Sector Profile:

Food & Agri Business

 Gujarat : An Enduring Strong Economy

► Population : Over 50 million (5.0% of India)

► Geographical area : 1,96,000 sq. km (6.2% of India)

► Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) : US$45.3 billion

► Per Capita Income : US$915 at current prices

► Urbanisation : 37.4%

► High industrial growth : Gujarat has demonstrated a

high industrial growth rate of 12.5% from 2002 -2007 Composition of GSDP as per economic activity
(2006-07)
► Industrialisation : Gujarat is home to over 800 large
18.2%
industries and 3,20,000 micro, small and medium
Primary sector 44.0%
enterprises
Secondary sector
37.8%
Tertiary sector

Source: Socio Economic Review 2007-08

 Gujarat : A Thriving Industrial State

Contribution to India's economy Presence across industry sectors

Employees 9.5%
No. of Factories 10.0% Petroleum products 31.2 %
Net value added 14.0% Chemical & Pharma 22.9 %
by manufacture
Engineering Industries 12.6 %
Value of output 15.6%
Food & Beverages 9.7 %
Fixed capital investment 17.0%
Textiles & Apparels 6.5 %
Exports 19.2%
Mineral based industries 2.9 %
Coastline 22.0%
Metallurgical Industries 7.5 %
Stock market capitalization 30.0% Others 6.7 %

Significant share in key sectors & products

Soda ash production 98.0%

► World’s largest producer of castor and cumin
Salt processing 85.0%

Diamond processing 80.0% ► World’s largest gas based single location sponge iron plant
Plastic industry 65.0%
► World’s largest producer of processed diamonds
Petrochemicals 58.0%

Chemicals 50.0%
► World’s 3rd largest producer of denim

Groundnut 42.3% ► Asia’s largest grass root petroleum refinery at Jamnagar

Pharmaceuticals 42 %
► India’s largest producer of cotton
Cotton 35.0%
Fabrics 30.0% ► India’s first LNG chemical port terminal at Hazira

Source: Socio Economic Review 2007-08

 Gujarat: Robust Infrastructure

Power Dependable power supply – key to industrial development

§ Present power generation capacity is 9,628 MW; plans afoot to raise it to 25,000 MW by 2012
§ Per capita power consumption is 1,354 units against the national average of 665 units
§ Rich availability of natural gas (34 MMCD) and lignite (1,072 MMT)
§ 24-hour 3-phase uninterrupted power supply

Gujarat is the only State to carry out interlinking of rivers Water

§ An extensive water grid network of 75,000 km for irrigation and drinking

§ It will cover 75% population of the state by 2010

Transformation of economy through natural gas

Gas

§ Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) supplies piped gas to 13 districts, 5 more districts will be added
§ Total length of Integrated Gas Grid will be 2,200 km, of which 1,453 km is complete and the rest is
under construction
 Gujarat: Robust Infrastructure
Rail and Road Surfaced road length – one of the highest in India

§ State-of-the-art road infrastructure: India’s first National Expressway from Ahmedabad to Baroda
§ Total road length is 74, 018 km - 95% surfaced road
§ Total rail length - 5188 km (8.25% of India)

Gujarat Ports opening the gateway to prosperity

Ports
§ 42 ports along 1,600 km coastline, including 1 major port at Kandla and 41 minor ports
§ Landmark projects such as LNG port terminal at Hazira developed by Shell India Limited, green
field port at Mundra developed by Gujarat Adani Port Limited, LNG terminal at Dahej developed by
Petronet LNG Ltd. and Pipapav port developed by Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd

Airports
Airport connectivity – a cutting edge for business

§ 13 airports - Vadodara, Surat, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Bhuj, Pipavav,

Mandvi, Mundra, Kandla, Palanpur and Ahmedabad (International Airport)
 Food & Agriculture: A Global Snapshot

Global food product industry generated total revenues of US$2,675.7 billion in 2006

► The global food product industry grew by 3.1% in 2006 to reach a value
Global food processing industry snapshot
of US$2,675.7 billion. A growth of 17.2% is projected till 2011 to Market segmentation as per geography
Geography % share
achieve a value of US$3,137.2 billion
Europe 38.20%
► Revenues from the sale of food products dominate the global food and Asia-Pacific 31.20%

US 20.10%
agricultural industry contributing 63.60% of the total revenues
Rest of the world 10.50%

► Europe is the highest contributing region in the global food processing

Market segmentation of global food products (in 2006)

industry with a share of 38.20% followed by Asia-Pacific region

► Major players in the industry include Altria group, PepsiCo, The Coca- 31.70%

68.30%
Cola Company, British American Tobacco and Cadbury among others

► Global food, beverage and tobacco industry will continue to grow with
Packaged f ood and meats Agricultural products
major contribution from developing countries such as India and China

Source: Extract from RNCOS’ report, Data monitor report on Global Food Products, 2007

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 Indian Scenario

► The agricultural food industry of India contributes nearly 35% to India: agricultural facts

Production Growth
country’s GDP and employs around 65% of the population Crops (2006-07) Mn Over
tonnes 2005-06
► India is the world’s second largest producer of food next to China
Sugarcane 345.31 23%

► India is one of the largest producers of cereals and milk, cotton, fish, Cotton** 227.00 23%

Oilseeds* 148.18 5%
and psyllium husk
Food grains 216.13 4%
► The Country is the 2nd largest producer of rice, wheat, sugar, fruits
*Lakh quintals
**Lakh bales
and vegetables
India food processing industry
► The food grain output grew by 4.6% with total production of 227.32
Food processing Fruits and Grain
MT in 2007-08 US$69.4 billion vegetables processing

► The food processing industry in India ranks fifth in size, growing at 7%

Meat and
Primary processing Fish
poultry
annually US$47.2 billion processing
processing

► India consumes about US$200 billion worth of food products, 53% of

Value added Milk
Processing Beverages
processing
which is processed food US$22.2 billion
Source: National Horticulture Board, IBEF report

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 Gujarat: Agro and Food Processing Activities

► Gujarat is endowed with abundant natural resources in

Comparative productivity (metric tonnes/hectare)
in 2007-08
terms of varied soil, climatic conditions and diversified

cropping pattern suitable for agricultural activities Crop World India Gujarat

Banana 16.93 28.57 54.76

► Gujarat stands fourth in the country in terms of per capita
Onion 18.45 13.11 26.55
agricultural output Potato 16.73 23.91 22.91

► Major agricultural crops are: bajra, groundnut, cotton, rice,

Gujarat Agriculture performance 2007-08

maize, wheat, mustard, sesame, pigeon pea, green gram,

180000
144901.21
150000
gram and sugarcane 129052
120000

90000 73326
► Major horticulture crops: mango, banana, sapota, lime,
60000

30000 12457.06
guava, tomato, potato, onion, cumin, garlic, isabgul and
0
Agricultural crops Horticultural crops
fennel
Area (in 00 Hect) Production (in 00 MT)

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, Gujarat

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Growth Initiatives
Initiatives to increase agricultural productivity and promote innovative technology through farming campaign

Extension programmes Innovative technology interventions

Krushi Mahotsav (mass awareness campaign) Soil Health Card (SHC)

In this campaign, knowledge transfer takes Awareness is created on the following
place in the following areas: technological innovations:
ü Soil analysis ü Balance use of fertilisers
ü Balance use of inputs ü Crop planning
ü Farm gate value addition ü Seed application
ü Cropping and intercropping advice ü Organic farming
ü Market information
ü Quality production
ü Scientific pest management
Free input kit distribution to farmers
Conventional training and visit programme

Kisan call centres (KCC) Global good agricultural practices

E gram networking GAP certification

Krushi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) support Scientific farming

Mobile alert system to educate farmers

Source: Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd., Agriculture and Cooperation department, Government of Gujarat

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 Agricultural Snapshot

Agricultural crops
Total area CAGR (2002-07)
Food grains 101.18 lakh hectare 4%

Sugarcane

Oilseeds
Total production CAGR (2002-07)
196.33 lakh tonnes 18%
Tobacco

Cotton

Year-wise agricultural crops performance in Gujarat

2007-08 44.808 82.06

► Largest producer of castor and cumin in the World

2006-07 41.882 58.821

► Largest processor of isabgul in the World

2005-06 38.445 63.447

► Largest producer of cotton in India

2004-05 36.6 51.527 ► 2nd largest producer of sesame and groundnut in India

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140

Area Production Source: Department of Agriculture, Gujarat

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Agriculture: A Flourishing Industry

Major agro-processing units in the State

§ Cotton ginning
§ Oil mills (groundnut, soya bean, castor)
§ Rice mills
§ Pulse mills
§ Tobacco
§ Sugar mills

§ State schemes for agriculture

§ National Agriculture Insurance Scheme
§ Farmers Accident Insurance Scheme
§ Micro Irrigation Scheme Highest productivity of mustard,
§ Schemes for Remunerative Farm Produce castor, cotton, onion and potato in India
Price
2nd highest productivity of groundnut,
§ Farmers Training Centre
bajra and banana in India
§ Soil and Water Testing Laboratory
3rd highest productivity of gram, jawar,
mango, pomegranate and tomato in India

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Agricultural Strategies- Catalyzing Growth
Gujarat – leading state in India with impressive agricultural performance

Key strategies to increase area, production

and yield of agricultural crops

Diversification towards high value, WTO competitive and sustainable crops

Promote multiple cropping and inter cropping

Increase coverage under quality seeds/planting material

Extension of adoption of micro-irrigation

Plant protection through integrated pest management

Promoting use of biotechnology and organic farming for value addition

Encourage public private partnership

Facilitating hi-tech agriculture in farm mechanisation and drip irrigation

Micro-level crop-wise planning

Direct link to farmers by the means of IT

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 Horticultural Snapshot
Agricultural crops

Total area CAGR (2001-07)

Fruits
11.24 lakh hectare 10.50%

Vegetables

Spices Total production CAGR (2001-07)

121.04 lakh tonnes 14.40%

Flowers

Yield of Horticultural crops in 2006-07 (in per hectares)

20
Year-wise horticultural crops performance in Gujarat
18 17.33
16.56
140 16
121.04
115.46
120
14
93.48
100 85.44 12
80 67.16
60.98 10
60
8 6.75
40
11.03 11.24 6
20 6.91 7.54 9.47 9.70
4
0
1.42
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2

0
Area (Lakh Ha) Production (Lakh Tonnes)
Fruits Vegetables Spices Flowers

Emerging Crops: Cashew, Grape, Patchouli, Palmarosa and Aloevera

Source: Department of Horticulture, Gujarat

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 Horticultural Snapshot
Available Horticultural Infrastructure

197 2
43 374 N urser ies
Horticulture-related industries in the State
14
111
16
43
T issue cult ur e unit s § Onion dehydration units
213 Hi- t ech gr een ho uses
§ Mango pulp and pickles units
N et ho uses
Available § Canned vegetables
C o ld st or ag e unit s
horticulture
Pr ocessing unit s
§ Potato flakes
infrastructure
(in units) D ist illat io n unit s § Tissue culture laboratories
C o op er at ive mar ket ing
so ciet ies
§ Nurseries
A PM C s
§ Spices and Psyllium processing units
A g ri expo r t zo nes

1892 § Cold stores

Focus programmes under National Horticultural mission

Districts prominent in Horticulture
Existing: Crops covered:
Post harvest infrastructure Marketing infrastructure
Kutch, Amreli, Junagadh, Surat, Mango, chiku, aonla, papaya,
Navsari, Valsad, Anand, Vadodara, § Pack houses / ripening
§ Wholesale market lime, guava, pomegranate,
Mehsana, Banaskantha, Kheda,
chambers
Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Bharuch date palm, cashew nut, cumin,
§ Rural market / Apni mandi
and Sabarkantha § Cold stores fennel, flowers, medicinal and
Proposed: § Refrigerated van / containers § Facility for collection and aromatic plants
Gandhinagar and Surendranagar
§ Mobile processing units grading, etc.
Source: Department of Horticulture, Gujarat

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 Animal Husbandry and Dairy Snapshot

Animal husbandry statistics Key features and activities of the sector

Total livestock population (Census 2007) 234.48 lakhs
► Intensive animal health care
Total cattle population 79.69 lakhs
► Planned breeding activities
Total buffalo population 87.60 lakhs
► Strategic livestock development programmes
Total sheep and goat population 65.84 lakhs
► Flourishing dairy co-operative business
Total poultry population 133.39 lakhs
► Amul pattern
District milk producers unions 13
► Goseva Aayog
Village level milk cooperative societies 12,612

Source: Department of Animal Husbandry, Gujarat

Milk procured in lakh liters per day 66.69

10000 Animal Husbandry and Dairy production data (2006-07)

Milk, 75
79
8000 Lakh Tonnes
68 70
64
61
6000 Egg, 7757
Lakh Nos 5920
5775
4000 4429
4423
3848
3.12 Wool, 3 Lakh 3.34
2.71 2.78 2.82
2000 Tonnes

0
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Targets

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A Snapshot of Major Planned Initiatives: Animal Husbandry
and Dairy
Krushi Mahotsav covering 400, 000 animal health input kits, mass vaccination and health
coverage, knowledge transfer activities

Organisation of 2,700 State wide animal health camps and 2,158 sexual health control camps

Establishment of 55 new veterinary dispensaries, seven veterinary Polyclinics, one Disease

investigation unit and 15 mobile veterinary cum disease diagnosis labs

Inception of 250 integrated livestock development centres through JK Trust Gram Vikas
Government of
Gujarat Yojana

Foundation of two new intensive cattle development blocks in Patan and Panchmahals

Establishment of goat breeding farms at Nalia, Kutch, Mandavi and Surat

Subsidy for cattle shed, chaff cutters, feeding truffs, health packages and clean milk
production kits

As state implementing agency for ‘National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding’, the
initiative was started in April, 2002. Some of the major steps were:
• Intensification of breeding through artificial insemination and increasing production and
productivity of livestock of the state
• Provision of all basic facilities at the door step of farmers
• Technical training for field workers

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Fisheries Snapshot
Gujarat ranks 1st in terms of quantitative marine production amongst maritime states of India

Gujarat marine fish production (in Lakh Metric Tonnes)

Fish and fish products export from Gujarat
7 2 1264.6 1400
6.76
6.8 6.63 1.8
1200
6.6 1.6
6.4 934.88 1000
1.4 704.59 1.88
6.2 1.2 800
6 5.84 1
1.36 600
5.8 0.8
5.6 0.6 1.19 400
5.4 0.4
200
0.2
5.2
0 0
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Quantity (in Lakhs M.T.) Value (INR crore )

§ Gujarat holds the highest share in total fish production in
the country with 22.35% share during 2006-07
Major Export markets
§ Gujarat contributes 30.71% to nation’s marine exports
in quantity and 15.12% as revenue
China, Japan, US, European Union, South-East
§ Gujarat exports more than 50% of its marine product Asia and Middle East
to China

Gujarat is the highest contributor of nation’s marine exports both in terms of quantity as well as value
Source: Commissioner Fisheries – Statistics department, Government of Gujarat

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 A Snapshot of Major Planned Initiatives: Fisheries
Fishing Ports in Gujarat
► With a separate leasing policy, there is a provision of allotment of state-

owned land to multi-national companies

► Provisions are made by the Government of Gujarat in the leasing policy

for village pond’s land. Some of the provisions are:

► Leasing period is 10 years Jakhau

► Leasing procedure is carried out by F.F.D.A. Porbandar

Mangrol
► Concerned village panchayat is responsible for providing lease Veraval

for pisciculture

► Lease amount is paid to the respective Panchayat after

deducting expenditure
Fishing Ports
► VAT reimbursement scheme: Fisheries department provides diesel at a

subsidised rate (VAT is paid by the fisheries department)

Source: Fisheries department, Government of Gujarat

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Investments during Vibrant Gujarat 2007

Number of MoUs signed during Vibrant Investments proposed during Vibrant

Gujarat Global Investor Summit (VGGIS)2007 Gujarat Global Investor Summit (VGGIS)2007
Agriculture/Horticulture
Infrastructure projects
Food processing
Agriculture/Horticulture 3.41 28.53
Infrastructure Projects Terminal market
550.24
2 Food Processing
10 Supply chain infrastructure
811.21
16 Terminal Market
Investments R&D projects/Centre of excellence
MoUs signed 123.65
(in US$ million)
during 12 Supply Chain Agriw aste/Agro forestry
during 24.39
VGGIS 2007 Infrastructure
VGGIS 2007
R&D projects/Centre of Herbs/Spices/Medicinal plants
9 1
21 Excellence
3 4 43.17
365.85 Oil seeds
Agri Waste/Agro 141.46
Forestry 378.04 Hi-tech Agri/Horti. projects
Herbs/Species/Medicina
l Plants Palm oil
Oil Seeds

Total MoUs: 60 Total Investments: US$ 2,470 million

Total MoU in 2009 VGGIS 2009: 208

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Value Chain Analysis

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Value Chain Analysis

Major crops Rice, wheat, maize, oilseeds, cotton, fruits, vegetables and spices

Working factories (as on 2006) 22,480 working factories in the State accounting for an employment of
1,038,134 persons

Vast network of market centres and Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMCs), cold storage
yards units, main yards, three agri-export zones, agri commodity exchange

Processing units Oil seed processing units

Fruits and Vegetable processing units
Fish processing units
Milk processing units including co-operative sector dairies and private
sector dairies
There are around total 16,400 food processing units in the State

Major players in food processing Parle, Vadilal, Rasna, Reliance Fresh, Adani, Godrej Agrovet, Vimal
industry and Amul

Education and research 4 Agricultural universities providing education and conducting research
in various field of agriculture

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Industrial Strengths

Advantage Gujarat
► Diversified crops and cropping patterns, eight agro climatic zones and wide varieties of soil
► More than 40 major crops
► Four Agriculture Universities
► Emerging contract farming opportunities
► Strong agriculture marketing infrastructure: APMCs, market yards, cold storages, processing units,
service and business centres
► Dominant position in milk sector and fisheries
► Increasing adoption of hi-tech agricultural technologies like tissue culture, green houses and shed-net
houses leading to higher yield and production
► A VSAT-based real time multi-commodity exchange at Ahmedabad
► Agri export zones: mango and vegetables, onion, sesame
► Jyotigram Yojana
► Presence of Narmada canal
► Easy availability of labour
► Upcoming critical infrastructure
► Perishable cargo complex
► Banana pack house
► Port-based Agri cargo handling logistic hub
► Vapour heat treatment (VHT) with integrated pack house
Source: Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, Gujarat

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Existing Crop-based Clusters

Crops Growing areas Processing areas

Groundnut Junagadh, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Junagadh

Kutch and Surendranagar

Sesame Bhavnagar, Amreli, Rajkot, Junagadh, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Amreli and Ahmedabad

Kutch and Surendranagar

Castor Banaskantha, Kutch, Sabarkantha and Mehsana Banaskantha, Vadodara

Rice Navsari, Surat, Valsad, Anand, Kheda and Navsari, Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

Pulses Vadodara, Bharuch, Dahod and Panchmahal Vadodara, Dahod

Cumin/Fennel Patan, Banaskantha, Rajkot, Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Mehsana

Junagadh and Surendranagar

Isabgul Banaskantha and Mehsana Mehsana

Banana Anand, Kheda, Bharuch, Narmada and Surat ---

Source: Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited

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Location of existing crop-based clusters

Existing growing areas of major crops in Gujarat Existing processing areas of major crops in Gujarat

Groundnut Pulses Groundnut Pulses

Sesame Sesame
Cumin / fennel Cumin / fennel
Castor Castor
Isabgul Isabgul
Rice Rice Banana
Banana

Source: Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited

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 Agriculture Export Zones (AEZ)

Saurashtra region Existing agriculture export zones

South and central Gujarat

§ Sesame seeds AEZ

§ Jamnagar § Mangoes and vegetables AEZ

§ Rajkot § Ahmedabad

§ Surendranagar § Kheda

§ Amreli § Anand
Ahmedabad
§ Bhavnagar Surendranagar
Kheda § Vadodara

Jamnagar Anand § Bharuch

Rajkot
Vadodara
§ Narmada

Amreli Bharuch § Surat

Narmada
Saurashtra region Junagadh
Bhavnagar
§ Navsari
Surat
Value-added Onion AEZ § Valsad
Navsari
§ Jamnagar
Valsad
§ Rajkot

§ Surendranagar

§ Junagadh

§ Amreli

§ Bhavnagar
Source: Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited

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Investment Opportunities
Agricultural/Horticultural infrastructure projects
► Onion cold storage
► Fresh fruits-pack house
► Vegetables pack house
► Mechanised grain handling and storage at port
► Food parks
► Terminal markets
► Spices and Isabgul irradiation centre

Export-oriented processing
► Peanut butter
► De-hulled roasted sesame seed and sesame oilseed
► Roasted, salted and coated peanuts
► Integrated shrimp farming and processing

Value added processing based on local resources

► Tomato, potato flakes and powder
► Specialty grades guar gum powder
► Refined sugar
► Egg powder
► Baker’s yeast
► Fish oil extraction

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Investment Opportunities
Animal husbandry
► Sectors such as veterinary service and pharmaceutical, poultry, dairy, financial-credit and
insurance
► Contract farming for livestock

Natural resources-based opportunities

► Natural food colours
► Medicinal herbs extraction
► Neem/tobacco oil based biopesticides
► Food processing enzymes
► Fish meal- based biofertiliser

Newer technology-based projects

► Spices cryo grinding
► Freeze dried fruit processing unit
► Instant vegetables in retort pouches
► Potato fabricated chips

Innovative technologies
► Organic milk and milk products
► Ice cream balls
► Castor derivatives-based perfumery raw materials
► Banana fiber extraction

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Leading Industry Players

Mehsana

Kutch

Ahmedabad

Anand
Vadodara

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Leading Industry Players

Company Business description

► Rasna offers soft drink concentrates, instant drink powders, variety of processed food products and ethnic range of
products
► Currently Rasna holds close to 93% market share in the soft drink concentrate market in India
► Rasna offers instant drinks, health drinks, juices, easy-to-cook and ready-to-eat products like curry, curry paste,
pickles, fruit syrups and snack range

► Vadilal Industries Ltd. (VIL) is in the business of ice creams and food processing
► VIL’s ice cream division has 25% market share of Indian ice cream market with over 200 SKUs
► VIL introduced exclusive ice cream parlours under the name ‘Happinezz Parlours’
► VIL’s processed food division processes and market a range of fruits, vegetables and ready-to-serve Indian food

► Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is India’s largest food products marketing organisation
which markets its products under the brand ‘AMUL’
► GCMMF is India’s largest exporter of dairy products
► List of products marketed under brand ‘AMUL’ are milk range, bread spreads, cheese, ghee, ice creams, chocolate
and confectioneries, milk powder and health beverages
► Amul has recently entered into direct retailing through ‘Amul Utterly Delicious’ Parlours

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Leading Industry Players

Company Business description

► Parle Products Pvt. Ltd. is in the business of manufacturing and marketing biscuits and confectionaries

► It enjoys 40% share of total biscuit market and 15% share of total confectionery market in India

► It also has presence in beverage industry, providing health agro based drink brands and packaged drinking water

► Vimal Oil & Foods Ltd. (VOFL) and Vimal Dairy Ltd. (VDL) are two major business groups of Vimal group involved in

agro and food processing sector

► VOFL manufactures edible oil (cotton, groundnut, mustard and rapeseed) and de-oiled cakes

► VDL, the only largest private sector dairy in Gujarat, manufactures processed milk, butter, ghee, cheese, butter milk

and milk powder

§ McCain Foods is the world's largest producer of French fries and potato specialties with sales over US$ 6 billion

§ McCain Foods has built a potato processing plant in Mehsana district, north of Gujarat

§ It supplies ‘Shepody’ variety potatoes to McDonalds

§ The key are of business operations includes, retailing and foodservices of French fries and potato specialties. Among

the potato specialties the plant will produce the potato snacks in Indian style

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Leading Industry Players

Company Business description

► Saraf Foods Pvt. Ltd. was established in 1993

► Saraf Foods Pvt. Ltd. is involved in the business of frozen dry food products and for sourcing of fruits, vegetables and

herbs. It is a 100% export- oriented unit

► They export their products in the markets of Europe and USA

► Reliance Fresh, retail chain of Reliance Industries Ltd. sell fresh fruits and vegetables, staples, groceries, fresh juices

and dairy products with 40 such retail outlets spread across the country

► It is planning to open ‘ranger farm outlets’ that will specifically service street-side vegetable vendors

► It also plans to open format stores called ‘Feel Fresh Plus’ that will stock apparels, consumer electronics, FMCG

items and medicines in addition to consumable items

► Adani Wilmar Ltd. (AWL) is a joint venture between The Adani Group of India and The Wilmar International Limited of

Singapore

► Adani’s largest state-of-the-art refinery is based at Mundra in Kutch district and is India’s first port- based refinery

► AWL sells its range of edible oil, vanaspati and bakery shortening: and exports to more than 19 countries

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 Educational Infrastructure
Gujarat has four agricultural universities each located at Junagadh, Navsari, Anand and Dantiwada

► Junagadh Agricultural University has three constituent colleges Banaskantha

offering courses in agriculture, agricultural engineering and

Anand
Technology and fisheries

Junagadh
► Anand Agricultural University offers higher courses in agriculture, Navsari

veterinary, dairy science, animal husbandry and food processing

Research stations within Gujarat
Main oilseed research station,
► Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University offers Junagadh
Pulse research station, Junagadh
courses in faculties such as agriculture, veterinary science and home
Vegetable research station,
Junagadh
science Cattle breeding farm, Junagadh
Wheat research station,
► Navsari Agricultural University imparts higher education in the Junagadh
Dry farming research station
faculty of agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Agri engineering research
station, Junagadh
Cotton research station,
Junagadh
Sugarcane research station,
Kodinar
Oilseed research station,
Amreli
Millet research station,
Jamnagar
Junagadh Agricultural
University

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Source: University websites, Agriculture and Co operation Department, Government of Gujarat
 Educational Infrastructure

Anand Agriculture University is planning to set up the first-ever polytechnic in agricultural engineering in Gujarat

► Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

► P.G Programme in Agri Business Management (2 yrs)

► Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

► M.S. in IT – Agriculture (www.daiict.ac.in)
► Sheth M C college of Dairy Science, Gujarat Agriculture University
► B.Sc and M.Sc in Dairy Technology
► Sardar Krushinagar Dantiwada University
Specialised ► B.Tech in food engineering, M.Tech in agriculture process and food engineering
► Anand Agriculture University
courses
► Vocational in areas like agro processing, post harvesting technology, food quality control, food
in analysis among others
► B.Tech in food processing technology
agriculture
► M.Tech and Ph.D. in food processing technology
► Advanced Research and Educational Centre for Horticultural Crops, Navsari
► WTO Cell, Junagadh
► Centre of Excellence on Biotechnology, Anand
► Centre of Excellence on Post Harvest Technology, Navsari
► Centre of Excellence on soil and water Management, Junagadh
► Centre for Excellence on Castor, Sardar Krushinagar

Source: University websites, News articles

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Government Initiatives

Comprehensive Agro Industrial Policy, financial incentives for agri infrastructure, agri processing, agri marketing and R&D

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana – District-wise State Plan Scheme to incentivise the states that increase their investment in
agriculture and allied sectors

State government to incentivise agro-processing industries to encourage them to enter into contract farming arrangements

International Quality Certification Programme to encourage export of agricultural produce from Gujarat

Implementation of critical infrastructure such as air cargo complex for perishable goods, pack house for banana, vapour
heat treatment facility and integrated pack house for fruits and vegetables

Krushi Mahotsav – an intensive agricultural extension and mass contact campaign for farming community

National Horticulture Mission covering potential districts and crops of the State with main thrust on area expansion,
development of post harvest and marketing infrastructure and raising the quality of planting material

State initiated Sardar Sarovar Narmada Water project to benefit agriculture adding 1.8 mn hectare land for irrigation,
thereby, increasing crop production

State government has been promoting drip irrigation through Gujarat Green Revolution Company Limited

Source: Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited

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Key Contacts
Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. http://www.gujagro.org

Department of Agriculture and Co-operation Government of Gujarat http://www.agri.gujarat.gov.in/

Industries Commissionerate, Govt. of Gujarat http:// www.ic.gujarat.gov.in

iNDEXTb-Industrial Extension Bureau http://www.indextb.com

Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation http://www.gidc.gov.in

Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board http://www.gidb.org

Department of Agriculture and Co-operation Government of India http://www.agricoop.nic.in

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority

http://www.apeda.com
(APEDA)

Ministry for Food Processing, Govt. of India http://www.mofpi.nic.in

National Horticulture Board http://www.nhb.gov.in

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