are vast production goods by keeping the need of the population in mind, availability of products at different places on time through transportation, advanced technology of packing, and others. The survey report is based on the volume of sales, the volume of production, and market size. Volume of sales depends upon the Packaging and availability at the user end. The volume of production depends on the global need for goods or products.

 Increasing availability of products

The benefits of Agricultural Packaging and Logistics of products include increasing the chance of availability of product at the distribution channel, keeping the product in better condition for consumer satisfaction, getting the brief details about the product on packet, Packaging make product available in different size and in different amount according to which the price will be reduced that will be helpful for the needy people. The government is spreading awareness for purchasing goods by ensuring the package system and date of expiring. Packaging protects and preserves the product from the pollutants.

 

Major Key Players:

Amcor

Tetra Laval

LINPAC

KapStone Paper and Packaging

Agricultural Transport

Global Shipping Services

Bemis

Hellmann

Dimagi

Steder Group

DS Smith

Mondi

 Market Segments of Agricultural Packaging and Logistics:

The global market of Agricultural Packaging and Logistics segment depends upon its type.

Packaging- it refers to the container of the product with a limited amount. The container design can be like a bag, drum, cases, barrel, carton that has information about the product and price of it. It focuses on three significant aspects that include protecting, holding, and proper organization of product during transportation.

 

Logistics- refers to the transportation of packaged products with proper management from the point of production to the point of consumption. The products managed in logistics collectively include physical items that can transport such as equipment, materials, and supplies of food and other consumable items.

 

Geographical Regions of Agricultural Packaging and Logistics Market:

The geographical regions of the Agricultural Packaging and Logistics market include China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Australia, Southeast Asia, and other countries from Asia-Pacific. The United States of America, Canada, from North America. States of Central and South America. Germany, France, the UK, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, and the Rest of the European countries. And the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa, and GCC Countries from the Middle East and Africa.

Industry News:

The Global Market for Agricultural Packaging and Logistics is growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) and is currently increasing its market share and will generate revenue of more than its expectations by 2019. The Global Market of the Agricultural Packaging and Logistics was recorded to be moving at a higher positive side in the year 2019. The market of developing countries like India, China, and others has been seen to be the largest consumer of Agricultural Packaging and Logistics with the highest number of market share and aiming to continue the growth.

The market of developing countries like India,

Agro chems – Pesticides

ARMERO™ is a key product in controlling Asian soybean rust, a highly impactful disease which causes significant crop damage and yield loss of up to 90%, and is expected to be an important growth driver for ADAMA in the future

ADAMA Ltd. is one of the world’s leading crop protection companies, has successfully obtained regulatory approval in its first market, Paraguay, for ARMERO™, its new dual-mode fungicide containing the active ingredients prothioconazole and mancozeb, benefiting from its new in-house production of prothioconazole, a broad-spectrum systemic fungicide. Following this important first registration of ARMERO™, the Company is progressing towards obtaining registrations in Brazil as the next and largest market for this product, to be followed by Europe and other countries globally for additional product concepts containing prothioconazole.

Complementing ADAMA’s flagship CRONNOS®, the triple-action fungicide for Asian soybean rust launched in 2018, ARMERO™ is the first product that ADAMA will introduce in the market with its in-house production of prothioconazole. A mixture of two active ingredients, ARMERO™, ensures a combination of different modes of action including a multisite protectant to combat resistance, and is ideal as a first application of the spray program to control Asian soybean rust. Its innovative liquid formulation, with the Company’s proprietary T.O.V technology, prevents spray nozzles from clogging, creating simplicity for farmers.

ARMERO™ is a key product in controlling Asian soybean rust, a highly impactful disease which causes significant crop damage and yield loss of up to 90%, and is expected to be an important growth driver for ADAMA in the future. The market size of the prothioconazole active ingredient is approximately $800 million and is expected to reach over a billion dollars by 2025.

ADAMA is expanding its production capabilities and resources to meet the expected high demand for prothioconazole. The Company is in the process of aligning with industry partners, aiming to become a major supplier of this key active ingredient.

ARMERO™ is a key product in controlling

IT, Start ups

Indian start-up uses AI tech & satellite data to tackle stubble burning pollution

  Blue Sky Analytics, a Gurgaon based start-up  is working in using  satellite data to solve environmental problems has won an international prize for its AI based tool to measure and monitor farm fires and stubble burning across India.

Every year, a huge amount of  crop residue are burnt on farms to clear them for new crops every winter in North India, releasing massive amounts of greenhouse gases which cause peak pollution levels in Delhi and elsewhere. Stubble burning is also a major problem in other parts of the country. Efforts to utilize crop waste for power generation and other applications are hampered due to a lack of data about availability and quality of the waste.

Blue Sky Analytics have developed an AI –enabled platform which uses satellite data for improved monitoring, supply chain and pricing analysis, as well as allocation of crop waste for use in other industries as raw material.

About Zuri

Zuri utilizes historical data on fire counts to understand the history of farm fires in every district and state, and can predict high-risk zones as well as expected volume and calorific value of crop waste. It also includes information on marketplaces to enable farmers to sell stubble rather than burn it.

The application, Zuri, recently won the Copernicus Masters award given by the Earth observation program managed by the European Commission in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), also dubbed as ‘Space Oscars’. Seven groups got the prize in different categories, and Zuri was selected under the social entrepreneurship category. Since 2011, over 100 space application have been awarded and many of them have been launched in the market.

 

About ESA

ESA, under its Copernicus earth observation satellite program, provides free access to satellite data and new operational services to anyone interested in developing new applications. The program launches and manages Sentinel satellites that provide high spectral imaging for land, ocean, and atmospheric monitoring. 

Blue Sky Analytics has already been analysing large volumes of Copernicus data. “We are nerds at heart, so the Space Oscar is more real to us than real Oscars,” said Abhilasha Purwar and Kshitij Purwar, siblings who founded the Blue Sky Analytics.

Abhilasha also added that, “While there were many upstream players like Planet, Maxar, and Airbus launching satellite constellations, Indian start-ups had an advantage in downstream value propositions in geospatial data intelligence as we have some of the best tech and data talent pools.”

 “With Zuri’s closed system, it will be possible to find stubble and allow energy companies to buy it and use it. That is immense as it solves the carbon challenge and creates cleaner energy and income for farmers. We believe that this idea really can make a difference, and also make a solid, sustainable business,” said Steve Lee, CEO, Astrosat.

Indian start-up uses AI tech & satellite

Start ups

Equinom creates seeds for food with customized properties

BASF Venture Capital is the lead investor in a funding round for Israeli AgTech startup Equinom. Equinom’s computerized breeding technology provides optimized seeds for the food industry to help it meet growing demand for plant-based products used as ingredients, clean label packed goods and healthier lifestyle cuisine.

With this investment, BASF Venture Capital promotes BASF’s strategy of applying innovative solutions in agriculture. Equinom’s bioinformatics-based technology accelerates seed breeding, achieving new levels of efficiency.

Gil Shalev, CEO of Equinom said, “We strategically crossbreed plants for targeted characteristics, often reintroducing important characteristics that have been inadvertently bred out of ordinary varieties – to produce crops with highly desirable traits. Our proprietary computer algorithm and big data meet crop yield, quality and trait objectives in a way that no other seed-breeding company has done before, which also cuts time to market by years.”

The Equinom algorithm analyzes the genomic characteristics from its database of thousands of plants to determine the ideal breeding combination to achieve the desired properties. The system evaluates millions of possible combinations to design optimized seeds that focus on protein, oil or nutrient content, seeds’ functionality, plant yield, disease resistance and other qualities. Equinom then uses the conventional method to crossbreed the plants whose genetic codes complement each other best. Using this exclusive technology and approach, the startup selectively optimizes varieties targeted to food producers’ needs, by creating an application-based solution.

Equinom also offers high-oil-content sesame that enables flexible cultivation options. Shatter-resistant sesame, one of Equinom’s flagship crops, can be harvested mechanically and grown around the world. This allows farmers to grow locally to meet the rising demand for this customized oilseed, which produces some of the highest oil content in the industry and is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. Equinom’s sesame sets the ground for the advancement of a more responsible supply chain, greater price stability and cost-effective growth.

Markus Solibieda, Managing Director of BASF Venture Capital said, “This is our first investment in an Israeli company. Equinom’s technology is groundbreaking in the plant protein value chain and supports the rising trend towards meat alternatives. With this investment in Equinom, we are strongly boosting BASF’s strategy of optimizing crops and promoting sustainability and healthy food to nourish the planet.”

Equinom’s breeding expertise and approach are changing the market for plant-based food applications, such as meat alternatives. The company is introducing high-protein legumes, such as soybeans, peas, chickpeas, cowpeas, mung beans, fava beans and quinoa. Soybeans and peas, for example, are key to meat alternatives, and Equinom’s high-protein varieties deliver taste, texture and other differentiating benefits. Their higher protein content can also make production of meat substitutes, such as veggie burgers or sausages, more cost-effective than other alternatives.

Equinom creates seeds for food with customized

Agrotech

C. R.I. have installed over 30,000 Solar Pumps with IoT enabled home-grown cutting- edge technology

Offering the broadest range of B.E.E. 5 Star-Rated pumps, C.R.I. stands out once again as the leader in energy-efficient pumps by winning the National Energy Conservation Award 2019 in the Pumps category.

 On receiving this award from R.K. Singh, Honourable Minister of State (I/C) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, G. Selvaraj, Joint Managing Director, C.R.I. Group said, “It is an honour to receive the prestigious National Energy Conservation Award from Government of India. C.R.I.’s core values and commitment to better the world has made winning this award possible for three times consecutively, and five times in all. With the use of pumps gaining momentum over the years, conserving energy became our primary mission. The relentless efforts of our R&D Division, FLUDYN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (recognised by the Government of India), and the entire team at C.R.I. has resulted in achieving higher hydraulic and overall pumping efficiency in our products. We thank the Government of India for rightfully recognising our persistent efforts in conserving energy. We also thank all our customers, dealers, stakeholders and employees for their role in inspiring us to achieve our mission.”  

 C.R.I. is one of the few pump manufacturers in the world to offer a wide range of futuristic pumps to suit various fluid application needs including speciality pumps for the industries and water & waste water pumping up to 1850 Kw (2500 hp). 

C.R.I. is investing significant resources into IoT (Internet of Things) enabled smart pumps that can operate from remote through mobile phones or auto programmed thus eliminating the need of manual intervention, safeguarding the environmental resources including energy, water, time and money. C.R.I. has supplied over 60,000 energy-efficient IoT pumps till date.

C.R.I. is the Governments trustworthy partner in successfully implementing various energy saving projects including AgDSM. This is a proud achievement of C.R.I.

In this latest era with plenty of new & renewable energy, C.R.I. has made a significant contribution towards energy conservation by installing over 30,000 Solar Pumps with IoT enabled home-grown cutting- edge technology with D.C. and A.C. motors that suits Solar pumping systems perfectly to provide more efficiency. Considering the durability, C.R.I. Stainless steel pump sets are well recognised by the solar segment.

 With over 300 Star-Rated pumps, so far C.R.I. has installed over 1.4 Million pumps across the country, resulting in a cumulative saving of over 13,000 Million Units of electricity for the nation. Not just power saving, C.R.I. pumps have also reduced carbon footprint to the extent of 10 Million Metric Tonne. With an ambitious strategy, C.R.I. is looking to contribute more to the nation in the years to come.

 

About the Company:

C.R.I. ranks high among the world’s fastest-growing fluid management solution providers with a wide global presence. C.R.I. offers Pumps, Motors, Valves, IoT Drives & Controllers, Pipes, Wires & Cables, and Solar Pumping Systems. The Group has a diversified range of 9,000 products in its portfolio and is among the few to manufacture 100 percent stainless steel pumps in the world. C.R.I. products are sold through 20,000 outlets spread over 120 countries backed by 1,500 service centres worldwide. The company has 21 manufacturing facilities across the globe and has made acquisitions in the U.K. and Italy. The R&D division – “Fludyn Advanced Technology Centre” is recognised by the Ministry of Science & Technology. It has been India’s top Exporter; winner of EEPC (Engineering Export Promotion Council) award 14 times and also won National Energy Conservation (N.E.C.) award five times.

 

C.R.I. Fluid Systems products cater to diverse segments such as:

Chemical & Process, Power, Water & Waste Water, Oil & Gas, Pharma, Sugar & Distilleries, Paper & Pulp, Marine & Defence, Metal & Mining, Food & Beverage, Petrochemical & Refineries, Solar, Building, HVAC, Fire Fighting, Agriculture & Residential.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. R.I. have installed

Agro chems – Pesticides, Machinery - Pre-harvesting, R&D

The Max-Ace technology gives the rice enhanced tolerance to ’HighCard’ herbicide.

 

The Max-Ace technology takes gives the rice enhanced tolerance to HighCard herbicide. HighCard is a unique and safe proprietary product made by ADAMA, which will be labelled for post emergence control of grassy weeds in rice, including red and weedy rice. HighCard will need to be applied sequentially before establishing the flood to meet stewardship requirements & maximize the effectiveness and longevity of the technology.

 Dave Feist, ADAMA’s Product Strategy Manager for RiceTec said, “ADAMA is pleased to be partnering with RiceTec to bring this new weed management solution to the US market. Registration is being targeted for a full introduction in the 2022 growing season, pending all applicable EPA and other approvals”.

 Coming on the heels of a successful launch of the FullPage Rice Cropping Solution, RiceTec & ADAMA are eager to introduce the new Max-Ace herbicide tolerance technology to the rice marketplace.

 The Max-Ace technology would give rice growers a high-yielding, rice rotation alternative to FullPage and conventional offerings from RiceTec. “Max-Ace will finally give rice farmers what they’ve been waiting for…a high-yielding herbicide tolerance partner to the FullPage system, which will provide control of red rice and other grass weeds that have built resistance to the IMI herbicides,” says Leandro Pasqualli, Strategic Product Lead for RiceTec.

 The FullPage™ Rice Cropping Solution and Preface and Postscript herbicides, and SQUAD™ seed treatment technologies have been released by RiceTec and ADAMA for the 2019 growing season.  FullPage™ represents a new generation of improved IMI herbicide tolerance for rice seed; improving yields, herbicide tolerance and early-season disease and insect protection. RiceTec will release a limited amount of four long-grain hybrids within the FullPage™ system.

 Weed Management

RiceTec and ADAMA provide this total-package weed management system that is fully supported by a team of technical service representatives to make a positive impact on today’s farmers. These representatives are readily available to assist growers in adjusting to this new cropping solution and advising on best practices for use of Preface and Postscript for each farm.

 

 

The Max-Ace technology gives the rice enhanced

Agro Universities, Start ups

The Indian start-up will get benefited from this program by gaining access to international market in Brazil through customers, collaborations and networking. 

 Brazilians and Indian start-up will undergo a market access program at Pusa Krishi Incubator, ZTM-BPD Unit of IARI for seven days. This training will provide access to Indian ecosystem partner like corporates, investors, and organizations in regulatory and trade aspects etc. 

Pusa Krishi Incubator, at ZTM-BPD Unit at ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, in collaboration Embassy of Brazil, New Delhi, with support from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, launched Maitri – Indo Brazil Agri-Tech Cross Border Incubation Program. Maitri – Indo Brazil Agri-Tech Cross Border Incubation Program is the first of its kind and unique cross-border incubation program which focuses on promoting agri start-up incubation, startup exchange and access to global market thereby enabling the social, industrial and economic growth of both countries.

 

India and Brazil are the growing economies and agriculture forms the backbone of both economies. Innovation and entrepreneurship in agro sector are one of the key reasons for their growth, thereby promoting agro start-ups with innovative ideas. Both countries have an excellent research and development facilities in University and research institutes in order to excel the best of talent, technologies and start-ups across both nations.

André Aranha Corrêa do Lago,at Embassy of Brazil, New Delhi, also addressed  the delegates  on this new initiative on Indian and Brazil.

 

Indian start-ups will visit Brazil in the last week of April to engage with the ecosystem partners like incubators, start-ups, venture capitalist etc. The Indian start-up will get benefited from this program by gaining access to international market in Brazil through customers, collaborations and networking.

The six-month incubation program will bring along the five Brazilian and five Indian start-ups selected under the program together to be trained in Indian and Brazil.

 

 

The Indian start-up will get benefited from

IT, R&D

GRAF can help in bridging the gap between Indian forecasting system & global models. 

 

 

IBM has introduced a global high-resolution atmospheric forecasting system – IBM GRAF (Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting System) saying that more accurate weather prediction can help governments & companies significantly improve their operations.

 A study by IBM & The Weather Company shows that around 94 per cent of top Indian business leaders think climate change & adverse weather conditions have had a negative impact on business operations and 72 per cent believe they disrupt local economy. 

The report that was released recently mentioned that a large number of Indian citizens saying they were not confident about local weather predictions .General Manager of IBM Watson Media & Weather, Cameron Clayton said, “We work with 168 different governments today across the world & we are in touch with Indian government as well”. He further said, “We want to work on providing exact forecasts as it has a huge impact on the GDP.” 

IBM told that GRAF can help in bridging the gap between Indian forecasting system & global models.

Cameron said the fifteen-day weather forecasts released in India start from 80 per cent accuracy & by the end of the thirteenth day the accuracy percentage falls to 50 per cent, IBM GRAF claims to keep the accurateness levels consistent throughout the 15-day. 

Cameron added that “In the tests we ran, our model is around 30 per cent more accurate (as compared to Indian system) & we have so far designed to issue 12 million pieces of forecast information via IBM GRAF that will improve the forecast quality massively in India. Though we have collaborated with different governments all over the country, we believe that the only way to get there is through public-private partnership.” 

IBM is eager to present its forecasting models to India via a public-private partnership agreement. It said its weather forecasting models have helped Kenya farmers receive crop insurance in less than 3 days.

GRAF can help in bridging the gap