IVPA Global Roundtable 2022 on Veg Oil and Oilseed Sector

Hyderabad

The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association (IVPA), the apex body of the stakeholders from the edible-oil value chain, has organized ‘IVPA Global Roundtable 2022 on Veg Oil and Oilseed Sector’ in association with Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) and Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), at ITC Kohenur, Hyderabad, on 18-19 November 2022.

The event was inaugurated by KT Rama Rao, Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industries & Commerce(I&C) and Information Technology (IT) of Telangana along with S Niranjan Reddy, Minister for Agriculture & Marketing, Cooperative, Govt of Telangana in the presence of Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of the I&C and IT Departments of the Govt of Telangana; Sudhakar Desai, President IVPA; and other stakeholders from the edible-oil sector.

The meeting will bring together edible oil experts, researchers, technologists, and industry players having a major stake in edible oils. The programme will include specific keynote lectures, talks, industry talks, panel discussions on key market dynamics, supply and demand forecast, critical areas of self-sufficiency in the veg oil sector, oil palm, and sustainability issues. The event will also have a commercial exhibition for companies to display their projects, products and services available throughout the Conference. Space has been reserved in the Congress Venue for the exhibition.

Speaking on the occasion, Desai said, “The global food crisis triggered by the pandemic and the subsequent war between Ukraine and Russia have thrown multiple challenges to the edible-oil sector ranging from sourcing to managing demand and supply, production and other market dynamics. This has once again brought the issue of aiming for self-sufficiency in edible oils. The IVPA Global Roundtable 2022 on Veg Oil and Oilseed Sector is aimed at finding solutions to these problems, forging partnerships, and developing a road map to make India self-sufficient in edible oils.”

IVPA is the apex body of vegetable oil producers formed in the year 1977, representing stakeholders from across the edible oil value chain. Its vision is to promote sustainability, economic growth, and excellence in the edible oils and oilseeds value chain. IVPA advocates and provides inputs for policies that increase stakeholders’ value and spur economic growth in the country through continued investment and innovation, ensuring the sustainability of supply chains to deliver safe and healthy products for the growing population.

(The writer is an independent journalist who specializes in Science & Technology, Agriculture, Business and start-ups based out of Hyderabad.)