Paddy soon after harvesting, duetoits importance as basic food, the largest area under cultivation and the
prevailing agro economic conditions of farmers, constitutes a wide length and partners in its supply chain.
Once paddy is hulled in mills it gives the main product rice, cut rice and by products husk and rice bran.
This paper attempts to find out through empirical research, the practices, end products and estimates of
value creation, value realization and value loss to the stakeholders across its extended value chainof paddy
in the state of Karnataka.
With the existing estimates for legitimate variables of the analysis, it is found that supply chain of paddy is
a very complex processdominatedbynetwork of intermediaries called “mill owners and stockists” who
make an investment worth not less than Rs.8000 Crores.(where $13.3 bn should be $1.33 bn) every year
during harvesting through stocking, milling and packing and create a value above 45% of their investment
in the value chain. In the process it is observed that farmer is the only stakeholder who is paid least and
supply chain management of paddy suffers from huge losses to the government as more than 65% farmers
sell paddy to the local agents of “mill owners and stockists”. Taking stock of the issues and opportunities,
a conceptual model is suggested using e-governance and Public Private Partnership(PPP) in managing the
supply chain of paddy which ensures fool proof mechanism not only to control prevailing losses but also
arrives at a unique wealth creation opportunity, which can redefine the face of agricultural developments
in the state.
This document provides an introduction and overview of paddy production in Andhra Pradesh and globally. It discusses that rice is a staple crop for two-thirds of the world's population and India is the second largest producer after China. The objectives of the study are to examine paddy production in Andhra Pradesh, identify the price discovery mechanism in the value chain, and examine the impact of government policies. It provides data on the top rice producing countries globally in 2009-2010 and notes some uncertainties for 2010 global production due to factors like drought and cyclones.
This document summarizes the development of a continuous chapati making machine. Some key points:
- Chapatis are a staple food in India and other Asian countries, but large-scale production is needed to meet demand from institutions. Existing machines had issues like dough stickiness.
- The developed machine has a forming unit that extends dough into sheets, punches discs, and a baking unit with a three-tier oven. It can produce 1200 chapatis/hour of uniform quality.
- The machine avoids manual handling, has higher production than other systems, allows continuous operation and material recycling, and is versatile, hygienic, and easy to clean. It has benefited industries, organizations, and provided
Opportunities for students in agriculture and allied coursesDiraviam Jayaraj
Opportunities for students in agriculture and allied courses in Tamil Nadu for the year 2020 is provided. The career opportunities are listed to choose their interests.
IRJET- Design and Fabrication of Mutipurpose Manually Operated System for Agr...IRJET Journal
This document summarizes the design and fabrication of a manually operated, multipurpose system for agricultural purposes. The system was designed to address issues with traditional farming methods in India, which are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and cannot meet growing demands. The new system can simultaneously sow seeds and fertilizer at uniform depths and distances, improving efficiency. It is intended to be affordable and suitable for small-scale farmers. The document reviews different existing farm machines and identifies limitations before detailing the design of the new system, which includes components like a chain and sprocket mechanism to control seed spacing. Testing showed the new system can satisfactorily meet farmer needs with improved performance over traditional methods.
This document provides information about Katraj Dairy, a dairy company located in Pune, India. It discusses Katraj Dairy's manufacturing process, quality control, packaging, services provided, and products offered. Some key details include:
- Katraj Dairy was established in 1960 and collects over 2 lakh liters of milk per day from local farmers.
- The manufacturing process involves collecting, transporting, filtering, pasteurizing, cooling, and storing milk before processing into products.
- Quality control strictly monitors milk quality at various stages and tests for parameters like pH, fat, acidity, etc.
- Packaging is done hygienically in bags for milk and bottles/
SCOPE, IMPORTANCE AND CONSTRAINTS OF PLANTATION CROP PRODUCTION Muhammed Ameer
Plantation crops are perennial crops cultivated on large farms or estates in tropical and subtropical regions that require significant labor. Major plantation crops in Karnataka include coffee, rubber, cardamom, cashew, coconut, and arecanut. Plantation crops are economically important as India is a leading global producer of some crops like tea and coconut. They provide significant employment and support many industries. While plantation crops have potential for expanded production areas and exports, generating employment, their cultivation also faces constraints like long maturation periods, lack of quality planting materials, processing infrastructure, and vulnerabilities to climatic hazards and pests.
Operations in a rice processing industry final reportRavi Teja Gupta
This document provides information about agriculture and rice production in India. It discusses how India is the world's largest producer of many agricultural goods, including being the second largest producer of wheat and rice. It outlines the history of agriculture in India, including how the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s led to a major increase in food grain production through the adoption of high-yielding varieties and irrigation expansion. The document also notes that while production has increased, India still has potential for further productivity gains through improved infrastructure and technologies.
SIMPLE is a Non Governmental Organisation founded by Wing Commander Krishna Rao (Retd) for promoting Organic, Bio Dynamic, Natural and Carbon Farming besides other objectives.
This document provides an introduction and overview of paddy production in Andhra Pradesh and globally. It discusses that rice is a staple crop for two-thirds of the world's population and India is the second largest producer after China. The objectives of the study are to examine paddy production in Andhra Pradesh, identify the price discovery mechanism in the value chain, and examine the impact of government policies. It provides data on the top rice producing countries globally in 2009-2010 and notes some uncertainties for 2010 global production due to factors like drought and cyclones.
This document summarizes the development of a continuous chapati making machine. Some key points:
- Chapatis are a staple food in India and other Asian countries, but large-scale production is needed to meet demand from institutions. Existing machines had issues like dough stickiness.
- The developed machine has a forming unit that extends dough into sheets, punches discs, and a baking unit with a three-tier oven. It can produce 1200 chapatis/hour of uniform quality.
- The machine avoids manual handling, has higher production than other systems, allows continuous operation and material recycling, and is versatile, hygienic, and easy to clean. It has benefited industries, organizations, and provided
Opportunities for students in agriculture and allied coursesDiraviam Jayaraj
Opportunities for students in agriculture and allied courses in Tamil Nadu for the year 2020 is provided. The career opportunities are listed to choose their interests.
IRJET- Design and Fabrication of Mutipurpose Manually Operated System for Agr...IRJET Journal
This document summarizes the design and fabrication of a manually operated, multipurpose system for agricultural purposes. The system was designed to address issues with traditional farming methods in India, which are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and cannot meet growing demands. The new system can simultaneously sow seeds and fertilizer at uniform depths and distances, improving efficiency. It is intended to be affordable and suitable for small-scale farmers. The document reviews different existing farm machines and identifies limitations before detailing the design of the new system, which includes components like a chain and sprocket mechanism to control seed spacing. Testing showed the new system can satisfactorily meet farmer needs with improved performance over traditional methods.
This document provides information about Katraj Dairy, a dairy company located in Pune, India. It discusses Katraj Dairy's manufacturing process, quality control, packaging, services provided, and products offered. Some key details include:
- Katraj Dairy was established in 1960 and collects over 2 lakh liters of milk per day from local farmers.
- The manufacturing process involves collecting, transporting, filtering, pasteurizing, cooling, and storing milk before processing into products.
- Quality control strictly monitors milk quality at various stages and tests for parameters like pH, fat, acidity, etc.
- Packaging is done hygienically in bags for milk and bottles/
SCOPE, IMPORTANCE AND CONSTRAINTS OF PLANTATION CROP PRODUCTION Muhammed Ameer
Plantation crops are perennial crops cultivated on large farms or estates in tropical and subtropical regions that require significant labor. Major plantation crops in Karnataka include coffee, rubber, cardamom, cashew, coconut, and arecanut. Plantation crops are economically important as India is a leading global producer of some crops like tea and coconut. They provide significant employment and support many industries. While plantation crops have potential for expanded production areas and exports, generating employment, their cultivation also faces constraints like long maturation periods, lack of quality planting materials, processing infrastructure, and vulnerabilities to climatic hazards and pests.
Operations in a rice processing industry final reportRavi Teja Gupta
This document provides information about agriculture and rice production in India. It discusses how India is the world's largest producer of many agricultural goods, including being the second largest producer of wheat and rice. It outlines the history of agriculture in India, including how the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s led to a major increase in food grain production through the adoption of high-yielding varieties and irrigation expansion. The document also notes that while production has increased, India still has potential for further productivity gains through improved infrastructure and technologies.
SIMPLE is a Non Governmental Organisation founded by Wing Commander Krishna Rao (Retd) for promoting Organic, Bio Dynamic, Natural and Carbon Farming besides other objectives.
12th june ,2020 daily global regional and local rice e-newsletterRiceplus Magazine
The document discusses efforts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop sustainable local agriculture and food security. Key points include:
- Scientists in the UAE are developing "artificial soil" made of 90% desert sand that can retain water and support plant growth in the country's arid climate. This has potential to significantly expand local crop production.
- The UAE imports most of its food but aims to produce 30% domestically by focusing on agricultural innovation. This includes a joint project with Korea to cultivate rice in the desert using drip irrigation.
- The Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park supports sustainable local farming using technologies like hydroponics, aquaponics, and solar
The document provides recommendations for rice cultivation in the subtropical zone of Jammu region, including suitable high yielding rice varieties for different situations, promising rice-based cropping systems, and cultivation practices such as land preparation, nursery raising, transplanting, nutrient management, water management, weed control, and plant protection. Recommended varieties include coarse, fine, and superfine varieties suited to irrigated and rainfed conditions up to 1200 meters above mean sea level.
An Approach to Improve Productivity and Flexibility of Rice Mills in KeralaIRJET Journal
This document discusses improving the productivity and flexibility of rice mills in Kerala, India. It conducted a study of the rice milling process and identified problems in mills, such as producing products in bulk regardless of demand. It proposed implementing a flexible manufacturing system with some changes to equipment and layout. Simulation software was used to compare mill performance before and after the changes. The results found that implementing a flexible system addressing the identified problems could increase productivity by producing products according to demand and reducing outsourcing.
Food Industry Perspective on a World Food DayRituja Upadhyay
Rituja Upadhyay gave a presentation on World Food Day that covered several topics:
1) Her research focuses on food texture, sensory properties, and how food breaks down during oral processing.
2) India has great potential in its food processing industry due to growing consumer spending, changing tastes, and a large workforce.
3) There are opportunities to shift diets from meat and dairy to plant-based options, utilize new technologies like sensors and automation on farms, and provide customized meal options.
This document provides an overview of protected cultivation in India. It discusses the global scenario of protected cultivation, with key countries like Netherlands, China, and Japan leading in area under protected cultivation. In India, protected cultivation started gaining commercial utilization in the 1980s and has grown steadily since then, reaching 20,000 hectares currently. The document outlines some of the major clusters for protected cultivation in India based on factors like climate, infrastructure, markets, policies, and prominent crops grown. It also provides a brief overview of the leading states and regions for protected cultivation in India.
Agricultural inputs are essential for rural development and marketing. There are two types: consumable inputs like seeds, fertilizers, and veterinary medicines, and capital inputs like tractors and irrigation equipment. Seeds are a key input and account for 20-25% of productivity, but challenges include inconsistent seed quality and a lack of comprehensive databases. Fertilizer use has increased food grain production significantly in India, though consumption remains low compared to other countries. Pesticide use is also increasing to combat crop losses, with insecticides currently making up over half of the market. Mechanization brings benefits like increased yields and income, though customized equipment and training are needed given India's diverse farm sizes and conditions. Irrigation potential
Seed Storage Techniques: A Primer
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Dairy Farm, How to start a Dairy Farming Business. Dairy Farming & Milk Production is a huge Potential Business in India
Dairy farming provides an excellent opportunity for self-employment of unemployed youth. It is also an important source of income generation to small/marginal farmers and agricultural labourers. Since agriculture is mostly seasonal, there is a possibility of finding employment throughout the year for many persons through dairy farming. Landless labourers. The white revolution of 70’s had made spectacular land marks in Indian milk production scenario. India is the largest milk producer of the world. The increasing cost of feed ingredients and its seasonal variability can be reduced by undertaking fodder cultivation.
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IRJET -Design and Development of Grain DryerIRJET Journal
This document describes the design and development of a grain dryer. The grain dryer aims to efficiently remove moisture from grains to allow for longer term storage. It uses a conveyor belt to move grains through a heated area, where a fan and heating elements blow warm air to evaporate moisture from the grains. The dry grains are then automatically collected while any impurities are removed by a net separator. The portable grain dryer provides a solution to inefficient natural drying methods by rapidly drying grains within a limited temperature range to preserve quality and allow for storage over months.
The aim of this research to analyst agribusiness performance and feasibility of Madura
cattle, especially in Galis region, Madura. The advantages of this research are to give
information’s of Madura cattle agribusiness performance which could use as added value of
rural cattle agribusiness development.
This result done at Galis region, which selected area are Galis subdistrict, Larangan
subdistrict and Pademawu subdistrict by purpossive sampling method on that consideration
Madura cattle population and similarities of Madura cattle management. This is survey
research with observation and respondents interview in current time. This research used
descriptive analysist based on working agribusiness system and Net Farm Income (NFI)analyzed for feasibility analysist.
The conclusion of this research are (1) Madura cattle agribusiness performance in Galis
region was supported by the farmers, but still need optimized by sub-systems unit in order
to develop farmer welfare; (2) Madura cattle agribusiness in Galis region non-feasible from
economic feasibility because of it couldn’t meet the necessities of farmers family needs,
which respondent total lost Rp.3.095.778,- or Rp. 244.615,- /month, meanwhile based on
farmers perseption, their total lost Rp. 321.888,- or Rp. 25.434,- /month with average
business scale 2,71tails/respondent and observed for 4,67 months; and (3) Management
feasibility of Madura cattle agribusiness feasibility performance in this region, classified in
non-feasible management because of the traditional management of cattle agribusiness held
by the farmers.
This document provides an overview of eco-farming and entrepreneurship in eco-farming. It discusses concepts like eco-farming, entrepreneurship, and raising animals in eco-farming by focusing on feed, health, and species. It also presents case studies of eco-farms from Turkey, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Greece that raise animals organically. The case studies describe the farms' operations, products, and adherence to organic standards and regulations.
Scope of agro based industries in west bengalSouvik Roy
Agro-based industry” is an omnibus expression. Agriculture and industry are integral components of the development process due to their mutual relationship as agriculture provides inputs to the industry and output of the industry is used in agriculture to expand production. There are many industries which are based on agricultural production. Agro-based industries are depending on agriculture for their raw material and other basic inputs. This inter-dependence must be oriented to suit the need of our country and State. Stabilization and growth of agricultural production results in rapid advancement in output and employment in agro-industries. Further, the cumulative effect of agricultural growth and growth of agro-industries creates greater opportunities for industrial growth as well as integration of the different sectors of the economy. Agro-based industries may be classified into two categories namely food processing industries and non-food processing industries. Food processing industries mainly deal with the preservation of perishable products and utilization of by-products for other purposes. These types of industries include the processing of wheat, rice, maize, barley, pulses, meat, fruits, vegetables, etc.
23 support for small rice threshers in nigeria 8-07mamoharar
This document discusses support for small rice threshers in Nigeria. It reviews existing rice thresher designs and proposes three prototype small threshers. The study found that rice threshing in Nigeria is currently very labor intensive and done manually. It recommended a pedal-operated thresher for small farms under 2 hectares, an improved IITA/WARDA thresher for farms up to 5 hectares, and an improved IART multi-crop thresher for larger farms over 5 hectares. The proposed threshers were designed to handle rice harvested with or without straw and have capacities ranging from 50kg/hr to 250kg/hr, costing between 80,000 to 300,000 Naira.
Value chain of Rice Marketing in selected areas of Jamalpur DistrictMd. Shamim Miah
This thesis examines the value chain of rice marketing in selected areas of Jamalpur district in Bangladesh. It analyzes the value added by different actors in the rice value chain, including farmers, paddy traders, rice millers, and rice traders. The study finds that farmers earn on average Tk. 10,053 per hectare from paddy cultivation. Paddy traders and millers add value through activities like drying, storing, milling, and marketing. On average, paddy traders add Tk. 1,176.7 per metric ton, while rice millers add 23% value, of which 9% is from marketing and milling costs. Rice traders provide the final link in the value chain by adding approximately 6.
New opportunities in food processing industryManas Orpe
More than 40 % Wastage In India Of Fruits & Vegetables. Solution? Processing! Fresh Fruits Consumption for Individuals has reduced due to time Constraint. They want products to eat & drink “Any Time – Any Where”1
Mechanization as a Solution for Skilled Labor Shortage of Paddy Farming Secto...BRNSS Publication Hub
This document summarizes a research study on increasing mechanization as a solution for the shortage of skilled labor in paddy farming in Sri Lanka's wet zone. The study found that the current degree of mechanization is 90% for land preparation, 0% for sowing, and 30% for harvesting and threshing. Key barriers to greater mechanization included older farmer age, lower education levels, less farming experience, and poor field conditions. A cost-benefit analysis found that hiring machinery for land preparation and harvesting/threshing was financially feasible for farmers. The study recommends developing machinery that can operate in muddy fields and purchasing combine harvesters through farmer organizations.
Sugarcane biofuels have a lot of potential as first generation fuel for Blending(EBP) to be a game changer in curtailing growing Hydrocarbon imports into India and also minimising emissions as oxygenate.
This document summarizes a study on the rice value chain in Jamalpur district, Bangladesh. Key findings include:
1) Farmers were the first value-adding actors, producing paddy and adding on average 7.13% value through drying, storing, and marketing.
2) Paddy traders, including farias and beparis, collected paddy from farmers and mills, adding 6.03% value on average.
3) Rice millers were the highest value-adding actors, processing paddy into rice and adding 313.78 BDT per quintal on average.
4) Constraints across the value chain included high costs, lack of credit and market information, and poor
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Este documento contiene varios poemas y descripciones cortas de frutas escritos por estudiantes de 4to grado. Los estudiantes describen frutas como el mango, plátano, naranja y uva, destacando sus colores, sabores, vitaminas y usos. También incluyen poemas dedicados al Día de la Madre donde expresan su aprecio y cariño.
12th june ,2020 daily global regional and local rice e-newsletterRiceplus Magazine
The document discusses efforts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop sustainable local agriculture and food security. Key points include:
- Scientists in the UAE are developing "artificial soil" made of 90% desert sand that can retain water and support plant growth in the country's arid climate. This has potential to significantly expand local crop production.
- The UAE imports most of its food but aims to produce 30% domestically by focusing on agricultural innovation. This includes a joint project with Korea to cultivate rice in the desert using drip irrigation.
- The Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park supports sustainable local farming using technologies like hydroponics, aquaponics, and solar
The document provides recommendations for rice cultivation in the subtropical zone of Jammu region, including suitable high yielding rice varieties for different situations, promising rice-based cropping systems, and cultivation practices such as land preparation, nursery raising, transplanting, nutrient management, water management, weed control, and plant protection. Recommended varieties include coarse, fine, and superfine varieties suited to irrigated and rainfed conditions up to 1200 meters above mean sea level.
An Approach to Improve Productivity and Flexibility of Rice Mills in KeralaIRJET Journal
This document discusses improving the productivity and flexibility of rice mills in Kerala, India. It conducted a study of the rice milling process and identified problems in mills, such as producing products in bulk regardless of demand. It proposed implementing a flexible manufacturing system with some changes to equipment and layout. Simulation software was used to compare mill performance before and after the changes. The results found that implementing a flexible system addressing the identified problems could increase productivity by producing products according to demand and reducing outsourcing.
Food Industry Perspective on a World Food DayRituja Upadhyay
Rituja Upadhyay gave a presentation on World Food Day that covered several topics:
1) Her research focuses on food texture, sensory properties, and how food breaks down during oral processing.
2) India has great potential in its food processing industry due to growing consumer spending, changing tastes, and a large workforce.
3) There are opportunities to shift diets from meat and dairy to plant-based options, utilize new technologies like sensors and automation on farms, and provide customized meal options.
This document provides an overview of protected cultivation in India. It discusses the global scenario of protected cultivation, with key countries like Netherlands, China, and Japan leading in area under protected cultivation. In India, protected cultivation started gaining commercial utilization in the 1980s and has grown steadily since then, reaching 20,000 hectares currently. The document outlines some of the major clusters for protected cultivation in India based on factors like climate, infrastructure, markets, policies, and prominent crops grown. It also provides a brief overview of the leading states and regions for protected cultivation in India.
Agricultural inputs are essential for rural development and marketing. There are two types: consumable inputs like seeds, fertilizers, and veterinary medicines, and capital inputs like tractors and irrigation equipment. Seeds are a key input and account for 20-25% of productivity, but challenges include inconsistent seed quality and a lack of comprehensive databases. Fertilizer use has increased food grain production significantly in India, though consumption remains low compared to other countries. Pesticide use is also increasing to combat crop losses, with insecticides currently making up over half of the market. Mechanization brings benefits like increased yields and income, though customized equipment and training are needed given India's diverse farm sizes and conditions. Irrigation potential
Seed Storage Techniques: A Primer
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Dairy Farm, How to start a Dairy Farming Business. Dairy Farming & Milk Production is a huge Potential Business in India
Dairy farming provides an excellent opportunity for self-employment of unemployed youth. It is also an important source of income generation to small/marginal farmers and agricultural labourers. Since agriculture is mostly seasonal, there is a possibility of finding employment throughout the year for many persons through dairy farming. Landless labourers. The white revolution of 70’s had made spectacular land marks in Indian milk production scenario. India is the largest milk producer of the world. The increasing cost of feed ingredients and its seasonal variability can be reduced by undertaking fodder cultivation.
See more at:
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https://goo.gl/cZzMhY
https://goo.gl/W7GNZL
https://goo.gl/yHrVMg
https://goo.gl/EqMGD4
Contact us:
Niir Project Consultancy Services
An ISO 9001:2015 Company
106-E, Kamla Nagar, Opp. Spark Mall,
New Delhi-110007, India.
Email: npcs.ei@gmail.com , info@entrepreneurindia.co
Tel: +91-11-23843955, 23845654, 23845886, 8800733955
Mobile: +91-9811043595
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IRJET -Design and Development of Grain DryerIRJET Journal
This document describes the design and development of a grain dryer. The grain dryer aims to efficiently remove moisture from grains to allow for longer term storage. It uses a conveyor belt to move grains through a heated area, where a fan and heating elements blow warm air to evaporate moisture from the grains. The dry grains are then automatically collected while any impurities are removed by a net separator. The portable grain dryer provides a solution to inefficient natural drying methods by rapidly drying grains within a limited temperature range to preserve quality and allow for storage over months.
The aim of this research to analyst agribusiness performance and feasibility of Madura
cattle, especially in Galis region, Madura. The advantages of this research are to give
information’s of Madura cattle agribusiness performance which could use as added value of
rural cattle agribusiness development.
This result done at Galis region, which selected area are Galis subdistrict, Larangan
subdistrict and Pademawu subdistrict by purpossive sampling method on that consideration
Madura cattle population and similarities of Madura cattle management. This is survey
research with observation and respondents interview in current time. This research used
descriptive analysist based on working agribusiness system and Net Farm Income (NFI)analyzed for feasibility analysist.
The conclusion of this research are (1) Madura cattle agribusiness performance in Galis
region was supported by the farmers, but still need optimized by sub-systems unit in order
to develop farmer welfare; (2) Madura cattle agribusiness in Galis region non-feasible from
economic feasibility because of it couldn’t meet the necessities of farmers family needs,
which respondent total lost Rp.3.095.778,- or Rp. 244.615,- /month, meanwhile based on
farmers perseption, their total lost Rp. 321.888,- or Rp. 25.434,- /month with average
business scale 2,71tails/respondent and observed for 4,67 months; and (3) Management
feasibility of Madura cattle agribusiness feasibility performance in this region, classified in
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New opportunities in food processing industryManas Orpe
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Post Harvest Solutions for Cambodia's Rice FarmersEric Stryson
$6,000
$8,000
Field Experts
(3)
Provide technical training and extension services
Monitor crop quality and yields
Support CDO in community outreach
$4,000 each
Dryer/Storage
Operators (7)
Operate and maintain drying and storage facilities
Ensure quality standards are met
$3,000 each
Truck Drivers
(2)
Transport paddy and rice
$2,400 each
Salaries benchmarked against local market rates to attract and retain talent
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The document provides details about a student named Amit Yadav's participation in the Student Ready Program (SRP 411) course. It includes visits to the National Seed Corporation Ltd, a Krishi Vigyan Kendra, the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, an ITC e-Choupal, a soil testing laboratory, Parag Dairy, and a meeting with a progressive farmer named Dilip Pandey who cultivates mushrooms. The visits provided learning opportunities around seed production, farm machinery, protected cultivation, soil testing, dairy processing, and mushroom farming techniques.
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The document discusses plans by the Government of India to celebrate 2023 as the International Year of Millets. It provides background on millets production in India and globally. Key points include:
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1. Favoured destination for Agri-business and Food Processing industry with abundant raw material base,
skilled workforce, strong supporting ecosystem, and an industry friendly policy environment.
2. Home to 10 Agro-climatic zones on the basis of soil structure, topography, vegetation, elevation and
rainfall which supports a wide variety of crops.
3. Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in the country, contributing 70% to national production.
4. Largest producer of Silk in the country accounting for 35% of the Silk production in the country
containing 49 Silk Farms and 92 Silk cooperatives.
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6. Karnataka is among the top producers of pomegranate, grapes, mango, lime/lemon and orange creating
opportunities for manufacturing products like juice, pulp, squash and jams
1) The Frontline Extension System conducted technology assessments, demonstrations, and capacity building initiatives through 695 Krishi Vigyan Kendras across India in 2016-17.
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3) Initiatives focused on improving access to information, credit, and markets to boost farmers' incomes as targeted by the Indian government's 2016-17 budget.
This document discusses important agricultural farms in Kollam District, Kerala and their significance. It describes the Kottukkal Agricultural Farm, which promotes fruit and vegetable farming on 330 acres and produces tissue culture banana saplings, seeds, and other products. It also describes the Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Sadanandapuram, which functions as a linkage between the university and farmers, working to increase farmer incomes and self-employment through technology transfer, testing, and training. The farms provide important services like seed and technology distribution to encourage agricultural practices.
This document provides an overview of the seed industry in India, including key developments, policies, and the seed production system. It discusses the following in 3 sentences:
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The proposed research aims to develop composite dairy foods utilizing underutilized milk by-products and minor crops like pearl millet and barley to address malnutrition. The objectives are to develop technologies to process whey, skim milk and crops into functional foods; validate the health benefits of the foods; and assess the commercial feasibility through industry linkages. The consortium includes NDRI, CIPHET and an NGO to develop innovations like processing technologies, crop varieties, equipment and low-cost complementary foods with validated nutritional profiles to commercialize through entrepreneurs.
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This document provides a summary of an industrial visit by students to various agricultural facilities in Odisha, India. It includes summaries of visits to:
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1. International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains (IJMVSC) Vol. 6, No. 1, March 2015
DOI: 10.5121/ijmvsc.2015.6104 33
VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS FOR
DERIVEDPRODUCTS FROM PADDY: A CASE OF
KARNATAKA STATE
Nagaraj BV1
&Dr.Y. T. Krishnegowda2
1. Dept. of Operations, Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies,
Harihar, Karnataka, INDIA
2. Dept. of Management Sciences, Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysore,
Karnataka, INDIA
Abstract
Paddy soon after harvesting, duetoits importance as basic food, the largest area under cultivation and the
prevailing agro economic conditions of farmers, constitutes a wide length and partners in its supply chain.
Once paddy is hulled in mills it gives the main product rice, cut rice and by products husk and rice bran.
This paper attempts to find out through empirical research, the practices, end products and estimates of
value creation, value realization and value loss to the stakeholders across its extended value chainof paddy
in the state of Karnataka.
With the existing estimates for legitimate variables of the analysis, it is found that supply chain of paddy is
a very complex processdominatedbynetwork of intermediaries called “mill owners and stockists” who
make an investment worth not less than Rs.8000 Crores.(where $13.3 bn should be $1.33 bn) every year
during harvesting through stocking, milling and packing and create a value above 45% of their investment
in the value chain. In the process it is observed that farmer is the only stakeholder who is paid least and
supply chain management of paddy suffers from huge losses to the government as more than 65% farmers
sell paddy to the local agents of “mill owners and stockists”. Taking stock of the issues and opportunities,
a conceptual model is suggested using e-governance and Public Private Partnership(PPP) in managing the
supply chain of paddy which ensures fool proof mechanism not only to control prevailing losses but also
arrives at a unique wealth creation opportunity, which can redefine the face of agricultural developments
in the state.
Key Words: Valuechain analysis, Supply chainanalysis, Focal Firm& PPP
1. Introduction
Paddy is a food crop in India with largest area under cultivation contributing to about 20% of its
world production. Rice the cereal inside the hull of the paddy is used as the staple food in India
and 2/3rd
of the world as well. Karnataka stands 5th
(4388 kg of paddy / Ha) in rice productivity
and 12th
in its area under coverage (1.416 million Ha, 2011-12) in India.
In India, lot of thrust is given for its efficient cultivation practices through government
organizations like ICAR,State Agricultural Departments and Agricultural Universities across the
state. These organizations have initiated many programmes through their units like
KrishiVagyanKendras (Agriculture Science Centres) , Research stations, RaitaSamparkKendras
(Farmer Facilitation Counters in Karnataka) working amidst rural places across the nation to
improve productivity at the farm level by educating farmers with recent techniques, information
and scientific approaches of cultivation to ensure better value to the efforts of farmers dependent
on agriculture.
2. International Journal of Managing Value and Supply Chains (IJMVSC) Vol. 6, No. 1, March 2015
34
In Karnataka many varieties of paddy (both scientifically / traditionally developed) are cultivated
in almost all districts as per the suitability of agro climatic conditions. Out of 31 districts, 14
districts produce high yielding (more than 2750 kg paddy /Acre) fine quality rice.
Unlike other cereal foods, paddy after initial hulling process, gives vide range of products viz.,
fine rice, cut rice, derived products (from large sized varieties) like Poha (known as Avalakki in
Kannada), stuffed rice products (known as Churumuri / Mandakki in Kannada) and by-products
like Husk & Rice Bran. One of these by-products Husk is used as fuel in steam / power
generation in process industries besides being used in Brick manufacturing as burning
curator.Ash remains of paddy husk is further used as farm yard manure with additions of some
micronutrients. Another by product rice bran contains about 18-20% of oil content extracted as
Rice Bran Oil (RBO) in solvent extraction plants. In Japan RBO is used as edible oil since many
years, which is also known as heart oil for its vitamin E rich content with high smoke point and
antioxidant √- Oryzanol, which possess high nutraceutical value with properties to reduce low
density cholesterol absorption in blood, lowering of TSH and skin care. There has been extensive
research in Japan on RBO and commercial extraction of √- Oryzanol. In India till recently the
usage of Rice Bran Oil was limited and now with the awareness among the customers it is being
used as edible oil which assures not only good health but also economically viable in comparison
with other edible oils available in the market.
Table 1: Summary of the main and by products of Paddy
Source :http://drd.dacnet.nic.in/Status Paper - 05.html
*Process Industries like Solvent Extraction Plants, Sugar Cos, Brick Manufacturing etc., use husk
as fuel for power / steam generation. After the usage at these industries, ash remains of husk is
used as media for bio composting. Otherwise husk in its original form is rich in fibre and potent
source of silica and hence used as cattle feed (husk from partially boiled paddy) or in glass
manufacturing industry.
**Paddy varieties with large sized rice without scent (Non–Basmati rice) is used in poha industry,
which in turn again produce husk and rice bran. The same rice is used in preparing stuffed rice
products but the husk is again used by the same industry as source of fuel.
2. Government Institutions in support of Agriculture &Farmers
2.1 Indian Council of Agricultural Research
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the
Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture,
Government of India.
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The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in
agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 100
ICAR institutes and 70 agricultural universities spread across the country this is one of the
largest national agricultural systems in the world.
2.2 KrishiVigyanKendras (KVKs’) /Agriculture Science Centres
There are 630 KrishiVigyanKendrasin the order of one KVK/district throughout India designed
and nurtured by ICAR. Each KVKis situated in a place within a district with all infrastructural
facilities, modern agricultural equipment, laboratory and land to demonstrate new techniques and
research outcomes in the field to the farmers. Each KVK will consist of wing of agricultural
scientists in the field of agriculture, horticulture/ floriculture, fisheries/ agronomy / plant
pathology and so on with equipped laboratory, who work with the motive of reducing the time lag
betweengeneration of technology at the research institution and its applicationto the location
specific farmer fields for increasing production,productivity and net farm income on a sustained
basis with the mandate of “Application of technology/products through assessment,
refinementand demonstration for adoption”
To achieve the mandate effectively, the following activities areenvisaged for each KVK:
• On-farm testing to identify the location specificity of agriculturaltechnologies under
various farming systems.
• Frontline demonstrations to establish its production potentials on the farmers’ fields.
• Training of farmers and extension personnel to update theirknowledge and skills in
modern agricultural technologies.
• Work as resource and knowledge centre of agricultural technologiesfor supporting
initiatives of public, private and voluntary sectorfor improving the agricultural economy
of the district.
There are 31 KVKs’ in Karnataka operating in all districts of the state.
2.3 Karnataka State Department of Agriculture(KSDA)
The Department of Agriculture has been created mainly to provide Agricultural Extension
services to farmers and to transfer the latest technical knowledge to the farming community,
introduction of high yielding varieties, laying demonstrations, imparting training to farmers to
improve skills & knowledge to boost up the agricultural Production and productivity.
2.4 RaitaSamparkKendras (KSKs’) : Farmer Facilitation Centres
The Department of Agriculture established RaitaSamparkKendras at Hobli (Hobli is a cluster of
10-15 villages : each district will have about 20-25 Hoblis) level with the objective of providing
updated crop production related knowhow, arrangement of critical agricultural inputs, primary
soil and seed testing facilities and arranging interface with public and private sector technologies.
These Kendras are established with the objectives
• To provide technical information on crop selection, crop production related know-how,
market information etc., to farmers.
• To provide primary seed and soil testing facilities locally.
• To facilitate on site provision of critical inputs like seeds, bio-fertilizers and plant protection
chemicals.
There are 747 (as of 2013) KrishiSamparkKendras in Karnataka State
2.5 National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)
NABARD’s role in rural development in India is phenomenal.National Bank For Agriculture &
Rural Development (NABARD) is set up as an apex Development Bank by the Government of
India with a mandate for facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of agriculture,
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cottage and village industries. NABARD operates throughout the country through its 28 Regional
Offices and 336 district offices across the country. It refinance the financial institutions like State
Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (SCARDBs), State Co-operative Banks
(SCBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Commercial Banks (CBs) and other financial institutions
approved by RBI which cater to the finance needs of farming community to strengthen rural
economy apart from providing these institutions with required training facilities.
2.6 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs’)
Apart from Commercial Banks and Co-Operative banks working in rural India, RRBs’ are
established in the year 1975 with an objectiveto develop the rural economy by providing credit
facilities for agriculture, trade, commerce, industries and other productive activities in rural areas,
particularly to the small and marginal farmers. NABARD regulates and refinances RRBs. There
are 6 RRBs and 1184 branches operating across 30 districts of Karnataka.
3. Review of Literature
SilpaSagheer, SS Yadav and SG Deshmukh (2009) studied Indian agribusiness to present a
conceptual framework and set of propositions to analyse competitiveness of India’s
agrifoodchain. The framework is dependent on two major streams ofmanagement – value chain
analysis (VCA) and strategic competitiveness. Porter’s diamond at theindustry level and
Momaya’s asset-process-performance (APP) model at the firm level provide the basefor
competitiveness discussions.They found that, the framework comprises of “human” and “non-
human” components. They are more likemembers of a network where action of each has an
impact on the other. By examining the roles ofhuman components like national government,
producers, processors, etc. and non-human componentslike food quality, regulatory scenario, etc.
side-by-side, this study breaks new grounds in exploring thesynergy of VCA and competitiveness
management.
Raphael Kaplansky (2005) finds on though many countries have gained by globalization, it has
brought a rise in inequality within and between countries. He further shows that Value Chain
Analysis can be used both to chart the disparity between global economic activity and global
income distributionand to provide causal explanation for this disparity.
One of the key dimensions of VCA is “governance”. It has become a dominant theme in food
value chain discussions in recent years (Gereffi, 1994; Kaplinsky and Morris, 2001; Humphrey,
2006a, b; Dolan and Humphrey, 2004). It indicates the degree of power and defines the strength
in a chain’s performance. Kaplinksy and Morris (2001) classified it as “legislative”, “executive”
and “judicial governance” that, respectively, allowed compliance of standards, assisting value
chain participants in complying to standards and co-coordinating their compliances.
Lai et al. (2002) distinguished three dimensions of supply chain performance in transport
logistics: 1 service effectiveness for shippers; 2 operational efficiency; and 3 service effectiveness
for consignees. Within these dimensions they identified four performance indicators: 1
responsiveness; 2 reliability; 3 costs; and 4 assets.
Beamon (1999a, b) (in manufacturing) suggested a system of three dimensions: 1 resources (i.e.
efficiency of operations); 2 output (i.e. high level of customer service); and 3 flexibility (i.e.
ability to respond to a changing environment). This literature review shows that many efforts
have been made to develop a PMS for various supply chains. Despite their importance, little
attention has been paid in the literature to integrated PMS.
Aramyan et al. (2006) developed a preliminary conceptual framework of a PMS for agri-food
supply chains based on the literature, which captures the characteristics of agri-food supply chain
as well as other financial and non- Performance measurement in agri-food supply chains financial
indicators. The conceptual framework, consists of four main categories:1 efficiency;2 flexibility;3
responsiveness; and4 food quality.
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ChitraSrivastavaDabas, Brenda Sternquist, and HumairaMahi (2012) find out the fact that
Government regulations influence the supply chain structure in India. Relational bonds offset the
uncertainty borne of weak institutions. Informational transparency and long-term orientation
foster trust between channel partners. This trust, in turn, leads to collaborative partnerships.
AJ Higgins, CJ Miller, AA Archer, T Ton, CS Fletcher and RRJ McAllister(2009) in their
research paper named Challenges of operations research practice in agricultural value chains
found that The relevance and utility of OR in ensuring the success of agricultural value chains
into the future will require practitioners to understand and model value chains as complex
adaptive systems.
Quah Hock Soon andZulkifli Mohamed (2011) finds that the core flexibility of the value chain
can be defined from operational, supply and logistics perspectives where different levels of
integration and implementation strategies offer different levels of flexibility response to volume
and product mix.
Robert Mason and Chandra Lalwani (2007) in their work on Combining vertical and horizontal
collaboration for transport optimization found that New innovative solutions are emerging for
better transport optimization, that exploit the competitive power of collaboration, both vertically
with supply chain partners and horizontally with other logistics service providers (LSPs).
M Umagowri and M Chandrasekaran (2011) in their study An Economic Analysis of Value
Chain of Banana in Western Tamil Nadu brings out the fact that to prevent the post-harvest loss
there is need for training in post-harvest handling of fruit bunches; to improve the marketing
efficiency, the growers should sell their produce directly to the wholesaler or tie up with the
processor or retailer wherever feasible; and farmers must have the latest market knowledge, for
taking better sales decision.
Niraj Kumara and Sanjeev Kapoor (2010) in their research ”Value Chain Analysis of Coconut in
Orissa” finds that, no major value addition is done by the players at any level. The study has
observed a high ratio of vendors v/s farmers and aggregators v/s vendors in the channel. In spite
of this high ratio, both vendors and aggregators are able to earn profit and are continuing the
business. It is suggested that coconut based industries should be jointly promoted by state
industry department, state agriculture department
K VenkataSubaiah, K NarayanaRao, K NookeshBabu (2009) design Supply Chain Network
based on Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model which includes material purchase
plan, production plan, inventory plan and transportation plan in a research work on Supply Chain
Management in a Dairy Industry. From the results it is observed that the total cost of the supply
chain is 9.8% lesser than the existing cost.
4. Research Gap
Though there have been different approaches towards identifying parameters of supply chain
performance, models of supply chain efficiency, dimensions of value chain analysis and tracking
of value chain to some extent up to first stage consumer for different products (Banana in Tamil
Nadu and Coconut in Orissa) in the available literature,there is no complete tracking of all
products/by products originating out of chief agricultural produce. So it was found necessary to
track the complete value chain for each product originating from an agricultural product paddy
(chosen agricultural produce) as it possesses wide portfolio of products for different customers.
4.1 Objectives
1. To list out the existing practices of supply chain of paddy and its allied products before and
after harvesting.
2. To investigate the factors which influence decision making process of farmer in the
perspective of value creation for his produce
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3. To estimate value creation, realization and loss along the value chain of paddy and its allied
products
4. To derive conceptual framework ensuring fairvalue realization to the farmer through all stages
of supply chain
4.2 Methodology
Supply Chain Practices and value chain analysis for pre-harvesting of paddy is generalized based
on the earlier research literature available with agricultural universities. Detailed scheme of
sampling and analysis is focused to understand post harvest crop management by the farmers and
other channel partners till the end of supply chain.
List of 196 farmers cultivating paddy from all districts of Karnataka was obtained (according to
probability proportional to total area under cultivation and land holding pattern of farmers in
Karnataka) from 31KrishiVigyanKendras(KVK) operating 1 in each district along with basic
macro information of the district on total area under paddy, land holding pattern of farmers, type
of soil, water etc., and rating of KVK agricultural scientists about the paddy growing farmers
regarding their consultation with KVKs’ for seed variety selection, application of fertilizer, type
of cultivation, pesticides usage etc.,. Further these farmers were contacted to collect information
about their demographic details, their economic condition, decision making behaviour to
investigate the factors influencing decision of farmer in generating better value to the produce.
Information about supply chain practices, value loss components, value creation activities and
value realization at each stage of processing / stocking is collected through interview with
commission agents, stockists, Rice millers, wholesale dealers, solvent extraction plants, retailers
across the state.
5. Analysis and Findings
5.1 Prevailing supply chain practices
Stage 1 :Farming
It is the initial process in the value chain of paddy production. In order to know the Pre-
harvesting value chain of paddy, KrishiVigyan Kendra’s (Agriculture Science Centres/ KVKs’)
set up in each district by ICAR were approached to find out the existing practices of farmers
towards cultivation of paddy in the districts. Agricultural Scientists of KVK will coordinate
various activities to educate farmers for better agricultural practices and conduct sessions on
aspects like recent trends in agriculture, seed selection, cultivation process, mechanization,
grading of agricultural produce etc., to the farmers on regular basis. The farmers who are in
connection of KVKs are
1. the farmers who approach KVK with their specific agriculture related problem
2. the progressive farmers of the district as identified by the KVK/ state agriculture
department
3. the farmers who are inclined to know and adopt best practices of agriculture
Though the number of farmers who are in the regular network of KVK are about 5-10% of the
total number of farmers in the district, they represent the whole geographical area in the district
and inform /implement the learning in their farms and around in their villages. Apart from this,
when KVK’s scientists visit farmers land to reach out to the farmers in the villages many farmers
approach for guidelines and thus making the network of farmers still widerwith KVK. So it was
found appropriate to talk to the KVK scientists to know about the components of value chain
during the phase of farming. Also the scores (on the scale of 5 ; 5 being the best) on consulting
habit of farmer towards KVK during many value adding stages of farming are noted as follows.
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Table 2: Value driving activities & consulting tendency of farmers towards KVK
scientistsincultivation of Paddy
RSK :RaitaSamparka Kendra (Farmer Facilitation Counters of State Agriculture Department)
Stage 2 :Harvesting
Harvesting is initiated when moisture content of paddy reduces below25% in the farm. It picks up
momentum in the following three situations
• farmers harvest paddy at right time, dry it under sun to get the moisture level to about
15-20% (if stored with moisture of more than 20%, the colour and quality of rice
deteriorate ; if dried to less than 15 % moisture, proportion of cut rice will be more in
hulling ; Moisture level of 15-20% is the optimum moisture level) and store it either
in the farm house / at their houses waiting for buyers
• harvest paddy once confirming the price with the local agent (buyer) at moisture level
acceptable to the buyer(more the moisture, less the price) the price of which will be..
a. equal or little more than the market value for that day if paddy is of good quality
and dry (15-20% moisture)
b. less than or equal to the present market value if moisture seems to be more than
the standard.
Table 3 :ValueDrivers and Intermediaries of Stocking Raw Paddy After Harvesting
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Stage 3 :Drying& Storing
Some medium and large land holding farmers (about 30%) store rice after drying it to the
optimum moisture level and
• sell in next 3 to 12 months as old paddy attracts more value in the market. OR
• hull the paddy, store it as rice and sell it to the rice stockists and retailers directly
(observed in Davangere, Raichur, Bellary, Mysore, Mandya,Koppal and part of
Shivamogga districts)
Remaining below medium and small farmers (about 70%) sell paddy to the local agents directly
from the farm.
Local network of agents who collect huge quantity of paddy from farmers during harvesting, sell
it to the stockists / Rice millers (In more than 60% of cases Rice Mills run on partnership of 10-
15 stockists/rich farmers).
At rice mills, mechanized drying beds / cement yards are available to make the wet paddy
(purchased at economic cost from the farmer, bargaining on more moisture, cloudy weather
during harvesting etc.,) to its optimum moisture level. It is either stored or milled to get rice and
preserved in the form of eatable rice in customized packets of 25kg & 50 kg and sold as per the
demand in the market.
Stage 4 :Hulling at Rice Mill (Focal firm 1) & selling to different customers
Except about 10-15% of total paddy produced in the state which is used by poha industry,
remaining 85-90% of produce is hulled in rice mills to get rice & cut rice as main products and
rice bran and husk as by products. For every 100 kgs of paddy hulled approximately we get about
66-70kgs of rice, 6-8 kgs of cut rice and by products 6-8 kgs of bran and 18-22 kgs of husk.
Present cost of hulling is Rs 100/Quintal. The prevailing practice in mills is that they maintain
stock paddy for few months so that the newly harvested paddy is made old before being milled
(advantage is more recovery of quality rice and better taste when cooked) which attract more
value in the market. It is taken for hulling and stored as packaged rice as per the requirement of
the stockist or the retail chain customer, sold at premium wholesale price. In the process again
agents mediate between mill owners and wholesale dealers of different quality and variety of rice
in different market places across the state.
One by-product rice bran is sold to the solvent extraction plant within 2-4 days of processing
(more waiting time increase free fatty acids content in the bran, which result in low extractability
of rice bran oil) through agencies. If its supply to the extraction plant is delayed by more than a
week, it will not be accepted by the extraction plants and hence used directly as a cattle feed by
the farmers & hence sold as cattle feed.
The other by-product husk is sold to the process industries like sugar factories, distilleries, solvent
extraction plants and brick manufacturing units, where it is used as fuel to generate steam/
electricity / curing agent.
5.2 Value addition at Rice Mills
a. Drying the Paddy to its optimum moisture level – Opportunity to preserve paddy and
obtain better value
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b. Waiting time to milling so that only old paddy (preserved paddy for more than 4 months
after its harvesting is called old paddy) is milled - scope to enjoy benefits of serving
next line customer with good quality rice with better price
c. Modern Rice milling technology – Mechanically cleaned rice ready to cook packaged in
customized quantities : again attracting better value from the customer
d. Cut Rice is further used to prepare rice floor / IdliRava / Dosa Mix and packed and
marketed (value addition) by local packaged food companies or organized retail chains
like More, Big Bazaar and so on.
5.3 Supply Chain of Rice Bran at Solvent Extraction – Second set of focal firms
The most valuable by-product from rice milling industry i.e., rice bran (about 6-8% of total paddy
milled) which contains about 16-18% rice bran oil is a raw material for the solvent extraction
unit. In the solvent extraction facility rice bran oil (also known as heart oil for its anti-oxidant
property and gamma(√)-Oryzanol content which is known to reduce absorption of low density
cholesterol into the blood, balance TSH and skin friendly advantages when used as edible oil)is
extracted as chief productand de-oiled spent (about 82 to 84%) as by-product, which is a rich
source of protein used as a chief ingredient in cattle feed preparation. Other by-products are soap
stock used by soap manufacturing industries (for its rich content of free fatty acids) and waxes /
gums used for coating candy, fruits and vegetables as it prevents moisture loss and shrinkage.
Extraction and retention of high value √-Oryzanolfor its pharmaceutical properties from soap
stock is an area where lot of research is on since many years in Japan, US and India. So one can
expect differential value generation along the supply chain of rice bran processing through rice
bran oil, de oiled spent, soap stock, gums and waxes etc.,.(Source : Status Paper-05 at
http://drd.dacnet.nic.in)
5.3 Supply Chain of husk at many Processing Industries : Third set of focal firms
The bulky by-product from rice milling is its husk (about 20-22% of total paddy milled). It is a
rich source of silica and fibre and hence may be used in glass manufacturing. But it has a
considerable fuel value for variety of industries and so largely used as a fuel in process industries
to produce steam or electricity. Later its ashes are used as manure as it contains considerable
amount of silica, which again is needed in the cultivation of paddy.In this supply chain, value
creation happens by using husk as a fuel which saves lot of electricity requirements by the
process industries at very cheap cost and the ash remains of husk, which is later used as
manure.(Source : Status Paper-05 at http://drd.dacnet.nic.in)
5.4 Factors influencing farmers’ decision in selling paddy after harvesting
Across the supply chain of paddy, it is observed that the decision process among farmers in
deciding seed variety, transplantation, application of fertilizer / pesticide will consume
considerate amount of time, energy and money along with many support systems like agricultural
department, intervention of agriculture scientists, technology know how to improve productivity
and so on. But when it comes to ready crop, farmer decides to sell his produce quickly (more than
60% of quantity is sold to the network of local agents) in a short span of time during harvesting,
for obvious reasons as pointed out in table 3 above.
This move by the farmers of paddy makes them loose a huge opportunity to negotiate for better
valuein the rest of the value chain. The influencing factors for such decision viz., land holding
pattern, family size, burden of school going children in a family, liabilities in the bank,
dependency on other parallel crops, risk associated with crop, storage are tested for possible
association using Chi-Square statistic. The results were as follows.
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Table 4 :Factors affecting decision making tendency of farmer during harvesting
Hypotheses P-Value Inference
H1: There is no association between Immediate selling
decision of paddy by the farmer and his land holding
pattern
0.000 Rejection of H1
There is strong associations
H2: There is no association between Immediate selling
decision of paddy by the farmer and his dependency on
other crops
0.000 Rejection of H2
There is strong association
H3: There is no association between Immediate selling
decision of paddy by the farmer and his financial
liabilities
0.005 Rejection of H3
There is strong association
H4: There is no association between Immediate selling
decision of paddy by the farmer and his family size
0.333 Acceptance of H4
There is no strong association
H5: There is no association between Immediate selling
decision of paddy by the farmer and the number of
children studying in his family
0.054 Acceptance of H5There is no
strong association
H6: There is no association between Immediate selling
decision of paddy by the farmer and his education
0.288 Acceptance of H6There is no
strong association
Collectively it can be understood that the factors like family size, number of school going
children in a family or education level of the farmer do not significantly influence the farmer to
sell paddy immediately after harvesting, but factors like land holding pattern (i.e., being small,
medium or large farmer), dependency on other parallel crops and financial liabilities (different
type of loans raised in banks or other financing sources) of farmers influence farmer to sell of the
paddy to the approaching agents immediately after harvesting.
Apart from the above factors, multiple advantages of mitigating risk of maintaining optimum
moisture content in paddy, deterioration due to storing at high moisture content / unforeseen
rains, saving loading unloading charges, transportation cost, brokerage and cess in driving the
produce to APMC yard normally influence farmers to sell the produce to the agents at their farm.
Diagram1 : Process View of Supply Chain of Paddy & its allied products
A1, A2, A3, A4 : Suppliers / Resource supplements to Agricultural Activities such as (Seeds, Fertilizers,
FYM, Pesticides), Finance, Labour, Technical Knowhow
F1, F2, F3, F4 : Farmers from different geographical, economic, education, motivational backgrounds
R1, R2 :1800 Rice Mills (First Focal Firm)
S : Stockists; W: Wholesalers; C: Consumers of rice and cut rice
IC1 : Industrial Customer 1 (10 Solvent Extraction Plants : Second set of Focal Firm)
RBOEP : Rice Bran Oil (RBO) Extraction Plant
IC2 : Industrial Customer 2 (Many Process Industries : Third set of Focal Firms)
C &IC :Consumer product RBO & Soap Stock, Wax & Gums used by further Industrial Customers
IC &F : Industrial Users & Farm usage as FYM
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5.5 Estimation of value created in the supply chain
The following macro parameters for the year 2011-12 production of paddy in Karnataka state are
included
1. Total area under paddy : 1.416 million Ha
2. Average yield of paddy / Ha : 4388 Kg
3. Average land holding pattern of farmers : 1.55 Ha
4. Average outgoing quality and price of paddy Rs. 1606 / quintal is considered (collective
for all varieties of paddy cultivated in the state as obtained by weighted average of daily
prices of paddy traded through all APMC markets in Karnataka for the year 2012-13)
The following cases of value estimation at different stages of supply chain are excluded
1. Paddy used for poha and puffed rice products is estimated to be about 10% of the total
production and excluded from main supply chain of process.
2. Paddy cultivated under organic farming and paddy stored and sold by farmers either as
old paddy after waiting for better price or as packaged rice to the rice stockists and
retailers is estimated to be another 10% of total paddy produced and excluded from main
supply chain process.
Table 5 :Value Chain Analysis of Paddy (Till Rice as the end Product)
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Table 6 :Value Chain in terms of no. of beneficiaries, time invested, Activities / Cost of value
addition& Average earnings per month
* Figures inside parenthesis indicate Average Earning/month in the case of selling levy rice to the Govt at
the price fixed by the Govt. (In 2012-13, 1.5 lakh MT of levy rice was sold @ Rs. 2044.4/Quintal ofrice)
The above analysis can be graphically visualized as follows in terms of
1. Change of unit value of the product at each stage of the supply chain
2. Value gain to each of the stakeholders in the supply chain
3. Earning/month of stakeholders in the supply chain
Diagram 2 : Value appreciation at each stage of supply Chain
1606 1686 1790
3450 3500 3700
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1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
Farmer (Paddy) Agents (Paddy
: Farm to Mill)
Paddy after
hulling (rice)
Agents (Rice :
Mill to
Wholesaler)
Wholesaler Retailer Customer @
Unorganized
retail (95%)
Customer at
Organized
retail (5%)
Price / Quintal (Rs.) in the Value Chain
Price / Quintal
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Note that subdivided bars in the above chart indicate % gain to the respective Mill Owners
1. in absence of levy rice purchase from the state government (in blue )
2. in the case govt. purchase rice from stockists (in orange)
Levy rice quantity purchased by the government from rice mills will not be constant. It was 1.5
lakh MT at Rs 2044.4/Quintal for the year 2012-13.
Diagram 4 : Average Earning of Stakeholders Per Month (Rs.)
Note that subdivided bars in the above chart indicate % gain to the respective Rice Mills
(Exclusive Stockist)
1. in absence of levy rice purchase from the state government (in blue)
2. in the case govt. purchase rice from stockists/rice mills (in orange)
5.6 Estimate of value creation at Solvent Extraction Plant using Rice Bran
There are about 10 Solvent Extraction Plants in Karnataka extracting rice bran oil. Better
extractability of oil depends on good milling process and supply of rice bran within 4-6 days soon
after its recovery from milling process. So Solvent extraction plants check for the extractability
percentage before accepting the bran lot. Because of this reason, whole quantity of rice bran
produced in rice mills do not reach extraction facilities (very less in no. against no. of rice mills,
which are about 1800 in the state& distantly placed in wide geographical area) and hence used by
the farmers as cattle feed.
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50000
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150000
200000
250000
Farmer Agents (Paddy :
Farm to Mill)
Mill
Owner(Stockist)
Agent (Rice :
Stockist to
Wholesaler)
Wholesaler
Average Income / Month (Rs.) for the Stakeholders in the Value Chain
Excl. Levy rice Incl. Levy Rice
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National estimate of usage of rice bran for oil extraction is about 35% only. However in
Karnataka, the solvent extraction plants which are operating are having average capacity of
processing about 100 MT of Rice Bran/day and they accept rice bran of required quality
irrespective of from where the bran is procured. Thus it becomes very difficult to ensure how
much rice bran is used from the state’s rice production.
Therefore the value chain estimates are based on the capacity utilized (100MTx10
Unitsx300days) by the existing solvent extraction plants.
Table 7 : Value Chain Analysis at Solvent Extraction Unit (Focal firm 2)
Product Qtty(MT) Price (Rs.) Value (Rs.)
Total paddy production 6213408
Total Bran 434939
Actual usable Rice Bran 300000 17500 5250000000
Rice Bran Oil (RBO) 48000 62000 2976000000
Soap Stock 7680 20000 153600000
Wax & Gum 960 5000 4800000
Spent 252000 12000 3024000000
Net Value Gained by the RBO Industry / Year 908400000
Net Value Gained / RBO Extraction unit 90840000
Wholesales Margin Rs. 5/kg of RBO
Retailers Margin Rs. 3/kg of RBO
5.7Estimate of value creation by rice husk
Husk is used by many industrial users like solvent extraction plants, Sugar mills and Brick
manufacturing units as fuel.
Table 8: Value Chain Analysis of Rice Husk (Focal firm 3)
Product Qtty(MT) Price (Rs.) Value (Rs.)
Total paddy production 6213408
Total Husk 1118413 20000 22368268800
Efficiency (1.3*) 29078749440
Ash (used as organic manure) 223682.688 3000 671048064
Value Gain to the industries using husk 33%
*Efficiency 1.3(in terms of worth of Electricity Produced) means for every Rs. 1000 spent on husk saves
electricity/power worth Rs1300
Note : Estimates of further value addition using soap stock from solvent extraction plant and
synthesis of √- Oryzanol is not included in the study.
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5.7Practices that lead to value loss in Supply Chain of Paddy
Table 9 :Practicesleading to the value loss in the supply chain of paddy
Stage Practices of Value / Opportunity
Loss
Remark
Farming Mechanized transplantation is as less as 1%. Loss of about 30% yield ;
Cost of mechanization is high
even with 50% Govt. subsidy
Harvesting More than 65% of harvested paddy is sold
to local agents / mill owners leaving large
scope of revenue &gain by not reporting to
APMC
This is a robust process; only a
transparent, bureaucratic e-
governance incorporated with the
existing system can bring about
change
Milling &
Storage
Govt. storage capacities are limited & hence
rice mills by and large act as warehouses for
both harvested paddy and ready rice. Thus
rice millers/ stockists act as virtual bodies in
fixing/varying the prices of rice
Mostly Rice Mills are managed
by large farmers / stockists. Govt.
warehouses at villages also
occupied by large
farmers/stockists
Usage of bran About 50% of bran is not utilized by
Industries to produce rice bran oil as there is
no standard protocol
The increasing free fatty acid
content in rice bran is hardly
cared by rice millers as the value
for rice bran do not much vary if
it goes for extraction or cattle
feed
Usage of Husk No Standard protocol. Lifted by
parties/industries as and when required
Rice mills can be augmented
Usage of Rice
Bran Oil as
edible oil
Limited due to less awareness Initiatives of propagating
awareness is lacking;
Collaboration for R&D in
recovering Gamma-Oryzanol
from soap stock need more
attention
6.ConceptualModel for Value creation in the Supply Chain of Paddy
Looking into the potential value loss stages in the whole supply chain of paddy from farmer to
end consumer, the model focuses on striking a win-win balance among all stakeholders of the
supply chain viz., farmer, government and caretaker / value driving mechanism of agents, mill
owners and stockists.
Owing to the socio economic conditions of the Indian farming community, land holding pattern
and farmers approach towards agriculture in the fast changing scenario of globalization, the
present study reveals disproportionate wealth distribution to the stakeholders across the value
chain. It can be observed from the table no (6) above that farmer gets a monthly income of about
Rs.2553 whereas all other stake holders get much higher income in the value chain, the highest
income being shared to the mill owner/stockists of course for their huge investment, mobilization
of resources at right time during harvest and post harvest period maintaining requisite quality of
the food grain till it is served to the end user against certainly payable risk. But if we take a look
at the constituents of the body “Mill Owners/Stockists”, it includes large farmers, mill owners and
a network of agents who work among the farmers to buy their produce at farm level at fairly
opportunistic cost and enhance its value manifold through stocking and milling. This stocking and
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milling of paddy do not require any cold storage or expensive method, but a wise decision of
when to stock and a voluminous space to stock. Since rice is a staple food and cultivated across
huge geographical area, providing such stocking facility by any governmentuniformly across the
state is very difficult and hence there is no much intervention of the government in the buying,
stocking and milling process of paddy except some generic guidelines by APMCs’ regarding fair
pricing of commodity, its selling etc., which are still given a lot of relaxation in safeguarding the
interests of farmers.(...this is noticed in the fact that more than 65% of harvested paddy reach the
mill owners/stockists without intervention of APMC).
So being the reality, the body “Mill Owners/Stockists” in the supply chain of paddy is an
intermediary who predominantly takeover the power of fixing price of this commodity by holding
stock and virtually commanding the rest of the value chain.If we look at the macro level, the
operations carried out by this intermediary is highly commendable not only for the timely care
and support extended through a network of people but also for the fact that the amount of
transaction that take place in buying the paddy every year is almost equal to the total amount of
state agriculture budget for an year.
Looking back to the intents of Governments, agricultural universities, efforts of scientists&
agricultural departments, the importance is to increase crop yield, devise mechanisms to educate
farmers, bringing out best of the best inventions to reach farmers go in vein if the system
develops supply chain intermediary like “Mill Owners/Stockists” who grab very high value
across the chain leaving the farmers with very thin returns.
If we look at the alternatives of making change in the process, only bureaucratic e governance
with public private partnership comes to rescue. The present “Mill Owners/Stockists”
intermediary to be taken into confidence but the powers are to be legalized. The amount of value
addition through each intermediary to be prefixed. If the government involves itself in the
process, the returns can be used directly to improve the standards of farmers by providing
technical support, mechanized farming equipments which not only improve the yield of paddy by
over 20-30%, but also change the outlook of the farmer drastically as the return in this process is
very voluminous that otherwise goes to very few mill owners/large farmers who rarely involve
themselves in any activities of giving anything back to farmers. (there is no mandate for CSR
activities for Rice Mills).
So the proposed model assumes following instruments in place
• Public Private Partnership (PPP) for buying, storing, milling of paddy and dispatch of
rice : The present mechanism/network among farmer-agent-rice mill owner during
harvesting for buying, storing, milling of paddy make a private entity (i.e., referred to as
“Mill owners & Stockists”) in the PPP model which owns 50% of the process and
Govt./a firm nominated by the government will have ownership of remaining 50%
• Farmer ID / Kisan ID unique electronic ID with RFID technology : It is an one point
information provider for all agriculture related information about the farmer. This will
contain demographic and agriculture related information like total land, land being used
for paddy & other crops, type of land, irrigation facility etc., which help in estimating the
crop yield accurately and data generated may further be used for other purposes.
• Rice mills to be digitally controlled and be designated as Strategic Business
Units(SBUs’) where consolidation of paddy, rice and other related product quantities take
place which in turn help in avoiding un accounted quantity losses that deliberately
happen in the existing supply chain to save service charges levied by APMC or to gain
power by the intermediaries.
• No buying from APMC as it is quite difficult to monitor the actual transaction of paddy
after harvestingat one point
• Collection of service chargesby APMC must happen at rice mills after reconciling the
quantity produced by each farmer as per the data recorded through Kisan ID (i.e., the
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total area under cultivation, average yield and quantity should match), which may require
personnel from APMC (or device an automated system) to digitally record receipt of
paddy at rice mills from each farmer and continuously track this quantity against its
estimate made by the agriculture department.
• Originating products/by products to be tracked for quantity and value across the supply
chain
• Profit sharing 50:50
• The focal firms to be tagged for activities that help farmers through CSR initiatives
• Fixing the price of rice should be scientific covering all costs of stocking, milling,
packing and preserving such that the margin do not ethically exceed the B:C ratio of the
farmer.(i.e., if overall B:C ratio is 1.3, the price of rice should not cross 30% in its value
after buying from the farmer).
The difference in the amount created due to present market price and the fair price gives a huge
return in the tune of about 20% of investment, which is a large wealth enough to feed
longstanding needs of farmers of not only paddy but of many other crops. This if practiced for 3-5
years can bring sea change in the lives of farmers.
This wealth creation is possible only with paddy as this is the only basic food grown and
consumed in high volume which primarily goes through milling and need high care during and
after harvesting by the people involved and hence a huge scope for value creation.
*Rice mills (focal firm 1) are to be declared as strategic business units (SBU) of paddy processing
and be controlled electronically for all transactions related to paddy (i.e., quantities of receipt and
despatch of paddy, rice and other by-products), which ensures free andfaircollection of cess by
the government and also to be monitored for preservation and timely dispatch of rice bran to
solvent extraction plants and proper tracking of husk quantities.
Focal firms 2 (Solvent Extraction Plants) and next order focal firmslike soap manufacturing
industries and / or other product innovation processes (like synthesis of √-orizanol) are to be
tagged for CSR activities directed towards well being of farmers based on the value addition that
take place at these firms.
A glance at the possible return using the above proposed model is as follows (for the year 2012-
13).Fromtable 5 above, we get the following extracts.
A
Total investment (in Rs.) by “Mill Owners / Stockists” in
the supply chain of paddy in a year
(from Buying of Paddy to Stocking and Milling)
88976002560
B Total value (in Rs.) of all products after milling process 128647000000
C
Total value (in Rs.) generated by “Mill Owners / Stockists”
(B-C)
39670997440
D
If Public-Private-Partnership model is in place, the annual
wealth created (in Rs.) by the Govt. (on 50:50 share basis)
through the supply chain of paddy [ i.e., C/2]
19835498720
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Thus proposed model if implemented is an opportunity for wealth creation worth of
approximately Rs. 2000 crores per year to the government through PPP.
7. Summary of Findings
a) Existing practices in supply chain of paddy
Paddy has a longest supply chain as it involves issues like huge geographical area under
cultivation, voluminous by nature, quality sensitive during and after harvesting, milling and
storing due to which there are many intermediaries in the chain who try to explore possibilities of
making individual profits across the supply chain. In the process, it is observed that only 30-35%
of farmers sell paddy through APMC and almost many farmers avoid selling through APMC as it
saves cost on transportation as well.The network / groupof“mill owners and large
farmers(stockists)” farm the biggest and powerful intermediary in the whole supply chain who
account for value generation worth of about 44.6% of their investment done in the form of buying
of paddy from farmers at source, storing, milling and packaging for retail.
b) Factors influencing farmer to sell paddy to local agents
The riskfactors that influence farmer to sell paddy to local agents/mill owners are inadequate
storage space, risk of moisture content of paddy during and after harvesting, uncertain weather
conditions and fluctuating prices. Apart from these factors, socio-economic factors like land
holding pattern(p=0.000), dependency on other crops (p=0.000) and financial liabilities (p=0.005)
do influence farmer to sell paddy to local agent soon after harvesting. Whereas family
size(p=0.383), number of children getting education in a family (p=0.054) and education of
farmer (p=0.288) were found to bear no influence on selling decision of farmer soon after
harvesting. Other benefit factors of farmer selling paddy to local agents are saving on
transportation, loading and unloading charges of paddy from the farm to market yard / APMC and
equal or slightly better price than the price prevailing in the market (not always
assured...sometimes even lesser than the market price in case the agent is able to convince the
farmer) and avoidance of risk due to quality deterioration in storage.
c) Factors influencing value loss and value creation in the supply chain
At farm level, it was found that there is ahigh loss of yield due to the method of manual
transplantation (Avg. Score of 1.9 out of 5), which is practiced by 99% of farmers. Mechanized
transplantation of paddy results in 20-30% higher yield with reduced labour, which is being
practiced by 1% of farmers in the state. Though the outcome is encouraging, farmers are reluctant
to go for mechanization as the equipment costs about Rs.500000 at 50% subsidy by the govt.
Other factors such as choosing of fertilizers, pesticides in consultation with respective KVK
officialshasa score of 3.3 to 3.7 on for 5. After harvesting of paddy, the highest value generation
of about 46% is observed after milling. Further value additions using the by-products such as cut
rice, bran and husk are respectively about 10%, 17-20% and 20-30%.
d) Conceptual model for better governance of paddy supply chain
Looking into the overall value chain of paddy and its products, it is found that despite
government policies, agricultural and financial institutions’ effort to make the farming
communityself reliant and more economically stable, farmer remains to be the least paid (Rs.
2553/month) individual. Other intermediaries of the supply chain viz., commission agents, mill
owners, stockists and wholesalers are paid much higher than that of farmer. This may be
attributed to the land holding pattern, high population of farming community, financial risk taken
by intermediaries etc.,. But it is equally important to see whether the system is being overridden
by the intermediaries. It is found that about 65-70% paddy is sold by the farmers directly to the
agents of millers/stockists bypassing APMC i.e., loss of revenue to the government or letting the
intermediaries build their power to bargain. Though there are instruments like collecting service
charge at rice mills and buying levy rice from rice mills/stockists by the government, they are
incomplete in totality. So a conceptual model which uses technology for information flow and e-
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governance across the supply chain and Public-Private-Partnership in buying paddy after
harvestingis suggested. Using the model, the supply chain of paddy and allied products is
expected serve the farmer as well as government in generating periodic wealth which can bring
sea change in agricultural development of the whole state.
8. Conclusion
Paddy being the main food crop, it is grown on largest geographical area in the state. The money
transaction that take place every year in buying paddy from farmers after harvesting is an amount
(approximately Rs.8000 crores) almost equivalent to the state’s annual agriculture budget and the
value addition that take place in the value chain is about 45% before reaching wholesaler in the
supply chain. However the benefit of this value addition is by and large credited to the efforts of
intermediaries who initiate buying of paddy, stocking, milling and packing with the help of a
strong network of agents, mill owners and large farmers/stockists. In the process farmer is the
lowest paid stakeholder though being the source of supply chain activity. It is also found that
because of the vastness of supply chain, government is continuously losing revenue due to service
charges from buyers as above 65% od paddy is sold by the farmer to the open market bypassing
APMC. Since the amount and the value addition involved in the supply chain of paddy are huge,
it is suggested in this study that it can be supported by the government through PPP model with
the usage of technology and digitally controlled rice mills (declared as SBUs) which can act as a
source of periodical wealth generation(approximately Rs. 2000 crores / year) besides creating a
well systemized e-governance in managing vast supply chain of paddy and its allied
products.This wealth can be used to raise the standards of whole farming community in providing
them with best possible facilities in terms of information, technology and mechanization needed
to meet today’s changing needs of global economy.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank all respondents who were farmers and officials from various
government agriculture departments, KVKs’ and APMCs’ who spent their valuable time and
shared relevant information in completing this research work.
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Authors
Nagaraj BV
Asst. Professor, FM n the Area of Statistics& Operations
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar, Karnataka, INDIA
Dr. Y T Krishnegowda
Professor & HOD of Management Sciences; Ex-Director of AICTE, New Delhi &
Chief Mentor & Secretary in Governing Council of Maharaja Institute of
Technology, Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA