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INCREASED TARIFFS TOP OF MIND FOR APG DIRECTOR IN INDIA FOR PULSE CONCLAVE MARKET ACCESS An Alberta Pulse Growers (APG) Director joined a delega on to India with the Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and other pulse industry representa ves as Alberta producers grappled with increasing tariffs on pulses des ned for India. "Clearing the way for increased interna onal market access is crucial for the con nued success of our industry," said APG Zone 1 Director Rodney Volk of the February tour. "Our industry needs predictability and we appreciate the Alberta government communica ng our trade concerns to their counterparts in India and to the country's business community." Volk was a member of a delega on from Alberta that included Oneil Carlier, Minister of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF), and E enne van Straaten, AF Trade Development Officer. The Pulse Conclave 2018 took place in New Delhi February 14-16. The welcome le er posted to the conclave website on behalf of the India Pulses and Grains Associa on's Managing Commi ee stated: "As we all know, the pulses trade is going through a rather Alberta Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier met with Indian dignitaries in Delhi. Photo courtesy of Government of Alberta difficult phase yet the presence of over 750 delegates was a tes mony of the fact that irrespec ve of the situa on, the en re trade stands together in solidarity and unity as one." Carlier delivered a keynote address highligh ng the robust and mutually beneficial rela onship between Alberta and India to an audience of interna onal delegates. "The opportuni es in India are immense and our Alberta products are desired by emerging markets," Carlier said. "We have a reputa on for 2 4

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