Source: BL
Context:
In September 2025, Sohan Lal Commodity Management Limited (SLCM), India’s largest post-harvest logistics and agri-solutions company, entered into a partnership with IDBI Bank Limited and Punjab & Sind Bank to provide unified collateral management services across India.
This marks Punjab & Sind Bank’s first venture into collateral management services.
About the Partnership
- Objective: To enable farmers, traders, and SMEs to use their stored agri-produce as collateral for loans.
- Supported Commodities: Cotton, pulses, maize, spices, and other staples.
- Technology Backbone: SLCM’s patented Agri Reach platform, offering real-time monitoring of agri-commodities.
- Farmer & Trader Benefits: Access to credit, efficient storage, better price realization, and enhanced trust due to SLCM’s strong warehousing and audit framework.
Expansion of SLCM’s Network
- With this collaboration, SLCM now has 27 banking partners across India and Myanmar.
- Strengthens SLCM’s role in bridging the gap between agri-finance and post-harvest solutions.
About SLCM
- Full Form: Sohan Lal Commodity Management Limited
- Core Business: Post-harvest logistics, warehousing, and agri-solutions.
- Flagship Technology: Agri Reach (real-time monitoring & scientific storage of agri-produce).
