Hubli will host an awareness and education seminar on agribusiness and commodity price risk management on November 29 at G. Mahadevappa Karnatak Chamber Building, J. C. Nagar, Hubli. The event will commence at 6 p.m.

A similar event will be held in Belgaum on November 30 at Kshema Inns, 794 Khanapur Road, Belgaum, at 5.30 p.m.

The events are part of an ongoing initiative by The Hindu Business Line jointly with the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the commodity futures market regulator under the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, and the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), India’s largest agri-commodities futures exchange.

The seminar will feature expert speakers who will make presentations on a range of relevant topics including ‘Commodities as key driver of India’s economic growth’, ‘Exchange perspective and benefits of commodity futures trading and price risk management’, and ‘Role of banks in agriculture’. There will be a Question & Answer session at the end of the formal presentations.

State Bank of Mysore is the event’s banking partner. The event is supported by Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry and its affiliates.

At Hubli, N. P. Javali, President, Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will deliver the welcome address and Vishwanath S. Ginimav, Secretary will propose a vote of thanks. At Belgaum, Satish Tendolkar, President, The Belgaum Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will deliver the welcome address.

To participate in the event, contact: V.B. Srikrishna on 88808 80268 (for Hubli) and for Belgaum Nagaraj Phatak on 97314 00992.