The webinar will be a focused discussion on Chickpeas and Lentils including key factors like production, demand-supply scenario, etc. in India and Australia
India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry will be hosting a Chickpeas and Lentils webinar under the aegis of ‘THE IPGA KNOWLEDGE SERIES’ at 3.30 pm IST on Thursday, May 13, 2021. IPGA is co-hosting this webinar with Pulse Australia and Austrade.
This webinar aims to present an update on the Australian and Indian crop status covering two specific pulses, chickpeas and lentils, discussing aspects like production in the last season, supply-demand scenario, expected trade volumes and price as well as the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on production as well as trade. The IPGA KNOWLEDGE SERIES consists of webinars hosted with eminent domain experts from the Government, Market, and Industry to discuss and explore topics of critical interest to the pulses sector in India and the world at large.
The webinar is organised as a part of the Australian Government’s Australia India Business Exchange (AIBX) program, aimed at growing two-way business literacy and commercial partnerships between Australia and India.
It will consist of a four-speaker panel discussion, with two speakers each from India and Australia. India will be represented by Anurag Tulshan, Managing Director – Esarco Exim and IPGA’s East Zone Convenor and Nirav Desai, Managing Partner – GGN Research. Australia will be represented by Nick Poutney, Director – Pulse Australia and Peter Wilson, Managing Director – Wilson International Trade. While Tulshan and Poutney will speak about Lentils, Desai and Wilson will speak about Desi and Kabuli Chickpeas. The opening remarks for the webinar will be delivered by Saurabh Bhartia, Head Pulses, Viterra India and closing remarks will be delivered by Stuart Rees, Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner, Austrade.
Registration and attendance of the webinar are free of cost. Attendees can register at https://forms.gle/ykdedKtWrTozQ8VBA.
