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Lulu Group aims to up agri sourcing coming from India to Rs 15,000 crore in two years, claims CMD, ET Retail

.UAE-headquartered store Doozy Group is looking to boost the quantum of Indian agri procurements to Rs 15,000 crore in the next pair of years as it broadens its network worldwide, a leading firm authorities claimed on Tuesday. Its chairman and dealing with director M A Yusuff Ali informed reporters that the company intends to have an unique focus on the organic great procurement and finds the worth of such products increasing to Rs 2,000 crore in a year. "About Rs 10,000 crore bring ins (of agri products) our experts are actually performing yearly. We are actually seeking to raise it to Rs 15,000 crore within two years because our team are actually also growing our footprint in many nations," he pointed out. The bring ins mainly include products including fruit products, veggies, rice, herbal tea, glucose, spice as well as millets, he pointed out, indicating that the produce goes to the Basin Collaboration Council (GCC) nations as well as various other far-east countries. Ali claimed his group has actually combined the Indian government-promoted Agricultural as well as Processed Food Products Export Progression Authority to increase the share of natural product purchases. The company is hoping to import as much as Rs 2,000 crore of natural fruit and vegetables from the nation in a year in the beginning and also take it up to Rs 4,000 crore the next year, he pointed out. The UAE-based group is looking to tie up with groups of farmer developers in smaller sized towns too, he added. The provider is actually putting in Rs five hundred crore to set up a logistic center, including cold storage in Noida, as well as targets to appoint it in the next two-three months. Similarly, a meals vegetation in Kashmir is likewise "almost total" and also will definitely be inaugurated in 2-3 months, he pointed out. Ali refused review when asked them about his scenery on requirements governing multibrand retail in the country. On the other hand, a source in the group said it is examining Maharashtra's winter season capital Nagpur to possess a shopping center. The team has commenced or resides in the procedure of structure centers in areas including Coimbatore, Lucknow, Calicut, Ahmedabad, etc.
Released On Sep 11, 2024 at 08:11 AM IST.




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