Three years ago, the government of India instituted regulations for the storage of grain harvested and sold in that country. The rules are designed to ensure that only safe, clean grain is sold for food. The Food Corporation of India (FCI), an agency that oversees food grain procurement, storage and distribution operations, enforces the regulations. To comply with the rules, businesses that operate grain storage silos have established systems for testing grain samples, which are then stored in secure, climate-controlled silos until needed.
Adani Grain Logistics, which operates several grain storage facilities in India, has implemented an automated, RFID-based system for receiving, testing and tracking food grain harvested in the states of Haryana and Punjab. The system was tested in April 2007, and was deployed permanently three months later at two grain depots, located in the cities of Kaithal and Moga. Both depots are new, and are owned and operated by Adani.