Vijay Sardana presented on opportunities for India-Argentina agribusiness cooperation. India has a growing population of over 1.3 billion consumers whose food demand is projected to increase substantially by 2030. Argentina exports many agricultural commodities that India imports. There is potential for Argentina to invest in value-added processing in India and use it as a base for supplying other markets. Areas of cooperation include cattle feed, aquaculture, horticulture, edible oils, and non-GM protein foods. Sardana welcomed Argentine partners to explore mutual benefits.

1. India-Argentina Agribusiness Dialogue
Organised at CII Head Office, New Delhi
Presentation By:
VIJAY SARDANA
PGDM (IIM-A), M.Sc. (Food Tech.) (CFTRI), B.Sc. (Dairy Tech.), Justice (Harvard),
PG Dipl. in Int'l Trade Laws & Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) (ILI), LL. B (in Progress)
Specialized in Food & Consumers Laws, IPR & Contract Laws
Agribusinesses Value Chains, Commodity Markets & Innovation Management
Food Trade & Agribusiness Strategist
Head – Food Security & Agribusiness, UPL Group
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2. Welcome to India
• Land of 1.3 billion food consumers and 1.3 billion feed consumers
• This marketing is growing at the rate of 2 to 15% every year in various
categories
• Food and Agriculture is politically sensitive and will remain
• Food inflation is the biggest political, administrative and social concerns, and
will remain in foreseeable future
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3. Demand Projections by author based on various recommended consumption
parameters (in million tons)
Category Production In 2015
(Estimated.)
Demand By 2030
(Projected)
Required Growth in production per
year (in Million tons)
Pulses 17.2 40.0 1.52
Coarse Cereals 41.7 102.0 4.02
Wheat 88.9 95.0 0.41
Rice 104.8 156.0 3.41
Oilseeds 26.7 70.0 2.89
Milk 146.3 182.0 2.38
Fish 10.1 16.0 0.39
Egg 39.2 57.0 1.19
Meat 6.0 15.0 0.60
Fruits 86.0 110.0 1.60
Vegetables 167.0 180.0 0.87
Tea 0.9 1.1 0.01
Sugar 25.0 33.0 0.53
Total food Demand 759.8 1057.1 19.82
Please note: Demand for many other items which make part of food system is yet to be estimated.
Source:The POLITIECONOMY, Int’l Research Journal of Political Economy, Volume 3, Issue 1, September 2016, Page 135
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Live animals
Meat and edible meat offal
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal…
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and…
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Cereals
Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit;…
Agro-based Trade Possibilities between India and Argentina
India's Imports Argentina Exports

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Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere…
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared…
Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other…
Sugars and sugar confectionery
Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Miscellaneous edible preparations
Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Agro-based Trade Possibilities between India and Argentina
India's Imports Argentina Exports

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8. Opportunities & Way Forward for Argentina
• Huge market but price conscious
• Growing food demand but price manipulation may bring regulatory or
administrative interventions
• Investment in value addition is better option than trading to ensure consumer and
political comfort
• Existing Market is changing fast
• Innovations will ensure bring opportunities for profits
• Use India as a base for global market of Indian diaspora by investing in product
development
• Indian Markets are Complex but profitable
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9. India – Argentina Possibilities
Production inputs are stretched:
• Cattle feed
• Aquaculture
• Horticulture
• Edible oil based products
• Protein Foods (Non-GM)
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10. Welcome to India for mutual benefit
Thank you very much.
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