NEW DELHI, 1 December 2022: Sohan Lal Commodity Management (SLCM), India’s leading comprehensive service provider in the global post-harvest space for agricultural commodities has received the prestigious ‘Sustainable Agriculture Awards’ 2022 from FICCI, India’s oldest and largest industry association catering to diverse business domains.
This is the 2nd edition of the awards and SLCM has retained this prominent award for the second consecutive year under the “Innovative Product/Technology/Services Promoting Sustainable Agriculture” category.
The award was received by Sandeep Sabharwal, CEO, SLCM from Narendra Singh Tomar Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare on 30 November 2022.
List of awardees this year includes global FMCG giants like Coca Cola, Yes Bank and Nestle, among others.
Commenting on being a recipient of this honour for the second consecutive year, Sandeep Sabharwal, Chief Executive Officer, SLCM Group said, “This award from India’s oldest and largest apex business association FICCI, is a clear endorsement of the impact we have delivered throughour proprietary AgriReach process management system that leverages the latest developments intechnology to enhance the Preservation, Management and Security (PMS) of food grainstock.”
“This award is a huge morale booster for our team who are constantly working to integratethelatest technology-based systems and solutions into warehousing so that the advantage of asafeand modern storage system can benefit maximum stakeholders in the agriculture food chain,” Sabharwal adds.
The prestigious award was conferred on SLCM for its contribution towards innovation under large enterprise through its proprietary ‘AgriReach’ process management system.
The ‘AgriReach’ framework of services deployed in warehouses has helped reduce post-harvest losses to 0.5%. This is achieved through a series of processes, audits and real-time tracking to boost efficiency and minimize damage in storage.
The system also leverage technologies like geo-fencing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), internet of things (IoT)-based surveillance, real-time tracking and bar-coded storage receipts to ensure safe storage.
SLCM has also expanded its product range under the AgriReach umbrella to include proprietary solutions like ‘AgriSuraksha’ and ‘AgriReach Mobile Quality Check App’ for a more efficient monitoring and quality control for agricultural commodities under storage at its facilities.
