Hi, NewsWrap for July 29, 2022

28-July-2022: AgNext, Ashok Leyland, Syngenta, MPEDA, M& M News

29 July 2022

M&M Plans to Set Up New Tractor Facility In Brazil

Mahindra & Mahindra is all set to establish an assembly plant in the world's sixth largest tractor market Brazil as part of its strategic global expansion. On this note Hemant Sikka, said "We're doubling down on Brazil, and I'm very optimistic about our market prospects." Brazil has become a major source of food grain exports in the current global scenario, and serves as the world's breadbasket he added that the country has a large potential for agricultural exports. "With the new assembly plant, we hope to more than double our market share.
TAFE Sets Up JFarm at PJTSAU

Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, a manufacturer of tractors and farm equipment, has set up JFarm at Telangana’s adaptive agriculture research and extension centre in Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University on this note TAFE spokesperson said The centre allows farmers to interact with agricultural experts on a wide range of issues, including farm practices, organic farming and the conservation of soil, water and natural resources. “It will also facilitate the transfer of agro-technology and mechanisation in agriculture.
AgNext Join hands with the Government for the Integration

AgNext Technologies, one of India’s leading agritech companies, has been officially integrated with the government of India’s empanelment program on that note The government recently announced the integration of agritech services provided by AgNext with its electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM). This move will definitely enable farmers to use the online platform for selling their produce directly to buyers of their choice. This state-of-the-art platform will enable more than 17.6 million registered farmers, farmer producer organizations (FPOs), traders, commission agents and other stakeholders that are registered with the eNAM platform to directly avail these advanced tech-services provided by private enterprises like AgNext.
Ashok Leyland Introduces Two Tractor Models

Ashok Leyland, a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles, introduced two new 4by2 tractors the AVTR 4220 with 41.5T GCW and the AVTR 4420 with 43.5T GCW and according to the press release which has been released by the company it is the first Indian Original Equipment Manufacturer to offer tractors with a 41.5T and 43.5T GCW in a two-axle configuration.
Syngenta Presents Interra® For Better Soil Health

Syngenta has signed a licensing agreement with UK based HL Hutchinsons to supply agronomists and farmers with an advanced soil mapping and sampling service initially in continental and Eastern Europe. This will be marketed under the name Interra® Scan and enables agronomists and growers to make better informed decisions for crop management and soil stewardship.
MPEDA Sets A Target of 1 Lakh Crores In Turnover By 2025.

After a couple of years of downturn in the field of seafood the Marine Products Export Development Authority has set a target of 1 lakh crores in turnover by the year of 2025. And For this, the MPEDA is taking a new approach by creating an ecosystem to sustain the gains in the long-term through a basket of diverse marine products on this note K N Raghavan MPEDA Chairman “We had difficult times from 2018-19. There was a general downturn that happened. Then, Covid-19 came. Logistics issues were another thing that hit the sector. But last year, our exports picked up.
Merck India announces pannel discussion on ‘Emerging Trends & Future of Indian Agricultural Research'

Merck India which is a science and lab solutions announces a panel discussion on Emerging Trends and the Future of Indian Agricultural Research ON 2 AUGUST this event will a event is the next chapter of Merck's flagship series Science 2 Solutions which will be an initiative to connect young researchers with leading personalities across the country. This session will focus on the emerging trends in Indian Agricultural research, to learn some critical lessons from these trends that can take Indian agriculture on a higher growth trajectory.