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DeFacto India Launches 'AgHeal' to Revolutionize Farming and Public Health
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Moneycontrol•22-09-2026, 11:44
DeFacto India Launches 'AgHeal' to Revolutionize Farming and Public Health
- •DeFacto India, operating as the Development Chamber of Food and Agriculture Trade Association, unveiled its flagship initiative, AgHeal, at the Taj Palace in New Delhi.
- •AgHeal aims to directly link farmer economic growth with national nutrition and public health outcomes, addressing critical issues through agricultural reform.
- •Shri Rajit Punhani, CEO of FSSAI, praised the initiative for strategically uniting regulatory and agricultural frameworks, emphasizing the need to bring food safety, agriculture, and nutrition onto one platform.
- •Dr. Ashok Dalwai, Chairman of DeFacto India, highlighted that AgHeal unifies the objective of farmer prosperity and citizen health, recognizing them as interconnected systems.
- •The platform convened diverse stakeholders, including farmer producer organizations, food processing executives, investors, academics, and government representatives, with discussions across the Farmer, Consumer, and Productivity Economies.
Key Questions Answered
The AgHeal initiative is designed to unify agricultural growth with national public health goals by aligning farmer economic prosperity directly with nationwide nutrition and public health outcomes.
The Development Chamber of Food and Agriculture Trade Association, known as DeFacto India, officially launched AgHeal during a leadership dialogue held at the Taj Palace in New Delhi.
Shri Rajit Punhani, the Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), attended the launch as the Chief Guest and commended the collaborative initiative.
