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Animal Health, Company News, India, Poultry, Singapore

Through this partnership, GFP will build capacity through online resources and in-person consultations and workshops in cage-free production

Global Food Partners (GFP) – a Singapore-based consulting firm – and India’s Cage-free and Free-range Poultry Producers Association (CFFRPPA) – have signed a partnership agreement to support the country’s egg farmers to transition to best practice cage-free production.  

Through this partnership, GFP will build capacity through online resources and in-person consultations and workshops in cage-free production and bird health and welfare to CFFRPPA members interested in cage-free farming. The two organisations will also develop a buyer roundtable, to help food and hospitality businesses source cage-free eggs and develop the cage-free market in India.   

Jayasimha Nuggehalli, Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of Global Food Partners stated, “Our mission at GFP is to create a cage-free ecosystem in Asia, where both egg producers and buyers can achieve sustainable cage-free production and sourcing. We’re thrilled to partner with CFFRPPA to help its members succeed in cage-free production, and to help corporate buyers meet their cage-free commitments in India.”  

Ashok Kannan, President of CFFRPPA, stated, “Our membership is increasingly interested in producing cage-free eggs, as more and more consumers and corporate clients in India are requesting them. We are happy Global Food Partners can support CFFRPPA egg farmers to overcome the challenges they’ve been facing in cage-free production. Their vast experience in India and abroad will help us stay competitive and meet client demand for a high-quality and reliable supply of cage-free eggs.”  

Earlier this month, as part of this partnership, CFFRPPA member and farmer and trainer at Happy Hens, Mathavan Damodharan attended Global Food Partners’ week-long training at its Cage-free Welfare and Innovation Hub in Indonesia. The training was led jointly by Global Food Partners, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia) and Aeres University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands), and had participants from across Asia, including Singapore, China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The training had both theoretical and practical sessions, including visits to a local farm, bird assessments and handling, and collaborative learning activities in the classroom and on the farm. 

Through this partnership, GFP will build capacity

Company News, India, Live Stock, Poultry

 The company targets to reach a revenue of Rs 200 crore in the next 2 years.

Hyderabad based Country Chicken Company (CCC), a fast-growing player in the retail meat industry, driven by the concept of ‘hygiene and experiential stores’ has firmed up plans to expand and grow the market.  With a target of earning Rs 200 cr revenues in the next two years, the company is implementing an ambitious plan to set up 65 outlets in 6 cities and be present in 900 supermarkets. At present it has 12 operational stores and 8 in the offing. The company wants to be a game changer in the retail meat industry, offering customers a unique, odourless shopping experience, and supporting the growth of farmers across the country.

The confidence springs from significant achievements within a year of the launch of the company. The biggest was to launch the world’s first ever, experiential, odourless retail outlet in Hyderabad.

“Our innovative concept of creating a store that appeals to kids and mothers alike has received a tremendous response from customers”, said G Saikesh Goud, Founder-CEO, Country Chicken Co.

The team has grown from 10 to 150. The farmers base expanded to 15,000 and customers served reached 17,000 and operational profitability was demonstrated. The company is betting big on its commitment to providing the highest quality chicken and customer satisfaction to drive growth.  The operations of Country Chicken Co got a fillip with the launch of the flagship store in Pragathi Nagar in its very first quarter. It was inaugurated by the Telangana State Minister Animal Husbandry and Dairy, Talasani Srinivas Yadav.

Very quickly, word spread and the company received 300 franchisee requests in just a month. Of these 11 deals for Hyderabad have been finalised. The outlets strive to bring the best Natu Kodi Chicken to the consumer’s plate. The company attracted national and global attention too.

As part of its diversification and branding, the company launched the innovative ‘Express Store’ in KPBH Colony. It generated Rs 13 lakh revenue in its first week of operations itself. Additionally, the company unveiled its third experiential store in Manikonda. The Natu Kodi Brand Country Chicken Co. has truly made its mark on the industry.

The company leveraged its longstanding partnership with Kotayya, a noted name to raise the bar in the offerings of Natu Kodi chicken. All the chicken are sourced from farms owned by him and ensure consistent quality.

Over the past year, Country Chicken has established itself as a profitable and thriving enterprise. In addition to the Natu Kodi speciality, it expanded its offerings to include a range of products such as pickles, quail birds, young warrior, turkey, brown eggs, and country eggs.

 The company targets to reach a revenue

Agro chems – Fertilizers, AgroPolicy, India

Government’s Expert Committee has given approval to Nano DAP, and it will also come to replace DAP shortly.

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants at Aonla and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh.

Addressing the event, Mandaviya stated that it is an important day because Nano urea plants have been dedicated to the nation. He said that Nano Urea, in the coming times will ensure the progress of the farmers, increase their income. In this way it will change the future of our farmer.

Union Minister highlighted the benefits of Nano urea stating that it is the best green technology and provides solution of pollution. It saves the soil and also increases the production and hence is the best for the farmers. He further said that Government’s Expert Committee has given approval to Nano DAP, and it will also come to replace DAP shortly. He added that Nano-DAP will immensely benefit our farmers and it will be available at half the cost of DAP.

Mandaviya also underlined the efforts of the government in making Nano urea available to the farmers. He also pointed out the challenges in bringing Nano urea ranging from getting approvals from various departments, convincing the farmers to tackling conventional urea lobby.

Mandaviya also said that it is an alternate fertiliser. We for the years, used urea and DAP to increase the productivity. When we use urea, only 35 percent Nitrogen (Urea) gets used by the crop and the unused affects soil. Today, the productivity of the soil is declining and crop production is saturated, it was essential to go to alternate fertilisers.

Union Minister congratulated IFFCO for its endeavours. He said that Commerce, business and profit are not foremost for Sahakarita but farmers’ welfare is.

Dileep Sanghani, Chairman IFFCO, Balvir Singh, Vice Chairman IFFCO, Uday Shankar Awasthi MD and CEO of IFFCO, Keshari Devi MP Phulpur were among those present during the inauguration events.

Government’s Expert Committee has given approval to

Agro Universities, Agrotech, Animal Health, India, Live Stock

The device is portable, durable, affordable, farmer-friendly, and suitable for large and small ruminants, including equine and swine.

ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun, Nagaland signed an MOU with Creative Displayers, Kolkata for the transfer of technology for the manufacture and sale of “Large Animal Ectoparasite Expeller and Drug Applicator.”

The innovative tool helps in the easy removal of adult ticks, lice, and leeches in poorly accessible areas of the body and helps in the effortless topical application of acaricidal drugs. The device is portable, durable, affordable, farmer-friendly, and suitable for large and small ruminants, including equine and swine.

Abhijit Mitra, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Govt. of India and Former Director, ICAR – NRC on Mithun, and one of the innovators of the technology, A.K. Tyagi, ADG (AN&P), ICAR and Pravin Malik, CEO, Agriinovate India, New Delhi graced the MoU signing ceremony virtually.

Abhijit Mitra expressed his happiness over the commercialization of the Applicator design and assured all support from the Ministry of any initiatives aimed at benefiting the farmers of NER.

Praveen Malik stressed upon need-based technology development and its transfer to promote agripreneurship.

A.K. Tyagi, ADG, ICAR stressed upon undertaking applied research for the benefit of the farmers. Girish Patil S., Director, ICAR – NRC on Mithun highlighted the IP profile of the Institute and briefed the technologies ready for release. Sanjib Biswas, CEO of Creative Displayers, expressed confidence over the commercial viability of the product.

The device is portable, durable, affordable, farmer-friendly,

Acquaculture, Animal Health, India, Sustainability

The Mangrol facility has three production lines with a production capacity of 50,000 metric tonnes per annum

Skretting – Nutreco’s global aquafeed division- has opened a state-of-the-art production facility for shrimp and fish feed in Mangrol, Surat. The newly set up high-end facility is part of Skretting’s commitment towards the Indian aquaculture sector and its strategy to further develop in Asia.

The facility was inaugurated by Dr Sanjeev Balyan, Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Michiel van Erkel, Agriculture Counsellor for India and Sri Lanka, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was also present at the opening. Spread over an area of 20,000 sq mt and built with an investment of EUR 18.5 million, the facility will cater to both shrimp and fish cultures. The shrimp cultures will include white tiger and black tiger, while fish cultures will include Indian major carps, and high-value fish like snakehead and seabass, among others.

The Mangrol facility has three production lines with a production capacity of 50,000 metric tonnes per annum. It can produce both extruded/floating and pelleted/sinking feed as per the requirement of the species and customers. There is also adequate land and infrastructure available to increase production capacity in the future.

“We have been meeting the needs of shrimp hatcheries, nurseries, and farmers since 2018 in India, and supporting customers across feed-farm-health with our high-quality feed and services. The new facility enables us to contribute our bit to the prestigious Atmanirbhar Bharat – Make in India initiative, while simultaneously improving the efficiencies for a closer connection with our customers.  We will cater to the domestic market and also customers in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and The Middle East,” said Dr Saurabh Shekhar, General Manager – Nutreco South Asia.

“The factory is key to achieving our purpose of Feeding the Future in growth territories of Asia and India.  We already have plants in Vietnam, Japan, China, and Indonesia to strengthen our presence in Asia and establishing a state-of-the-art production facility at Mangrol, Surat reinforces our commitment to South Asia and Indian markets.  Construction of the factory started in September 2020, and the work was completed in just over two years despite the various challenges posed by the Covid pandemic. The facility has also generated local employment opportunities with 120 employees. This is just the beginning in our journey to gain a stronger foothold here,” said, Jurriën Zandbergen, Managing Director, Nutreco Asia.

The Mangrol facility has three production lines

Agrotech, Finance, India, Start ups

A part of the funds will be utilised for research and development in drone solutions for the defence sector.

Chennai-based drone start-up Garuda Aerospace announced that it has raised $22 million in Series A funding from a clutch of investors, including venture capital firm SphitiCap. SphitiCap invested $12 million along with participation from other global investors, angel investors and HNIs at $5 million. Earlier the start-up had secured another $5 million in funding from an infra-development company, a group of HNI and angel investors from India, UAE and Singapore.

In a statement, Garuda Aerospace mentioned that the funds will be utilised to scale up and expand the company’s operations. A part of the funds will be used for R&D to accelerate the development of building advanced drone solutions for the armed forces, in collaboration with global companies for the defence and aerospace sector. The funds will also be used for the skilling and training of drone pilots in tier II and III cities.

The funds will also be used for the skilling and training of drone pilots and help create employment with deepening its footprints in Tier II and III cities, said the startup.

Garuda Aerospace aims to sell 25,000 drones in the next 18 months and is looking forward to exporting 10,000 drones to about 100 countries in the next 15 months.

A part of the funds will be

India, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Thailand, Trade

Authorities in Thailand are looking to expand the export of natural rubber gloves to China and India, following a ban on latex gloves in some U.S. states, according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries.

Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) has established a task force to address the ban on natural rubber gloves in some U.S. states, which would pose negative impacts against Thailand-based glove manufacturers.
Nakorn Tangavirapat Governor Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) said the State of Illinois has already banned the use of latex gloves among food service workers, effective 1 January this year, citing potential allergic reactions in some workers and customers. This regulation will also apply to workers in the healthcare sector from 1 January next year.
The newly established task force by the MOAC will be working to promote the quality and safety of Thai-made natural rubber gloves while promoting the export to alternative markets, particularly China and India where demands remain strong.
Thailand exports around $738 million worth of rubber gloves to the United States, in the form of general-purpose gloves and for medical use. Thai rubber gloves make up 23 per cent of rubber gloves imported to the U.S., only after Malaysia. 

Authorities in Thailand are looking to expand

India, Logistics, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Trade, Vegetables

Export of vegetables and other agricultural goods to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and other gulf markets has opened a global window for Kashmir-specific agri-produce

Jammu and Kashmir have sent another consignment of Vegetables to Saudi Arabia. This is the third consignment under ‘New Product New Strategy’, the consignment was flagged off by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal.

The Department of Agriculture Kashmir is working on a long-term ambitious plan to strengthen the export promotion policy of J&K. This aims to increase the participation of farmers of Jammu and Kashmir in the global agriculture trade. The proper marketing of Kashmir-specific vegetables, spices and other agricultural products at the international level is one of the top priorities and different strategies have been devised in this direction by the department.

Export of vegetables and other agricultural goods to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and other gulf markets has opened a global window for Kashmir-specific agri-produce.

Export of vegetables and other agricultural goods

Finance, Horticulture, India, Schemes - Banks, Sustainability, Water

The project will improve on-farm irrigation and water management in about 6,000 hectares of farmland by rehabilitating and constructing new irrigation facilities

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $130 million loan to increase agricultural productivity and promote horticulture agribusinesses to raise farmers’ income in Himachal Pradesh, India.

The Himachal Pradesh Subtropical Horticulture, Irrigation, and Value Addition Project will help increase the income and resilience to the effects of climate change of at least 15,000 farm households in Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Sirmour, Solan, and Una.

The project will improve on-farm irrigation and water management in about 6,000 hectares of farmland by rehabilitating and constructing new irrigation facilities, establishing new water sources, and strengthening the capacity of water user associations and of Jal Shakti Vibhag (Water Resources Department).

Farmers will be organised into cluster-wide community horticulture production and marketing associations (CHPMAs) and district-wide CHPMA cooperative societies. They will be introduced to other agricultural practices such as intercropping, beekeeping, and other modern agronomic techniques and skills. A farmer-producer company (FPC) will be created at the state level to lead agribusiness development with the aim of ensuring profitability and access to markets of subtropical horticulture. The FPC will handle business plan development; agribusiness promotion; and designing value-addition facilities such as sorting and packaging facilities, and storage and collection centres. It will also assist district CHPMAs in managing these facilities.

“More than half of Himachal Pradesh’s land area is in the mountains and 90 per cent of the population lives in rural areas that are dependent on agriculture,” said ADB Sunae Kim Senior Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist for South Asia. “Improving subtropical horticulture in the state offers a lot of economic opportunities to farmer households. Supporting horticulture value chains will also boost the subsector’s contribution to the country’s development and food security.”

The project will improve on-farm irrigation and

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, India, Live Stock

MoU to create market linkage or the CIBA mentored seaweed farmers to sell the cultivated indigenous brackishwater seaweed species

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s. Pinnacle Bioscience, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu to create market linkage for the CIBA mentored seaweed farmers to sell the cultivated indigenous brackishwater seaweed species.

Kuldeep K Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA emphasised the importance of seaweed cultivation as a viable livelihood option, a rich source of nutritious food, and a major solution for the bioremediation of waterbodies. He further briefed about the minerals and nutrients available in seaweeds and the importance given to seaweed culture under the PMMSY scheme.

Burosothaman, Research Fellow, M/s. Pinnacle Bioscience added that seaweeds being nutrient rich have high value when converted into energy products, biofertilisers, and food products. He said demand for seaweeds is very high in the industrial sector as the seaweeds contribute greatly to manufacture agar, alginate, food additives, fertiliser and medicine and there is lack of seaweed availability to meet the demand.

P Nila Rekha, Principal Scientist and team leader briefly outlined the genesis of the brackishwater seaweed culture starting from bioremediation in shrimp farm discharge water, biofliter for RAS and standardisation of culture practices for indigeneous seaweed Agarophyton tenuistipitata.  

MoU to create market linkage or the

Agrotech, Company News, Environment, Europe, Sustainability, World

Agrichembio, Agrotecnología, Idai Nature, Microquimica, MIP Agro, OGT, Oro Agri, Rodel, SDP, and Tradecorp will become part of the new business unit

Rovensa Group has launched Rovensa Next, a new global bio solutions business Unit to shape a sustainable future for agriculture. Rovensa Next makes its debut at Fruit Logistica Berlin the leading trade fair for the fresh fruit industry.

Rovensa Next aggregates ten Rovensa Group companies, creating a holistic platform of innovative bio solutions to shape a sustainable future for agriculture and drive its bio-transformation. With this announcement, Agrichembio, Agrotecnología, Idai Nature, Microquimica, MIP Agro, OGT, Oro Agri, Rodel, SDP, and Tradecorp will become part of the new business unit, combining local technical knowledge, innovation and teams that work alongside farmers and distributors in the field to solve their sustainability challenges, with the global expertise and leadership of Rovensa Group.

Eric van Innis, Rovensa Group CEO, stated, “With this flagship project Rovensa Next, and our holistic platform of bio solutions, we are taking a strategic step forward in our goal to be a reference provider of well-balanced and sustainable solutions for agriculture. Farmers and distributors do not need a singular product or a multi-card generalist; they need specialised advisors to help them create a potent strategy that considers their local environment and challenges. Rovensa Next is our answer to our partners’ needs for sustainable crop management that leads to safe and healthy products with better quality and increased yield.” 

Betting on sustainability, innovation, and technical expertise, Rovensa Next unites a global network of 30 R&D laboratories, excellence centres, fields, and greenhouses, 14 production plants, more than 84 partnerships with research centres and universities, 100 R&D and innovation specialists, and a dedicated team of more than 850 field experts. All of this allows Rovensa Next to be the pioneer in cutting-edge research to create more effective and environmentally friendly bio solutions that don’t compromise on performance or quality.

Agrichembio, Agrotecnología, Idai Nature, Microquimica, MIP Agro,

AgroPolicy, Agrotech, Climate, Environment, Foodgrains, India, R&D, Sustainability

The outcomes of the consultation are also expected to suggest the required activities for crop residue management.

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has engaged the Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak as a consultant to assess the impact of various initiatives undertaken by the states for paddy residue management in the last five years.

The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare implemented the scheme in the Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and NCR of Delhi during 2018-19.

The scheme, a Central Sector Scheme on Promotion of Agricultural Mechanisation for Management of Crop Residue, is aimed at addressing air pollution in Delhi and NCR due to stubble burning in the adjoining states of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh and subsidising machinery required for in-situ management of crop residue

During the period from 2018-19 to 2022-23, the funds amounting to Rs 3138 crores have been released under this scheme. During the period the states have established more than 38000 Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) for Crop Residue Management machines and more than 2.42 lakh machines have been supplied to these established CHCs and individual farmers of the four states.

IIM, Rohtak will conduct district-wise mapping of available machinery separately for in-situ and ex-situ management including assessment of the average use of each machine available with different entities such as individual farmers.

IIM will conduct an assessment of Societies and Custom Hiring Centres for paddy straw management and the analysis of usage based on optimum field capacities of these machines, assessment of the quality and cost of in-situ and ex-situ machines supplied under the scheme vis–a–vis quality and cost of machines in the open market.

IIM will suggest the strategic initiatives to be taken by the government including the synergies that may be required at the Central and state level in implementing various initiatives/schemes of different Ministries/Departments and assessment of the farmer’s perception/requirements through exhaustive consultation with farmers and various other stakeholders of this sector.

The outcomes of the consultation are also expected to suggest the required activities for crop residue management by way of putting in place the support infrastructure for implementing the scheme with greater knowledge, better access and expanded opportunities for small and marginal farmers.

The outcomes of the consultation are also

Agro chems – Chemicals, Company News, Finance, India

Company has posted net profit of Rs. 46.0656 crores for the period ended December 31, 2022, as against net profit of Rs 73.0227 crores for the period ended September 30, 2022.

Dhanuka Agritech Limited has reported Consolidated financial results for the period ended December 31, 2022.

Financial Results (Q3 FY2023) – QoQ Comparison

The company has reported total income of Rs. 401.0278 crores during the period ended December 31, 2022 as compared to Rs 548.3999 crores during the period ended September 30, 2022.

The company has posted net profit / (loss) of Rs. 46.0656 crores for the period ended December 31, 2022 as against net profit / (loss) of Rs 73.0227 crores for the period ended September 30, 2022.

Financial Results (Q3 FY2023) – YoY Comparison

The company has reported total income of Rs.401.0278 crores during the period ended December 31, 2022 as compared to Rs.363.5824 crores during the period ended December 31, 2021.

The company has posted net profit / (loss) of Rs.46.0656 crores for the period ended December 31, 2022 as against net profit / (loss) of Rs.42.5151 crores for the period ended December 31, 2021.

The company mentioned that Dhanuka Agritech has a robust product pipeline for the next quarter and FY 2024 and it will be launched for the first time in India as soon as we get the registration in first quarter of FY 2024.

Company has posted net profit of Rs.

AgroPolicy, Foodgrains, India, Sustainability

President of India inaugurates the 2nd Indian Rice Congress at Cuttack

Rice is the cornerstone of food security in India and also a key factor for our economy said Droupadi Murmu, President of India. She was speaking on the occasion of the inauguration of the 2nd Indian Rice Congress at ICAR-National Rice Research Institute.

The President said that though India is the leading consumer and exporter of rice today, the situation was different when the nation became free. In those days, we depended on imports to meet our food requirements, and the nation often lived what was called a ship-to-mouth existence. If the nation could overcome that dependency and become the largest exporter, a lot of credit goes to the National Rice Research Institute. The institute has contributed immensely to India’s food security and also to improving farmers’ lives.

The President said that in the last century, as irrigation facilities expanded, rice came to be grown in new places and found new consumers. The paddy crop requires high amounts of water but many parts of the world are facing severe water shortages due to climate change. Droughts, floods and cyclones are now more frequent, making rice cultivation more vulnerable. She said that even as rice has broken new ground, there are places where traditional varieties are facing challenges. Thus, the task before us today is to find the middle path: preserving and conserving traditional varieties on one hand, and maintaining ecological balance on the other. Another challenge is to save the soil from excessive use of chemical fertilizers, which are considered necessary for modern rice cultivation. We need to reduce our dependence on such fertilizers in order to keep our soil healthy. She expressed confidence that scientists are at work to devise eco-friendly rice production systems.

President of India inaugurates the 2nd Indian