Haryana to host WUWM conference in Gurugram

Haryana will host the next World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) Conference at Gurugram in the month of October this year. 

An agreement in this regard was signed between Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, OP Dhankar and Don Donald Chairman, WUWM at Barcelona, Spain.

A high-level delegation led by Dhankar is on its visit to Spain to attend the WUWM Conference and study the best market practices. 

The WUHM is an International Organisation of 65 countries having members of around 200 wholesale markets across the world, said Dhankar. 

The WUHM has its four regional groups for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa and its objective is to promote Wholesale Markets across the world in uniform manner by systems, processes, technology, transparency and trade by exchange of information.

Dhankar also said that the world famous Mercabarna Market at Barcelona, Spain will be a model for the International fruits and vegetable being set up at Ganaur, Sonipat in Haryana due to a lot of geographical similarities between the two markets.    

The Minister alongwith the delegation visited the largest fruit and vegetable market of Mercabarna.