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Groundnut |
| Production (2004-05) |
1,81,200 M.T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli and Bhavnagar. |
| Uses |
For extraction of edible oil and de-oiled cake for as animal feed. Hand Picked (H.P.S) groundnuts Opportunities : peanut |
| Opportunity for value addition |
Peanut butter , defatted groundnuts, blanched groundnuts, roasted and salted groundnuts, coated groundnuts, etc. |
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| Sesame |
| Production (2004-05) |
1,17,100 M. T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Surendranagar, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Amreli, Jamnagar and Kutch |
| Uses |
For edible oil and use of its de-oiled cake in animal feeds, it is also used for making savouries and in recipes of many Indian dishes. |
| Opportunity for value addition |
For setting up of modern de-hulling units in Gujarat. |
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| Castor |
| Production (2004-05) |
5,64,800 M. T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
It is mainly produced in North Gujarat in the districts of Banaskantha, Mehsana and Sabarkantha, other producing districts are Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Kutch and Jamnagar. |
| Uses |
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| Opportunity for value
addition |
At present is in the form of castor oil and first and second generation derivatives. The potential areas of investments are for manufacture of castor oil derivatives of higher generations. |
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| Banana |
| Production (2005-06) |
24,98,776 M. T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Kheda, Vadodara, Valsad, Anand, Bharuch and Surat |
| Uses |
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| Opportunity for value addition |
Better post harvest facilities like modern ripening chambers, grading and packaging, processing into value added products like banana puree, banana powder, banana Fig, banana Chips, etc. and also for tissue culture projects. |
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| Mango |
| Production (2005-06) |
7,72,134 M. T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Junagadh, Valsad, Navsari and Surat. |
| Uses |
Exports of processed mango products and small quantities of fresh Alphanso and Kesar mango. |
| Opportunity for value addition |
For increasing export of fresh mangoes by putting up modern post harvest facilities like grading, packaging, use of Modified Atmosphere Packing (MAP) for transportation, etc. Similarly units for processed products like Mango Pulp, Mango Powder, Mango juice/drinks, etc., can also be set up |
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| Chiku
(Sapota) |
| Production (2005-06) |
2,35,682 M.T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Valsad, Surat, Junagadh and Bhavnagar |
| Uses |
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| Opportunity for value addition |
For investments exist in creation of better post harvest facilities like grading, packaging, storage and transportation etc. Market can be developed for value added products like chikoo powder and chikoo slices in India and abroad for milk shakes, ice-cream etc. |
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| Potato |
| Production (2005-06) |
10,88,530 M.T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Banaskantha, Kheda, Sabarkantha, Mehsana and Ahmedabad |
| Uses |
There is a huge global market for processed potato products such as potato powder, and granules, frozen potatoes, frozen French fries, etc |
| Opportunity for value addition |
In pre and post harvest also exist for seed potato Production (2002-03), improvement in varieties, better storage, irradiation facilities and value added products. |
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| Onion |
| Production (2005-06) |
18,76,602 M. T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot and Jamnagar. |
| Uses |
Large quantities of onion are exported from Gujarat in the form of raw onion nd value added dehydrated onion for which a number of units exist in the state |
| Opportunity for value addition |
Required for improvement of varieties suitable for processing (higher solid content),better storage facilities, modern energy efficient dehydration units, and irradiation center for preventing spoilage. There is potential for making high value added products like micro-encapsulated onion power. |
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| Garlic |
| Production (2005-06) |
1,59,142 M.T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Junagadh, Rajkot & Jamnagar |
| Uses |
a good export market in the form of dehydrated flakes and powder |
| Opportunity for value addition |
There is potential for setting up units for manufacturing value added products like micro-encapsulated garlic. |
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| Cumin |
| Production (2005-06) |
1,47,614 M.T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar and Banaskantha |
| Uses |
Cumin is exported mainly in seed forms; only small quantities being exported in form of value added products like oleoresins and cumin powder |
| Opportunity for value addition |
In modern cleaning, grading, grinding and packaging units and also for value added products like oleoresins. |
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| Fennel |
| Production (2005-06) |
57,235 M.T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Mehsana, Sabarkantha and Kheda |
| Uses |
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| Opportunity for value addition |
For modern cleaning, grading and packaging units and for,,, manufacture of value added products like oleorestn. |
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| Isabgul
(Psyllium) |
| Production (2005-06) |
18,183 M.T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Kutch and Banaskantha
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| Uses |
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| Opportunity for value addition |
For forward integration in to value addition projects in food and pharmaceutical industries. |
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GUJARAT
AGRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD.
KHET - UDYOG BHAVAN, OPP. OLD HIGH COURT, NAVRANGPURA, AHMEDABAD
- 380 014.
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