SLCM launches food grain quality control centers in Delhi & MP
mandis, the company informed in a media release.
«Aimed at facilitating farmers, traders, FPOs as well as corporate entities involved in quality check of the food grains. a total of 31 centreshave been opened in the initial phase across Delhi and Madhya Pradesh.
There are only a few hundred food grain testing centres that have been set up till date across India since independence,» said SLCM in the release.
SLCM said that it intends to establish at least 600 more Krishi Quality Janch Kendra Centre’s across different parts of the country till the end of February 2024.
SLCM’s Agri Reach QC module has an AI/ML driven application, the NABL-accredited food grain QC mobile app.
«Krishi Quality Janch Kendra is further a push for SLCM’s cohesive Digital platform that encompasses quality check, warehousing management solution, agri eco system listing as well as a third party platform that facilitates hand shake between commodity buyerd and sellers,» the company said.
It added: «While the platform already has over 1 lakh listings of various stakeholders of the Indian agri industry, more than 500,000 more members of the community are likely to be connected by the end of the financial year.»
Speaking about the initiative, Sandeep Sabharwal, Founder and CEO of SLCM, said, “We are moving towards a new era, ensuring fair price for the farmers as well as food security of the nation.
There are just 161 State Seed Testing Laboratories and six Central Seed Testing Laboratories in India. For farmers and traders, a quality check of the crop/grains entails travelling long distance, spending hours at the centres, and spending huge amounts in the process.
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