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| Index Policies & Schemes Agro Industrial Policy Guidelines for Enterepreneurs Features Of Agro-Industry |
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| Features Of Agro-Industry |
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| The Agro industries processes raw materials which are subject to seasonality, perishability and variability. There are also cyclic variations in their availability. These unique features of Agro industries' necessitate the industries' integration with the farmers to source raw material supply. In addition to this, the decision of selecting an agricultural product depends upon the demand -supply position, procurement of proper machinery, appropriate technology, scale of operations and the profit margin. In case of Agro Industry, product selection also depends on degree of processing envisaged. Agro Industry can be from simple handing and preservation of fresh fruits and vegetable to highly complex products like ready to eat foods etc. This is clearly shown in the following table: |
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III |
IV |
| Manual-Mechanical* |
Mechanical* |
Mechanical-Chemical* |
Chemical* |
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| Cleaning |
Ginning |
Cooking |
Texturization |
| Grading |
Milling |
Pasteurization |
Chemical |
| Packing* |
Cutting |
Canning |
Alteration |
| Pre-cooling* |
Mixing |
Dehydration |
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| Refrigerated Vans* |
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Freezing |
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| Cold storage with |
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Weaving |
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| multi-chambers* |
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| Retail outlets* |
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Extraction |
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Assembly |
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| Fresh Fruits |
Cereal |
Dairy Products |
Instant foods |
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Grains |
Fruits and Vegetable |
Textured |
| Fresh Vegetable |
Meat |
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Vegetable |
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Spices |
Meats |
Products |
| Eggs |
Animal Feeds |
Sauces |
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Textiles and Garments |
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Jute |
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Cotton |
Oil |
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Lumber |
Furniture |
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Rubber |
Sugar |
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Beverages |
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| As you move from level I towards level IV, the technology inputs required, the investment requirements, and complexity of management, specially marketing of finished products, becomes more and more complex. Level I also covers the entire cold chain from the farms to the consumers for handling fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers. |
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