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AgroPolicy, Agrotech, India, Sustainability

The combined production capacity of these units is 3.14 lakh tonnes of food items annually, around 40,307 farmers would benefit from these initiatives

Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has launched 11 food processing units. The Units were established with a budget of Rs 1,719 crore. Out of 11 units six units have been inaugurated virtually. The combined production capacity of these units is 3.14 lakh tonnes of food items annually, around 40,307 farmers would benefit from these initiatives.

Jagan Mohan Reddy announced the launch of four primary vegetable and fruit processing centres in the Annamayya and Chittoor districts, a millet processing unit at L Kota in the Vizianagaram district and an onion and tomato dehydration cluster at Thadakanepalle in the Kurnool district.

The foundation stone laying for three primary tomato processing centres in Satya Sai and Anantapur districts was also marked. A groundnut processing unit was initiated at Dharmavaram in the Satya Sai district and a Mondelez India foods unit in Sri City, Chittoor district.

Reddy has mentioned the state has allocated 8,000 crore for intervening and ensuring Minimum Support Price (MSP) during price drops. The state stands alone in providing MSP even for millets, intricately connecting them with the Public Distribution System (PDS) through Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs).

Furthermore, he unveiled plans for significant agricultural advancements, including an expansive 55,620mt-capacity groundnut processing unit in Dharmavaram, set to benefit 15,000 groundnut farmers. He also revealed upcoming projects such as four vegetable and fruit processing centres in Annamayya and Chittoor districts, catering to 2,414 farmers, along with proposed tomato processing units in Satya Sai and Anantapur districts, aimed at supporting 3,588 farmers. Additionally, he noted the emergence of 32 primary and 13 secondary processing units for millets, with a notable 7,200mt-capacity secondary millet processing unit in Vizianagaram district, aimed at aiding millet farmers.

The combined production capacity of these units

Foodgrains, Warehousing

The facility is slated to be operational in the fall of 2023 and will help CHS expand operational capabilities and increase efficiency across its footprint

CHS has announced that it will begin construction of a new state-of-the-art grain facility with 1.25 million bushels of additional storage capacity in Erskine, Minn. The facility is slated to be operational in the fall of 2023 and will help CHS expand operational capabilities and increase efficiency across its footprint. The new shuttle elevator will bring total capacity at the location to 4.55 million bushels of storage and will complement existing CHS grain, agronomy and energy assets and offerings for area producers.

Rick Dusek, executive vice president of CHS ag retail operations stated, “Our people, assets, capabilities and operational footprint are the strengths of our retail platform, and this important project advances our strategy to expand our customer-focused retail solutions platform, creating value and driving growth for farmers – as customers and owners. This facility is a key location in the flow of grain from the Upper Midwest to export terminals in the Pacific Northwest.”

The new terminal is the latest in a series of investments throughout Minnesota and North Dakota by CHS. In keeping with its core value of safety, the company has placed priority on safety features and advancements to improve operating conditions.

“Along with expanding our grain handling capabilities and value to area farmers, the new facility will create advantages for our employees, farmers and community,” says James Hardy, who manages CHS Northern Grain, a CHS business unit with 11 grain facilities in northwest Minnesota.

CHS Northern Grain is a part of CHS Inc, a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States.

The facility is slated to be operational

Finance

The demand for pre-processing equipment holds the largest market share, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 7.0 per cent in the coming years

According to the market research report published by P&S Intelligence, the global fruit and vegetable processing equipment market accounted for $5.6 billion revenue in 2021, which is set to reach $10.2 billion by 2030, advancing at a 6.9 per cent CAGR between 2021 and 2030. The growing population and changing food choices, as people’s purchasing behaviour shifts toward higher-value commodities, are the major factors driving the market.

The demand for pre-processing equipment holds the largest market share, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 7.0 per cent in the coming years. This is because fruits and vegetables gathered from farms contain dirt, germs, external nutrients, and biocides, making them unfit for direct eating.

Key findings:

  • In the fruit and vegetable processing equipment market, the packaging and handling equipment category is expected to grow at a significant rate. This will be due to the rising need for packaging and handling equipment to extend the products’ shelf life and mandates by government for proper product labelling.
  • Due to the high nutritional content, manufacturers of plant-based meals are focused on legumes, fruits and vegetables, and pulses to improve the flavour and texture of meals, which offers lucrative opportunities to industry players.
  • The APAC fruit and vegetable processing equipment market is advancing at a significant rate due to the surging population, growing FDI, changing food preferences, and increasing disposable income.
  • The US has a massive market for the equipment in North America, since it ranks third in the globe for ready-to-eat and packaged food consumption. Furthermore, the safety precautions implemented by authorities such as the FDA have resulted in a stronger public trust in processed food.

The demand for pre-processing equipment holds the

Agro Universities

The agreement will be valid for five years

A tripartite agreement was signed by ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, South Goa and Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce (DITC), Goa.

The agreement is aimed at establishing a Common Incubation Centre (CIC) under the Pradhan Mantri Formalization of the Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme. The agreement will be valid for five years.

Dr Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa stated that the Institute will act as a Mentor Institute and play a key role in establishing the CIC, demonstration and operation. The CIC is expected to benefit the Entrepreneurs of South Goa District in processing the coconut and local seasonal fruits.

The agreement will be valid for five

AgroPolicy, Live Stock

The minister also released two manuals on export of value-added meat products and pork & pork products

The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Parshottam Rupala, to boost exports of value-added meat products has called on stakeholders to work towards creation of region-specific animal disease free zones in the country.

Rupala, while inaugurating the National Business Meet on promoting exports of value-added meat products organised by APEDA in New Delhi on March 25, 2022, said that even in case of single outbreak of disease amongst poultry bird, the entire country is referred as ‘disease affected’.

“All the stakeholders must take small steps and work to declare small regions- a few districts at a time, as disease free,” said Rupala, while referring to the model of Sikkim being declared as an organic state and its produce command a premium in the market.

The minister also released two manuals on export of value-added meat products and pork & pork products.

Rupala also recommended to the livestock industry to leverage the schemes of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Anima; Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund and the National Livestock Mission for setting up animal farms for their rearing in order to produce good quality meat and thereby quality value-added products.

Dr M Angamuthu, Chairman, APEDA, said, “India is the largest exporter of frozen and bovine meat while achieving significant growth in export of organic honey and fish produce.”

The minister also released two manuals on export

Live Stock, Start ups

The applications for the National Startup Awards 2022 are open till March 15, 2022

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched the third edition of the National Startup Awards. The National Startup Awards 2022 will acknowledge startups and enablers who have been instrumental in revolutionising the development story of India.

The awards for startups will be given in 17 sectors classified into 50 sub-sectors. The 17 sectors are health and wellness, agriculture, animal husbandry, construction, drinking water, education and skill development, energy, enterprise technology, environment, FinTech, food processing, Industry 4.0, Media & Entertainment, Security, Space, transport and Travel. 

In addition, there are seven special categories of awards for startups: 

  • Women-led startups
  • Impact in rural areas
  • Campus startups
  • Manufacturing excellence
  • Innovation tackling the pandemic (preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, monitoring, digital connect, work from home solutions, etc.)
  • Solution delivery or business operations in Indic languages
  • Startups from North-East (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura) and Hilly States/ Union Territories (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh)

The National Startup Awards 2022 will also reward exceptional incubators and accelerators as key building blocks of a robust startup ecosystem.

A cash prize of Rs 5 lakh will be awarded to each winning startup. The winners and runners-up will also be given opportunities to present their solutions to relevant public authorities and corporates for potential pilot projects and work orders and pitching opportunities with investors. They will also be given priority for participation in various national and international startup events.

A cash prize of Rs 15 lakh each will be awarded to one winning incubator and one winning accelerator.

The applications for the National Startup Awards 2022 are open till March 15, 2022. 

The applications for the National Startup Awards

AgroPolicy, Textile industry

The minister was speaking at the recently held CII Manufacturing Conclave 2022

India will play an increasing role in the revival and restoration of international economies, said Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution at CII Manufacturing Conclave 2022.

“We do have international geopolitical uncertainties as we see today on the Ukraine-Russia crisis, but I am very confident that India will play an increasingly important role in the revival and restoration of international economies in the years ahead. In the post-covid world we are going to see a new world order and India, though we may be a $3 trillion economy today, should aspire for very, very bold and aggressive targets. I think we can still aim for the $5 trillion economy by 2026 but it’s not possible unless all of you participate with full gusto in this very, very ambitious plan,” said Goyal in his address through video conferencing.

Goyal called upon the industry champions to invest heavily in labour-intensive sectors.

“You have the power to lift the millions out of poverty, you have the power to give a better quality of life to the underprivileged. Together we can create not lakhs but crores of jobs in the Textiles sector, Agri/Food Processing, there are so many sectors where Labour is an important element of cost, that’s our competitive or comparative advantage that we should leverage,” he said.

Goyal said India needs to focus on our EDGE in Global Competition, – Economies of Scale, Demographic Dividend, Government and Industry focus on Quality & Efficiency. “For ‘Brand India’ to emerge, we need a mindset change towards quality from Compliance to Consciousness,” he said.

The minister was speaking at the recently

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 &

Supply Chain

Experts will guide on supply chain management and agri- value chains in the workshop

The 12th AGROVISION, India’s Premier Agri Summit, scheduled from December 24-27, at Reshimbagh Ground, Nagpur, will initiate a free workshop on “Food processing and Supply chain management in agriculture”.

As Agriculture witnesses new innovations & technology, it becomes important to understand the Value Chain & Supply Chain involved in Food Processing & Agriculture. In the workshop at Agrovision 2021, the experts will guide the farmers on food processing and supply chain management in agriculture.

Agrovision has completed 11 years of its march and brought about a profound impact on the farm economy of Central India.  Agrovision was conceived in the year 2007 to create a common platform for the farmers, industry, and government and bring together every important entity in agriculture to create a better future for the farmers. The vision of Agrovision is to create a more knowledgeable, practical and a smart famer.

Farmers from in and around Vidarbha and adjoining states will be participating in the event this year. Apart from this, there will be free interactive workshops for farmers. Conferences on current issues in agriculture and allied agri sectors will be held. Around 400 exhibitors are likely to participate in the event.

The exclusive media partner is Agro Spectrum India along with BioSpectrum India and Nufoods Spectrum India. MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications is the organiser of the event.

Experts will guide on supply chain management