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VOL. 12 ISSUE 6 | NOV - DEC 2022
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GROUP EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
R. K. Patra

EDITOR
Reji John
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Lakshmi Ajay
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Jyothi Shankaran
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PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS
Libin Chacko Kurian
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Zinal Dedhia
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FRESH, FAST & FORWARD MARKETING
Astronomical air freight rates and space constraints in air cargo post- Dinesh Balan
pandemic continued to challenge the flower and perishables sector this year dinesh@statmediagroup.com
in Africa. But can infrastructure upgrades, collaboration, more air connections, Renju Raju
cold storage facilities, government support, and new markets spell good renju@statmediagroup.com
tidings for the flower and fresh industry of Africa? Lakshmi Ajay reports. ART DIRECTOR
Suhas Patki
SPECIAL REPORT suhas@statmediagroup.com
12 IN THE COMFORT OF CONTROLLED SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
ATMOSPHERE CONTAINERS
Prasad Mohite
For long African flower exporters relied on air freight but it now prasad@statmediagroup.com
looks like moving flowers by ocean in controlled atmosphere SENIOR DESIGNER
12 containers is very promising and they are doing it. Zaki Hasan

INDUSTRY REPORT zaki@statmediagroup.com
16 16 HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS - BETTER, EDITORIAL & ADMIN. OFFICE
LOGISTICS UPDATE AFRICA
FASTER AND SUSTAINABLE
The logistics for humanitarian operations have improved, 710, Vindhya Comm. Complex,
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20 20 HOW CAN NIGERIA REALIZE ITS a STAT MEDIA GROUP venture
AIRPORT POTENTIAL?
Making Nigeria a production-based commercial hub would
provide the critical mass of air cargo to feed over 13 cargo
airports in Nigeria.

INTERVIEW
22 IT’S TIME FOR NIGERIA TO OVERCOME
STUNTED GROWTH
22 Basil Agboarumi, MD, SAHCO, talks about the huge
potential for Nigeria’s air cargo and ground handling sector.

FOCUS
24 LOGISTICS INFRA: ACHILLES HEEL
OF AFRICAN TRADE
To have AfCFTA implemented effectively, there is a lot
more the continent needs to do collectively to build a port
infrastructure keeping in mind the political, economic,
24 and regulatory landscape. STAT MEDIA GROUP, 710, Vindhya Comm. Complex, Sector - 11,
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