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It will focus on production, procurement, sale, pricing, domestic and international market trends, and policies of Desi and Kabuli chickpeas 

 

 

India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry, will be hosting its SECOND WEBINAR under the ‘THE IPGA KNOWLEDGE SERIES’ on Desi and Kabuli Chana at 5 pm on Friday August 14, 2020. .

IPGA has selected Chickpeas as the subject for the August 14th webinar primarily due to two reasons: a) The arrival of Rabi harvest in the market and b) The Hon’ble Prime Minister’s announcement of extending the PMGKY scheme till end of November 2020 under which close to 18 crore households will be given 1 kg of Chana free of cost.

India had a production of 9.94 million tons in 2018-19 and as per the 3rd Advance Estimates, the production for 2019-20 is expected to be 10.90 million tons. The extension of the PMGKY scheme will mean that NAFED will procure large quantities of Chana from the farmers at MSP and the forthcoming festival season is also expected to boost the demand for Chana. All these factors will play a role in determining the prices in the domestic and international markets.

The August 14 webinar on Desi and Kabuli Chickpeas will extensively cover the following topics: Chickpeas Production: India and other major origins, NAFED’s Procurement, Stock and Selling Policies, Implications of free distribution of Chana under PMGKY scheme, Global and Indian price outlook of Chickpeas, Chana supply and demand trends, India’s import policy and tariff, Kabuli Chana – Production and exports.

The panellists of the August 14th webinar, to be moderated by Economist, Senior Editor and Policy Commentator. G Chandrashekhar boasts of industry stalwarts and domain experts like Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh – Addl. Managing Director, NAFED, Gaurav Bagdai – Promoter, G P Agri, Sanjiv Dubey – Director, GrainTrend Pty Ltd, Australia,  Jayesh Patel – Group CEO & Executive Member, Bajrang International Group, UAE, Cem Bogusoglu, Global Head – Pulses Trading, G P Global Group, UAE and Navneet Singh Chhabra, Director, Shree Sheela International, India. 

Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA speaking about Chickpeas Webinar said, “Australia, Russia, Black Sea, East Africa are among the key origins from where Chickpeas are imported and IPGA has invited experts from these regions to talk about the scenario in the respective origins as well as the impact they expect on Chickpeas trade on the back ground of the agri-reforms as well as the extension of the PMGKY scheme.”

The Registration for the August 14 IPGA Knowledge Series webinar on Chickpeas is open and you can register using the link: https://forms.gle/6Ug1yJqwsnXLmBL77

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Bimal Kothari, Vice Chairman – IPGA said, “India’s annual requirement for Desi chickpeas is around 8-9 million metric tonnes (MMT), whereas the production for 2019-20 is expected to be around 10.90 MMT. Additionally, NAFED has recently done a massive procurement of 21.43 Lakh Metric Tons of Chana to support the extension of the PMGKY scheme. This 21.43 lakh MT procurement of Chana will have a three-fold effect. Firstly, it will provide nutritional security to close to 18 crore households, secondly help provide better price realization for the farmers and boost production taking another step towards making India Aatmanirbhar in Pulses and thirdly it will help keep the price of Chana supported especially in the current situation of a bumper crop in the open market close to the MSP.”

 

 

 

The IPGA Knowledge Series has received an overwhelming response from all key stakeholders with over 900 participants from across 30 countries participating in the inaugural webinar held on July 10th, 2020. It is IPGA’s endeavour to become the knowledge hub of pulses sector and reiterate India’s position as the leader of the pulses trade and industry, more so because the world is becoming vegan. Hence its pertinent to share a detailed outlook on each topic which is crucial for the trade and industry.

 

 

It will focus on production, procurement, sale,

E-commerce

The Company has recorded a consolidated profit of Rs 653 crores in Q1FY21. 

UPL Ltd announced its Q1FY21 results on July 31, 2020. Consolidated net revenue of UPL Ltd in Q1FY21 stood at Rs7, 833 crores, which declined by 0.92 per cent YoY from Rs7, 906 crores in Q1FY20.

EBITDA stood at Rs1, 832 crores in Q1FY21 which rose by 39.63% yoy. For Q1FY20, it had posted EBITDA of Rs1, 312 crores. EBITDA margin as of Q1FY21 was at 23.39 per cent which rose by 6.80 per cent yoy compared to the same quarter, the previous year.

The consolidated net profit in Q1FY21 came in at Rs653cr which rose by 84.46 per cent as compared to Q1FY20, when it had reported Rs354 crores. The net profit margin in Q1FY21 came in at 8.34 per cent which grew by 3.86 per cent YoY. The net profit margin for Q1FY20 was at 4.48 per cent.

 

The Company has recorded a consolidated profit

Finance

Domestic tractor sales in July 2020 at 4,953 tractors registers a growth of 9.9 percent against 4,505 tractors in July 2019 

Escorts Ltd Agri Machinery Segment (EAM) in July 2020 sold 5,322 tractors registering a growth of 9.5 percent against 4,860 tractors sold in July 2019. Domestic tractor sales in July 2020 at 4,953 tractors registering a growth of 9.9 percent against 4,505 tractors in July 2019. 

“During the month of July, we faced some supply chain challenges, especially with a few suppliers of proprietary items. As a result, we could operate only at about 50% of our capacity, resulting in unfulfilled demand. The situation has been continuously easing in the last few days of July, and hence we expect to go back to full capacity anytime up to mid-August 2020. The supply side situation may continue to be dynamic for another couple of months. Our inventory levels, both with the company and with channel, continues to be at very low levels. We are optimistic for the coming months as the rural sentiments continue to remain positive, led by timely and widespread monsoon, higher sowing of Kharif crop and adequate availability of retail finance”.

Export tractor sales in July 2020 at 369 tractors registering a growth of 3.9 percent against 355 tractors sold in July 2019.

Domestic tractor sales in July 2020 at

AgroPolicy

Synergy among stakeholders could help realize doubling farmers income by 2022

A one-day workshop aimed at eliciting ideas for achieving the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat  was organized by the Department of Food and Public Distribution, (DoFPD) under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on July 30, 2020 in New Delhi.

The recent amendments in Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and enactment of The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Service Ordinance, 2020 were discussed.

This was set within the changed context of liberalisation of regulatory environment for farmers, lifting of restrictions on inter and intra state trade in agriculture produce and empowering of farmers to engage directly with processors, aggregators, wholesalers, retailers, exporters.

Various suggestions emerged from the workshop like mandatory registration of warehouses with WDRA, foundation of aggregate platforms for agro-commodities trading, setting up of an Agricultural Council on the lines of GST council for dispute resolution, investment on cold storage and mechanised transportation, farm gate logistics, etc. The Secretary DFPD concluded that suggestions that emerged from the workshop would become actionable within a time period of three months.

Synergy among stakeholders could help realize doubling

Organic

ICAR and KVKs should develop area-wise models of agricultural development

Union Agriculture Minister and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) and agricultural scientists have an important role to play in overseeing agricultural development in the country.

 He was speaking at a three-day zonal workshop of the Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh was organized from July 29–31, 2020.

He added that the urgent need for agricultural production to increase so that the youth are encouraged to take up agriculture as a means of livelihood.

KVKs must guide the small and marginal farmers on agricultural practices that help them to get maximum profit even from small landholdings. ICAR and the KVKs should develop area-wise models of agricultural development that appeal to the farmers.

Stressing the importance of organic and natural farming, Tomar said that these were vital for healthy soil and clean environment and to increase exports and make agriculture profitable.

 Maintaining soil health and dealing with climate change were important challenges before the scientists.

 Pointing out that there are large tribal populations in Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh who are already practising natural farming without use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the Minister exhorted the agricultural scientists to help them in improving this practice so that organic farming is promoted further and animal rearing is made profitable.

ICAR and KVKs should develop area-wise

Agrotech

The company appoints Abhijeet Dange and Vikram Metkari as the Associate Vice President for Delivery and the Head of Sales and Marketing 

FarmERP’s main focus lies in rigorous technology-intensive transformation of agriculture and agribusinesses, through latest advancements including Internet of Agricultural Things, AI, Blockchain and Machine Learning. To enable revolutionary ease within the management system, FarmERP welcomed. Abhijeet Dange and Vikram Metkari on board.

The team at FarmERP recently announced the appointment of Abhijit Dange as the Associate Vice President for Delivery at the organization. With vast experience in banking and financial services, learning, and talent development for over 22 years while working for organisations like Cognizant and Silverline, he has immense knowledge about handling large offshore customer engagements.

On his appointment, Dange quoted, “With the knowledge I possess, I aim to help in maintaining FarmERP’s competitive advantage by effectively aiding the growth of agribusinesses through cutting edge technology platforms Sanjay Borkar, the CEO of the Indian-grown 2001 brand believes that, apart from being a strong leader with excellent people management skills, with his expertise in streamlining digital IT transformations,. Abhijeet will play a crucial role in solving the issues of complex product management for FarmERP.

The team also welcomed on board Vikram Metkari as the Head of Sales and Marketing, who shares the same passion that the co-founders of the organisation do, for transforming the inner workings of agriculture through the use of tech platforms.  Metkari, an MBA and BE professional with rich work experience in marketing, sales, and business strategy, is a self-motivated and confident leader. He is not only a keen planner and strategist, but also an articulate communicator offering high- calibre presentations, negotiations, and analytical skills.

Santosh Shinde, the COO of FarmERP believes that  Metkari’s extensive experience of working for various companies- both smaller organizations and world leaders like SAP and Vodafone in the IT & Telecom domain will enable him to guide, innovate, build, and provide value to agribusiness’ customers by strengthening FarmERP’s existing leadership in the domain.

With the valuable addition of both these members to the team at FarmERP, striving to make a difference and create an impact in these testing times, and the immense experience and culmination of expertise that they bring to the table, the management is now stronger than ever. 

 FarmERP is a leading smart agriculture management ERP technology platform. It was incepted as a part of Shivrai Technologies more than a decade ago and is currently deployed in 25 countries, assisting a variety of agribusinesses.

The company appoints Abhijeet Dange and Vikram

AgroPolicy, IT

 The app gives info on cashew grafts, nursery, cultivation, plant protection, post-harvest processing, market information, e-market, and stakeholders 

 The Directorate of Cashew Research (DCR) at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka has developed the ‘Cashew India’ app for farmers and other stakeholders of cashew in India. Available in 11 languages, the app can be downloaded from Google Play Store. 

Mohana GS, Senior Scientist at DCR, who conceptualised and designed this app, said that ‘Cashew India’ app gives comprehensive information on cashew grafts, nursery, cultivation, plant protection, post-harvest processing, market information, e-market, and stakeholders such as farmers, researchers, developmental agencies and processors at one place. 

He said a farmer or user of the app can upload and store images related to cashew and videos in ‘My Cashew’ sub-section under the ‘Cultivation’ section. It is also possible to record the expenditure, observations and data of the cashew farm in that. Real-time chatting is available for users under the ‘Chat Room’ section. Users can use e-speak button provided throughout the app. This button enables the app to read text for users in different sections. 

He said it is possible to order for grafts online in ‘Planting Material’ section from the research stations in a state. The user can give his/her buy/sell requirements in ‘Market Info’ section. Experts can be contacted through ‘Ask Expert’ section, he said.

 Multilingual app

Stating that the app is developed for States such as Gujarat, Maharastra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Meghalaya, Mohana said this might be the highest number of States covered in an app.The app is available in 11 languages such as Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Bengali and Garo. 

Technical Information for the app is provided by the scientists of DCR and scientists from centres of All-India Coordinated Research Project on Cashew in the country. 

The financial support is provided by the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, under the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, through the Directorate of Cashew and Cocoa Development, Kochi, he added.

 The app gives info on cashew grafts,

Foodgrains, Machinery - Pre-harvesting, Oilseeds, Pulses

Sowing of all crops except jute and mesta have significantly increased

 The total Kharif crops has been sown on 882.18 lakh ha area against 774.38 lakh ha area during the corresponding period of last year, as on July 31, 2020 according to the Ministry of Agriculture. This is an increase in area coverage by 13.92 per cent compared to last year in the country. 

Rice accounted for about 266.60 lakh ha area coverage compared to 223.96 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year while pulses covered about 111.91 lakh ha compared to 93.84 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year. Around 148.34 lakh ha area coverage was of coarse cereals as compared to 139.26 lakh ha in same period of 2019.

Oilseeds covered 175.34 lakh ha compared to 150.12 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year and sugarcane was planted in 51.78 lakh ha compared to 51.20 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year.

However, jute and mesta accounted for only 6.95 lakh ha area coverage compared to 7.05 lakh ha, while cotton was planted in 121.25 lakh ha area compared to 108.95 lakh ha last year.

 

Sowing of all crops except jute and

Agro chems – Pesticides, E-commerce

Bayer is partnering independently with multiple drone technology providers for locust control activities

 

 

 

India is facing its worst-ever invasion of desert locusts in three decades. States across Northern and Western India are at a high risk. If locust swarms are not contained on time, they can move rapidly into farm lands and devour standing food crops. The Government of India under the Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage (DPPQ&S) is taking several measures to prevent the invasion and spread of locusts to minimize crop loss for smallholder farmers and safeguard food security.

Locust swarms can stretch across miles and are large and aggressive. Considering this, the government’s locust control drive includes the use of effective products & formulations, new vehicles, ULV (Ultra Low Volume) sprayers, drones and helicopters. Since chemical control measures are highly effective for locust management, Bayer CropScience Limited is supporting the government initiative by providing 5,500 litres of Deltamethrin for locust control activities in the states of Rajasthan and Punjab. These activities will help curb the spread of locusts to bordering districts in Northern Gujarat. 

Deltamethrin 1.25 ULV is globally recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for locust control and was also approved in March 2020 by the Registration Committee for locust control in India. Deltamethrin is a space spray formulation used for the control of flying insect pests by thermal or ULV fogging. It has proven beneficial during emergency situations such as the current locust attacks.

India is one of the first countries to approve the use of drones for locust control. To trial drone-based spraying of its approved chemistries, Bayer is partnering independently with multiple drone technology providers for locust control activities in Rajasthan, one of the worst-affected states. These trials are also being conducted in collaboration with the State Agricultural Universities in Rajasthan to generate data on effective locust control. 

“Unprecedented situations like the current locust attacks require timely and innovative solutions. Bayer is collaborating with the government, academia and industry stakeholders to provide integrated solutions for locust control. Working with other stakeholders, we will create standard procedures for drone-based locust control and oversee drone trials with effective formulations such as Deltamethrin,” said Dr. Arun Kumar, Head of Environmental Science, Bayer South Asia.

 “Bayer is also creating farmer awareness on safe & effective ways to prepare for and tackle locust attacks in their farms and villages. We are committed to partner with state task forces for locust control and are discussing long-term solutions such as improved early-warning systems for locust attacks,” added Dr Arun Kumar.

 

 

Bayer is partnering independently with multiple drone

E-commerce, Warehousing

The warehouse has sensors installed for monitoring temperature, humidity and gas, thereby enabling early detection of spoilage of the produce. 

Nest-In, Tata Steel’s modular construction solutions brand, has launched a revolutionary onion storage solution ‘Agronest’ that is aimed at reducing spoilage of the onions to half of its current level.

This is a first-of-its-kind smart warehouse for onions developed with scientific backing and latest innovations and technology. The lack of scientific storage practices, non-standard designs and poor quality of material used for onion storage leads to over 40 per cent loss of the produce inside the warehouse. With unpredictable weather and climate changes and the recent challenges of transport and movement, farmers face multiple challenges with respect to storage and maintaining a healthy shelf life for their produce. Over the years, farmers have suffered losses in quality and quantity of their produce, as the onion industry lacks proper storage facilities

 P  Anand, Chief, Services & Solutions,Tata Steel, said, “We strongly believe achieving self-reliance and self-sustainability in agriculture is critical to making India Atmanirbhar. Inspired by this mission, our expert professionals are developing customised solutions for the agriculture sector. Climate change and environmental conditions affect the shelf-life of the farmers produce and lack of proper storage facilities lead to huge losses. We understood the problem here and our teams crafted a solution that is long-term and practical. We are committed to creating innovative products and solutions for our customers and enable a better tomorrow.”

 Given that the agricultural sector supports 70 per cent of India’s population and contributes to 50 per cent of the GDP, the government is rapidly investing in Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). Tata Steel’s Innovent team identified this white space in the market to build solutions in agri-infrastructure.

Taking a step forward to achieve this objective and support the backbone of the Indian economy, Tata Steel’s Nest-In and Innovent teams have developed Agronest, a smart warehouse solution with a unique structural design that maximizes air flow, is spacious thus making it conducive for longer and safer storage of onions, and provides a cost-effective environment control to ensure minimal wastage. The warehouse has sensors installed for monitoring temperature, humidity and gas, thereby enabling early detection of spoilage of the produce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tata-steel-nest-in_36352.png Image Source: Tata Steel Nest InTata Steel’s modular construction solutions brand Nest-In announced launch of onion storage solution Agronest for better storage and reducing wastage. Agronest has a unique structural design that maximises air flow, and is spacious, thus making it conducive for longer and safer storage of onions, and provides a cost-effective environment control to ensure minimal wastage, the company said in a statement.

 

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The warehouse has sensors installed for monitoring