Storage & Preservation

Head – Business Operations and Client Relations

Ravi Shankar

As agricultural commodities change hands from farmer to trader to processor and finally to the consumer they require careful attention, tracking and integrity at every stage. The storage and Preservation department offers an end-to-end warehousing services that reduce risk, ensure quality and improve productivity. We help ensure the integrity of the agri-value chain by offering below mentioned warehousing services:

  • Warehouse Management Services (WMS)
    • Modern Scientific Storage Space
    • Preservation Services
  • Stock Management Services (SMS)
    • Stock Monitoring
    • Preservation Services

While offering our warehousing services we also facilitate for

  • Loading & Unloading – Bulk, Break bulk and Bagged consignments
  • Packing conversion – Bulk to Bag and vice versa
  • 24×7 watch & ward
  • Inward and Outward Quality Assaying (testing & reporting).
  • Finance against Warehouse Receipt.
  • Warehouse based Procurement and Disposal of Agri. Commodities.

Pioneer in Private Sector Agri- Warehousing & Warehouse Receipt Finance

National Commodities Management Services Limited (NCML) is the leading provider of Post-Harvest Agricultural Supply Chain Services to the clients on Pan India basis. A Pioneer in private sector Agri. Warehousing & Warehouse Receipt Finance, we offer modern, scientific, IT enabled, 24×7 digitally secured Storage and Preservation services to farmers, traders, exporters & importers, food processors & manufacturers, commodity exchanges and financial institutions including banks. Today, our footprint spreads across 18 states with approx. 175 warehousing locations while dealing with wide range of agri.and non-agri. commodities.

 

NCML provides nationwide, independent Storage & Preservation services that make a difference in stake holder’s value pre-position. Our Agri. commodity experts helps in operating in more efficient and sustainable ways by streamlining processes, improving quality and productivity, reducing risk, verifying compliance and increasing speed to market. Through Storage & Preservation services we cover almost all activities of Agriculture Commodity sector and touch the products and services that stakeholders rely on day to day basis.

As agricultural commodities change hands from farmer to trader to processor and finally to the consumer they require careful attention, tracking and integrity at every stage. We offer an end-to-end warehousing services that reduce risk, ensure quality and improve productivity. We help ensure the integrity of the agri. value chain by offering below mentioned warehousing services:

  • Warehouse Management Services (WMS)
    • Modern Scientific Storage Space
    • Preservation Services
  • Stock Management Services (SMS)
    • Stock Monitoring
    • Preservation Services

While offering our warehousing services we also facilitate for

  • Loading & Unloading – Bulk, Break bulk and Bagged consignments
  • Packing conversion – Bulk to Bag and vice versa
  • 24×7 watch & ward
  • Inward and Outward Quality Assaying (testing & reporting).
  • Finance against Warehouse Receipt.
  • Warehouse based Procurement and Disposal of Agri. Commodities.

Legacy of Excellence

Established in 2004 as storage service provider to NCDEX for the stocks traded at the platform of NCDEX, we are today leading providers of storage servicesto all stakeholders in the post-harvest supply chain of Agricultural Commodities including Government Agencies. Our warehouses strictly adhere to scientific norms, and are accredited by Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) and National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) for accepting physical deliveries of commodities traded in the commodity future market.

Warehouse Receipts (WHRs) issued against commodities deposited in our warehouses are treated at par with the receipts of CWC/SWC, and are accepted by various Banks for funding. Banks lend against our WHRs on the strength of our scientific storage and preservation practices.

In the year 2011 NCML with an outlay of more than Rs.300 crore, decided to build its own Ultra-modern scientific warehouses (Conventional Dry, Cold and Silo Storage structures) at around 40 locations,spread across the length and breadth of the country, with an installed capacity of approx. 7 lakh metric tons. These storage structures are linked through web enabled IT platform for ensuring real time streaming of information to its customers/ depositors.

 

Risk Management

Sound risk management procedures are essential to assess and mitigate the risks associated with Agri. Supply Chains in India. An activity specific team of specialists at NCML identify and quantify specific risks and make decisions about how to manage and mitigate them in the future.

 

Public Private Partnerships

Our portfolio of innovative services for government agencies, State government institutions and partner organizations across the public and private sectors covers a variety of verification and technology based solutions. We assess compliance as per applicable regulatory requirements, enhance revenue generation, facilitate trade, support efficiency and promote good governance along with sustainable development

 

USP of NCML Warehouses – Value Chain Solutions (One Stop Shop)

Warehouses are scientific storage structures especially constructed for the protection of the quantity and quality of stored products.We at NCML have 750 dry storage warehouses operational at 175 locations with an aggregate capacity of more than 1.5 million mts. All the locations are one stop solutions for all the stakeholders in the Post-Harvest value chain of Agricultural Produce.

Quality Policy

NCML is fully committed to all applicable regulatory requirements across its all business segments through developing human resources, applying the best technologies, continually improving quality management systems and by complying with the applicable standards.

Quality Objectives

In pursuance of the above Quality Policy the following Quality Objectives have been established:

  • Upgrading the skills of its personnel across business segments by imparting business specific trainings on a continual basis.
  • Upgrading the facilities and adopting best practices as per industry standard.
  • Constantly striving for achieving best turn-around-time and setting industry bench marks.
  • Ensure awareness of quality objectives and all applicable procedures including regulatory requirements among all employees.
  • Half Yearly Feedback from Clients.

Value Chain Solutions

Warehouses are scientific storage structures especially constructed for the protection of the quantity and quality of stored products.We at NCML have 750 dry storage warehouses operational at 175 locations with an aggregate capacity of more than 1.5 million mts. All the locations are one stop solutions for all the stakeholders in the Post-Harvest value chain of Agricultural Produce.

Importance of Warehousing

  • Scientific storage: The produce is protected against quantitative and qualitative losses by the use of such methods of preservation as are necessary.
  • Financing: Warehouses meet the financial needs of the person who stores the produce. Nationalized banks advance credit on the security of the warehouse receipt issued for the stored products to the extent of 75 to 80% of their value.
  • Price Stabilization: Warehouses help in price stabilization of agricultural commodities by checking the tendency of distress sales by the farmers.
  • Market Intelligence: Warehouses also offer the facility of market information to persons who hold their produce in them.

We at NCML are already having operational 750 dry storage warehouses in 150 locations with an aggregate capacity of around 15 lakh MT. All the locations are one stop solutions for all the stakeholders in the Post-Harvest value chain of Agricultural Produce.

Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions

  • The terms and condition for disposal of perishable or deteriorating goods, delivery requirements, liability as well as storage terms and conditions will be as per the terms and conditions specified under the State Warehousing Act, Rules where applicable and other applicable laws.
  • The storage charges for a particular commodity and storage location will be as notified by the Company from time to time.
  • It shall be the responsibility of the depositors that he fulfils the statutory requirements of Central, State, local administration; both for holding of stock as well as to ensure the quality of stocks as per FSSAI and other regulations.
  • In respect of NCDEX deposits, the instruction issued by NCDEX from time to time shall also be applicable.

Send Query

For further queries, please feel free to contact us at services@ncml.com