Department of Horticulture Government of

Detailed Report on Visit of Delegation from Telangana to to study the Best & Innovative Practices in Horticulture

Delegation Headed by Sri S. Niranjan Reddy Garu, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture & Allied Sectors, Telangana

FOREWORD

A meeting was convened by the office of the Chief Minister, Telangana on 14.10.2020 to deliberate on the subject of development of Horticulture Sector in the state. In this meeting, Chaired by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, a key decision was taken directing the Horticulture Department to prepare a “Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Horticulture” in the newly formed Telangana state by incorporating the current scenario, best and innovative practices adopted in other states, strategies to improve production and road map to be followed with time lines, research needs of state, administrative and budgetary requirement of the organizations dealing with horticulture viz,- the Horticulture Department and Horticulture University.

As a part of preparation of this comprehensive plan, a delegation headed by the Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, APC & Secretary, Agril & Coop Dept, has visited the Maharashtra State to study the best and innovative practices adopted in terms of production, productivity of Horticulture crops, Cropping pattern, Value addition, Processing, Integrated farming, formation of Farmer Producer Companies (FPC) and their mode of functioning, Farm mechanization, Agro Tourism concept etc. During this study tour, the Government of Maharashtra had extended immense support in arranging logistics and facilitated interaction with officials, farmers, traders etc through Department of Agriculture. The organizers of KVK Baramati, INI farms, Sagunabaug Agro Tourism Centre, Management of Sahyadri Farms, Kalya Exports, Scientists of NHRDF, Management of Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB), have supported the delegation to make the tour fruitful and successful.

The delegation expresses its heartful gratitude to the Government of Maharashtra, organizers of KVK Baramati, INI farms, Sagunabaug Agro Tourism Centre, Management of Sahyadri Farms, Kalya Exports, Scientists of NHRDF, Management of Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB).

Delegation members:

1. Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Government of Telangana

2. APC & Secretary, Agril & Coop Dept, Government of Telangana

3. Director of Horticulture , Government of Telangana

4. Director of Research, SKL Telangana State Horticulture University.

5. Joint Director of Horticulture, Department of Horticulture.

6. Deputy Director of Horticulture (Farms & COEs)

7. Deputy Director of Horticulture (MIDH)

8. Representative of Administrative Staff College of (ASCI). INDEX

Day and Sl.No Places visited Page nos. Date

1 Krishi Vignan Kendra(KVK) ,Baramati 1

Nathson Farmer Producer Orgnisation(FPO) 2 Day 1 22 5-11-2020 Sangvi, Baramati taluk Fruit Growers Association, Pimpali, 3 Baramati taluk 23 4 INI farms Pvt. limited 26

Day 2 Agro Tourism centre, 5 6-11-2020 Saguna baug, Pune 29

6 Sahyadri farms 37 7 Agro Surg Irradiation India Pvt.Ltd 64 Naturally ventilated onion storage structure 8 Day 3 assisted under RKVY by Govt. 66 7-11-2020 Post Harvest Research 9 Complex(NHRDF),Lasalgaon 68 Onion Common facility storage established 10 by NHRDF 69 The National Horticultural Research and 11 Development Foundation (NHRDF), 71 Day 4 Chitegoan,Nasik 8-11-202 Integrated Packhouse facility of Kaliya 12 exporters 79 Export Facility centre of MSAMB, Vashi, 13 85 Day 5 Navi Mumbai 9-11-202 Perishable Cargo Centre at Mumbai Airport 14 terminal 105

Visit of Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture & Allied Sectors, Telangana State to Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Baramati on 5.11.2020

A Warm welcome to Shri. S. Niranjan Reddy Garu, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture & Allied sectors, Telangana State, by Hon. Shri. Rajendra DinakarRao Pawar, Chairman, Agriculture Development Trust Baramati on 5.11.2020

Shri. Nilesh Nalawade, CEO, ADT Baramati making presentation to Delegation, Telangana State regarding working of ADT Baramati in the field of Agriculture on 5.11.2020.

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Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Baramati

Profile of the Institute:

 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Baramati (KVK Baramati) was established on 1st August 1992 under the affiliation of ICAR by Agricultural Development Trust Baramati District Pune.  The operational area of this Krishi Vigyan Kendra extends up to the 7 tehsils of Pune district.  It is a high-tech national & international award-winning KVK model of India, working for farming communities for the last 28 years to promote sustainable agriculture.  The aim of Krishi Vigyan Kendra is to reduce the time lag between the technology transfer from research institutions to farmers’ fields for increasing production, productivity and income from agricultural and allied sectors on a sustained basis.  The main target groups are farmers, farming women, rural youth & extension functionaries of the operational area. KVK transfers the technology to the farming community in the form of trials, demonstrations, discussions, trainings, field days, technology weeks, exhibitions etc.

 Total Area: 110 Acres  Benefitted Farmers: 1.13 lakh  Trainings : 2618 Nos

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Dr. Joshi, SMS(Plant Protection) explaining the delegation regarding Apiculture Unit of KVK on 5.11.2020

Dr. Joshi, SMS(Plant Protection) explaining regarding Mobile Plant Health Clinic Lab of KVK on 5.11.2020

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Infrastructure:

 This Kendra and host institute farm is situated at 6 kilometers west of Baramati city.  This centre has an area of 20 ha of land required for the technology assessment and demonstration while 24 ha belong to host institute.  Out of this total 44 ha land,  Land under cultivation and demonstration 30.03 ha  Dairy 1.6 ha,  Nursery 1.4 ha,  Polyhouse 0.40 ha,  KVK & host institute Buildings has occupied 3.4 ha,  Well and water storage tanks 2.4 ha &  Roads 4.77 ha of land

 The demonstration farm is used for the on farm testing of new technologies. It is also used for the genesis of the good quality seed and seedlings.

Facilities

1. Administrative Building 2. Agricultural Technology Information centre (ATIC) 3. Conference Hall 4. Audio Visual Training hall, 5. Demonstration plots 6. Hi-tech green house polyhouse 7. Plant health clinics & Bio-control laboratory 8. Soil, water, leaf & petiole testing laboratory 9. Grading and packing unit 10. Apiary unit 11. Water storage tank with solar motor 12. Automated fertigation unit 13. Farmers hostel 14. Loose housing Dairy farm 15. Poultry Hatchery 16. Goat & Sheep unit 17. Silage demonstration unit 18. Integrated Fist & poultry unit 19. Fish Hatchery 20. Agri & Echo tourism 21. Indo-Dutch project for hi-tech farming 22. Hydro phonic unit 23. Nursery 24. Wind solar hybrid system for electricity generation

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List and demonstration observed at KVK

1. Dwarf Marigold varieties with plastic mulching. 2. Maize on raised bed cultivation (33000 plants per acre) 3. Papaya virus free technology demo 4. Broom plant demo 5. Seed production 6. Preparing mineral mixtures 7. Fruit processed products and value addition (Mango pulp and syrup, Santra syrup, fig syrup, Tamarind sauce and squash, Anola juice, tomato crush, bitter gourd pickle, chicken and mutton masala as part of women empowerment) 8. Soil testing lab and plant health clinic 9. Mobile soil testing lab (Rs 3.00 lakh total cost, 150 sample per day and cost for each sample is 600) 10. Mobile plant health clinic (This is established with DPDF (District planning development fund through zilla parishad innovative activities. Rs 350 sample cost. They are in mobility 3 times in a week. Testing time per sample is 8 day) 11. Collaborated with Postal Department for collection of soil samples and sending soil health cards to the farmers. 12. Preparing bio pesticides and fertilizers and supplying to farmers on cost to cost basis. 13. Goat rearing 14. Hydroponic fodder preparation. 15. Poultry 16. Fruit processing unit 17. Seed processing unit 18. Soil and leaf petiole analysis 19. Madhu Sandesh project (Apiary) 20. Silage preparation 21. COE for Dairy 22. COE for vegetables The government of India has approved the Center of Excellence for vegetable during 2014 and the implementing agency is KVK baramati, Pune district Maharashtra.

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 Technology intervention by COE for vegetables.  Production of good quality plant material under high tech green house  Demonstrations in naturally ventilated green house for tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber and other vegetable  Net house cultivation for vegetables.  Open field production systems for tomato, cucurbits, cabbage, cauliflower and onion  Irrigation technologies with drip and sparkler system 23. Farm Implements bank (Custom hiring center) 24. Nursery ( 20 lakh capacity) 25. Polyhouses (Orchids, tomato) 26. Community radio facility named as Sarada Krishivahini 27. Brazilian orange demo plot ( 8 years old with 250 kg per tree, 15 x 15 spacing) 28. Tissue culture lab for banana 29. Automation and fertigation unit with Dutch technology (The unit caters to the fertigation of entire 110 acre of KVK Baramati) 30. High tech nursery for production of vegetable plugins (The capacity of the unit is 40 lakhs plugling per annum. Tomato Rs 1.30, Capsicum Rs 1.50. Cabbage and cauliflower Rs 0.90 per seedlings. 31. Vegetable grafting chamber (Grafting of the commercial vegetables on wild rootstock for better adoptability (Drought and pest and disease tolerance) and improving productivity. 20 -25 old rootstocks are used for grafting of 15 day old scion. After 21 day they are shifted to polybags. The grafting chamber is maintained with not more than 20 O C with 80 % RH) 32. Farm/crop waste management programme. 33. Agro tourism 34. Staff capacity building. 35. Preparation of mineral mixtures leaf meal, leaf pellets.

Motivation and group dynamics

1. Farms visits and tours (10 lakh farmers visited so far, 310 farm visits were organized) 2. Formation of farmers clubs

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3. Food grain festivals organized by FPO 4. Rural festivals 5. Appasaheb awards to farmers 6. Krushik annual exhibition

Custom hiring center 1) Ridge makers (Rs 100 per day hiring charges) 2) Grass/fodder cutter 3) Reaper 4) Chop cutter 5) Rotovator (Rs 300 per day hiring charges) 6) Flat bet maker 7) Onion grader (Rs 0.8 to 1.00 Lakhs) 8) Ratoon manager for sugarcane 9) Seed cleaner cum grader (Rs 45000) (One quintal per hour) 10) Automatic seed cum fertilizer drill 11) Broad bed furrow maker

APC & Secretary A&C along with Director of Horticulture: Visit to Custom Hiring center at KLVK Baramati on 5.11.2020

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION

1. Capacity building for farmers, women and rural youth

Farmers

 Crop production technologies  Water management  Protected cultivation  Vegetable and fruit production  Integrated farming system, organic farming, residue free production and others

Women

 Allied Agri enterprises like poultry, goat rearing, sheep rearing, fishery, apiculture, sericulture, processing of fruits, vegetables, milk, cereals and pulses

Rural youth empowerment

 Entrepreneurship through sericulture, bee keeping, fishery, processing, dairy, poultry, sheep and goat rearing and others

2. Supply of quality planting material

 Grafts (Fruit crops)  Seed (cereals, pulses, oil seed and other)  Grafted seedling (Vegetables like tomato, Okra, chili, capsicum, cucumber and other)  Sugarcane sapling (Sugarcane varieties)  Tissue culture plants (banana, pomegranate and other)

3.Supply of quality input material

 Bio fertilizer ( Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Phosphate solubilizing bacteria, Potassium mobilizing bacterial, Ferrous Sulphur solubilizing bacteria, Silicon solubilizing bacteria, Zinc solubilizing bacterial, Decomposing culture, Decomposing bacterial  Bio pesticides (Trichoderma, Verticillium, Baeuveria , Metarhizium, Paeciliomyces, Pseudomonas and Bacillus)  Soil testing and micronutrient (Soil testing services and supply of micro nutrients)  Livestock (Desi cow, buffalo, sheep, goat, poultry, Fish, Honey bee)  Other products (Traps, lures, neem powder, neem oil, vermi compost, vermin wash, cow urine, enriched manures and other)

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4. Technology demonstration

 Live demo and Agri exports during January.

5. Establishment of required COE in state in collaboration with Dutch Government

6. Establishment of incubation, innovation and start-ups

7. Guidance in formation of FPOs and FPCs.

8. Research Programmes  ADT Baramati is authorized research institute for Agriculture by government of India.  Assessment and evaluation of new molecules/products and fertilizer by the companies from Telangana state with tax benefit to the company with proper implementation.  Assistance to implement various projects.

Recent Advances

 The Government of India has approved the project on Centre of Excellence for Vegetables on 11 th September 2014 & implementing agency for this project is Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Baramati, Dist-Pune, Maharashtra.

 Accordingly COE was established.

Aim & Objective

 Supply of quality Planting Material of vegetables through production under high tech green house in Soil less media  Demonstration of different types of high tech protected cultivation with various types of structures.  Demonstration of various cultivation practices through the Center of Excellence.

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Mr. Bhoite, SMS(Soil Science) giving information on Mobile Soil testing Lab of KVK on 5.11.2020

Visit to Demonstration plots of KVK on 5.11.2020

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Visit to Center of Excellence: Vegetables Nursery on 5.11.2020

Visit to Soil, Water & Petiole testing lab of KVK on 5.11.2020

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Visit to Bio Control Lab of KVK on 5.11.2020

Visit to Agricultural technology Information Centre (ATIC Centre) of KVK on 5.11.2020

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Local News paper press Coverage

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Agricultural Development Trust

 Agricultural Development Trust was founded by renowned social reformers Hon. Sharad Chandra Pawar and his elder brother Padmashree Dr. D. G. Alias Appasaheb Pawar, in the year 1968 with the objective of serving the downtrodden masses and bringing agricultural and educational development among them . The Trust is situated at a distance of 5 km from Baramati, on the Baramati - Nira road.

 The trust began its activities by constructing percolation tanks in the drought prone area of Baramati Tahsil, which could fulfill the water requirement for drinking and agriculture.

 Agricultural Development Trust has undertaken activities centered around the farmer and their family, Women Empowerment , , Development & Research, Environmental Awareness.

 This trust established Farmers’ science centre initially which emerged later as Krishi Vigyan Kendra and added Centre of Excellence and College of Agriculture with advanced curriculum in collaboration with Van Hall Larenstein University, Netherlands: Educational 3+1 and 2+2 programmes in Agriculture, Agri business management and Animal Husbandry and Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok: for Masters Programme in Agri Business Management.

 The Agriculture college is also collaborated with California College as part of knowledge sharing programme.  An Incubation and Innovation center is sanctioned by NITI AYOG, GOI wherein they support the concept of “ idea to business” to encourage Agri startups.  It is also organizing Eco & Agro tourism in the state.

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Visit to Goat rearing farm at KVK Baramati

Visit to COE for Dairy at KVK Baramati

Visit to COE for Vegetables at KVK Baramati

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Grafting of vegetables at COE for vegetables

Automation and Low tunnel cultivation in COE for vegetables

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Visit of APC & Secretary to Custom hiring center

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Visit of APC & Secretary to Agriculture College at KVK, Baramati

Low cost pot (Bamboo basket)Agriculture College at KVK, Baramati

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Suggestions for Telangana:

 There are 15 KVKs in Telangana state.  Out of these, CRIDA-ICAR, SKLTSHU and PVNRVU are acting as host institutes each for one KVK.(3 nos).  4 NGOs are acting as Host institutes for 4 KVKs.  PJTSAU is acting as host institute for 8 KVKs.

Existing KVK address in S.No. Host Institute Type Telangana state

Krishi Vigyan Kendra,CRIDA, Hayathnagar GOI 1 Research Farm, Hayathnagar, Dist. Ranga ICAR-Central Research Institute ICAR Reddy, Telangana State of Dryland Agriculture Santhosh Nagar, ,

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jammikunta ,Distt. Grameen Nav Nirman Samiti 2 NGO H.No. 1-2-597/26/A Lower Tank Bund, Domalguda Hyderabad, Telangana State Deccan Development Society DDS-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (P.O) Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Box No. 214, Box No.214, Opp: Allana 3 NGO Zaheerabad,Distt. Medak Factory, Village Didgi, Zaheerabad Medak Dist. Telangana State

Shri Aurobindo Institute of Rural Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gaddipally 4 Development NGO Garedepally Mandal,Distt. Gaddipalli, , Telangana State Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Wanaparthy Station Youth for Action Road, Madanapuram (Vill. & Mdl), Plot No. 23, Seetharamnagar 5 NGO , Mahaboobnagar, Near Diamond Point Telangana State. 0 , Telangana State

Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Tuniki Village, Ekalavya Foundation 6 NGO Kowdipally Mandal, Medak Dist. #1-8- 522/7,Chikkadapally,Hyderabad- 500020(Telangana)

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Existing KVK address in S.No. Host Institute Type Telangana state

Prof. Jayashankar Telangana Agril 7 Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Bellampalli,Mancherial State Agricultural Uni Univ Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana State Prof. Jayashankar Telangana Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Malyal Farm, Agril 8 State Agricultural Uni Mahabubabad mandal, district Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Univ Telangana State Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Garimellapadu PJTSAU Agril 9 Village, Dist. Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Univ Telangana State Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Near Sai Baba PJTSAU Agril 10 Temple, Gandagandlapadu PO. Wyra Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Univ mandal. dist Telangana State

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Palem village , PJTSAU Agril 11 Bijinapally Mandal, . Univ Telangana. Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana State

Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Babusahepost, Agril 12 Tripuraram,Miryalaguda PJTSAURajendranagar, Univ Hyderabad, Telangana State

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Rudrur Distt. Agril 13 PJTSAU Nizamabad Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Univ Telangana State

Krishi Vigyan Horti 14 Kendra,Ramagirikhilla,Ratnapur SKLTSHU Univ village,Ramagiri Mandal,Distt. Peddapalli Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana State

Krishi Vigyan PVNR Veterinary University, Vet 15 Kendra,Mamanur,Warangal(Urban) district, Hyderabad Univ Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - Telangana

 There is dire need of establishment of 3 KVKs in agro climatic zones of Telangana state. This can be done either establishing new KVK or upgrading the existing KVKs.

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 The key factors of success of KVK Baramati were reflected over 28 years, step by step . So in Telangana also it may take time to achieve the success.

 KVK Baramati is functioning in corporate style and several projects are executed in PPP mode , ICAR has given special funds for its development in several instances.

 In Telangana also Govt shall give land and NGOs may be encouraged for establishing such corporate type KVKs in PPP mode where world class advance technologies shall be made available to the farmers.

 As done in KVK Baramati, 110 acres of land that is fully under cultivation of crops relevant to the area. The main purpose of the farm is to demonstrate the latest agricultural practices.

 It also acts as a tool to do applied research on agricultural technologies & undertake trials before their transfer to farmers. Part of this area is allocated private firms such as polyhouse; shade net, mulching, supplying companies, fertilizer, vegetable seed companies etc and those firms will take care of technology demonstrations on certain profit sharing basis . This type business sharing has to be done in our state too.

 The capabilities of HRD, scientists and technical persons are upgraded in relevant best performing foreign countries and are used to exploit yield potentials. The same strategy can be adopted in Telangana.

 Agri Tourism concept can be linked with KVKs and which will generate some additional income to the KVKs for sustainability.

 Way of approach, way of targeting the issues in Agriculture needs to be addressed in different way and this can be possible with new KVKs or upgrading existing KVKs.

 Demonstration plots under various state and central schemes needs to be diverted to KVKs rather than universities as the flow of farmers shall be more to KVKs than Agricultural universities.

 Funds, Flexibility, infra structure creation with sufficient staffing position ; we can do wonders in KVKs with multi disciplinary mode making them single stop solution for farmers.

 The Kendras will impart learning through work experience and hence will be concerned with technical literacy, the acquisition of which does not necessarily require the ability to read and write.

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 The KVKs shall impart training on agriculture sector and agriculture industry which makes the rural youth skilled self-employed .

 The KVKs should have all the agricultural and horticultural machinery equipment which can act as custom hiring for the farmers at reasonable prices. This will motivate farmers to use machinery in their farms and subsequently make them to purchase farm machinery.

 The demonstration of custom hiring of farm machinery system will encourage the Agri entrepreneurs to establish more custom hiring farm machinery in different district of Telangana.

Visit to FPCs and farmers Cooperatives and Field visits on 5.11.2020

Visit of Hon’ble Agriculture Minister Telangana State along with Delegation to KVK supported Nathson Farmers Producer Company at Sangvi, village, Baramati Taluk on 5.11.2020

Visit to Nathson FPO at Sangvi, Baramati Taluka

 This FPO is having 500 farmers as member and they are into export of tomato and Bhendi  They are running Agri input supply centre for member

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VISIT TO FRUIT GROWER ASSOCIATION AT PINPALLI, BARAMATHI TALUKA ON 5.11.2020

 This association has 850 farmers as members covering 2 talukas covering 4000 acres . They are into exports of grapes and pomegranates.  In grape, a total of 2000 acres under Nana sahib purple variety of grapes. Sarath Seedless is also being exported  Under pomegranate, Super Bhagwa is being exported  Last year this associated exported 70 containers from Baramathi Taluka. They have dedicated pack houses of 220 metric tons capacity. It has been established on their own without any assistance.  They are exporting grape and pomegranate to Europe and banana to East Asian countries.  This association is running a Agri input center to cater the need of their members. They have a turnover of 7.00 crores last year.  They are planning to invest Rs 10 crores toward processing and value addition.  This is supported by KVK Baramati

VISIT TO FRUIT GROWER ASSOCIATION AT PINPALLI, BARAMATHI TALUKA ON 5.11.2020

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VISIT TO FRUIT GROWER ASSOCIATION AT PINPALLI, BARAMATHI TALUKA ON 5.11.2020

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Visit to farmer field at Malegaon: Dragon fruit with Custard apple (1:1) system and Dragon fruit with Guava (1:1) system on 5.11.2020

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VISIT TO INI (INTELLECT AND INSIGHT FARM) FARMS

ON 5.11.2020

 Established during 2009 at Vasunde village.  They export banana, pomegranate and coconut chunks  Largest exporters of pomegranate from India  Their brand name Kimayee  This is India’s largest postharvest integrated pack house facility designed as per International standards.  This institution spread over in 5.5 acres with 70000 square feet constructed space.  This pack house employees over 500 labour in which 70 per cent are women.  They are in collaboration with Government of for export of banana from Anathapur district. They procured 7000 MTs of banana from Anathapur last year. This year they are expected to procure 20000 MTs. The offering price to the farmers is Rs 12000-15000 per ton .  They are sourcing pomegranate from 8 states.  They are giving technology like bud injection, fruit obstacle removal, false hand removal, bell removal, ribbon tagging, deflowering, bunch spray, bunch tagging.  They are exporting to middle yeast  In pomegranate, pomenet registration, GAP certification  They have 2500 registered farmers.  They are exporting Banana in 13 kg boxes.

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Visit to INI farms pack house on 5.11.2020

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Visit to INI farms pack house on 5.11.2020

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AGRO TOURISM CENTRE SHAGUNABAUG, MALEGAON

INTRODUCTION

 This is being maintained by Sri Chandrashekhar Bhadsavle.  This is an eco-friendly Agricultural farm located at the foot hills of Matheran  This is established with an aim to experience the farm life, learning about innovative farming methods, along with fun activity and stay facilities.  This center is established in 1985 and spread over in 55 acres.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE CENTERS

 It has developed Saguna Rice Technology(SRT). This technology involved raised bed cultivation with direct seeding, drip/flood irrigation  The beds are with a top width of 1 mts and 1.36 mt including furrows.  It is claimed that this technology does involve tillage operations, manual weeding.  It is claimed that this technology does not involve puddling operations, stagnated water in paddy.  It is also giving early and higher yield.  The cropping pattern following are rice followed by any short duration vegetable like Bhendi and maize during summer so as take 3 crops in a year.  The beds once prepared can be retained for the next 6 to 10 years.  For controlling the weeds, they are spraying pre and post emergent weedicide at the time of change of crops.  For sowing they are using SRT frames a specially designed tool for mechanical sowing.  The same pattern of cultivation can also be followed in vegetable  Apart from this farming activity, this centre is also having adventurous activities like boating, fishing, horse riding, water buffalo riding, bullock cart riding, archery, zip line, river side camping.  They are also involved in research for development of low cost technologies in farming activities for better adoption of marginal farmers.  This centre is open for guest and students to get experience in farm life and innovative farming techniques.

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Sri Chandrashekhar Bhadsavle founder of Sagunabaug Agro Tourism centre explaining about the concept of Agro Tourism on 6.112020

DoH operating SRT frame in the paddy in harvested paddy field and preparing for next crop sweet corn in Sagunabaug Agro Tourism centre

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Pre emergent weedicide spray by DOH in harvested paddy field and preparing for next crop sweet corn in Sagunabaug Agro Tourism centre

Telangana delegation with Sagunabaug team on 6.11.2020

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Students performing traditional art “Mallakhambh” in Agro tourism centre for visitors, Sagunabaug

Sri Chandrashekhar Bhadsavle explaining the Concept of Saguna Rice Technology

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SRT technology: Bhendi as second crop after paddy can be seen

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Weedicide sprayer developed by Sagunabaug

Bed maker developed by Sagunabaug centre for SRT

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Harvesting of paddy by using Paddy harvester: SRT

Team interacting with Sri Chandrasekhar Bhadsavle

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Lotus cultivation in pond: Lotus stem consumed as vegetable

Delegation with Sagunabaug team : Agro Tourism centre

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Sahyadri Farms FPC

 Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company Ltd. (SFPCL) came into being in the year 2011, as a revenue model, while ensuring reasonable returns to the farmers and quality and safe food to the consumers.

 SFPCL is a leading farmer producer company working with 8000 farmer members with a capital base of ₹52 crore.

 The company is working with a tagline “of the farmers, by the farmers, for the farmers”. Sahyadri was a movement started by Shri. Vilas Shinde, Chairman of the company , with focus on the welfare of the farmers to get them their righteous due, while doing business profitably.

 It is pertinent here to mention a few words about the mentor of this FPC, Shri Vilas Shinde. Shri Shinde, after completing his Post-Graduation in Agricultural from MPKVV, Rahuri, Maharashtra, worked in a private company for a brief period.

Shri. Vilas Shinde, Chairman & MD of the Sahyadri farms welcoming Sri L.Venkatram Reddy Director of Horticulture on 7.11.2020

 However, he had a passion to make business out of agriculture which was his family occupation. Initially, he started cultivating export quality of grapes and used to market the same through agents appointed by the export firms. He realized that the price paid by such agents was much lower compared to the international market price.

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 This prompted him to explore an opportunity to sell his grapes directly to the exporting firms for better price compared to price paid by the agents. Due to low marketable surplus with him, he realized the need for scaling up by working with other farmers in the region.

 He started procuring the export quality grapes from farmers in his village and nearby villages for export of the same to Europe and other countries. It so happened that in the year 2010 , the entire consignment of grapes exported from India was rejected and all the exporters incurred heavy losses. Further, most of the exporters passed on their losses to the farmers. However, Shri Vilas Shinde who procured grapes worth ₹7 crore, paid the entire amount of the farmers. This helped him win permanent trust and loyalty of the farmers associated with him.

 The idea behind the enterprise was to buy all the Fruits & Vegetables offered by the farmers in strict compliance with food safety standards.

 The challenges before the company was to provide the best of infrastructure, adequate production and processing facilities to the farmers, who had very low level of awareness about Good Agriculture Practices (GAP).

 The company intended to have branded traceable product-mix that would promote sustained growth and ensure the supply of the best quality produce to the Indian Consumers at reasonable prices.

 The company realised its sole objective, due to operation of economies of scale and reduction in transaction cost. The initiative was focused on building the brand ‘Sahyadri’ by “seeding goodness”.

Field visit to campus

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Profile of the Company The company has emerged from the scratch. Today it can boast state-of-the- art technology with integrated supply chains of different produce both for the international and domestic market. The following tables reflect the profile of the company.

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Vision

To be a leading Farmer Producer Company (FPC) with the power to bridge the gap between the rural and urban communities;

Mission

Sahyadri Farms to be a trusted, value driven and professionally managed Farmer Producer Company (FPC) of the farmers, by the farmers, for the farmers.

1. Sahyadri Farms aims to make farming profitable and sustainable by;  Assuring the best possible realization for all farm produce under all circumstances,  Optimal utilization of available resources, as well as reducing overall costs at the farm level and also throughout the value chain,  Effective financial and risk management,  Mentoring the farmers to increase productivity and quality produce as per global  standards using appropriate technology,  Effective Post-harvest Management,  Better access to market

2. Developing a robust supply chain, which promises traceable, safe, healthy, and affordable - farm produce and value added products, from farm to plate.

3. Building respectable relationships with the environment, employees and all other stakeholders

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Sahyadri Farmers’ Producers Company – Activities and Achievements Structure of the Company having three tier structures as shown in below:

Areas of Business and Performance

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 The company carries out both backward and forward linkages . As a part of backward linkage, the company provides services such as scientific cultivation or production of crops with the help of extension functionaries of the company.

 Out of the total procurement, ‘ A’ and ‘B’ grade produce is sold after primary processing such a cleaning, grading and washing.

 The ‘ C’ grade produce are subject to processing into different products such as jam, jelly, ketchup, etc.

 The vegetables such as pea, okra, carrot, corn and fruits such as pomegranate aerials, mango slices and guava and custard apple pulp are subject to Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) process

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To meet the commitment of safe food, the company pursues the following:  To comply with statutory, regulatory and mutually agreed requirements of the customer.  To procure excellent quality raw material and process & pack it in hygienic conditions with advance technology.  Controlling the food safety hazards at the supplier level by approving the Supplier and checking the incoming raw and packaging material before use at factory.  Efficient utilization of all the resources .  Meeting customer expectations of required standards of the product in time and at a competitive price.  Effective Internal and External Communication  To review and communicate our Quality and Food Safety Policy to all levels of organization.

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Production Production includes scientific cultivation of specific fruits and vegetable which is having enormous demand, both in the national and international market . Following are the fruits and vegetables produced by members of the Company:

Processing

 Aseptic fruit processing is followed for products by sterilizing and is packed in drums/containers to maintain the sterility, which allows the products to maintain a longer shelf life without any preservatives till the opening of the aseptic bags.

 The products covered by this process include tomato, mango, guava and papaya pulp. With the all latest technologies in processing, Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company is involved in production of following product in aseptic manner and are stored in aseptic bags/ drums in techno- enabled aseptic warehouse.

 Following are the products subject to processing:

1. Alphonso Mango Pulp & Totapuri Mango Pulp / Conc.

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2. Tomato Puree 3. Red Papaya Pulp / Conc. 4. Kesar Mango Pulp 5. White Guava Pulp / Conc. 6. Tomato Paste 7. Banana Pulp / Conc. 8. Tomato paste processing 9. Red papaya pulp/puree 10. Tomato paste

Frozen Fruit Pulps/Purees

 Plate freezers are used for freezing fruit pulps/purees like Mango, Guava, Papaya etc. Pulp is made with State-of-the-Art pulp processing line and then packed in unit packs using FFS machines.  The product is loaded into the station in trays, the freezing plates then closed hydraulically, thus ensuring double contact, both on the top and bottom of the product.  A rapid, efficient and even freezing is thus achieved using advance designed Plate Freezer imported from Temp Tech Thailand .

 Following are the products subject to frozen technology:

1. Frozen Mango Pulp

2. Frozen Guava Pulp

3. Alphonso Mango Pulp (Sweetened)

4. Kesar Mango Pulp (Sweetened)

5. Guava Pulp (Sweetened)

6. Alphonso Mango Pulp (Natural)

7. Totapuri Mango Pulp (Sweetened)

8. Custard Apple Pulp

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Observing IQF products by Telangana delegation

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Marketing

 Sahyadri Farmer Producer Companies adopts a comprehensive marketing strategy covering both domestic as well international markets . Such strategy helps the company in ensuring farmers remunerative price for their produce .

 Over a period of time, the company has created its own brand due to its approach for providing clean and hygienic products. It has been able to establish linkages with reputed retail chain operators in the country, thereby ensuring remunerative price to its members for their produce.

 The company has made its presence felt in the International market also by fulfilling safety and quality norms as per the international standards. It is sharing its profits earned through processing and exports amongst its members.

 Due to collective approach, the company is able to reduce the transaction costs to a considerable extent , the benefit of which are percolating down to the farmer members.

 Sahyadri Famer Producer Company has also ventured into retailing through its subsidiaries like Sahyadri Agro Retail Limited to develop better integrated supply chains.

Backward Linkage

 In order to provide back-end support to the member-farmers, the company has started a Farmer Facility Centre in the company premises .

 The Centre includes facilities like Consumer Mall, Agri-input retail centre facilitating farmers having easy access to modern agriculture inputs with latest varieties, farm equipment's and technology for scientific crop cultivation to attain maximum output.

 The company is also providing other services like Bank Finance, Insurance and welfare measures

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Visit to Farmer Facility Centre - Agri-input Retail Centre

Centre includes facilities like Consumer Mall

Forward Linkage

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 As a part of forward linkage, the company has developed a good network of domestic retail chain operators for selling produce of its members, mainly vegetables.

 The company has also developed a chain of retail outlets by establishing stores under different models like, own, franchisee, dealers/distributors. The company has a retail chain of 200+ Stores in western Maharashtra under different models as mentioned below: 1. Business to Consumer (F&V) It includes following channels of marketing 1. Company – C & F – Own Outlet 2. Company – C & F – Franchisee 3. Company – C & F – Shop in Shop/Modern Store 4. Company – C & F – Dealers & Distributors 2. Business to Consumer (FMCG)

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Performance of the Company:

Export of Grapes In addition to generating income from production, processing and marketing of different agriculture produce, the Grape export stands a major contributor to the company’s revenue.

Grape value Chain

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Quality Management Tools used by SFPC a) Initiative of Croplan - Crop Plan Traceability and Farm Management

This Crop plan portal of the company assembles farm data in structured format to run analytics to give insight on farm productivity, operational efficiency and output forecast.

This customized dashboard helps to monitor the data with 360 degree angle on following aspects:  Forecasting  Analyses historical data  Advance Report  360 degree view  Customizable Reports and dashboards  Report exportable to pdf  System generated alerts & Highlights for all levels.  Big data analytics

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 The initiative facilitates independent crop monitoring and field visits during the development stage with pre-harvest measurements and harvest monitoring.

 Crop stage monitoring service embraces field visits and qualitative and quantitative assessment.

 The system helps in undertaking initial survey to evaluate the factors that may influence productivity, creating clear and conclusive final reports to facilitate decision-making, monitor crop development and also track the activities relating to harvest and the receipt of the crop into the storage and/or processing units.

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Farm to Fork traceability

The initiative helps in tracking the products during the delivery of the crop to the first storage/processing point, as follows:

 Confirmation of receipt of the products at the storage and/or processing units Comparison between received and estimated production output  Verification of possible product deviations  Creation of reports containing a total receipt of products from the areas being  monitored.

KISAN-HUB

 This initiative acts as crop advisory and decision support system to farmers  It includes data integration from production to consumption  It includes automated weather stations, sensors and satellite imaging

Agro Smart:-Sahyadri Wholesale Market Platform

1. Registration of different stakeholders like farmers, traders, traders licensing and market place configuration

2. Online SMS Gateway Integration Module - Market place web portal, inward/outward and meetings and scheduling

3. IN Gate entry - Weighment process and online auction process

4. Price Declaration - Cess assessment, farmer receipt, out gate entry and rate publishing

5. Card Management Software – online payment module

Sahyadri ONLINE Farmer’s Academy- Resource

 The “Sahyadri Online Farmers Academy” can be securely accessed through the mobile device by the farmer & other stakeholders to have access to information made available through the platform.  Videos of inputs from Sahyadri team of experts and International Experts will be made available to the farmers through the platform at their own convenience, place and time!

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Certification and Food Safety Standards

Certification

Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company lays emphasis on scientific cultivation with quality production of crops to meet all the food & safety standards. This helps the company increase their exports. Presently SFPCL got certified by

1. Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance: Food Safety Management System Standards ISO 22000:2005 applicable to the manufacture aseptic fruit pulps and concentrate, Tomato pulp and puree, IQF( Individually Quick Frozen) fruits and vegetables, Frozen Fruit pulps (Natural and sweetened) and packing of fresh fruits and vegetables.

2. Food Safety Standard Authority of India Licences for Fresh fruits, Fresh Vegetables, Frozen fruit/fruit Products, Frozen Vegetables, Thermally processed Mango Pulp/Puree, Sweetened Mango Pulp/Puree, Thermally processed fruit Pulp/Puree, Sweetened processed fruit Pulp/Puree other than Mango.

3. Global G.A.P. - Certificate of Conformity by British Retail Consortium Certification Body.

4. U.S Food and Drug Administration , Federal Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

5. Kosher Certification - Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, Kashruth Administrator, New York, U.S.A.

6. Halal Jamiat Ulama E- Maharashtra.

FPC Incubation centre for Horticulture:

 With a brand name of H square an FPC incubation centre for Horticulture has been launched on 2 nd October 2020 by Sahyadri farms.

 To develop startup eco system in FPCs, efforts are being made to give training to 15 FPCs over a period of 3 years. In first year there will be 1 month residential training and rest through virtual methods. Selection of FPCs of age above 5 months and less than 7 years are encouraged through rigorous selection process of four stages.

 Directors and CEOs of FPCs v=can take training through this centre.

 It will cost Rs 20 lakhs per FPC and which will be borne by the Sahyadri farms FPC as a part of CSR.

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Attending presentation FPC Incubation centre for Horticulture

Weather stations:

 SFPL is planning to establish weather stations at farmers fields at lowest prices and cluster level and head quarters with thorough linking so that at any point of time technical advisory can be extended by team of agronomists exiting with Sahyadri farms.

 It is under pipeline and they are technical support of international companies in the field. Secrets of Success

Interaction with the CEO, managers and farmers members of the Company revealed following unique aspects about FPC, Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company (SFPC). These are perhaps the secrets behind the success of the Organization .

1) Leadership  The success of the SFPC can be attributed mainly to unique leadership of founder Shri Vilas Shinde.  He was convinced about the business opportunities lying in agriculture right in the beginning of his career. This made him try his luck by establishing Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company after being failure in two previous agriculture- based ventures.  His ability for risk-taking and entrepreneurship helped him identify business opportunity that made him see success by establishing Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company.

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2). Winning the loyalty of the Farmer- Members  The Company working with farmers mainly runs with the active participation of the farmer-members.  The success of the Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company would not have been possible without the commitment of its loyal members. The company has earned the loyalty of the members by working closely with them for their benefits and wellbeing.  The farmer-members feel as if they are the citizens of the brand Sahyadri Farms”. Now, both the company management and the farmer-members are complementing each other by making the company sustainable and profitable.

3). Efficient Internal Governance  The CEO and managers of the Company are well aware about their roles and responsibilities in the company and work hard to deliver results. The clarity about the roles and responsibilities of the functionaries and their activities leading to realization of the objectives of the company are noteworthy in the sense that there is a formal structure operating within an informal environment.  Thus, governance is ensured not because of rules and regulations but because of the commitment of the people.  This sort of functioning is very much compatible with the work culture of farmers. The farmer-members also get ample scope to contribute to the day-to-day operations of the company through different committees / sub-committees.

4) Professionalism

 The Company has the motto ‘for the Farmers, by the farmers and of the farmers’.

 The entire team of staff and management is working with this motto with utmost honesty and sincerity.

 The company has been successful in inculcating the spirit of professionalism amongst its staff and management.

 There are engineers, accountants, company secretary, management professionals, food-technologists etc. working in the company within well- defined structure of the organization company secretary, management professionals, food-technologists etc. working in the company within well- defined structure of the organization.

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5). Participatory Approach

The farmer-members are very much involved in decision making process of the company and some of the technically qualified farmers do also work as technical advisors for the company on their respective subjects of specialization.

6) Vertical and Horizontal Integration

 The company has put in place integrated supply chains of different produce by bringing about both backward and forward linkages through vertical integration.

 The company is also expanding its business horizontally by setting up retail outlets, input business, insurance for farmers etc.

 This sort of diversification not only helps the company in providing insurance coverage for their business risk, but also in making utmost utilization of its infrastructure and technical manpower.

7) Non-bureaucratic style of functioning

Though the organization has a hierarchy, the communication amongst functionaries work like that of a flat organization, as any farmer-member or any manager can speak to the Chairman or any Senior Manager directly. Thus, the organization does not suffer from the dysfunctional aspects of a bureaucratic setup.

8) Harmony with Local Culture of farmers

The Company has aligned its objective with the wellbeing of the farmers it is working with. The technologies and new practices are introduced in such a manner that the same are compatible with the local environment and culture for their smooth adoption and sustainability.

9) The State of Art Technology and Infrastructure

The Company, over the years, has developed state- of- the art technology and infrastructure which provides it the leverage to have access to international market.

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10) Timely tapping of the market

The company, no doubt, has inherent locational advantage of being in close proximity to two major consumption markets i.e., Mumbai and Pune, but what is really important is that the company has adopted appropriate strategies in its product diversification to tap the demand of the market. It has developed a range of products and follows a deliver mechanism to supply in a timely manner to the consumer a competitive price.

11)Branding and its maintenance

The Company has substantially invested in its brand i.e., Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company. It has built up its brand-equity by coming up with quality products through a full-proof quality management system. It is not only measuring up to the expectations of the export market,but also supplying quality products to different established retail chains of Mumbai and Pune. It is also selling its branded products through its own retail outlets.

12) Legal Compliance

The Company is complying with all the legal requirements like FSSAI, Companies Act and other State Acts/Rules . The Company is also complying with standard practices of storage, packaging, processing, transportation and hygiene. This has helped the Company to have access to international market, minimize rejection and operate on thin margin making it competitive in the market.

13) Capacity Building

Farmers get requisite training through the extension workers of the company at different stages of crop production. The capacity building and extension programmes of the company has helped the farmers in adopting the requisite technologies.

14) Commitment of Employees

Employees consider the activities and objectives of the company as a movement. This speaks volumes about the level of motivation of the employees.

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Conclusion

 The Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company has established itself in less than a decade time and has become a leading exporter of grapes from India.

 It has emerged as a successful model for management and operation of a Farmers producer company in Indian agricultural environment .

 A lot may be learnt from the success of the Company.

 The capacity of the leader of a company to conceive an idea and translate it into a business and push it forward through its rough and tumble is something worth quoting as an inspiring example for others .

 It is the leader only who can motivate the team and encourage farmers to come along for establishing a successful partnership .

 An association of committed team of workers and loyal farmer members is sine qua non for evolving a common goal for the success of a Farmer Producer Company.

 Furthermore, the culture of a FPC should necessarily be farmer-friendly for its long term success.

 Besides, ability to tap the opportunity through a balanced produce mix and diversification as per requirements of domestic and international market and strategies to deliver the same to the consumer in time-bound manner at competitive prices are some of the other business principles to be followed by a FPC.

 Though a company may have different stakeholders operating at different levels with varied interests including financial stakes , what counts as a necessary condition for ensuring its long-term success is the democratic principle of ‘for the farmers, by the farmers and of the farmers’ .

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Telangana delegation felicitating Shri. Vilas Shinde, Chairman of the Sahyadri farms

Way forward for Telangana

 Three tier system of FPC can be seen here i.e., farmers in first tier, crop specific FPCs in second tier and Federation of FPCs in to Sahyadri FPC at third level. Farmers will sell their produce to crop specific FPCs further the Crop specific FPC will take up minimal processing and send to Sahyadri farms FPC for B2B, B2C and processing activities and further marketing.

 This model of three tier system developed in Sahyadri has to be replicated in Telangana state too.

 Comprehensive marketing strategy covering both domestic as well international markets has to be developed for our FPCs in the state.

 Development of own brand, establish linkages with reputed retail chain operators, fulfilling safety and quality norms as per the international

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standards, collective approach to reduction of transaction cost are the future needs and learning from SFPL.

 Our FPCs formed in Telangana with the efforts of SFAC, NABARD, NGOs and Agriculture department are around 300 nos and they are ranging from 6 months to 3 years old. However Department of Horticulture also started forming FPCs through TSHDCL which are two to three months old.

 Directors and CEOs of FPCs of our state can undergo training at H Square FPC incubation centre in Horticulture Sahyadri Farms. So that knowledge and skill levels of FPCs can be upgraded.

 FPCs in our state if nurtured well with dynamic leadership they may transform like Sahyadri farms in next 5 to 10 years. Therefore our efforts should target in same lines.

 Rythu Bandhu Samithi (RBS) members may play vital role with regard to formation nurturing, hand holding, capacity building of FPOs therefore all the members of RBS may be trained at Sahyadri farms.

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IRRADIATION CENTRE (MULTIPURPOSE IRRADIATION FACILITY) at Lasalgaon

The delegation also visited the multipurpose irradiation facility on 7.11.2020

 This is developed and set up by BARC under KRUSHAK  This is maintained by Agro surg irradiators (India pvt Ltd)  It is technology demonstration plant set up by BARC at Lassal goa Nasik District Maharashtra.  This facility is used for export of fruits including mangoes and other products, processed food, herbs, pet foods.  It is used for irradiation of fruit, pet products, onions, etc.  The source of irradiation is COBOLT-60. 300 K curies  This is governed by Atomic Energy regulatory board.  The major product in this facility is onion.  Under this facility they use different doses for different production  They have capacity of 100 tonns per day.  This facility can treat mango @ 4 tonns/hour  This treatments helps in increasing shelf life of the produce.  Charge Rs 30 kg of mango fruit.  650 metric tonnes last year.  They have 8 tons capacity precooling also.

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Interaction at Irradiation centre on 7.11.2020

Director is observing loading device

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Naturally ventilated onion storage structure

 The team visited the Natural ventilated onion storage structure, constructed at farm level on 7.11.2020.  The structure is owned by sri Praveen Gaikwad, Kotgaon village of Niphad taluk, district (mobile: 9421254696).  The structure is assisted by the Department of Agriculture, Govt of Maharashtra under RKVY scheme.  Capacity of the structure 25 MT (Dimensions Length 41 ft X width 21ft width and central height of 13 ft).  The structure is divided with central way for vehicle movement and having actual storage slots on either side. Dimensions of actual storage slots are Length 41 ft X width 5 ft X height 6 ft.  The estimated unit cost of the structure is Rs 3.00 lakhs and assistance provided is 50% limited to Rs 87,500 only. Farmer feedback  Farmer has expressed satisfaction over the structure.  He expressed that the properly cured onion can be stored up to six months.  Because of this structure, he is selling his produce in the market in phased manner to fetch remunerative price.  Farmer opined that the onion should be stored after proper grading and sorting and after 45 days of storage, a second sorting has to done.  He opined that with onion storage structures the post harvest losses are minimized to 10-15% as against 40%. Way forward for Telangana State:  As of now, in Telangana state no onion storage structures are existing either at farmer level or at government level.  State is facing onion crisis very often as we did not have buffer stocks.  To minimize this crisis the state may encourage the farmers to construct this kind of storage structure with 90% assistance.

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Onion Storage structure at farmer’s field

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Post Harvest Research Complex, Lasalgaon on 7.11.2020

 Delegation also visited the PHRC Lasalgaon on 7.11.2020.  Dr RC Gupta, Asst, director, NHRDF has welcomed the delegation and briefed about the roles and responsibility of the institute.  The total onion production in the country is 217 lakh MT.  7 states alone contribute 70% of the total production f the country. Out of which Maharashtra contributes 26-29% and 18-19%.  Total country consumption requirement is 150 lakh MT, @ 12 lakh MT per month.  During 2019-20, 24 lakh MT were exported from country.  Moisture storage losses are ranging from 18-25%.  PHRC complex research work helped in curtailing PH losses to 7-8%.

At PHRC Lasalgaon

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Common facility storage structure for Onion:  Also visited the Common facility storage structure established by NHRDF at Lasalgaon each of 5000 M and there are 9 such structures.  This facilitates traders and farmers for sorting, grading and packing for domestic and export purpose.  There are 29 active onion exporters in Lasalgaon.  Main exports are to Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Iran and Iraq.  Ideal conditions for storage are : below 30 OC temperature & below 70% RH.  Peak season for exports : May to November. for export it takes 15-25 days to reach above countries. export price may range from Rs 50-100 per kg.  This common facility structure is leased out to traders and exporters for Rs 1.70 lakhs for 6 months.  Onion export grades : Grade 1: 60 mm and more diameter bulb. Grade 2: 40- 60 mm diameter bulb. Grade 3: Less than 40 mm diameter bulb.

Common facility centre for Sorting & Grading

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Seed Processing & cold storage centre:  Team also visited the seed processing and cold storage centre established by NHRDF in the same campus.  NHRDF is producing onion and vegetable seed in different locations and processed and stored at this centre for further supplies.  This facility is having winnowing, grading and packing lines with cold storage facility.  Onion seed is having one year viability if stored under cold storage at 18-22 oc temperature and below 50% RH.  They are selling Red--3 certified seed at Rs 2300 per kg and breeder seed Rs 4000 per kg.

Common facility centre for Sorting & Grading

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Visit to National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF) on 8.11.2020

 As a of part of Maharashtra tour, delegation from Telangana State also visited NHRDF Regional Research Station, Chitegaon on 8.11.2020 and at outset Dr R.C. Gupta, Asst Director welcomed the delegation and gave presentation and explained about the Research Station and developmental activities.  The National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF) was established by National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. ( NAFED ) on 3 November, 1977 under Societies Registration Act, 1860 at New . Head Office & Registered Office of NHRDF is at New Delhi.

 The aim of establishment of NHRDF was to guide the farmers, exporters and others concerned for improving the productivity and quality of horticultural crops in order to make available sufficient quantity for domestic requirement and also to boost up export of onion and other such export oriented horticultural crops in the country.

 The NHRDF Nashik is one among 5 Regional Research Stations established .

 The NHRDF has standardized production, protection and post-harvest technologies for growing onion and garlic in different regions.

 Popularization of improved varieties of onion and garlic, quality seed production and distribution of their varieties all over the country through well spread extension network has been well recognized by the Govt. of India.

 The NHRDF is also conducting Research and Development activities on all aspects of crop production, protection, seed technology, post-harvest technology and also transfer of technology of onion and garlic crops .

 The NHRDF since its inception is also engaged in quality seed production and distribution of important vegetable crops particularly onion, garlic, okra, potato, French bean, chili etc . as a service to the farmers.

 Dr R.C. Gupta, Asst Director explained in detail about the package of practices on Onion in detail. So far10 onion varieties and 16 garlic varieties have been developed by this research station.

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Visit to NHRDF Regional Research station Chitegaon, Nashik On 8.11.2020

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Onion: Storage losses

 The onion bulbs are generally stored from May to November for a period of four to six months. However, 50-90 per cent storage losses are recorded depending upon genotype and storage conditions .

 The total storage losses are comprised of physiological loss in weight (PLW) i.e. moisture loss and shrinkage (30-40%), rotting (20-30%) and sprouting (20- 40%).

 The PLW can be minimized by harvesting at right time, proper curing of onion bulbs and subsequent storage at desired temperature and humidity conditions.

 Generally, the rotting losses are at peak in initial months of storage, particularly in June and July, when high temperature coupled with high humidity result the losses.

 However, proper grading and selection of quality bulbs and good ventilation conditions can reduce the rotting losses.

 Application of post harvest fungicidal sprays can also reduce the rottings. But this is not a practice in India.

 Sprouting losses are usually recorded at the end of storage period or when exposed to high temperature of humid air . Noticeable sprouting losses are observed because of storage of poor quality bulbs having less rest and dormant period and also having thick neck. Comparatively, more sprouting losses are recorded in dark red and white onion cultivars than the light red onion cultivars.

Onion Storage Structure Requirements  For effective long storage of onion the parameters essential to be looked after are the bulb size, choice of cultivars, cultivation practices, time of harvest, field curing, removal of tops, drying, grading, packing, storage conditions ( optimum storage range of relative humidity 65% to 70% with the temperature ranging between 25°C to 30°C).

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 Salient Features of Improved Storage Structures are:

1) Construction of structure on a raised platform to prevent moisture and dampness due to direct contact of bulbs with the soil. 2) Use of Mangalore tile type roof or other suitable materials to prevent built up of high inside temperature. 3) Increased centre height and more slope for better air circulation and preventing humid micro climate inside godown. 4) Providing bottom and side ventilations for free and faster air circulation and to avoid formation of hot and humid pockets between the onion layers. 5) Avoid direct sunlight or rain water falling on onion bulbs to reduce sun scald, fading of colour and quality deterioration. 6) Maintenance of stacking height to avoid pressure bruising. 7) Periodical disinfection of structures and premises to check rottage. 8) Cost effectiveness of structures is based on utilization of locally available material for the construction. Team has interacted with NHRDF scientists at length on Pre harvest and Post harvest management of Onion and details as follows .

Suitable Varieties for Telangana state

Onion: Agri Found dark Red (Kharif) with yield 30 MT /Ha Agri Found light Red (Rabi) with yield 30-35 MT /Ha NHRDF Red-3 (Rabi) with yield 35-40 MT /Ha NHRDF Red-4 (Rabi) with yield 35-40 MT /Ha Garlic: Yamuna safeda-3(G-282) with yield 16 MT /Ha and suitable for exports. Yamuna safeda-9(G-386) with yield 20-25 MT /Ha.

Seed Supply:

 NHRDF is involved in quality seed production of Onion and Garlic and have dedicated seed storage structures.

 Onion and garlic seed indents are to be placed well in advance, i.e., for Kharif seed – June and for Rabi seed- August-September.

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Tips for better yield & reduction of Post harvest Losses in Onion :

 Seed rate is 4 kg per acre.

 6 to 7 weeks of nursery seedlings to be transplanted in Kharif.

 Plant population per acre is 2.5 to 2.6 lakh to be maintained.

 The average bulb weight is 50-80 gm and this result in yield of 12-14 MT /acre.

 Thus maintenance of population is the critical factor for getting good yields.

 Plastic mulching for onion is not recommended by NHRDF as it is economical

as it deprives of keeping quality in storage.

 Drip and sprinkler irrigation saves 50% of the water.

 Water soluble fertilizers like 19:19:19 and 13:0:45 @ 10 gm per litre at different

stages through drip or spray will help in getting good results.

 Withhold irrigation 10-15 days prior to harvest.

 From transplantation to harvesting, it takes 90-100 days during Kharif and 110-

120 days during Rabi.

 Spraying of fungicide 15 days before harvest helps in storage losses.

 50% neck fall is the indication for harvesting in onion.

 After harvesting, the bulbs to be exposed to sun for 5-7 days for proper curing.

 Make neck cut leaving 2.5 cm.

 Storage temperature 25-35 OC and RH 65-70% during storage will minimize the

post-harvest losses.

 Leave 3 layers on bulb for better storage life.

Way forward for Telangana:

 Onion cultivation to be encouraged on massive scale in Telangana state to

meet the existing demand of the state.

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 The high yielding varieties like Red-3 and Red-4 may be procured from NHRDF

and supplied to the farmers on 50% or 75% subsidy to expand area under

onion.

 Farmers may be trained on technical aspects like neck cutting, curing and

drying of bulbs and storage.

 Naturally ventilated storage structures may be encouraged in he state with 90%

assistance.

 Marketing department can construct high volume onion storage structures in market yards as a common facility to facilitate sorting, grading and storage by traders.  During peak production seasons, Government can intervene and procure the required volumes of onion and store to meet the shortages in future.  In Telangana state, identification of dry pockets for seed production and for construction of onion storage structures is suggested by NHRDF

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Onion nursey & Garlic Bulb breaker at NHRDF Nashik on 8.11.2020

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Interaction with progressive farmer of onion

 Director of Horticulture has interacted with Sri Bapu Kalekar, farmer from Chitegaon, Niphad taluk Mob: 9850902129.  Who is cultivating onion, grapes and vegetables.  Grape : grafted on Dogridge, spacing : 9X5 ft, Yield 10-15MT/Ac, varieties : Jumbo, Thompson seedless, Sharat seedless.  Onion : 2 acres of Onion Red-3 variety cultivated by farmer and obtained a yield of 20MT/Acre. His Production cultivation is Rs 8 per Kg.

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Visit to Kalya Exports: Cold Chain & Pack House At Post Kokangaon, Taluka Niphad, Dist. Nashik on 8.11.2020

 Telangana state delegation also visited the packhouse of Kalya exports. it was started in 1993 with grape exports and this facility is assisted by MOFPI under cold chain scheme.  Turnover of the firm is Rs 90 crores with 7,000 MT of grape export last year and expecting Rs 120 crores this year.  Major variety of grapes exported is Thompson seedless and now they are exporting Grape and Pomegranate.  Main exports to Europe (Spain, Germany& Rotterdam). Mode of operation:  Connected with 700 individual farmers.  Well before season, they organize meeting with farmers and take willingness from them for exports for that particular season.  Advances shall be extended to needy farmers who are willing for exports.  Firm obtain bank loans to meet their working loans.  they are having 20 people on field who visit and guide the farmers on weekly basis.  As per the need during the grape season additional staff will be positioned in field and as well as in packhouse,.  They are collaborated with Bayer crop Science, India firm, for providing consultancy services to the 50% of registered farmers. deals which fertilizers and pesticides

Issues faced by them;

 Non availability of area under varieties of international acceptance.  Facing competition from South Africa,  Stringent parameters of export.

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 Kalya Group is a company active in various fields in India, such as agriculture, food processing, infrastructure and logistics.  As a flagship company of Kalya Group, Kalya Exports is mainly engaged in the production, processing and export of fresh fruits and vegetables .  Kalya Exports is active in Export of various Fresh fruits and vegetables since 1993.  Vision: To partner with farmers and customers in realising the highest possible quality produce & services and achieve sustainability in long term growth.  Mission: To grow as a sustainable supplier of agricultural produce and food ensuring good agricultural practices, supply efficiency, quality production, efficient logistics and affordable price, all in environment friendly manner.

Welcome to Director of Horticulture by CEO of Kalya exports on 8.11.2020

Pack house at Kokangaon

 To match with increasing demand they have added a brand new packhouse, Pre-cooling, and Cold storage.  It is spread across the area of 90,000 Square Feet in the vicinity of Kokangaon, Nashik that is located about 10 kilometers from our existing facility in Jaulke, Nashik.

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 It is equipped with the latest technology-enabled sorting, grading, and packing instruments with a processing capacity of 150 Metric Tons per day that is approximately 10 containers per day.

 Five unloading bays equipped with the effective conveyor belts to move the Incoming fruit directly to the packhouse without any extra handling.

 Fruit Incoming Area is installed with HVAC temperature monitor system to maintain the temperature and humidity control which In effect extends the shelf life of the fruit.  Packhouse is equipped with 5 packing lines with each one is having a capacity of 30 MT each packing day.  800 workers can work simultaneously to pack 150/MT each packing day. Packhouse area as well is installed with HVAC temperature monitor system.  Material storage area is expanded in over of 100,000 square feet area which enabled with the latest logistics technology for quick accessibility of the packing material and most organized manner.  The pre-cooling area is equipped with 6 reversible pre-coolers each one is with a capacity of 10MT (14 pallets per shift). They have installed the best compressors and heat exchangers which consume low energy throughout all the processes, as we support a sustainable environment initiative.  They also got a single pallet precooling chamber with a capacity of 25 MT of fruit in each packing shift.  The cold storage area can hold up to 440 pallets (2 x 220 pallets) of fruit at a time . It is directly connected to the container loading area to maintain the temperature of the fruit before the dispatch.  Sri Amit Kalya is the CEO & MD of Kalya exports with administrative office at Tarakunj, New Adgoan Naka, Panchavati, Nashik 422 003 Maharashtra State and one more such facility at At Post Jaulke, Tal. Dindori, Dist. Nashik.

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Inside the pack house on 8.11.2020

Visit to Kalya exports Pack house on 8.11.2020

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Interaction with farmers by Director of Horticulture on 8.11.2020 at Kokangaon village, Niphad Taluk of .

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Interaction with farmers at Kalya exports facility:

 Farmers opined that FPO concept may lead to monopoly.  Farmers market to be established at every 25 km distance.  They are harvesting around 20 MT of tomato per acre and the production cost is Rs1.20 lakh per acre (@ Rs 6.25 per kg of yield).  Providing MSP for all crops or good market price is needed.  No other incentives are required.

Way forward for Telangana

 Soybean may be taken as alternate crop for paddy and cotton.

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MAHARASHTRA TOUR

Day 5: (09.11.2020)

On the 5 th day visit of Maharashtra tour, the team has visited the following:

1. Export facility centre at Vashi, Navi Mumbai. 2. Centre for Perishable Cargo facility in Mumbai Airport.

Export facility centre at Vashi, Navi Mumbai:

 This facility has been established by Maharashtra state Agricultural Marketing board (MSAMB).  Sri. Bhaskar Patil, DGM welcomed the team and explained about the infrastructure available in the export facility centre

 Total Export Facility Centers - 44 Nos spread over entire state .(almost at one for each district).

 Components of the Centres:

 Pack house  Cold Storage chamber  Pre-cooling chamber  Ripening Chamber  Grading Line Facilities available at Export facility centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai: 1. Vapor Heat Treatment facility. 2. Irradiation facility 3. Vegetable processing facility for export to European Union 4. Hot Water treatment facility 5. Cold Storage and pre-cooling facilities 6. Pack House for export of Fruits & Vegetables to Middle East

1. Vapor Heat Treatment facility for exports:  VHT facility is established during 1999 with a cost of Rs.4.00 crores and business started from 2006 onwards.  This facility is being used for treating Mangos, Custard Apple and Sapota for export.  Vapor Heat Treatment Machine capacity: 1.5 MTs/batch .  Pre-cooling : 5 MTs/6Hrs

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 Cold Storage: 50 MT capacity 2 units @ 25 MTs each.  Grading & Packing Line: 1.5 MT/Hr

VHT Treatment charges:

 Rs.20,000/- per batch of 1.5 MTs

Export during 2019-20: • VHT Treated Mangoes - 1212 MTs (Japan, EU, New Zealand, South Korea, Mauritius) • Other Fresh Fruits &Vegetables – 60,000 MTs (Middle East, South East Asian Countries, Russia, Canada etc.)

Vapor Heat Treatment facility on 9.11.2020

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Flow chart for Vapor Heat Treatment for New Zealand Country

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Hot Water Treatment facility at Vashi export facility center on 9.11.2020

2. Irradiation Facility Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai :

PRODUCT Capacity* (MTs/hr) Fruits 5.0 (Mango & Pomegranate) Onion & Potato 10 Cereals & Pulses 7.0 Processed Food 0.66 Herbs & Spices 0.50 * At the source capacity of 300 kCi

 Certificates: AERB License, DAE License &NPPO accreditation  Commodities Treated: Mango, Pomegranate, Spices, Pet feed, Dry Fruits, Onion, Cereals etc. - 2500 MT (USA, Australia, EU)  Facility charges: Mango – Rs.100/- for 3.5 Kg box

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Flow chart for Irradiation of produce

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Vehicle unloading the produce meant for Irradiation at Vashi facility centre

DoH observing the Irradiated boxes

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3. Vegetable Processing Facility Centre, Vashi, Mumbai:

 Vegetable Processing Lines :  Bitter Gourd : 10 MTs/day  Okra : 18 MTs/day  Green Chilies : 4 MTs/day  Brinjal : 4 MTs/day

 Hot Water Treatment Facility :1 MT/Hr  Pre Cooling Chamber :5 MTs/batch  Cold Store Chambers(2 Nos.) : 150 MTs  Export : 6200 MT (Europe)

Pointed gourd in pack house ready for export on 9.11.2020

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Export facility canter on 9.11.2020

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Attending Presentation of DGM, MSAMB, Vasi, Navi Mumbai on 9.11.2020

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Fruits being packed for export at Fruit & Vegetable processing centre, Vashi

Boxes ready for export

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Other facilities developed by MSAMB:

1. Alphonso Mango Export Facility Center  Jamsande Tal: Deogad Dist: Sindhudurg  Nachne Tal & Dist:Ratnagiri  APEDA & USDA approved 2. Kesar Mango Export Facility Center  Jalana &Latur  APEDA & USDA approved 3. Pomegranate Export Facility Centre  Baramati, Dist. Pune  APEDA approved 4. Banana Export Facility Centers  Basamatnagar  Indapur Dist. Pune 5. Orange Export Facility Centre  Karanja Ghadge, Dist. Wardha

Other activities of MSAMB:

1. International Market Development:

 Participation in International Exhibitions in Germany, UK, China, Japan, Dubai etc.  Worked for opening new markets -  Japan (2000 to 2005), USA (2003-2006)  China (2003-04), New-Zealand (2013) &  Australia, Mauritius and South Korea for mangoes.  Saudi Arabia for Indian green chilies  Farmers Study Tours : Spain, Netherlands, France, Israel, Dubai, Austria, U.K., etc.  Trial consignments to UK, Germany, USA, Japan, Holland, Singapore, Dubai etc.

2. Implementation of Different Schemes:

 Loan for Infrastructure  Pledge Loan Scheme  Container Freight Subsidy for Sea  Inter-State Road Transport Subsidy Scheme  Fruit & Grain Festivals

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 Global GAP Certification  e NAM  Onion Storage  Plastic Crates  Fruit Festivals  Geographical Indexing

Loans to APMCs for Infrastructure:

 Loan to APMCs to undertake developmental works.  For basic as well as productive infrastructure  Rate of Interest : 6 %  Disbursement of loan : Rs 206.42 Cr.  No. of APMCs availed loan: 270.  Basic Infrastructure: Drinking water facility, compound, weigh bridge, sanitary, road, electrification etc.  Productive Infrastructure: Auction platform, Grading equipment, work under TMC, Shopping Complex etc.

Agricultural Pledge Loan:

 Commodity : Moong, Tur, Udid, Soyabean, Paddy, Sunflower, Safflower (Kardai), Gram (Chana), Jawar, Bajra, Maize, Wheat, Ghewda (Rajma), Turmeric, Raisins (Bedana), Cashew nuts and Betel nuts (Supari)  Loan : 75%  Rate of interest : 6% (per year).  Period : 6 months (180 days).  3% interest subsidy for timely repayment.  Details of Loan Disbursements in 2018-19 • Loan Amount – 92.42 cr. • No. of APMC’S – 148 • No. of Farmers – 10484.  Commodities – 4.40 Lac Quintals

Container freight subsidy for Sea Transport:

 Target markets - USA, Australia,Japan,South Korea, New Zealand, Iran, Mauritius, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Russia etc.  Beneficiary:– FPO, Private exporters, Firm, Company, Farmer.

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 Subsidy : per container Rs.30000/-

Inter-State Road Transport Subsidy Scheme:

 To Promote Interstate trade of Agricultural commodities.  Applicable only for the produce of Maharashtra and its transport to other states.  Beneficiaries: Registered FPO.  Commodities: Mango, banana, pomegranate, grapes, orange, onion, tomatoes, ginger and vegetable crops.

Sr. Distance (in Kms.) Subsidy Amount (in Rs.) 50% of the transportation cost or maximum limit of Rs. 1 750 to 1000 Kms 30,000 whichever is less will be payable 50% of the transportation cost or maximum limit of 2 1001to 1500 Kms Rs.40,000/ - which ever is le ss will be payable 50% of the transportation cost or maximum limit of 3 1501 to 2000 Km Rs.50,000/ - which ever is less will be payable 50% of the transportation cost or maximum limit of 4 More than 2001 Kms Rs.60,000/ - which ever is less will be payable For the states Sikkim, Assam, Mizoram, 50% of the transportation cost or maximum limit of 5 Arunachal Pradesh, Rs.75,000/- which ever is less will be payable Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura

Fruit and Food grain Festivals

• Subsidy for Fruits / Grains / Dry fruits Festivals

• Beneficiaries – APMC, FPO.

• Subsidy @ Rs 2000 per stall

• Min 10 and Max 50 stalls.

• Cashew, Mango, Orange, Pomegranate, Raisin, Rice Festivals

Global GAP Certification

• Quality/MRLs/Pest & Diseases free produce are the major concern of the trade

• Subsidy @ 50 % of the actual expenditure or Rs 7500 per beneficiary which ever is less.

• Beneficiaries – Individual Farmer, PMO (Farmer Group)

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• Eligible Crop – Mango, Pomegranate, Banana, Orange

• 300 Mango & Pomegranate growers benefited

Implementation of National Agriculture Market (e NAM)

• eNAM for e-trading of Agriculture Commodities.

• Functional through eTrading Platform

• Free of cost Software, Training & Services to APMCs

• Fund of Rs.30/- Lakh per APMC for procurement of Computer, Network & Assaying equipment's.

• 60 APMCs of Maharashtra State integrated with eNAM.

Other Initiatives:

A. Promotion of Co-operative Partnership Societies

• MAHAGRAPE – Registered in 1991 with 16 partnership co-operative societies.

• MAHAMANGO – Registered in 1991 with 26 partnership co-operative societies.

• MAHABANANA - Registered in 2002 with 23 partnership co-operative societies.

• MAHAANAR - Registered in 2005 with 6 partnership co-operative societies.

• MAHAORANGE - Registered in 2008 with 6 partnership co-operative societies.

B. Farmers Weekly Market

• MSAMB started Farmers Weekly Bazars in Pune on Pilot Basis.

• State Govt converted it in scheme - Sant Shiromani Shree Savata Mali Shetkari Athawade Bazar Abhiyan

• FPO/CS will be the bazar operator.

• 110 Weekly Market started. (Pune, Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, , Aurangabad, Solapur, Wardha, Parbhani)

C. Horticulture Export Training Course

Five days residential training programme

105 participants have started export businessafter training

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Fees Rs. 10148 ( Residential), Rs.8850/- ( Non –Resi), Rs.7670/- (Female)

Topics Covered: Export Procedures and documentation, export opportunities and status, Role of APEDA, NPPO, ECGC, CHA, MSAMB in Export, Quality Norms, Logistics Management, Branding, Schemes, Special Treatments, Trace net, Cluster Development, Export Facility visit, Export Banking, etc.

Special crop specific trainings-Mango

D. Krishi Panan Mitra (Monthly magazine in Marathi) E. MSAMB – Mobile app  Mobile app launched on 1st June 2017.  Mobile App in English & Marathi language is available free of cost on Google play store and Apple App store.  Also interacted with Sri. Ekram Husain,chairman,Fruits & vegetable exporters association

In Export facility Centre at Vasi along with DGCM and Exporters on 9.11.2020

Observations:

 In Maharashtra 307 APMCs and 597 Sub markets are existing.  APMC act regulation is done by State Marketing Department.  Developmental activities are being looked after by Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB).  5% of APMC revenue is transferred to MSAMB for taking up of different schemes by MSAMB  Vashi export facility centre is being operated by MSAMB

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 Other export facility centres in the are leased out to FPOs / Private parties  Around 500 exporters are registered for availing this facility for exports  The facility created by MSAMB is facilitating exporters for taking up exports from single point where all the required facilities / treatments are available based on the importing country specifications.  Average 500 – 600 MTs of Fruits & Vegetables per month are being exported from this facility  During the Mango season 15000 MTs to 20000 MTs are being exported Annually from this facility. Out of which 25% is Banganpalli variety  All the farmers are registered with APEDA Hortinet for exports  Fruit & Vegetable processing centre is in operation during the visit  Vegetables like Bhendi, Coccinia, Brinjal, Drumstick, Chillies, Curry leaves, Elephant footyam, Cluster bean, Cucumber are being processed and packed for exports.  During the visit Custard Apple, Sapota, Apple beer are being processed for exports to Canada  Green Chillies (100 Tons / day, G4 variety & Nandita variety ), Lemon and Tomato (Namdhari variety) have huge potential for exports to Middle East countries  It is also learnt that, Bitter gourd free from aphids and fruit fly has got demand for 100 MTs per month  Residue free and fruit fly free Bhendi ( Saradhi of Raasi seeds& Samrat from Nunhems) has got demand for export @ 20 Tons / day  Exporters are paying reasonable rates to farmers Ex. Green Chilli – Rs.80/- Per kg at present and a minimum price is Rs.30/- to Rs.35/- per kg, Bhendi – Rs.30/- to Rs.35/- per kg

Issues in exports from Telangana:

 Non-availability of infrastructure like Vapour Heat Treatment, Irradiation facility, Fruit & Vegetable processing lines and Integrated Pack Houses.

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 No common facility centres are created for exports in Telangana, hence, exporters from Telangana state are looking towards Maharashtra and utilizing their facilities.  Registrations of farmers in APEDA Hortinet  Gap certification  Habit of leasing out of Mango gardens to Pre harvest Contractors

Way Forward:  Establishing Integrated Pack House with International standards near Airport with all facilities like Irradiation / Vapour Heat Treatment / Hot Water Treatment / Cold Room and pre-cooling centres. This can be taken up in Kongarakaln (V) of , where Hon’ble Chief Minister was king enough to allot 300 acres of land for development of Integrated Market Yard for Horticulture Produce.  Encouraging farmers for registration in APEDA Hortinet. for fruits & vegetables.  Encouraging international demanded varieties of vegetables in cluster mode for percolating SOP and procurement operations easy.  To train Farmers and Officers on export procedures of various Countries.

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Centre for Perishable Cargo  Two perishable cargo centres are operating in Chatrapathi Sivaji international terminal airport.  Visited one perishable cargo Facility which was established by APEDA.  This facility is being managed by Air India Airport Service (AIAS).  Facility is established in 2870 sq.mt area.  On an average daily 150 MTs of perishable products goes to various countries. This range includes fruits, vegetables, beef, chicken, meat, news paper& chicks.  The air freight charges differ from product to product, country to country and airline to airline.

Sri Gaffor, Manger for Centre for Perishable Cargo, Welcoming Director of Horticulture, Telangana State, Mumbai Airport .

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At Perishable cargo Centre, Airport, Mumbai on 9.11.2020

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At Perishable cargo Centre, Airport, Mumbai on 9.11.2020

Way Forward for Telangana:

 A state - of - art facility for handling Perishable cargo is to be created in Rajiv Gandhi international airport Samsahabad for promoting export of perishable commodities with focus on Fruits and Vegetables.

 Several airports in various states have already established this type of facility.

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