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Punjab delegation secures commitment from UPL group to set up five projects

Davos, Jan 24 (UNI) Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday secured commitment from the fifth largest manufacturer of generic agrochemicals in the world, the UPL Group to setup five state-of-the-art projects in the state.
This assurance came during the high level bilateral meeting at the World Economic Forum at Davos between the delegation from Invest Punjab led by Manpreet Singh Badal and the Vice Chairman and MD UPL Limited Jai Shroff.
According to an official spokesperson, these proposed projects across the state in the field of state-of-the-art technology for real time monitoring of multiple soil parameters including moisture, requirement of fertilizer, status of plant health, pests etc would enable the Punjab farmers in curtailing input costs and most importantly, water. Notably, it a sensor based technology in fields with central control room and use of AI for monitoring and guidance on suggested interventions. In addition, UPL proposes to introduce Laser scanning of horticulture crops to predict the quantum of produce that farmers can expect from their fields. UPL also expects to employ 2000 rural youth by 2021 for providing these services to the farmers.
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