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Helash replaces Pamela Marrone, founder of Marrone Bio, announced her retirement as CEO in December 2019  

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announced the appointment of Kevin Helash as its new chief executive officer. Concurrent with joining the company, he will be appointed to serve as a member of the board of directors. Helash, 55, a native of Manitoba, Canada, will join the company as early as August 1, 2020.  His effective date is pending receipt of permanent residency status or the applicable visa, both of which are in process. 

Helash replaces Pamela Marrone, founder of Marrone Bio, who announced her intention to retire as CEO in December 2019. Marrone will remain with Marrone Bio as CEO until Helash’s first day of employment, and thereafter will continue to serve as a non-employee director of the company.

 A 28-plus-year agricultural industry veteran, Helash comes to Marrone Bio from Agrinos AS, a global-scale biological crop input provider specializing in biofertilizers and biostimulant products. As chief executive officer of Agrinos since November 2017, Helash has led a major restructuring and transformation of the company to create a platform for future long-term growth. 

Prior to joining Agrinos, Helash was a vice president and corporate officer with Agrium (now Nutrien Ltd.), one of the world’s largest agricultural product distributors. During his 26-year career, he held senior management roles leading global sales, marketing, logistics and supply chain strategies. In international leadership positions for Agrium spanning the Americas and Europe, he interfaced directly with growers, retail and wholesale distributors, and investors. As head of the company’s Canadian retail operations, Helash grew the organization to a multi-billion-dollar revenue entity, and led the successful acquisition and integration of Viterra’s retail agribusiness to create the largest agricultural retail organization in Canada. 

“After a comprehensive search process, we are delighted to have someone with Kevin’s extensive experience in the agricultural industry join Marrone Bio as we continue to drive the company toward profitability through a combination of revenue growth, margin expansion and cost management,” says Bob Woods, chairman of the board. “His passion for and leadership in the biologicals space — coupled with his track record of delivering key operational and financial objectives — make him the ideal candidate to take Marrone Bio to its next level of success.” 

“Marrone Bio has a strong reputation of delivering innovative, sustainable solutions to its customers, and I’m excited to be part of the next chapter in its business evolution,” Helash said. “The company has made significant strides in its commercial operations, driving revenue growth and gross margin expansion. Recent initiatives and R&D advancements have strengthened its position as a unique leader in the biologicals industry, with top-of-mind awareness among growers, distributors and potential partners.”

 

 

Helash replaces Pamela Marrone, founder of Marrone

Acts & Schemes – Centre, Schemes - Govt

KVKs and scientists can help marginal farmers immensely

Laying the foundation stone through video-conference of the administrative building of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Dataganj, Badaun in UP, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar said that the Government is taking all possible measures to ensure that farmers get the best prices for their produce.

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance 2020 will serve to ensure that along with agreement with traders on purchase of agricultural produce, farmers are now assured beforehand of guaranteed return of their production costs. Farmers can now sell their produce anywhere in the country at remunerative prices and all restrictions on them have been removed. 

The Minister stressed on the important role of the KVKs in ensuring that farmers give attention to soil health testing, refrain from using excessive pesticides, save water in irrigation and increase their crop production. He said that KVKs also have a leading role to play in increasing cluster farming, and development of crops for which local environment is conducive.

Opening of 20 new KVKs in the state had been approved, out of which 17 are already functioning. The remaining three will be soon opened in Prayagraj, Rae Bareli and Azamgarh. Another KVK is proposed in Moradabad.

KVKs and scientists can help marginal farmers

Agro Universities, R&D, Seeds

MoU signed for the conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants genetic resources

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conserve the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Genetic Resources (MAPGRs) has been signed between National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) under Ministry of AYUSH and ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) under Department of Agricultural Research and Education on 6th July, 2020.

Both NMPB and ICAR-NBPGR are committed to conserving the germplasm on long-term basis and the germplasm would be stored at designated space of ICAR-NBPGR in storage modules in the National Gene bank and or at the regional stations.

This would help the working group of NMPB acquire hands-on training on plant germplasm conservation techniques. NMPB and the ICAR-NBPGR on behalf of the ICAR would develop plans for seed storage of MAPGRs and submit periodic progress report to their respective organizations.

The purpose of conservation of plant genetic resources is to protect and use natural resources in ways that do not adversely affect the variety of genes and species or destroy important habitats and ecosystems.

 

 

MoU signed for the conservation of medicinal

Agro Universities, North America, R&D

USDA- National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $650,000 grant for the study 

 The 2Blades Foundation and collaborators at the John Innes Centre, University of Minnesota, and Kansas State University, have received funding to study wild emmer wheat to discover genes that can help farmers combat devastating wheat rust diseases. 

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $650,000 grant through their Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) for the study of emmer wheat – one of the very first cereals to be cultivated in agriculture. 

The aim of the collaboration is to identify genes that could help make wheat resistant to “rust” diseases, which are estimated to cost farmers and consumers nearly $3billion each year. Wheat rusts have destroyed crops since Roman times, including multiple epidemics in the US in the past century.

2Blades is a United States-based charitable foundation aiming to deliver environmentally sustainable solutions for the benefit of healthy food production. 

The current project builds on 2Blades’ 12-year effort to source resistance genes from wheat and its domesticated and wild relatives, and to deploy them in elite, cultivated wheat varieties. It brings together leading scientists in wheat and wheat rusts with key resources. 

“The wild grassy relatives of wheat contain a vast reservoir of disease resistance genes. We have developed a suite of tools that enable their rapid identification and transfer into cultivated wheat to provide a genetics-based immunity against its major diseases,” explains Dr Wulff.

 Wheat provides roughly 20 percent of calories and protein for human nutrition worldwide and is the third largest crop grown in the United States. It is attacked by a number of diseases, among the most damaging being stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis), stem rust (P. graminis), and leaf rust (P. triticina). 

The best and most environmentally sound way to defend against these diseases is through the deployment of resistance genes in wheat varieties. The use of genetic resistance is particularly important in developing countries where fungicides used to combat rust disease may be expensive or unavailable. 

The world wheat harvest is threatened by the recent emergence of new virulent forms of the fungal pathogen Puccinia graminis, which can cause pandemic disease with the rapid and complete destruction of infected crops. 

“In the face of this threat to world food security we are working with our partners in the United States, England, Australia and Japan to develop new wheat lines which are completely and securely disease resistant, and to ensure that these lines are available to farmers everywhere, and freely available to farmers throughout the developing world,” said 2Blades Chairman Roger Freedman.                                                                                                                             Source: John Innes Centre

USDA- National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Agrotech, Machinery - Pre-harvesting, R&D

Satellite images could provide crucial insights for farmers 

A new system of markers that can be deployed in precision farming has been announced by scientists of the Tomsk State University, TSU which  relies on satellite images as the main source of information. Visual characteristics unique for particular soil indicators are studied and the library of collected data is used for training artificial intelligence to conduct a digital analysis of the fields and help to increase their yield.

According to Oleg Merzlyakov, Associate Professor of Soil Science and Soil Ecology Department of the TSU, “Physical and chemical characteristics of the soil are the main parameters which influence the condition of crops, the dynamics of their growth and, as a result, the yield. It means the productivity and profit of agricultural companies also depend on these parameters. The analysis methods that we use today do not allow us to obtain detailed information on the entire area of the field”.

This new method provides a detailed information of the entire field based on the analysis of spectral optical reflectivity and soil indicators, no matter how large the acreage. The reflectivity coefficient provides information on the soil’s humus content, its grain-size distribution, degree of moisture, and other agro physical features. 

Farmers will be able identify problem areas of the field including areas where the soil has high acidity or insufficient nitrogen content. 



Satellite images could provide crucial insights for

Agrotech

    By Rajesh Aggarwal, Managing Director, Insecticides (India) Limited 

 

       

Farming is one of the ancient work human beings have undertaken and continue till date. However, with time, some processes followed have become dated and a need to replace them with better and innovative ideas arises. Much of it took place to increase production so that the demand can be fulfilled. However, even in 21st century, when phones are said to be smarter than humans, farmers are dependent on a seasonal phenomenon called monsoon that decides whether they can afford to saw their crop or not. There is an urgent need to up the game in Indian agriculture which can both feed its own people and export to other countries.

Smart farming technologies

Estimates show that about 80 per cent farmers in the US use one or more smart farming technology while in Europe this share is 24 per cent. Smart farming technologies refer to a suite of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) such as precision equipment, sensors and actuators, the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, geo-positioning systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, drones), robotics, etc. that understands the need of farmers and enable them adopt suitable measures. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers freedom from speculating rain and sunshine by predicting right conditions with precision. It comprises one of the basic aspects of precision agriculture (PA) to boost productivity and in turn, farmers’ income. Together, these technologies promote precision decision-making and increase productivity of the crops. Several multilateral organizations that have studied other developing nations of the world have suggested smart farming technologies as one of the measures to improve agricultural output in India as well.

Smart technologies in fertilizers

Smart farming technologies can measure the impedance rate of the soil, its moisture, water retention, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium (NPK) values and nutrient migration. At the crop level, these technologies help to assess chlorophyll, susceptibility, plant level temperature and humidity. Armed with such information, farmers can identify the need and use the correct kind and amount of crop augmenting measure. Smart technologies are important to measure everything above the soil as well, such as weather conditions including ambient temperature, humidity, dew point rainfall, etc. In a data-deficient country like India, smart farming technologies can help generate it and store for historical purposes. The records are stored today, based on which the farmer acts, and these will be available at a later date too. Gathering precise data along with the nature of concern for a specific region can be done more quickly than before. 

Predicting pest attack for better planning

The recent locust attack and prediction of such attacks in near future has made creating a pest attack prediction model leveraging AI and machine learning a necessity. Common pest attacks, such as those by Jassids, Thrips, Whitefly, and Aphids can pose serious damage to crops and impact crop yield. To be able to indicate the risk of pest attack in advance can help in implementing protective measures. To enable farmers take preventive action and guidance on the probability of attacks will save losses. Predictive insights on the possibility of pest infestation will help farmers to plan, adopt pre-emptive measures and reduce crop loss due to pest attacks.

Using smart technologies, the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), a non-profit organization, has initiated sowing advisories and disseminate them among farmers until the harvesting is complete. These advisories contain essential information including the optimal sowing date, farm yard manure application, seed treatment, soil test-based fertilizer application, optimum sowing depth, etc. Shifting weather patterns such as increasing temperature, changes in rain patterns and measurement, as well as ground water density can affect farmers, especially those who cultivate unirrigated lands and depend on rains for their crops. Leveraging the cloud technology and AI to issue advisories for sowing as well as predict pest control and commodity pricing is a major move that can increase income of farmers. To indicate the risk of pest attacks based on weather conditions and crop stage, in addition to the sowing advisories, is an assistance long overdue for the farmers.

    By Rajesh Aggarwal, Managing Director, Insecticides

Acquaculture, Agro Universities

 The meeting focused on strategic resilience action plan to mitigate the anticipated production losses during the current year 

In order to study the impact of lockdowns on fish farming, College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Gadvasu), Ludhiana, organised an online meeting of Innovative Fish Farmers Association (IFFA), Punjab.

Strategic resilience action plan to mitigate the anticipated production losses during the current year was also discussed. Prabjeet Singh and Sachin O Khairnar, assistant professors, coordinated the meeting and delivered lectures on “judicious use of probiotics and its benefit in aquaculture” and “care of fish during monsoon”, respectively. Amit Mandal, assistant professor, aquaculture department, apprised the farmers to re-cycle farm waste into aquaculture through vermicomposting for added economic benefits. Queries of farmers were addressed through an interactive session between farmers and the faculty of the college. 

Meera D Ansal, head, aquaculture department, assured continued technical support to farmers via different electronic tools. She also said every sector has to change and adapt to post Covid-19 social setup, so as to sustain production targets through novel scientific interventions. Further, she added that patience and a positive attitude are also required to bounce back to normal in the future.

Expressing sincere concerns for the farming community, Kulbir Singh Sandhu, dean, College of Fisheries, said the university has left no stone unturned in continuing its academic and extension activities during lockdown period and is still exploring every possible solution to serve the farmers of the state with the required technical assistance and guidance. Harish Kumar Verma, director, extension education, Gadvasu said university is providing consistent support to the farmers through online consultancy, webinars, trainings and timely publication of university monthly extension magazine “Vigyanik Pashu Palan”, which gives specific advisories for livestock, poultry and fish farmers of the state.

 The meeting focused on strategic resilience action

Seeds, Supply Chain, World

ISF asks Govts not to impose restrictive measures to avoid disrupting the agri- supply chain. 

 

 

Michael Keller, Secretary General of the International Seed Federation (ISF), released a letter about the current updates on the international movement of seed during COVID-19. In a statement released in March, the ISF sought the support of governments to facilitate the international movement of seed under the COVID-19 crisis and not to impose restrictive measures to avoid disrupting the agriculture supply chain. 

Many countries did take public measures and we were informed that several of them have classified the food and agriculture sector including seeds as “essential business/critical infrastructure” to allow the continued movement of goods, and to allow its employees to continue their work. More than ever our engagement and proactive work is important to ensure that seed is available for the upcoming planting season and to ensure seed production. Seed producers take many steps to protect genetic integrity and the health of the seed during the many steps during production. 

The International Seed Federation takes seriously the concerns of exporting and importing countries around the world that want to be assured that seed breeders and producers are taking every necessary precaution to prioritize food safety especially during these challenging times. 

There is however no evidence that people can contract COVID-19 from food, including seed or from food packaging. The World Health Organization (WHO) in its guidelines for food business has stated the following: “It is highly unlikely that people can contract COVID-19 from food or food packaging. COVID-19 is a respiratory illness and the primary transmission route is through person-to person contact and through direct contact with respiratory droplets generated when an infected person coughs or sneezes. There is no evidence to date of viruses that cause respiratory illnesses being transmitted via food or food packaging. Coronaviruses cannot multiply in food; they need an animal or human host to multiply.” 

Today there is no country that could fully supply farmers with seed of their choice solely from their own production. Seed companies produce and trial seed in different countries all over the world to mitigate the risk of crop failures due to adverse weather conditions. Therefore, closing borders or even slowing down the transboundary movement of seeds could create a significant problem in the seed and food supply chain. 

ISF asks governments to continue facilitating the international movement of seed and not to impose restrictive measures. Unjustified measures do result in the disruption of the international seed trade. Seed companies have and will continue to take all necessary measures to guarantee the health and safety of workers who are involved in the shipment of seed.

The seed sector seeks the support of public authorities in ensuring seed movement during this time of crisis. We remain committed to our vision of a world where the best quality seed is accessible to all, supporting food security and sustainable agriculture. 

                                                                                          Source: ISF

ISF asks Govts not to impose restrictive

E-commerce, Finance, Nature

SHAKE funds and trains entrepreneurs and start-ups with innovative solutions to tackle climate change linked to the agri-food sector 

The £3.5 m SHAKE Climate Change Programme has announced its first three ventures to invest in.

Energy from manure, tools for smarter pest management and a yield boosting nanotech are the ideas behind three early stage companies selected by the unique fund. 

SHAKE funds and trains entrepreneurs and start-ups who have innovative solutions to tackle climate change linked to the agri-food sector, which contributes more than a quarter of global emissions. 

SHAKE was set up by a consortium of leading scientific research and academic institutions last year in the wake of the climate emergency, with financial backing from the UK-based charitable arm of a major European bank. 

Professor Angela Karp, interim Director and CEO of the world’s oldest agricultural research institute, Rothamsted Research, co-developed the programme with partners at Cranfield University, UCL (University College London), and the University of Hertfordshire. 

She said, “I’m delighted to be able to announce these successful ventures, and we look forward to working with them, and those that will follow over the coming months and years. They were up against tough competition, but all three of them have displayed great ingenuity in their initial ideas to help reduce the climate impact of food and farming, and they have taken really well to the training and mentorship we have provided so far.”

The successful companies, who each receive £140k plus two years of dedicated mentoring and support, are:

EcoNomad Solutions (London) help small farms to improve resource management sustainability and agricultural waste recycling. Their proprietary technology includes biogas and nutrient recovery systems suitable for even the smallest of smallholders.

 

Glaia Ltd (Bristol) develop nanotechnology-based solutions for sustainable agriculture. Their first family of products, the sugar-dots, increase crop yields, reducing carbon inputs, and allowing crops to be farmed outside their traditional growing regions.

 

PheroSyn Ltd (Herts) whose mission is to scale up the production of and make available pest insect pheromones that can be deployed to protect crops and reduce the use of pesticides. This will also reduce fossil fuel consumption linked to pesticide production and subsequent on-farm applications. Their first products are designed to lure midges that attack wheat, peas and pears away from these crops.

 

SHAKE funds and trains entrepreneurs and start-ups

Agro chems – Fertilizers, E-commerce

 In the month of June, 2020, the company sold 5.30 LMT of fertilizers,compared to 4.59 LMT sold in the same month previous year. 

National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) has achieved highest-ever fertilizer sale of 12.85 Lakh MT in first quarter (April-June) of this financial year. This is about 21.5% higher than the sales of 10.57 LMT made by company in the first quarter of 2019-20.

Other than significant growth in Urea sale, P&K fertilizers also recorded a growth of 13% during the quarter. In the month of June, 2020, the company sold 5.30 LMT of fertilizers, up by 15.5% than the 4.59 LMT sold in the same month previous year. 

Shares of National Fertilizers Ltd. was last trading in BSE at Rs.30.8 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 31.6. The total number of shares traded during the day was 48493 in over 395 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 32.1 and intraday low of 30.6. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 1504342. 

About National Fertilizers Limited (NFL):

NFL is engaged in producing and marketing urea, neem coated urea, bio-fertilizers (solid and liquid) and other allied industrial products. As of 31 March 2020, the Government of India holds 74.71 per cent stake in the company.

 In the month of June, 2020, the

Logistics, Warehousing

Gateway Distriparks Limited and Adani Logistics Limited agree on a settlement. 

 

 

Gateway Distriparks (“GDL”) and Adani logistics Limited (“ALL”) have resolved their disputes mutually in context to Snowman Logistics share purchase by Adani Logistic Limited. Gateway Distriparks Limited (“GDL”) had initiated arbitration proceeding against Adani Logistics Limited (“ALL”) in relation to the proposed sale of entire shareholding held by GDL in Snowman Logistics Limited (“Snowman”) to ALL in terms of the share purchase agreement dated 27 December 2019, as amended (“SPA”).

The arbitration invoked by GDL against ALL is withdrawn, and the parties have signed a Settlement Agreement on 5th June 2020. The parties have agreed to the following key points:

  1. ALL has no right to purchase and GDL has no obligation to sell its shareholding in Snowman to ALL pursuant to the SPA or otherwise.
  2. GDL will continue to remain the sole promoter of Snowman and shall be solely responsible for the management and business operations of Snowman.
  3. ALL shall not be involved in the day to day management or business operations of Snowman and shall not have a right to nominate or appoint any director on the Board (or committee(s)) of Snowman.
  4. There are no further claims or counterclaims by either party in relation to the SPA. 

Expansion in Siliguri

Further, Snowman Logistics Ltd. has announced further capacity expansion and is currently adding to their pallet capacity across the country. Snowman Logistics has commenced construction at the Siliguri facility and is further adding pallet capacity to Taloja and Krishnapattanam facilities taking the total pallet capacity to 1, 13,208 with a presence in 16 cities catering to the key markets of Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata.

Construction in Siliguri prioritized basis customer demand wherein existing set of customers wanted “global standard facilities” in line with other Snowman facilities across the country to reach out to the markets. Snowman will add 4200 pallets at Siliguri and will expand Taloja (Mumbai) and Krishnapattanam facilities by a total of 3000 pallets.  All these facilities are scheduled to be up and running before this financial year-end.

Snowman caters to its comprehensive network of reputed clients, which source and consume temperature-sensitive products in bulk amounts. It caters to various services like dairy products including butter and cheese, canned food Items, Poultry and Meat, Seafood, Healthcare, and pharmaceutical products.

 

 

Gateway Distriparks Limited and Adani Logistics Limited

Acts & Schemes – Centre, Schemes - Govt, Schemes - NABARD

To benefit small, marginal and landless farmers

To strengthen the rural economy consisting of 86 percent small and marginal farmers, Union Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar has announced the creation of 1000 new Farmers’ Producer Organizations (FPOs). At the onset it is planned to have the minimum number of members in the FPOs to be 300 from the plains and 100 from the North-East and hilly areas.

Through the FPOs farmers will get access to technological inputs, finances, and better markets and prices for their crops in order to fulfill the target of doubling farmers’ incomes by the year 2022. The FPOs will also help to reduce the cost of production and marketing, improve production in the agricultural and horticultural sectors, boost organic and natural farming and increase employment opportunities. FPOs will be formed on priority basis in scheduled tribal areas.

According to Tomar, a proposal to adopt cluster approach for horticultural produce through “One district – One Product” scheme to give impetus to value addition, marketing and exports will be presented in Budget 2020-21. The total budget of this central scheme will be Rs. 6,865 crores and will be implemented through agencies like NABARD, SFAC and NCDC.

 

To benefit small, marginal and landless farmersTo

Acts & Schemes – Centre, Agro chems – Pesticides

Operations completed in 6 states between April and July

 To repel locusts from damaging crops, a Bell Helicopter took its first sortie on the 4th of July in 65 RD Banda area of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan and completed its mission of chemical spraying in targeted areas, thereby strengthening locust control activities.

Control operations have been done in 1,35,207 hectares in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana by Locust Circle Offices (LCOs) from 11th April till 3rd July.

In addition to this, state governments have also done control activities in 1,13,215.5 hectares in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Haryana and Bihar till 3rd July.

In the intervening night of 3rd and 4th July LCOs carried out control operations at 25 places in the districts of Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Nagaur, and Dausa of Rajasthan State and 2 places in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh. Besides this, State Agriculture Departments also carried out control operations at 4 places in Jhansi and Mahoba districts of Uttar Pradesh and at 2 places in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan.

No significant crop losses have been reported from any of the states due to locust attack other than minor losses in a few districts of Rajasthan.

Operations completed in 6 states between April

E-commerce, Machinery – Post-harvesting

Company records overall growth of 5 per cent in Q1 which is highest for the industry.

Sonalika Tractors has reported new record of ever highest domestic sales of 13,691, registering 55 per cent growth against the industry growth of 23 per cent and overall sales of 15,200 tractors & 15.4 per cent market share in June’20

The jump in sales is being attributed to good summer crops and the measures announced by the Central government. Experts also believe that life was less affected in rural areas due to COVID-19 and, thus agricultural activities did not stop and, thus farmers were able to get good crops and revenue for their produce which has also helped in the sales. The IMD’s prediction of a good monsoon has also instilled confidence in the farmer and the tractor market. 

Speaking on the performance, Raman Mittal, Executive Director, Sonalika Group, said, “Beginning of Q1 this year when the first ever lockdown was announced we as a company had decided to put all our energies with positive effort to try not to de-grow in Q1. Today, the entire team is feeling proud that we have not just achieved our goal but also have registered an overall growth of 5 per cent in Q1 which is highest for the industry. It is a matter of great pride for us that not only in tractor industry but also in automotive, two-wheeler and CV industry, Sonalika is the only company to register maximum growth in these tough times. We are extremely delighted with the overall robust performance in June’20 with 15200 tractors which is our highest ever.” 

Mittal also said that the company focused its efforts on key areas that helped the company immensely. “We had already reached 80 percent utilization in the fourth week of May itself and in June we continued to operate at the optimum level,” he said.

 

Company records overall growth of 5 per