ASSOCHAM to Organize Virtual Conference on Enhancing Maharashtra’s Agri Logistics Sector on March 3

The backbone of agribusiness is Agri logistics, which facilitates connectivity between production and consumption centres over both geography and time with little quality and quantity loss. Food waste is at the heart of India's efforts to improve food security. While the focus has been on increasing output, mitigating food supply chain losses has been largely ignored until recently.

In light of this, ASSOCHAM proposes to hold a Virtual Conference on Enhancing Maharashtra's Agri Logistics Sector Challenges, Opportunities- A Roadmap Ahead on March 3, 2022, with the goal of debating issues that can improve the country's Agri Logistics sector's rate of growth and recording all necessary steps to enter a new era of Agriculture Logistics to improve productivity with a strong focus on latest opportunities in the sector along with a slight focus on technology, marketing, finance, export and infra facilities.

Chief Guest: Dr. Sudhir Kumar Goel, IAS (Retd.), Former-Commissioner Agriculture, Former Principal Secretary & Former Additional Chief Secretary, Dept. of Agriculture, Govt of Maharashtra

It must be noted that Krishi Jagran is the media partner as well as moderator of the conference.

This virtual conference also aims to highlight the subsidies various incentives provided by the government to promote agriculture in rural areas. The ASSOCHAM's Virtual Conference will also provide an excellent platform for entrepreneurs to exchange technological ideas and foster business development. You can also register using this link: https://bit.ly/3spdvh8

Major Objectives:

• To focus on the latest technological advancements in the Agri logistics sector, contributing as a drivers/stimulators to develop the Agricultural economy of our nation.

• To highlight the challenges faced by the farmers in post-production Agri logistics.

• To help the stakeholders in providing better infrastructural facilities such as warehousing/porting/SEZs in Agri logistics to the farmers

• To aware the industry on various Welfare schemes by Central State Govt. other financial institutions for strengthening the Agri logistics and on a broad note Agricultural sector

• To promote the export market through quality management, packaging, labelling and marketing and Brand development

• Interactions and Deliberations to discuss Status Issues of the Industry, Emerging Trends Technologies, Innovations, Best Practices, Case Studies, Financial aspects, State and Central Policies, Incentives and Support availability, Global Markets and Challenges, Export Competitiveness, Food Security, Quality matters

• Entrepreneurs, Banks, Financial Institutions and Venture Capitalists to invest

• Enumerate policy recommendations for the state and central governments through a dialogue process

• Serve as a pathfinder to the stakeholders and urge them to compete and capture the world market

Focus Areas:

• Evaluation of current Logistic Scenario and bridging the Gap

• Linking FPOs, Marketing Agencies, Producers, Processors, Existing cold storage units, Logistics Providers and Research Institutes

• Session on warehousing, packaging and on local solutions at farm level refrigeration techniques

• Awareness among start-ups/ entrepreneurs on Technology Intervention

• Mobilizing start-ups and entrepreneurs to avail scheme and facility

Eminent Speakers:

• Umesh Kamble, Founder & Director, Farm to Fork Solutions

• Sandeep Pote, Managing Director, CB Logistics

• Goverdhan Singh Rawat, Chief General Manager, NABARD

• Govind Hande, Krushi Seva Ratna, Advisor, Agri Export Maharashtra, State Horticulture and Medicinal Plant Board, Commissionerate of Agriculture, Pune