AGRO INDUSTRY
Q. 1 What is an Agro Industry ?
ANS. The State Government has announced a new Agro industrial policy 2000.
This has defined agro industries as under :
“Agro industries are those units which add value to agriculture products/residues, both food and non-food, by processing into products which are marketable or usable or edible or by improving storability or by providing the link from farm to the market or part thereof. Agro industry also includes Hi-Tech and Bio-technology based agriculture. “Agricultural Product” means produce of agriculture, horticulture, sericulture, floriculture, fisheries and includes minor forest produce and live stock based products, except dairy and dairy based products. (Features of Agro industry are given in ANNEXURE-I).”
The scope of agro industries is enlarged for the first time, to include all elements of food chain from farm to the market grading, sorting, pre-cooling, packing, refrigerated transport, warehousing, cold storage, retail outlets for handling agriculture, horticulture and floriculture products.
II. PRODUCT SELECTION, EXTENT OF VALUE
ADDITION AND LOCATION :
Q.1 Which organisation can advise on product selection and extent of value addition ?
ANS. Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (GAIC), the Nodal Agency The entrepreneur can seek useful advice from following organisations. (Detailed information is at ANNEXURE-II). Specialised project consultants can assist in preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR). The list can be obtained from GAIC. Research & Development (R&D) Institutions like Indian Council of Agriculture Research (I.C.A.R.), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (C.S.I.R.), Central Food Technology Research Institute (C.F.T.R.I.) and Gujarat Agriculture University (G.A.U.) can provide information regarding available technology for processing agro products. A brief list of relevant research institutions is available with GAIC.
Q.2 What are the considerations in selecting a location for the Agro
Industry?
ANS. Most crucial factor is the availability of the raw materials. It ideally should be available within a radius of 60 kms. Besides main raw material, other supplementary raw materials for generating adequate number of days of plant operation have to be identified. In addition, water, power and other infrastructure facilities like access to road, railhead, ports and airport as well as the markets for the products have to be ensured. In the Agro Industrial policy 2000, incentives are available to the Units in entire State except areas covered under jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. However, cold chain projects and retail outlets for perishables will be entitled for incentives in areas under jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation also. of the State Government can provide Commodity Profiles for important crops of Gujarat. The commodity profile include the latest available statistics on production, price trends, markets, exports, Gujarat’s competitive strengths and investment opportunities in the area of post-harvest facilities and processing of value added products.
Q. 1 What is an Agro Industry ?
ANS. The State Government has announced a new Agro industrial policy 2000.
This has defined agro industries as under :
“Agro industries are those units which add value to agriculture products/residues, both food and non-food, by processing into products which are marketable or usable or edible or by improving storability or by providing the link from farm to the market or part thereof. Agro industry also includes Hi-Tech and Bio-technology based agriculture. “Agricultural Product” means produce of agriculture, horticulture, sericulture, floriculture, fisheries and includes minor forest produce and live stock based products, except dairy and dairy based products. (Features of Agro industry are given in ANNEXURE-I).”
The scope of agro industries is enlarged for the first time, to include all elements of food chain from farm to the market grading, sorting, pre-cooling, packing, refrigerated transport, warehousing, cold storage, retail outlets for handling agriculture, horticulture and floriculture products.
II. PRODUCT SELECTION, EXTENT OF VALUE
ADDITION AND LOCATION :
Q.1 Which organisation can advise on product selection and extent of value addition ?
ANS. Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (GAIC), the Nodal Agency The entrepreneur can seek useful advice from following organisations. (Detailed information is at ANNEXURE-II). Specialised project consultants can assist in preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR). The list can be obtained from GAIC. Research & Development (R&D) Institutions like Indian Council of Agriculture Research (I.C.A.R.), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (C.S.I.R.), Central Food Technology Research Institute (C.F.T.R.I.) and Gujarat Agriculture University (G.A.U.) can provide information regarding available technology for processing agro products. A brief list of relevant research institutions is available with GAIC.
Q.2 What are the considerations in selecting a location for the Agro
Industry?
ANS. Most crucial factor is the availability of the raw materials. It ideally should be available within a radius of 60 kms. Besides main raw material, other supplementary raw materials for generating adequate number of days of plant operation have to be identified. In addition, water, power and other infrastructure facilities like access to road, railhead, ports and airport as well as the markets for the products have to be ensured. In the Agro Industrial policy 2000, incentives are available to the Units in entire State except areas covered under jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. However, cold chain projects and retail outlets for perishables will be entitled for incentives in areas under jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation also. of the State Government can provide Commodity Profiles for important crops of Gujarat. The commodity profile include the latest available statistics on production, price trends, markets, exports, Gujarat’s competitive strengths and investment opportunities in the area of post-harvest facilities and processing of value added products.
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