Lonavala: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) announced that the fifth edition of Pulses Conclave, their biennial global pulses conference will be held from 12 to 14 February 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra.
IPGA expects close to 1,500 trade stakeholders from India and key pulses exporting countries like USA, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, etc to participate in The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020).
According to a press release, The Pulses Conclave 2020, as a part of its agenda will not just discuss increasing domestic production and consumption but will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like Improving Processing efficiencies, increasing Consumption, Exports, Value Addition, Protein Extraction, Post-harvest Crop Management, etc.
Chairman – IPGA, Jitu Bheda speaking on the occasion said, “IPGA’s agenda and road map going forward will be to encourage its members to take advantage of the increased domestic production, balance imports vis-a-vis the production and demand thereby ensuring that the Indian consumer does not face any availability crunch nor high retail prices.”