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Logistics, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transportation

Thai shipping line Regional Container Lines (RCL) has decided to enhance its service and connect major ports in Southeast Asia, India and Gulf countries

India’s maritime connectivity is set to receive a significant boost, as the Thai shipping line Regional Container Lines (RCL) has decided to enhance its service and connect major ports in Southeast Asia, India, and Gulf countries. The RCL route will now include Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Port, starting from Cai Mep Port in Vietnam with stops at Laem Chabang in Thailand, Port Klang in Malaysia, Nhava Sheva in Mumbai, Jebel Ali near Dubai, and Sohar in Oman, in addition to the Saudi port.

The service will be extended from the current 35-day period to a 42-day period.

Although RCL currently deploys one vessel in this cargo service, it is possible that more vessels could be added to this route in the future, according to an analyst.

The new shipping route will greatly benefit India as it seeks to strengthen its ties with Southeast Asian and Gulf nations. This route will connect India with both regions and help boost trade in the post-Covid era.

Towards the end of this year, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to launch a liner service that will connect Mundra and Nhava Sheva in India with Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Islamic Port. This move is likely to result in a significant increase in economic transactions between India and the Gulf nations.

Following the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between India and the UAE, New Delhi is now eager to proceed with the proposed free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as soon as possible. Additionally, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are set to become members of the BRICS bloc next year. India is already working to enhance trade with these nations using its own currency, the rupee.

India has maritime borders with several countries, including Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. As a result, it is important for New Delhi to improve its maritime transport capabilities. Increasing cargo handling capacity by 300 per cent at ports by 2047 is a goal for India, and connecting with important hubs will help achieve this.

Thai shipping line Regional Container Lines (RCL)

Company News, Organic, Supply Chain, Transportation, World

This agreement with MGX is evidence of ONIT’s commitment to providing natural, organic agriculture inputs that perform as well or better than traditional chemical products to farmers around the world

ONIT Sciences announced that MGX will serve as the exclusive authorised distributor for ONIT’s innovative organic products across three major agricultural regions.

“This agreement with MGX is evidence of ONIT’s commitment to providing natural, organic agriculture inputs that perform as well or better than traditional chemical products to farmers around the world,” stated Jeff Moses, president of ONIT Sciences. “MGX is a proven performer, with a world-class team and deep connections to major crop producers in each region they serve. We are extremely excited to open these new markets and help support organic initiatives in countries that have been harmed by chemical farming protocols.”

MGX will carry all ONIT Science products, including its flagship ONIT Grow, a powerful bio-stimulant, surfactant and soil amendment that uses all-natural, organic ingredients to penetrate even the toughest plant surface to stimulate plant vigour and yield. Increases in yield have been documented as high as 40 per cent in some crops. Also available through MGX are the company’s ONIT Input Plus and ONIT Input products, which help farmers significantly reduce costs by enhancing the uptake and absorption of any nutrient, fertiliser or other input that it is mixed with.

“At MGX, we are excited about this new opportunity that will be a great extension to our existing lineup of quality products.  From our initial research, we can see that ONIT’s organic products will be well received within the agricultural communities and within the governments,” stated Moe Negin, Founder of MGX Global Trade Canada Corp. “Our mission is to give back to local communities in rural areas by supplying environmentally sustainable products to help our planet and for healthier future generations.”

Territories covered by this exclusive Authorized Distributor agreement include:

South America

Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Argentina, Chile

Middle East/North Africa
Algeria, Turkey, Dubai, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman, Libya, Saudia Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen

Philippines

This agreement with MGX is evidence of

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

India, Middle East countries, Organic

The Government of Manipur and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) recently organised an in-store export promotion programme in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for harnessing the export potential of naturally grown, organic certified fresh pineapples of North-Eastern Region (NER).

The ‘in-store promotion show’ of organic certified fibre rich Kwe variety of pineapples from Manipur, was organised at the Lulu hyper market, Dubai’s largest supermarket in association with Manipur Organic Mission Agency (MOMA) of Government of Manipur. The event is a part of the government’s strategy to promote locally produced agricultural products in the international markets.

MOMA has supported the sourcing of pineapples directly from the farmers of Manipur. They are procured from Thayong Organic Producer Company Ltd in Imphal East district, Manipur. On the occasion, APEDA chairman Dr M Angamuthu stressed on promoting processed form of value-added pineapple to sustain in the global export market for a longer time period.

“We need to focus on promoting pineapple sourced from farmers in processed form in the Gulf countries through Lulu Group. It will help farmers in better price realisation of their produce,” elaborated Dr Angamuthu. The event was also graced by P Vaiphel, additional Chief Secretary, Government of Manipur. With a production of 134.82 metric tonne (MT) in 2020-21, Manipur ranks sixth in pineapple production having a share of 7.46 per cent in total production in India.

The Government of Manipur and the Agricultural

Company News, Inputs

nurture.retail platform to sell 40+ Agfarm products at exceptionally competitive market prices  to over 70,000 agri-inputs retailers and dealers across 13 Indian states.

 nurture.farm, India’s leading AgTech startup for end to end agriculture ecosystem related solutions, announced an exclusive tie-up between its online B2B platform nurture.retail and Dubai based agrochemical company – Agfarm. To begin with, a total of 40+ products from Agfarm will be available for purchase on the nurture.retail platform. These include a range of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, which can be applied to a wide variety of crops. Glyphosate, Emamectin Benzoate, Thiamethoxam, Pretilachlor, Paclobutrazol are a few of the molecules launched, among others. Additionally, the nurture.retail platform will also be launching Agfarm’s patented molecules targeted to different pest segments.

Along with launching innovative and patented products, the tie-up will also bring products at highly competitive rates for the 70,000 retailers using the nurture.retail app. Consequently, the price benefit will get passed on to the farmers, who will witness lower input costs and access to better and advanced biochemistry.

Speaking about the partnership, Dhruv Sawhney, Business Head and COO, nurture.farm, said, “We aim to offer our 70,000 and growing base of Ag-input retailers and dealers using the nurture.retail app the choice of authentic quality products at competitive prices. The product range offered via our exclusive partnership with Agfarm will help address some of the most pressing issues farmers face in protecting their crops from pests and diseases thus building resilience. Additionally, the digital platform brings these products to the retailers and subsequently to the farmers at extremely affordable rates. We are also building strong forecasting and predictive models that will allow us to align timely placement of critical products in areas most prone to pest and disease attacks. “

Commenting on this exclusive partnership, Vaman Alawadhi, Director, AgFarm, said, “AgFarm aims to empower the agricultural community through digitalization. We decided to ditch the traditional way of over-the-counter selling and chose to sell our products online instead because digital buying and selling of agro-inputs is the only way to break the vicious circle of mediators. It gives the dealers and retailers direct access to manufacturers and ultimately enables them to pass on the service benefits to farmers. Availability of authentic and quality products at a fair price leads to better crop quality and higher yields. This association will help us a great deal in achieving our goal as through their platform we will get to serve more than 70,000 retailers and dealers directly.”

nurture.retail platform to sell 40+ Agfarm products

Agro chems – Chemicals, Agro chems – Pesticides, Agrotech

50 leading companies showcased their product portfolios during the two-day event

The 16th International Crop Science Conference & Exhibition (ICSCE 2022 Dubai) was recently organised by the Pesticides Manufacturers and Formulators Association of India (PMFAI) in Dubai.

The welcome address was given by PMFAI President Pradip Dave. The two-day event provided an opportunity for business expansion by way of joint ventures, bilateral trade, sub-contracting / contract manufacturing and distribution and networking opportunities for buyers and sellers to benefit mutually.

ICSCE 2022 Dubai was coincided with Dubai Expo by PMFAI, the first international physical event for the Global Agrochemical and allied sector, which witnessed the participation of delegates from across the globe.

50 leading companies showcased their product portfolios during the event having 600-plus footfall and more than 500 registered delegates’ participation. Delegates from various countries included – Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Columbia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the UK, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Korea, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Palestine, Azerbaijan Georgia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Singapore, Sweden, Hong Kong, China, Tunisia, Tanzania, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Lebanon,

The event hosted renowned pesticide scientists and industry experts, who gave presentations on various important topics. Vikram Shroff, Director, UPL delivered the keynote address. Shroff’s keynote address included brief details about the achievement of the Indian Agrochemical industry which remained self-reliant during the covid period and the industry’s contributions in supporting food chains and containing food price inflation.

Abhishek Agarwal, President (Sales & Strategic Alliance), Bharat Rasayan gave a presentation on ‘Current Scenario & Opportunity – Indian Agrochemical Industry.’ The topic on Sustainable Formulation Technologies for Microbe based Bio solutions was delivered by Dr Rene Haensel, Technical Director – Agriculture & Global Expert, Evonik Nutrition & Care for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Om Dhande, Regional Sales Manager – South Asia, Croda India gave a presentation on ‘Croda Crop Care – Your Partner in Microbial Formulations.’

The topic on the Impact of New Chinese Energy Policy on Agrochemicals Market was discussed by Ajay Joshi, Senior Consultant – Chemicals, Materials & Nutrition, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia. Dr Bob Fairclough, Principal Consultant, Kynetec Germany presented a brief on market dynamics over time (with facts and figures) and future drivers related to market; industry; regulatory and technology.

Shrikant Aherkar, Lead Scientist: Stepan Agricultural Solutions, Singapore briefed on ‘Naturally Derived Adjuvants for Effective Drone Application. Lawrenece Middler, Senior Analyst, IHS Markit gave an overview about the mechanism about patent protection; data exclusivity (on registration data); leading active ingredients expiring its patent period during 2020-2030 (Herbicides, Insecticides & Fungicides).

The topic on ‘New age registered Bio-stimulants as per FCO’ was delivered by Reza Jivani, Director, Vikas Crop Care.

50 leading companies showcased their product portfolios

Start ups

Dr Abhilaksh Likhi has invited the start-ups and FPOs to submit their proposals

As part of India’s efforts to showcase the country’s investment-friendly policies and growth opportunities in agriculture and allied sectors at EXPO2020 Dubai, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, has invited the start-ups and FPOs (Farmer Producer Organisations) to submit their proposals to the ministry, and assured them that they would be considered for providing equity grants, management costs, and other available support measures. Dr Likhi suggested this at the inauguration of ‘Food, Agriculture and livelihood’ fortnight at the India Pavilion in EXPO2020 Dubai.

Shubha Thakur, Joint Secretary (Crops & Oil Seeds), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, T R Kesavan Group President (Corporate Relations & Alliances) Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd (TAFE), Srinivas Kuchibhotla, Partner, KPMG, among other officials from the ministry also attended the event.

The ‘Food, Agriculture and Livelihood’ fortnight (February 17th – March 2nd) will comprise various sessions which will be presided over by representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Cooperation.

On the theme for the first week of the fortnight, that is, millets, Shubha Thakur said, “Millets is an important area for us, and we would like to utilise this global platform to learn about the health and nutritional aspects of millets and bring back the glory of millets.”

India produces all the nine commonly known millets and is the largest producer and second-largest exporter of millets globally.

During the launch of the ‘Millet’ theme as part of the ‘Food, Agriculture and Livelihood’ fortnight at the sector floor at the India Pavilion, the delegation led by Dr Likhi unveiled the Millet Book comprising nutritious and delightful recipes made using millets. The delegation also launched the first ‘Millet food festival’, during which the visitors will get to relish the healthy and nutritious delicacies prepared using the millets.

Dr Abhilaksh Likhi has invited the start-ups

Logistics, Supply Chain

The MoU will further expand Jammu & Kashmir-Dubai collaboration and Jammu Kashmir-LuLu Group partnership.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai-based Lulu group to set up a food processing and logistics hub in Srinagar on January 6, 2022.

The MoU was signed in Dubai in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and LuLu Group Chairman MA Yusuff Ali.

This agreement was signed by J&K Principal Secretary (Industries & Commerce) Ranjan Prakash Thakur and LuLu Group Executive Director Ashraf Ali MA at Dubai.

Commenting on the occasion, Manoj Sinha said the MoU with the LuLu group will further expand Jammu & Kashmir-Dubai collaboration and Jammu Kashmir-LuLu Group partnership.

“Relations between India and the UAE are long-standing and deep-rooted. People-to-people contact and trade have seen momentum in the recent years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” the Governor said.

“The world-famous GI tagged saffron has been launched at LuLu Hypermarket, which I see as a major step towards boosting Jammu Kashmir and Dubai partnership. LuLu Group is already importing apples from Jammu Kashmir and with saffron, we are adding Kashmir’s finest spice to the basket. I am certain this new beginning will take our trade to unprecedented levels,” he added.

The MoU will further expand Jammu &