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SAMARTH featured scientific and technical sessions, gathering industry experts, researchers, and academics from across spectrums and regions to create a collaborative roadmap for sustainable solutions in agro-ecosystems and value chain development.

 BL Agro, one of India’s leading FMCG brands, and its agritech venture, Leads Connect, focused on risk management, climate, and sustainability solutions, launched SAMARTH 1.0 at Krishi Bharat in Lucknow.

The initiative, SAMARTH 1.0, Seminar on Agricultural Modelling and Assessing Risks for Transforming Humanity is designed to unite key stakeholders in a scientific dialogue focused on addressing critical challenges in agriculture. SAMARTH featured scientific and technical sessions, gathering industry experts, researchers, and academics from across spectrums and regions to create a collaborative roadmap for sustainable solutions in agro-ecosystems and value chain development.

Dr Alok B. Mukherjee, Director – Research, Analytics & Modeling at Leads Connect, highlighted the vision behind SAMARTH, saying, “SAMARTH is more than just a research journal. It’ is a way to create real, on-ground impact. By combining advanced technology with an interdisciplinary approach and hyper-local intelligence, we are moving beyond conventional AI to embrace strong AI. SAMARTH is a call to practitioners, researchers, and stakeholders in the agri-ecosystem and climate domain to contribute their work. The best three research papers, rigorously peer-reviewed and by a board, will receive awards of Rs. 50,000, Rs. 30,000, and Rs. 20,000 respectively. Beyond research, SAMARTH is about direct engagement with farmers to ensure real-world relevance. Each edition will focus on pilot studies that drive tangible, sustainable change on the ground.”

In tandem with SAMARTH 1.0, BL Agro and Leads Connect announced a call for papers to contribute to the newly unveiled scientific journal, Satellite Analytics & Transfer Intelligence (SATI). SATI will serve as a hub for breakthrough research, covering themes such as agriculture, climate and disaster management, and value chain analytics. Ten research articles, selected after a peer review process, will be published in SATI, with awards presented to the authors of the top three articles for their contributions.

Navneet Ravikar, Chairman & Managing Director, Leads Connect Services, expressed his excitement, saying, “Our efforts are driven by a deep commitment to develop robust and sustainable solutions for agriculture and the environment. The milk production technology we have introduced has transformed the entire ecosystem, bringing a new level of efficiency and productivity. We are now focused on creating stronger market linkages between agriculture and dairy, fostering a more integrated and sustainable value chain. SAMARTH 1.0 is a testament to our dedication to transforming lives and bringing smiles to people through impactful solutions.”

Special international recognition came from Jan-Kees Goet, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature, Netherlands, who also attended the event. He commended the efforts of Leads Connect in supporting farmers and strengthening the agri-ecosystem in India. Speaking on the strides being made in agricultural innovation, Goet remarked, “The Netherlands has been at the forefront of developing technologies that enhance productivity while ensuring sustainability. It is inspiring to see initiatives like SAMARTH 1.0 echoing the same values by bringing together global and local expertise to empower farmers and create sustainable agri-ecosystems.”

SAMARTH featured scientific and technical sessions, gathering

Agribusiness, Collaborations, Company News, India, Investments, Oilseeds

Under the MoU, the company plans to invest Rs 500 crores in Telangana and employ 5000 people.

Witnessing the potential in the Southern parts of India, BL Agro, India’s fastest-growing FMCG company, has signed an MOU with Chief Minister of Telangana, Anumula Revanth Reddy to set up a manufacturing unit in the State. The MoU was signed recently at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. Under the MoU, the company plans to invest Rs 500 crores in Telangana and employ 5000 people. With this, BL Agro sets its footprints in South India, after becoming a household name in North and East India.

The new manufacturing unit will be engaged in producing the entire range of ‘Nourish’ products-wheat flour, pasta, vermicelli, spices, papad, etc., along with rice bran and cotton seed oils. This plant will be instrumental in providing employment to 5,000 workers, including skilled workforce, farmers and other workers.

On signing the MoU with Telangana Government, Ashish Khandelwal, Managing Director, BL Agro said, “It is a moment of pride for us as a Group company to sign an MoU with Telangana Government and expand our footprints in the Southern part of the country. The MOU signed at WEF represents our shared commitment to redefining the agricultural landscape, bringing forth a new era of sustainable development in the State, and our country eventually”.

“The new manufacturing unit will set the stage for innovation, empowerment, and prosperity for the State’, added Khandelwal.

As per the guidelines laid in the MoU, BL Agro, along with its group company, Leads Connect agritech, plans to create an agri value chain in the State under its initiative ‘Khet Se Kitchen Tak’, which supports the farmers’ community and agribusinesses, and help improve productivity and sustainability in the agriculture sector.

Under the MoU, the company plans to

Company News, India

Platforms 14, 15, and 16 have majority of trains departing for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh where bulk of target audience resides

BL Agro, India’s leading FMCG Company, breaks new ground and becomes the very first company to be granted naming rights of New Delhi Railway Station platforms 14, 15 and 16.

This is the first time that such a tie-up with private players has been made possible, and the honour has been awarded to reputed businesses or government organisations.

With this pioneering agreement, Platforms 14 and 15 will be branded as ‘Nourish Platform 14 and 15’ and Platform 16, the one on the Ajmeri Gate side of the station, will be branded as ‘Bail Kolhu Platform Number 16’. The new stylisation ‘Nourish Platform 14 and 15’ and ‘Bail Kolhu Platform 16’ at New Delhi Platform will be seen at all the places in the platform area and wherever else the name is displayed.

Ghanshyam Khandelwal, Chairman, BL Agrosaid, “It is an appreciable initiative taken by Indian Railways, and I congratulate the ministry for such progressive vision. It indeed is a landmark moment for us and we’re ecstatic to be spearheading it for New Delhi Railway Station.”

Ashish Khandelwal, Managing Director, BL Agro said, “We chose Platforms 14, 15, and 16 because the majority of the trains that depart from there are for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, the two states where the bulk of our target audience resides. It’s a meeting of minds. On average, each platform handles 13 to 23 trains per day, and the number of passengers the entire station gets is over 2 lakhs. Come the festive seasons, the footfall reaches 6 lakhs daily. It opens for us an unusual window to reach deeper into our target market in an unexplored way.”

Platforms 14, 15, and 16 have

Company News

This initiative was conducted through Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)

BL Agro Industries Limited, India’s one of the fastest growing FMCG companies organised a medical camp at its corporate office in Bareilly. This initiative was conducted through Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), a corporation of Central and State government, under its 100 days’ of Karya Yoyojona.

The medical camp was organised in the presence of Dr Tauqeettarut Hassan (Chief Medical Officer), Dr Renu Bala, K C Chaudhury, (Pharmacist), Devendra Kumar, (Pharmacist), and Santosh Kr Aggrawal.

Ajay Bhatt, General Manager-HR, BL Agro said, “We conducted this special medical checkup for our entire workforce, who have always contributed to our company’s growth and taking care of their well-being is our foremost responsibility.”

This initiative was conducted through Employee State

Finance

The agro industry has high expectations from the upcoming Budget scheduled on February 1, 2022

Ashish Khandelwal, MD, BL Agro while giving his opinion on the manufacturing and FMCG perspective says, “The manufacturing industry has always been a sensitive one, balancing the operating costs and the profitability. Any new strategic investment gets burdened in ensuring the ROI. It would be of immense benefit if the government incentivise and encourage investments in manufacturing and drive the local manufacturing sector in line with the Make-in-India push. Tax benefits for manufacturers on meeting set goals for productivity, green index, health and safety standards etc. would also help to increase technology adoption.”

Similarly, in line with the National Nutrition Mission, FMCG companies manufacturing nutrition-rich food products should also be extended incentives and priority benefits. Also, there should be a reduction in GST rate on items such as ghee, butter, dry fruits, to increase rural consumption as they form a major market, is what he has to say.

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