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Slide 2 Lentils For Nepal Ted Vanhie 0873475 AGR*1110 http://brithe.com/?reqp=1&reqr= http://www.wbaltv.com/image/view/-/12218222/medRes/1/- /maxh/460/maxw/620/-/129rwx8/-/Nepal-Flag-jpg.jpg Slide 3 Nepal Poor country in South Asia Most farming that occurs there is subsistence farming Nepalese diets are high in lentils http://www.nepembassy.org.uk/images/fact_file/nepal-map.gifhttp://unitetnz.org/?attachment_id=201 Slide 4 Product Info Export Canadian packaged red lentils to Nepal for consumption. Lentils are the seeds of a leguminous plant. They are high in fibre, iron, and protein Varieties that is grown in Canada is large green and red lentils. Mostly grown out in Saskatchewan. Slide 5 Mechanics To export lentils to Nepal a few of companies would be involved: Export Development Canada (EDC) Producers Agrocorp International (Agrocorp International, 2014) (EDC, 2014) Slide 6 Benefits to Canada Increase trade results in increase demand Increase production More jobs in production, processing, and transportation Growing lentils is good for the environment. More revenue to the Canadian economy http://www.voic.ca/images/Canadian_Flag_8.png Slide 7 Benefits to Nepal Lentils are a cheap source of protein There are many health benefits with consuming lentils Provide the Nepalese with more food security http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/flag- nepal-4852465.jpg Slide 8 Costs Pricing of product depends on several variables. Average price a farmer gets for one kilogram of lentils is 44 cents. Shipping to India cost about $900 dollar per metric tonne Estimate cost of product in Nepal would be $CAN 3.62 per kilogram http://extremebusinessconsultants.files.wordpress.c om/2012/12/dollar-sign.jpg http://things-images2.com/10/images1/freight-boat-5.jpg Slide 9 Government Support Government of Canada program, AgriMarketing Program. Offers $50, 000 for accessing new markets $1 million dollars can be accessed for implementing safety and assurance programs. Slide 10 Recommendations and Conclusions Yes, I do recommend exporting lentils to Nepal. I believe in the benefits offered by this agreement. In conclusion, more research is still needed. Still a lot of information to be stated http://4.bp.blogspot.com/- G0HUYhNattI/TzGu2sUaeXI/AAAAAAAAEBw/Kt gpmOulDbs/s1600/thumbup.png Slide 11 More Information Ted Vanhie, email tvanhie@mail.uoguelph.catvanhie@mail.uoguelph.ca Prof. Manish Raizada, email raizada@uoguelph.caraizada@uoguelph.ca Export Development Canada, website http://www.edc.ca/EN/Pages/default.aspx http://www.edc.ca/EN/Pages/default.aspx Agrocorp International, website http://www.agrocorp.com.sg/ http://www.agrocorp.com.sg/ Pulse Canada, website http://www.pulsecanada.com/http://www.pulsecanada.com/ Slide 12 References Agrocorp International. (unknown). Global offices. Retrieved Oct, 2, 2014, from http://www.agrocorp.ca/agricultural-trading- company-global-offices/http://www.agrocorp.ca/agricultural-trading- company-global-offices/ Barber, K. (Ed.). (2001). Oxford canadian dictionary (First ed.). Don Mills ON: Oxford University Press. Canadian Grain Commision. (2012). Canadian lentils. Retrieved Sept. 25th, 2014, from http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/lentils-lentille/llm-mll-eng.htm#areas http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/lentils-lentille/llm-mll-eng.htm#areas English, J. (2013). 500 members now promoting products using canada brand. Retrieved Oct, 2, 2014, from http://news.gc.ca.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=717999 http://news.gc.ca.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=717999 Export Development Canada. (2014). Growing your business outside of canada. Retrieved Oct 30, 2014, from http://www.edc.ca/EN/Our-Solutions/Pages/grow-your-business.aspx http://www.edc.ca/EN/Our-Solutions/Pages/grow-your-business.aspx FAOSTATS. (2014). Food and agricultural organization of the united nations statistics division. Retrieved Sept, 30, 2014, from http://faostat3.fao.org.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/faostat-gateway/go/to/browse/Q/QC/Ehttp://faostat3.fao.org.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/faostat-gateway/go/to/browse/Q/QC/E Government of Canada. (2014). AgriMarketing program. Retrieved Oct, 4th, 2014, from http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/program/4178/ http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/program/4178/ Government of Canada. (Oct. 1st 2013). Lentil. Retrieved Sept. 25th, 2014, from http://www.agr.gc.ca.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/statistics-and-market-information/by-product- sector/crops/pulses-and-special-crops-canadian-industry/lentil/?id=1174596720488 http://www.agr.gc.ca.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/statistics-and-market-information/by-product- sector/crops/pulses-and-special-crops-canadian-industry/lentil/?id=1174596720488 Health Canada. (2012). Meat and alternatives. Retrieved Sept. 30, 2014, from http://www.hc- sc.gc.ca.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/choose-choix/meat-viande/index-eng.phphttp://www.hc- sc.gc.ca.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/choose-choix/meat-viande/index-eng.php Khanal, R. (2014). In Introduction to Agri-Foods Class (Ed.), Nepal Pulse Canada (Producer), & Pulse Canada (Director). (2014). 2016 - international year of pulses (IYOP). [Video/DVD] http://www.pulsecanada.com/news-multimedia/pulse-canada-videos: http://www.pulsecanada.com/news-multimedia/pulse-canada-videos Chen, Sunny (2014). Personal Communication by email. sunny@agrocorp.ca. Oct. 30 th, 2014. Sunny Chen is a jr. trader at Agrocorp International.sunny@agrocorp.ca