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Bangalore-based String Bio, an innovator that is redefining sustainable manufacturing, announced today that its animal nutrition product – PRO-DG® has been successfully tested and validated in Salmon feed by BioMar, a global leader in sustainable aquaculture feeds. BioMar paid particular attention to the evaluation of this new unicellular protein, which they have been working on for some time together with String Bio, with the intention of biologically evaluating the product, calculating its value in diets, and trying to help the process of commercial acceleration of this interesting new raw material.

String is one of the world leaders in gas fermentation, scaling up economical and modular fermenters that enable the production of high-quality ingredients from greenhouse gases. PRO-DG® is an alternative protein ingredient with optimal nutritional factors, manufactured by the platform. It provides traceability, significantly optimizes the use of land and water, and provides sustainability to the feed value chain. Key performance and physiological parameters from the trials validated the use of PRO-DG as a feed ingredient in Salmon diets. In previous trials with renowned institutes, PRO-DG has been found to increase feed conversion and growth rates in shrimp, poultry and other species as well.

With the global population set to increase to almost 10 billion people by 2050 and the growing demand for fish as an ideal protein source, the market is facing a potential ‘protein challenge’. According to the report The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020, the total aquaculture production is expected to expand from 26 million tonne in 2018 to 109 million tonne in 2030. Sustainable and traceable fish feeds are thus needed to meet the growing demand while ensuring protection of marine ecosystems and ocean resources. The introduction and large-scale adoption of alternative protein ingredients, like PRO-DG, in aquaculture feed can be central to strengthening global food security and lessening pressure on wild fish stocks and the ocean ecosystem.

Commenting on the successful trial, Dr Ezhil Subbian, Co-Founder & CEO, String Bio said “String has been validating the use of PRO-DG across various species in different geographies and varying farm management practices. It’s a great milestone to have the validation studies done by Biomar, an industry leader in the Aqua nutrition sector. We look forward to taking the work ahead with them to drive commercial adoption of novel ingredients in Aquaculture.”

“At BioMar we are constantly seeking innovative raw materials that are aligned with our strategic ambitions to help develop circular & restorative ingredients. The preliminary results of the validation highlight the biological potential of PRO-DG® as a protein alternative within our current basket of raw materials to reduce carbon emissions”, said Fernando Norambuena, Global Category Manager – Novel Raw Materials, BioMar.

Bangalore-based String Bio, an innovator that is

The study led by a team of researchers from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Fraunhofer Development Center for X-ray Technology (EZRT) demonstrated the potential of X-ray radiography for a rapid and non-destructive determination of key market-related traits from X-ray scans of peanuts while still inside the hull.

Dr Stefan Gerth, Head of Department, EZRT said, “ICRISAT crop researchers pointed to the important gaps frequently restraining the Indian farmers from reaping the benefits of their hard labor, and researchers from rapid breeding of improved crops. The collaboration helped us to adapt our technology so that the gaps can be closed.” As a result, the peanut pods evaluation process has become more time and labor efficient. What took three-five skilled workers 30 minutes can now be done by a single technician in two minutes.

This enables the accurate and timely evaluation of the peanut pods for important market-related characteristics like kernel weight or shelling percentage from the X-ray scan of whole unshelled peanut pods.The computer tomography (CT)-system enabling such analysis is available at ICRISAT headquarters in Hyderabad, India. Dr Sunita Choudhary, Scientist, Crop Physiology and Modelling, Accelerated Crop Improvement Program, ICRISAT said that the use of X-ray based technology can revolutionize agriculture research, which has been relying on age-old manual methods or time-consuming laboratory testing methods for determining crop post-harvest traits.

Technology-driven crop evaluation and value-chains

The processing algorithms that allow ‘virtual shelling’ is also being explored for feature evaluation of various other crops such as rice, oats and barley, and pigeonpea for estimation of other commercially significant traits like milling recovery.

“We are also exploring the usage of X-ray radiography and tomography–based methods for testing seed embryo viability. In gene banks, a large number of precious seed samples need to undergo germination tests to check the seed viability every few years,” said Dr Sunita Choudhary, Scientist, Crop Physiology and Modelling, Accelerated Crop Improvement Program, ICRISAT.  

This study has shown that X-ray radiography has the potential to be the right technology for in-field evaluation of farmers’ produce which the International Committee for Food Value and Safety calls for.

This study has shown that X-ray radiography has the potential to be the right technology for in-field evaluation of farmers’ produce which the International Committee for Food Value and Safety calls for.

A portable X-ray imaging system will be especially useful in grain value chains where the time needed to assess the economic value of grain by threshing or milling is a significant barrier. ICRISAT and EZRT will work together to facilitate the necessary tech transformation of such grain value chains in the near future.

“Substituting the manual procurement methods with the use of suitable technology could standardize and accelerate the procurement process in the future. It also allows fair procurement cost estimation for the primary producers and all stakeholders across the value chain” said Dr Jana Kholova, Cluster Leader Crop Physiology and Modelling, ICRISAT.

The study led by a team of

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah recently addressed the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of major cooperatives in Gujarat at Amreli. The mutual coordination and collective development of the cooperative sector in Gujarat is a model for all cooperatives across the country.
Shah said that the Centre plans to make primary agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) multi-purpose and model by-laws for the same are ready.

He further added, “The Government also aims to raise the number of PACs from the existing 65,000 to three lakh during the next five years. The Centre is planning to form a multi-state cooperative society for seed culture and marketing as well as certification of organic products across the country.

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah

As per Norfolk Plant Sciences, a tomato was modified to alter its colour and enhance its nutritional quality. They found the plant is unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to other cultivated tomatoes and is not subject to regulation under 7 CFR part 340. That means, from a plant pest risk perspective, this plant may be safely grown and used in breeding in the United States.

Under 7 CFR part 340, developers may submit a request to APHIS for a Regulatory Status Review (RSR) when they believe a modified plant is not subject to regulation. APHIS reviews the modified plant and considers whether it might pose an increased plant pest risk compared to a non regulated plant. If our review finds a plant is unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk relative to the comparator plant, we issue a response indicating the plant is not subject to the regulations.

With respect to Norfolk Plant Sciences’ purple tomato, they did not identify any plausible pathways to increased plant pest risk compared to other cultivated tomatoes and issued a response letter indicating the plant is not subject to regulation. This is the first RSR response we have issued under the revised biotechnology regulations at 7 CFR part 340. 

Norfolk Plant Sciences had familiarity with tomato varieties, knowledge of the traits that alter fruit colour and nutritional quality and understanding of the modifications.

As per Norfolk Plant Sciences, a

India’s pioneering plant protein brand GREENEST has announced pre-seed funding from Asia’s leading alt protein VC, Better Bite Ventures, and India’s Food & Agri industry veteran, Sachid Madan. The funds will aid to expand team, product portfolio and distribution footprint. 

GREENEST, known for its Indianised and affordable range of plant protein products is the country’s first to have executed an array of B2B partnerships with leading food service players like Burgrill, Wat a Burger, Chocolate Room, Biggies Burger, Freshmenu, Eatfit et al.

The fund focuses on harnessing plant-based and cellular agriculture technologies to create climate-friendly meat, dairy, egg, and seafood alternatives that are better for people, animals, and planet.

According to Future Market Insights market report The Plant Based Revolution: Growth Opportunities and Winning Strategies in the Global and Indian Plant based food market“, the Indian plant-based market is likely to reach US$ 400-450 Million in the next 5 years.

India's pioneering plant protein brand GREENEST has

The Agriculture Ministry had setup a specialised organisation ‘Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC)’ in 2012 as an attached Office of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), focusing on enhancing satellite remote sensing and GIS technologies in crop estimation. Considering the recent advancements in the geospatial technology, DA&FW has recognised the need to scaleup the technology solutions in agriculture decision support.

In this direction, the first meeting of Technical Advisory Committee for strengthening and transforming MNCFC into a Centre of excellence in the field of geospatial technology applications, was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, DA&FW. Experts from ISRO Centres, International Rice Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Studies and senior officials from DA&FW participated in the meeting.

Ahuja highlighted the need to scale up utilisation of satellites, drones, smart phones, AI/ML techniques to develop scientific information products and services for informed decision making by multiple stakeholders in the agriculture sector.

Dr Shailesh Naik Director National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru and former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, praised the current initiative of upgrading the MNCFC as a major technology hub and advised to take part in global initiatives on crop surveillance.

After deliberations, major recommendation of the committee included adoption of new technologies and data products, utilisation of recently launched Indian microwave satellite RISAT- 1 Adata, use of bio-physical products, better use of AI & ML techniques for automated crop mapping, crop health monitoring and crop yield estimation, collaborations with national, international, private and Start-up organisations. The Committee also discussed developing National framework at MNCFC for all scalable technology solutions to standardize the methodologies and to enable mainstreaming of these solutions into the decision-making processes. The major themes for developing such national initiatives include Crop surveillance and estimations, Disaster risk reduction in Agriculture, Farmer centric services – weather, pest/disease surveillance advisory, Nutrient management advisory and Agro-forestry decision support and Environment & Energy.

Additional Secretary, Abhilaksh Likhi, emphasised that satellite-based assessments be extended to Horticulture sector by pooling the data and expertise currently available in the existing projects and schemes in the Ministry and ICAR.

JS (Digital Agriculture), Pramod Kumar Meherda, expressed the hope that with the support of technology agencies like ISRO, MNCFC would be fully geared up to reap all possible benefits of digital technologies in a holistic manner in Agriculture sector.

The Agriculture Ministry had setup a specialised

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 organised at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, today. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that the World Dairy Summit is going to be a great medium for the exchange of ideas. “The potential of the dairy sector not only gives impetus to the rural economy but is also a major source of livelihood for crores of people across the world, he said.

PM stressed the growing entrepreneurial structures like FPAs and women self-help groups, and startups. He said that the sector has seen more than 1000-startups in recent times. He also talked about the strides in Gobardhan Yojna and said that aim is to reach a situation where dairy plants produce their own electricity from Gobar. The resulting manure will help the farmers also.

Drawing an analogy to farming, the Prime Minister said that animal husbandry and farming require diversity, and monoculture might not be the only solution. The Prime Minister stressed that today, India is paying equal attention to both indigenous breeds and hybrid breeds. He further elaborated that it will also reduce the risk of damage caused by climate change.

The Prime Minister addressed another major problem that is affecting the income of farmers which is the diseases of animals. “When the animal is sick it affects the life of the farmer, affecting his income. It also affects the efficiency of the animal, the quality of its milk and other related products”, he added. The Prime Minister emphasised that in this direction, India is working toward universal vaccination of animals. “We have resolved that by 2025, we will vaccinate 100% of the animals against Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis. We are aiming to be completely free from these diseases by the end of this decade, the Prime Minister remarked.

Stressing the use of modern technology, the Prime Minister said that India is building the largest database of dairy animals and every animal associated with the dairy sector is being tagged. “We are doing biometric identification of animals. We have named it – Pashu Adhar”, he said.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated International

 The funds will be utilised to provide financial and technological assistance to elevate traditional agri businesses

Agri-fintech startup Ayekart announced that the company has secured $5.5 million in equity and debt fund. The funding was co-led by corporate lending financial service firm Caspian Debt and individual focused micro financial platform Siply.

The raised funds will be utilized to provide financial and technological assistance to elevate traditional agri businesses and accelerate their growth, the company said in release.

Founded in 2020, Ayekart helps agri business through a set of services including finance, tech, and supply chain management. It also enables credit through non-banking financial corporations (NBFCs) and other lenders for pre-shipment finance, distributor & dealer finance. It also allows manufacturers to find new markets.

Ayekart claims to have helped over 10,000 businesses and facilitated 130 crore valued transactions in FY22 with the Ayekart platform. The company claims a gross transaction value (GTV) of Rs 139.5 crore in FY22 with operations across 13 cities. Going forward, it aims to enable 10 million traditional businesses to embrace technology & hand hold them financially along with expanding its reach to 15 countries in the next 5 years.

 The funds will be utilised to provide

India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the apex body of India’s pulses and grains industry and trade along with USA Dry Peas and Lentil Council (USADPALC) jointly hosted a webinar on the ‘Outlook of kharif pulses crop production 2022 and the USA crop update’ under the aegis of the ‘IPGA Knowledge Series. The webinar aimed at giving an in-depth insight into this year’s kharif pulses crop in terms of its production and future outlook of tur, urad and moong. It also highlighted its yield, impact on prices, import-dependence as well as a detailed USA crop update.

The keynote address was delivered by Rohit Kumar Singh, secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. He said, “Theres likely an impact of uneven rainfall on the kharif pulses crop production. The outlook is not very positive and the erratic rains have been posing a challenge. The Department of Consumer Affairs takes cognisance of the situation in the field, both in terms of availability and prices. Accordingly, interventions are undertaken to keep the pulses prices under control.”

While giving the opening remarks, Bimal Kothari, chairman, IPGA, said, “IPGA has set out a transformation agenda for the industry and trade. In order to pursue this single-mindedly, we are working closely with the government, policy-makers and our foreign partner associations like USA Dry Pea and Lentils Council.”

The webinar had eminent speakers from across India and USA including Rahul Chauhan, director, Igrain India; Pritesh Nandu, partner, Himtalal Hirji & Co; Ritesh Mittal, director, Pan Shree Delhi; Jeff Rumney, vice president, marketing, USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council; Sachin Khurana, India representative, USA Dry Pea and Lentil and Lalit Bangar, chartered accountant.

The web conference witnessed discussions around the production of African tur crop in east African countries, production of Myanmar tur crop and overall outlook on demand and supply of tur in India. It was attended by over 400 trade stakeholders across India and USA.

India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the apex

Sumitomo Corporation, whose agribusiness companies specialise in the development and distribution of advanced crop protection products, fertilizers and seeds, has developed its new corporate identity. The goal is to ensure a unified global presence, including national subsidiaries that operate under different names for naming rights reasons, but with then unified and renewed Group logo and its mission / vision.

Sumitomo Corporation has been engaged in trading and wholesaling of agricultural chemicals for more than 40 years, currently they established a wide-area four-base system centered on Summit Agro International in Asia, Sumi Agro Europe in Europe, Summit Agro South America in South America, and Summit Agro USA / Summit Agro Mexico in North and Central America and are further promoting an efficient global purchasing system and information sharing on the agricultural environment and market.

SA Group holds a global conference once every three years where employees from all over the world gather. The creation of the global brand identity was based on the ideas expressed by the employees at the conference. In 2020, the Summit Agro Group will also launch an organization called Global Business Development (GBD) to accelerate global collaboration in areas such as lifecycle management of existing products and development of bio-agricultural chemicals in order to expand the Group’s overall portfolio.

The new logo designs a circular image representing our global presence to work in harmony with growers all over the world. The different tones of orange evoking our works for the blight future like shinning Sun, and the green leaf, which reflects life, underlines our focus on agriculture, as well as our daily commitment to the environment and sustainable products for the growers and society benefits.

Mission – “We Develop Worth to Contribute for Agriculture Production”

Vision – “Close to Farmers, Providing Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture”

Sumitomo Corporation, whose agribusiness companies specialise in

According to a report by DataM Intelligence, though still nascent, Indian hydroponic market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.53 per cent between 2020-2027. In comparison, the growth in the global market is estimated at just half of it at 6.8 per cent

India Hydroponics Market Size Share Growth Opportunities and Forecast 2022 (datamintelligence.com)

AgroSpectrum India’s Sanjiv Das gets to the bottom of the hydroponic market in India in this exclusive interaction with Nutrifreshs founders Sanket Mehta and Ganesh Nikam. The duo started off their entrepreneurial journey in agriculture with water-guzzling crop sugar cane, then ventured into floriculture and now are growing veggies in Pune region using hydroponics system (reduces water usage)

Nutrifresh, a brand that symbolizes hydroponically grown fresh, clean, green residue free & chemical free produce, has brought freshly grown vegetables from state of the art facility to 5000 homes in one year. Further Nutrifresh has adopted & patronized a unique women centric mothers community called Tigressmoms in Mumbai and Pune even during the pandemic.

Nutrifresh was launched with the idea to provide Healthy, Pesticide Free and Residue Free Food to various consumers at large. The best thing available in the market was Organic Produce. At Nutrifresh Hydroponic Farm, fresh vegetables are grown in a controlled atmosphere with the help of Polyhouses & Insect Net along with RO purified Water and most importantly SOILLESS FARMING. Entire Supply chain from Farm to Fork is less than 24 Hours and Minimal or NO Hand Touch. The entire Post Harvest Practices is done by Nutrifresh Team and it is not outsourced. Due to these reasons, Nutrifresh has been able to achieve superior Quality and Freshness.

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How has been the journey of Nutrifresh’s since its inception?

Nutrifresh was launched with the idea to provide Healthy, Pesticide Free and Residue Free Food to various consumers at large. The best thing available in the market was Organic Produce. The deeper knowledge in Organic Produce leads us to believe that, “is the Produce Really Organic?” and that’s when we came across Hydroponic Farming. It is more Controlled, Précised and Traceable. Not to mention, unsolicited Consultants make the Project seem far than viable. However, with Economics of Scale, Healthy, Fresh and Nutrient Rich Exotic Fruits and Vegetables will be in everybody’s reach. At Nutrifresh Hydroponic Farm, we use Controlled Atmosphere with the help of Polyhouses & Insect Net. We use RO purified Water and most importantly SOILLESS FARMING. Entire Supply chain from Farm to Fork is less than 24 Hours and Minimal or NO Hand Touch. The entire Post Harvest Practices is done by Nutrifresh Team and it is not outsourced. Due to these reasons, Nutrifresh has been able to achieve superior Quality and Freshness. Besides, Hydroponic Farming will also help in establishing regular and steady income for Farmers. These types of Cultivations help in up scaling per unit production up to 10 times, utilizes 90% less water and entire produce is Pesticide Free.

What are the benefits and challenges faced while going in for hydroponic form growing vegetables?

Every household in Tier I, II & III cities will utilize Fresh and Hygienic Produce at one point of time. Due to its Controlled Environment and Precision Farming, dependency on monsoon is substantially reduced. Due to Staggered and Controlled Production, demand and supply of the produce can be controlled and regulated. Prices and Availability of the Vegetables will be consistent throughout. Therefore, Hydroponics Farming has dual benefit from Customers as well as Farmers side. As far as Potential of Hydroponic Fruits and Vegetables is concerned, we are still ahead of the time. However, it is not far when people will understand importance of Fresh & Nutritious Food in their daily lives. Due to the high Set up Cost in Hydroponic Farming, the cost of Produce is still high. At Nutrifresh, there is minimum or no hand touching of the vegetables and once packed at the farm, these veggies are opened at consumer’s place only.

Our operation is highly dependent upon the quality and production volume. This technique in a controlled environment is called Hydroponics. Hydroponics has many associated problems. Open field cultivation has to deal with many abiotic stresses such as varying climatic conditions followed by risks of pests and diseases from the nearby poorly maintained farms. Seed, Nutrients, Labour, and Climatic condition are the four major components that support the yield for any type of crop. A balanced proportion and quantity of these components help in producing a good yield. Out of the above-mentioned components the least we could control was the climatic condition. This is where the tech integration helped us achieve scalable growth.

What kind of techniques (tech innovations) have been implemented at your farm?

In hydroponics, an outgrowth of laboratory techniques long used by scientists, plants are grown with their roots immersed in a water solution containing necessary minerals or rooted in a sand medium kept moistened by such a solution. Soilless culture of plants is similar in principle but larger in scale. Automation Fertigation Unit details is the technique of supplying dissolved fertiliser to crops through an irrigation system. When combined with an efficient irrigation system both nutrients and water can be manipulated and managed to obtain the maximum possible yield of marketable production from a given quantity of these inputs. Technology advancements like making the entire system run on IoT, therefore, human intervention is reduced, and thus we get optimum output. Instead of using artificial lights instead of sunlight is going to be a costly affair, and the final product will not be sold at a higher price since it is made from artificial sun light.

What is your business model for the domestic market?

Our major revenue is form B2B model that is 85% and B2C is growing side, its 15%, and as a founder, is to grow the company to a financially viable business, simple. For that, initially, you might not draw a salary, or draw a minor salary depending on your cash flow. Your point of “any” amount of money is a question you have to ask yourself. If you take x amount every month, will the remaining be enough to sustain the company, after all expenses? If yes, then by all means. If no, then do the math and reiterate the salary structure.

You drawing an amount that does not sustain the company is detrimental in the long run. I speak out of experience. A founder should always look at the bigger picture and not immediate profit. Immediate profit seldom assures long term success.

What will be your investment plans for the next five years? Do you plan to venture into other states?

We are planning to capture at least 40% market share in the coming 5 years. After this, we might look upon expanding to other geographies such as Surat and Ahmedabad. Nutrifresh wants to overcome the price war and benefit from the 100% dependency after a few years. We will gradually use skimmed pricing policy for our high-quality products. We are planning to expand our model by firstly building a knowledge platform for the 42 crops we are well versed with and secondly, owning and developing agricultural lands and growing and selling the produces across.

Recently we have raised funding of USD $5 million from global investors for expanding India’s largest iconic hi-tech Hydroponic farm also, to scale up farm operations, implement complete traceability and transparency of produce, marketing and creation of an integrated Farm-tech platform.

sanjiv.das@mmactiv.com

According to a report by DataM Intelligence,

Salient Predictions, a Boston-based technology company that creates the world’s most accurate subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) weather forecasts and analytics, has announced the launch of a new suite of weather metrics which will provide agribusiness and food producers with data to make faster, smarter decisions.

The company’s new agriculture metrics incorporate hyper-localised forecast data which is relevant to the agriculture sector. This data is based on Salient’s industry-leading ocean and land-surface forecasting technologies developed from decades of research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and MIT.

“Agriculture businesses are experiencing first-hand effects of our changing climate, having more accurate, long-term weather metrics that go far beyond what’s possible today gives a critical advantage for resource planning and preparedness in the face of increasing climate disruptions.” said Matt Stein, CEO of Salient.

“These new and enhanced metrics enable agribusinesses to better anticipate the impacts of weather on their operations,” said Janet Lee, Chief Product Officer at Salient.

The Metrics helps agribusinesses better anticipate the needs of their customers and proactively place the right products at the right time to maximize the benefits realized.

Salient Predictions, a Boston-based technology company that creates

Cargill has partnered with Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and launched its first digital business studio in Asia. The studio is designed to support local founders with investments that bring Cargill solutions to the market and accelerate innovation for the food and agriculture industry in Asia-Pacific.

Through this three-year partnership, Cargill plans to develop a portfolio of at least five new start-ups in Singapore. The start-ups will focus on pressing industry challenges—from increasing access to market data for smallholder farmers to creating more efficient, transparent and cost-effective food supply solutions.

This partnership builds on EDB’s efforts to grow Singapore’s corporate venturing movement, encouraging companies to build new businesses with start-up like agility. This includes investing in growth areas beyond their core businesses to keep ahead of the fast-changing pace of disruption.  

The digital business studio will be a space for Cargill to incubate and scale transformative start-ups, in close partnership with customers. It allows for expanded reach into digital innovation, bringing new solutions to meet the changing needs of the food and agriculture industries.

Cargill has four innovation centres across Asia: Singapore, Gurgaon, Beijing and Shanghai.

Cargill has partnered with Singapore Economic Development

The government has banned the export of broken rice and imposed a 20 per cent export duty on non-basmati rice, according to a government notification. The imposition does not include parboiled rice amid a fall in area under the paddy crop in the current kharif season.

According to the notification, certain consignments of broken rice will be allowed to be exported during the period September 9-15. It has been allowed keeping in view the consignments commenced before this notification, where the shipping bill is filed and vessels have already berthed or arrived and anchored on Indian ports and their rotation number has been allocated before this order.

‘Export Policy of broken rice …is amended from ‘Free’ to ‘Prohibited’,’ the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification dated September 8, 2022. The notification comes into effect from September 9, 2022. Provisions under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 regarding the transitional arrangement shall not be applicable to this notification, it added.

The government has banned the export of