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The MoU with Tetra Pak to maximise efficiency without compromising on quality or food safety

IFFCO Group, as part of its ESG-based strategic plans in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed an MoU with Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company, designed to drive the momentum of sustainability initiatives within the group’s manufacturing facilities.

This groundbreaking collaboration between IFFCO, the UAE-based multinational FMCG group, and the renowned multinational entrepreneurial organisation, Tetra Pak, cements a strategic alliance that supports the implementation of global standards in state-of-the-art practices and technologies aimed at minimising the group’s environmental impact.

IFFCO is expanding its operations in Saudi Arabia by building a state-of-the-art factory equipped with the latest technology to locally produce sustainable, high quality and delicious products while adding value to the Saudi Arabian economy and contributing to reducing waste, lowering emissions and prioritising green industry protocols. The factory will initially focus on producing culinary creams and has formalised the MoU with Tetra Pak to maximise efficiency without compromising on quality or food safety.

The MoU with Tetra Pak to maximise

Agrotech, Biofuel industry, Company News, Middle East countries, Sustainable Energy

Sulzer will deliver a range of business-critical pumps to the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project’s renewable energy source production plant.

Sulzer pumps have been selected by natural gas process technology supplier Air Products to enable a 100 per cent renewable and carbon free biofuel facility in the smart city of NEOM, Saudi Arabia. The facility’s capacity is projected at some 220’000 tonnes of carbon-free, green hydrogen per year.

Sulzer will deliver a range of business-critical pumps to the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project’s renewable energy source production plant. The green biofuel can be transported to destinations worldwide, where it can be further used as carbon-free hydrogen. As a sustainable fuel, carbon-free hydrogen is used to power local vehicles, minimizing their impact on the environment.

Reducing carbon emissions from the transport sector

Sulzer’s Flow Equipment President Jan Lüder says: “We are pleased to see our technology supporting this progressive and innovative project. It is our long-term and ongoing investment in research and development and our proximity to the customer that positions us to help Air Products drive improvements in sustainable fuel production.”

Wolfgang Brand, Air Products’ Vice President NEOM Green Hydrogen, adds: “We selected Sulzer based on its broad technical capabilities and operational flexibility. With a manufacturing facility and a service center in Saudi Arabia, Sulzer can provide comprehensive and cost-effective in-country support. We look forward to working with them on this project to demonstrate how to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector and ultimately establish a more sustainable future.”

Sulzer will deliver a range of business-critical

Horticulture, Supply Chain, Trade, World

Last week, Dutch Greenhouse Delta, together with partners from the government and business community, hosted four incoming trade missions

The official delegations came from India, China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kazakhstan, and various Stan countries. They were immersed in the knowledge and expertise of the Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector through a tailor-made program. During these missions, the focus was on exploring collaboration opportunities and strengthening trade relations to facilitate the transformation towards sustainable and affordable fresh food production in the respective countries.

The delegation programs featured company visits across the entire ecosystem of the Dutch horticulture cluster. Logistics, the port, biology, breeding, and innovative horticultural technology were presented to international decision-makers. The delegation members included policymakers, investors, growers, and companies involved in the import and export of fresh produce. A comprehensive visit to the GreenTech exhibition, where innovations were showcased, left a significant impression on the delegations. Additionally, knowledge sessions and matchmaking with various Dutch companies were part of the programs.

Sanket Mehta is the co-founder & director of Nutrifresh Farm Tech India and one of the delegates. He reflects on India’s trade mission to the Netherlands, “The whole experience of the trade mission has been fascinating. Programs like these are important in future collaborations, and to take a leap in the transformation towards growing fresh and healthy fruits and vegetables locally. Knowledge exchange will take both countries forward. I am really happy that I am an associate of PIB HortiRoad2India, which promotes such collaborations between The Netherlands and India”.

Several organisations have expressed their intention to further collaborate, including Dr Abdelaziz Almalek, the Deputy Minister for Research and Innovation at the Ministry of Water, Environment, and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia. He will advocate for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on agriculture between our countries from Saudi Arabia. The trade mission from Kazakhstan can expect a concrete follow-up during AgroWorld, an exhibition taking place from November 1st to 3rd in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Additionally, by the end of this year, an outgoing trade mission to India, led by Mark Rutte, will take place to further strengthen collaborations between the countries.

Last week, Dutch Greenhouse Delta, together with

AgroPolicy, Foodgrains, India, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Trade, World

MoU to help promote millets and value-added millet products in international markets

In a move to harness the export potential of millets to the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCCs), the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) which works under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lulu Hypermarket LLC.

APEDA aims to promote millet products and value-added products around the world in association with Lulu Group, which is an international retail hypermarket chain that operates stores and shopping malls across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India and the Far East.

As per the agreement, the Lulu Group will facilitate promotional activities for millet products and enable the country to display millets and its value-added products, ready to eat products in international retail chains by sourcing it from Farmer Producer Organisations, Farmer Producer Companies, women entrepreneurs and startups.

APEDA will facilitate manufacturers to send various samples of millet products to Lulu Hypermarkets, which will be showcased at its various stores. APEDA, in association with Lulu Group, will also provide assistance in the labelling of the products in accordance with the requirement of different importing countries.

As a part of its series of events for the promotion of the International Year of Millets (IYoM) 2023, APEDA is organising export promotion activities for millets in 16 International Trade Fairs, including Gulfood 2023.

India has exported millets worth $ 46.05 million from April-November 2022-23 and the UAE is the major importing country of Indian millets. The signing of the MoU will facilitate APEDA’s strategy to promote the export of millets and its value-added products in West Asian countries to achieve the overall set target of USD 100 million for the export of millets and its value-added products by 2025.

The MoU was signed between Dr Tarun Bajaj, Director of APEDA and Salim VI, the Chief Operating Officer of LuLu Group in presence of APEDA Chairman Dr M Angamuthu, Consul General of India Dr Aman Puri and M.A. Yusuff Ali, the Chairman & Managing Director of Luu Group.

Speaking on the occasion, APEDA Chairman M Angamuthu said, “It’s a good opportunity to boost our exports as India has very distinctive traditional varieties of millets which are loved by health-conscious people. The export of millets will help in increasing the income of farmers.”

APEDA has also planned to organise millet promotional activities in South Africa, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Sydney, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America by facilitating the participation of different stakeholders from India in some of the significant food shows, Buyer Seller Meets and Road Shows.

MoU to help promote millets and value-added

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