Market Study Tour >> Market Study Tour Agenda
DAY 1 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 - Depart Des Moines to Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
DAY 1 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
- Arrive in Mumbai, India’s “New York City”
- Overnight in Mumbai
DAY 2 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
- Introductory city tour of Mumbai to see historical, cultural, and commercial sites
- Guided slum tour to experience India’s small-scale manufacturing
- Overnight in Mumbai
DAY 3 - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
- Full day of high-level meetings with CLFMA of India, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Soybean Export Council and Godrej One
- Fly to Coimbatore, an agricultural and industrial hub in Southern India
- Overnight in Coimbatore
DAY 4 - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
- Travel to Ooty, a scenic highland town known for its terraced agriculture and mountain tea estates
- Experience the Ooty-Coonoor Heritage Train to take in the Nilgiri mountain landscape
- Visit a vegetable farm
- Overnight in Ooty
DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
- Visit a tea farm and factory near Ooty
- Travel back to Coimbatore
- Overnight in Coimbatore
DAY 6 – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
- Day trip (with our guide and Grains Council rep) to Palladam, an important farming and textile region for agricultural visits highlighting local irrigation methods, livestock systems, and egg production
- Overnight in Coimbatore
DAY 7 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
- Day trip to the Pollachi region (with our guide and Grains Council rep), known for coconut groves, bananas, and vibrant rural markets set against the foothills of the Anamalai range.
- Fly to New Delhi, India’s “Washington, D.C.” (political capital)
- Overnight in New Delhi
DAY 8 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
- Visit the world’s largest spice and pulse market in Old Delhi
- Enjoy lunch at Haveli Dharampura, a beautifully restored heritage haveli (mansion)
- Fly from New Delhi to Des Moines
DAY 9 – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
- Arrive back in the Des Moines