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27 MoUs were signed between Telangana Government and agri-food companies

The state of Telangana has received an investment worth Rs 7218 crore at the Food Conclave 2023, which has the potential to generate 58,458 direct job opportunities in the agri-food industry in Telangana. 27 MoUs were signed between Telangana Government and agri-food companies announced by K.T. Rama Rao, Minister of IT Industries and Municipal Administration at the Food Conclave 2023.

The First Food Conclave 2023 was organised by the state government of Telangana. S. Niranjan Reddy Minister of Agriculture, T. Srinivas Yadav Minister of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Dr Ramesh Chand, NITI Aayog member; Dr R.S. Sodhi, President of Indian Dairy Association; Dr Vijay Gupta, former ADG World Fish Centre were present.

K.T. Rama Rao said, “Telangana is the best place to invest, the state is ushering in five revolutions including the agriculture sector, dairy, meat and fisheries all at once. During the last five years, the state government has added more than 7000 crore worth of capital base to food processing units. The government also developing special food processing zones which will collectively bring more than 10,000 acres of land under fresh food processing units.”  

‘Innovation in Food Processing’ was also launched by Rama Rao inviting start-ups and innovators across Telangana and India to build solutions to enhance local food processing.

The conclave was attended by industry leaders and experts from the agriculture and food industry. More than 100 agri-food industry representatives participated in the conclave and discussed on investment in ‘agriculture production and policymaking to build production and growth’. Thematic tracks, on agriculture (green), edible oil (yellow), dairy (white), meat and poultry (pink) and aquaculture (blue) were a part of the event.

27 MoUs were signed between Telangana Government

The new platform provides best-in-class digital infrastructure and ready-to-use agri-related capabilities from Bayer and breaks down data silos

Sonata Software, a leading Modernisation and Digital Engineering company has announced that it has been chosen as one of the TOP SI partners of the newly launched cloud solution developed by Bayer for the agri-food industry. With the required skills to implement the new cloud solution combined with its long-standing relationship with Microsoft, domain expertise and capabilities in data modernisation, Sonata Software is well-poised to accelerate its ability to bring new value and deliver outcomes-based, digitally enabled solutions to Agri customers globally. 

The one-of-a-kind B2B platform offers a cloud-based infrastructure and ready-to-use digital capabilities, available for businesses and organisations from start-ups to global enterprises to license and build on for their own internal or customer-facing digital solutions. It connects agricultural data and services, makes them accessible and drives traceability along the whole food production value chain.

The new platform provides best-in-class digital infrastructure and ready-to-use agri-related capabilities from Bayer and breaks down data silos. The platform supports an ecosystem where grocery producers can track sustainability data for agricultural produce, including the data in their digital processes and reporting and pass it on to their retail partners. This end-to-end traceability enables consumers to make more informed purchasing decisions based on origin. It thus has the potential to support sustainable agriculture and food production, ultimately benefiting companies, farmers, consumers and the planet.

The solution will benefit farmers seeking to track carbon emission and capture, track disease, pest and weed pressure, apply precision inputs, identify crop growth and production patterns, measure potential yield, and analyse heat stress impact, rainfall, hail and weather data.

“We are excited to be the Global SI partner for this Agri-Solution. Through our deep technical knowledge and long-standing experience in the agri-food industry, Sonata is well-positioned to help customers leverage the benefits of a one-of-a-kind B2B platform. We look forward to enabling businesses to drive greater efficiency and sustainability in their operations, ultimately benefiting the entire food production value chain,” said Rajsekhar Datta Roy, CTO, of Sonata Software.

“At Bayer, we are committed to addressing the global challenges of food security, and we believe technology can play a critical role in achieving this goal. The industry’s new cloud-based enterprise solutions, developed in partnership with Microsoft, harness the power of AI and analytics to enable more sustainable and efficient agriculture, accelerate speed to value for industry innovators, and provide farmers with better solutions and more options to connect with food and ag value chains,” said Ines Kapphan, VP Data & Cloud Solutions, Climate and Digital Farming, Bayer’s Crop Science Division.

The new platform provides best-in-class digital infrastructure