SECTOR PROFILE

Food & Agri Business

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Gujarat: Economic Snapshot

Gujarat An Enduring Strong Economy
Gross State Domestic Product : USD 45.3 Billion Industrial Growth Rate : 12.5% (2002 2007) Exports Per Capita Income : 19.2% of India : USD 722 Inflation Urbanisation : 9.3% : 37.36%

Composition of GSDP as per Economic Activity

Well Balanced Growth across sectors

18.22% 44%

Tertiary

15.99%

P r im a ry S e c t o r S e c o n d a ry S e c t o r T e r t ia r y S e c t o r
GSDP: Gross State Domestic Product

Secondary

17.95%

37.78%

Primary

11.36%

Source: Socio Economic Review 2007-08

Gujarat has exhibited a 12.5% high industrial growth rate from 2002 -2007. In Indias 10th Five Year Plan and has achieved a GDP growth of 10.2% as per the set target, which was the highest amongst all States in India.

Source: Socio Economic Review 2007-08

Robust Infrastructure
First State to privatize ports
Ports
42 ports along 1600 km coastline, including 1 major port at Kandla and 41 minor ports Cost efficient transportation of natural gas, crude oil and petroleum products from Middle East and Europe 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 Pipapav Port Ltd.

Gujarat is well connected to major cities in the USA, EU, Asia and other Indian metropolitan cities
13 airports under the operational jurisdiction of Airports Authority of India (AAI), at Vadodara, Surat, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Bhuj, Diu, Mandvi, Mundra, Kandla and Palanpur, including one international airport at Ahmedabad

Airports

Rail & Road

71% of the road in the State is surfaced

State-of-the-art road infrastructure such as Indias first National Expressway from Ahmedabad to Baroda. Total road length is 74, 111 Km Total length of railways in Gujarat is 5,188 km (8.25% of India)

Robust Infrastructure
Power

Electricity Generation Capacity 9,561 MW (2007) and estimated to rise to 14,031 MW (2012)
Per capita power consumption is 1,354 units whereas Indias average is 665 units Rich availability of natural gas (34 MMCD) and Lignite (1,072 MMT) 24-hour power supply to 98% of the villages

Total length of the existing GSPL pipeline is 1,453.16 kilometers supplying to 18 districts
The pipelines of Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) supply gas to 13 districts, 5 more districts are proposed to be connected by the pipeline Total length of Integrated Gas Grid supplying gas to all districts is 2,200 km, of which 1,200 km is complete and 800 km is under construction

Gas

Water

Only State to carry out interlinking of rivers

An extensive water grid network across the State The water grid is a network of 75,000 km for water distribution for irrigation 75% population proposed to be covered by the grid by 2010

Invest in Gujarat : A world- class Business Destination

To Delhi
Banaskantha

Bio-Tech Cluster
Patan Kutch Mehsana Himmatnagar

Soda Ash & Salt Based Industries, Cement & Steel Pipes 202 Industrial Estates across Gujarat Petroleum & Brass parts Engineering and Ceramics Soda Ash and Salt Based 18 Captive Ports along 1600 km coastline across Gujarat

Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad Surendranagar Anand Jamnagar Rajkot Porbandar Amreli Bhavnagar Surat Vadodara Bharuch Junagadh Narmada Kheda Panchmahal Dahod

Gujarat International Finance Tec City Knowledge Corridor Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Savli Biotech Park Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) Chemicals, Petrochem. Pharma, Textiles & Engineering 51 Special Economic Zone (SEZs) across Gujarat

Navsari

Special Investment Region (SIR)

Valsad

To Bombay

Gujarat: A Thriving Industrial State

Contributing to Indias economy across all major sectors
Population Geographical Area Employees Factorories Net Value Value of Output Fixed Capital Investment Exports Longest Coastline Stock market capitalisation
Soda Ash Production Salt Processing Diamond Processing Plastic Industry Petrochemicals Chemicals Groundnut Cotton Pharmaceuticals Sea Cargo Textiles 18% 25% 28% 35% 50% 42.30% 65% 58% 85% 80%

Presence Across Industry Sectors

Petroleum products Chemical & Pharma Engineering Food processing Textiles & Apparels Mineral based industries Others

5% 6% 9.50% 9.90% 14% 15.60% 17% 19.20% 22% 30%

98%

34% 23% 17.6% 10.3% 6.3% 2.50% 6.30%

Worlds largest producer of processed diamonds and wall clocks Worlds largest gas based single location sponge iron plant Worlds largest producer of castor and cumin Worlds 3rd largest producer of denim Asias largest grass root petroleum refinery at Jamnagar Indias largest producer of cotton Indias first LNG Chemical Port Terminal at Hazira

Significant share in key industry sectors & products

With 5% of population and 6% of Geographical Area contributes 16% of output

Source: Socio Economic Review 2007-08

Global Snapshot
Global food product industry generated total revenues of USD 2675.7 billion in 2006

The global food product industry grew by 3.1% in 2006 to reach a value of USD 2675.7 billion and a growth of 17.2% is projected in 2011 achieving a value of USD 3,137.2 billion

Global Food Processing Industry Snapshot Market Segmentation as per Geography

Geography Asia-Pacific Europe % share 31.20% 38.20% 20.10% 10.50%

Revenues from sale of food products dominate the industry generating 63.60% of the global market value

US Rest of the World

Europe is the highest contributing region in the global industry value with a share of 38.20% followed by Asia-Pacific region

Fig.1: Market Segmentation of Global Food Products (in 2006)

31.70%

Major players in the industry include Altria group, PepsiCo, The Coca68.30%

Cola Company, British American Tobacco, Cadbury among others Global food, beverage and tobacco industry will continue to grow, with major contribution from developing countries such as India and China
Source: Extract from RNCOS report, Data monitor report on Global Food Products, 2007
Packaged Food and Meats Agricultural Products

Indian Scenario
The agricultural food industry of India contributes nearly 35% of countrys GDP and employs around 65% of the population India is the worlds second largest producer of food next to China India is: Worlds largest producer of cereals and milk Largest producer of Cotton Largest producer of fish Largest producer of Psylium husk 2nd largest producer of rice, wheat, sugar, fruits and vegetables The food grain output grew by 4.6 percent with total production of 227.32 MT in 2007-08 The food processing industry in India ranks fifth in size, growing at 7% annually India consumes about USD 200 billion worth of food products, 53% of which is processed food
Source: National Horticulture Board, IBEF report

India Agriculture Facts Crops Production (2006-07) Mn tonnes

216.13 148.18 227.00 345.31

Growth Over 2005-06

4% 5% 23% 23%
*Lakh Quintals **Lakh bales

Food Grains Oilseeds* Cotton** Sugarcane

India Food Processing Industry

Food processing USD 69.4 billion
Fruits & Vegetables Grain processing Meat & Poultry processing

Primary processing USD 47.2 billion

Fish processing

Value added Processing USD 22.2 billion

Milk processing

Beverages

Gujarat Agro & Food Processing

The agriculture sector has been growing at CAGR of 12.27% over a period of 5 years from 2002-03 to 2006-07

Gujarat is endowed with abundant natural resources in terms of varied soil, climatic conditions and diversified

Comparative Productivity (Tonnes/hectare) in 2006-07

Crop World
16.93 18.45 16.73 Rank 3 2.80

India
28.57 13.11 23.91 2.67

Gujarat
54.52 23.83 26.95 2.45

cropping pattern suitable for agriculture activities Gujarat stands fourth in the country in terms of per capita agricultural output Major Agriculture crops : Bajra, Groundnut, Cotton, Rice, Maize, Wheat, Mustard, Sesame, Pigeon pea, Green gram, Gram, and Sugarcane Major Horticulture crops : Mango, Banana, Sapota, Lime, Guava, Tomato, Potato, Onion, Cumin, Garlic, Isabgul and Fennel
250

Banana Onion Rank 1 Potato Wheat

Fig.2: Gujarat Agriculture performance 2006-07

120 101.19 200 150 100
121.04 196.32

100 80 60 40 11.24 20 0 Horticulture Crops

Production (Lakh M.T.)

50 0 Agriculture Crops
Area (Lakh Ha)

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

Growth Initiatives
Initiatives to increase Agriculture Productivity and promote Innovative Technology for Farming Campaign

Extension programmes
Krushi Mahotsav (Mass awareness campaign) Knowledge transfer in various areas: Soil analysis Balance use of inputs Farm gate value addition Cropping and intercropping advise Market information Scientific pest management Conventional Training and Visit programme Kisan Call Centers (KCC) E gram networking Krushi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) Support Mobile alert system to educate farmers

Innovative Technology Interventions

Soil Health Card (SHC) Awareness created for: Balance use of fertilizers Crop planning Seed application Organic farming Quality production Free input kit distribution to farmers Global good agriculture practices GAP certification Scientific farming

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

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Gujarat: Agricultural Snapshot

Agriculture Crops
2006-07

Fig. 3: Year wise Agriculture Crops performance in Gujarat

101.19 90.96 88.14 93.78 87.21 0 50 100 101.33 150 200 250 300 350 196.33 197.55 151.65 190.42

Food grains Sugarcane Oilseeds Tobacco Cotton

Year

2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03

Area & Production

Area (Lakh Ha) Production (Lakh Tonnes)

Fig.4: Agriculture Crops Production and Area (2006-07)

100 80 64.97 60 45.64 40 20 1.03 0 Tobacco Sugarcane Area (Lakh Ha) Oil Seeds Food grains 1.98 2.14 15.63 28.48 25.88

87.87

Largest producer of Castor and Cumin in the World 2nd largest producer of Sesame and Groundnut in India
23.9

Largest producer of Cotton in India Largest processor of Isabgul in the World

Cotton

Production (Lakh Tonnes)

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 Schemes for Remunerative Farm Produce Price Farmers Training Center Soil & Water Testing Laboratory Highest productivity of Mustard, Castor, Cotton Onion and Potato 2nd highest productivity of Groundnut Bajra and Banana 3rd highest productivity of Gram, Guar, Mango, Pomegranate and Tomato

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Agriculture: Catalyzing Growth

Gujarat Leading State in India with Impressive Agriculture 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 enhanced value addition Encourage public private partnership Facilitating hi tech agriculture in farm mechanization and drip irrigation Micro level cropwise planning Direct link to farmers by the means of IT

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Gujarat: Horticultural Snapshot

Horticulture Crops
Fruits Vegetables Spices Flowers
Fig.5: Year wise Horticulture Crops Performance in Gujarat 2006-07 11.24 2005-06 11.03 2004-05 Year 9.70 93.48 85.44 67.16 60.98 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 A rea 121.04 115.46
5 4 3 2 1 0 60.63 3.66

Total Area 11.24 lakh hectare

CAGR (2001-07) 10.50%

Total Production 121.04 lakh tonnes

CAGR (2001-07) 14.40%

Fig.6: Horticulture Crops Production and Area (2006-07)

4.41 53.58 3.09 70 60 50 40 30 20 6.29 0.08 0.54 10 0

2003-04 9.47 2002-03 7.54 2001-02 6.91 0

Fruits

Vegetables

Spices

Flowers

Area & Production Area (Lakh Ha) Production (Lakh Tonnes)

Horticulture Crops
Area (Lakh Ha) Production (Lakh Tonnes)

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

Source: Department of Horticulture, Gujarat

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Production

Gujarat: Horticultural Snapshot

Fig.7: Available Horticulture Infrastructure
43 197 2 374 16 43

Horticulture Infrastructure Horticulture related industries in State

N urseries T issue cult ure units H i- tech green ho uses

111 213

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Onion Dehydration Units Mango pulp and pickles units Canned vegetables Potato flakes Tissue culture laboratories Nurseries Spices and Psyllium processing units Cold storages

Available Horticulture Infrastructure (in units)

N et ho uses C o ld sto rage unit s P ro cessing unit s D ist illatio n unit s C o o perative market ing so ciet ies AP M Cs A gri expo rt zo nes

1892

Existing Districts Kutch, Amreli, Junagadh, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Anand, Vadodara, Mehsana, Banaskantha, Kheda, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Bharuch, Sabarkantha

Focus programs under National Horticulture Mission Post Harvest Infrastructure Pack houses / ripening chambers Cold storages Rural market / Apani mandi Facility for collection, grading, etc. Marketing Infrastructure Wholesale market Crops covered Mango, Chiku, Aonla, Papaya, Lime, Guava, Pomegranate, Date palm, Cashew nut, Cumin, Fennel, Flowers, Medicinal and Aromatic plants

Proposed Districts Gandhinagar, Surendranagar

Source: Department of Horticulture, Gujarat

Refrigerated van / containers Mobile processing units

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Gujarat: Animal Husbandry and Dairy Snapshot

Animal Husbandry Statistics
Total Livestock Population (Census 2007) Total Cattle population Total Buffalo population Total Sheep and Goat population Total Poultry Population District Milk Producers Unions Village level Milk Cooperative Societies Milk procured in lakh litres per day 234.48 lakhs 79.69 lakhs 87.60 lakhs 65.84 lakhs 133.39 lakhs 13 12,612 66.69
10000 8000 6089 6000 5775 4000 3848 2000 0 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Targets 2711 4423 2780 4429 2825 3123 Wool, 2962 000 Kgs 3036 6421 Milk, 7533 000 Tones Egg, 7757 Lakh Nos 7910
Fig. 8: Animal Husbandry and Dairy production data (2006-07)

6778

6960

5920

Key features and activities of the sector Intensive Animal Health Care Planned Breeding activities Strategic Livestock Development programmes Flourishing Dairy Co-operative business AMUL Pattern Goseva Aayog

Gujarat has Ample resources of Quality livestock Cattle like Gir and Kankrej Buffaloes like Surti, Mehsani, Jafarabadi and Banni Goats like Surti, Zalawadi,Mehsani, Gohilwadi & Kutchhi Sheep like Patanwadi, Marwadi Horses like Kathiawadi, Marwadi Camels like Kutchhi & Marwadi

Source: Department of Animal Husbandry, Gujarat

Poultry : Indigenous and improved varieties Quality pool of manpower Cordial Co-operative set up

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Animal Husbandry and Dairy Snapshot: Major Planned Initiatives

Krushi Mahotsav covering 4 lakh Animal Health input kits, mass Vaccination and health coverage, knowledge transfer activities

Organization of 2700 State wide Animal Health camps & 2158 Sexual Health control camps Establishment of 55 new Veterinary Dispensaries, 07 Veterinary Polyclinics, one Disease investigation unit and 15 Mobile veterinary Cum Disease Diagnosis Lab Inception of 250 integrated livestock development centers through JK Trust Gram Vikas Yojana Government of Gujarat Foundation of Two New Intensive Cattle Development Blocks in Patan and Panchmahal Establishment of Goat breeding Farms at Nalia, Kutch and Mandavi, 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 for increasing production and productivity of livestock of the state Provision of all basic facilities for AI at the door steps of farmers Technical training for Field workers

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Gujarat: Fisheries Snapshot

Gujarat ranks 1st in terms of quantitative marine production amongst maritime states of India
Fig. 9: Gujarat Marine Fish Production (in M.T.) Fig. 10: Fish and Fish products export from Gujarat

700000 680000 660000 640000 620000 600000 580000 560000 540000 520000 2004-05 2005-06 584951 663884

676762

200000 180000 160000 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 2004-05 2005-06 Quantity (M.T.) 934.88 704.59 119951 136485

1400 1264.6 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2006-07 Value (INR crore)

188166

2006-07

Gujarat holds the highest share in total fish production in the country with 22.35% share during 2006-07

Gujarat imparts 30.71% to nations marine exports in quantity and 15.12% in value terms

Export Markets

Gujarat exports more than 50% of its marine production to China

Japan, US, China, European Union, South East Asia, Middle East and others

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

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Fisheries: Major Initiatives

With a separate leasing policy, there is a provision of allotment of state owned land to multi-national companies Provisions are made by Government of Gujarat in the leasing policy for village ponds land. Some of them are: Leasing period is 10 years Leasing procedure is carried out by F.F.D.A. Concerned village Panchayat is responsible for providing lease for fish culture Lease amount is paid to the respective Panchayat after deducting expenditure VAT reimbursement scheme: Fisheries department provides diesel on a subsidized rate (VAT is paid by the fisheries department) Jaynti Rohu seeds are introduced for an enhanced fish production Financial assistance to the farmers/fishermen To provide information about the latest development in the Aquaculture, periodical workshops are arranged in the selected FFDAs As per Fisherman Group Accident Insurance scheme, incase of accidental death, premium is being paid by the government.
Source: Fisheries department, Government of Gujarat

Jakhau

Porbandar Mangrol Veraval

Fishing Ports

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Investments during Vibrant Gujarat 2007

Fig. 11.: Number of MoUs signed during Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit (VGGIS)2007 Fig. 12.: Investments proposed during Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit (VGGIS)2007
3.14 28.53
Agriculture/Horticultur e Infrastructure Proje cts 2 16 10 Food Proces sing
A gric ult ure / H o rt ic ult ure Inf ra s t ruc t ure P ro je c t s F o o d P ro c e s s ing

550.24

T e rm ina l M a rk e t S upply C ha in Inf ra s t ruc t ure

Term inal Mark et

MoUs signed during VGGIS 2007

9 3 4 2 11

811.21
12 Supply Chain Infrastructure R&D proje cts/Ce nter of Exce llence Agri Was te /Agro Fore stry Herbs/Species /M edical Plants

Investments (in USD million) during VGGIS 2007

123.65 30.00 24.39 12.19 43.17 141.46

R &D pro je c t s / C e nt e r o f E xc e lle nc e A gri Wa s t e / A gro F o re s t ry H e rbs / S pe c ie s / M e dic a l P la nt s O il S e e ds H i t e c h A gri/ H o rt i pro je c t s P a lm O il

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Value Chain Analysis

Raw Material Production Procurement and Storage Primary Processing Value added Processing Retailing Services

Major Crops Working Factories (As on 2005) Vast Network of Market centers & Yards Processing units

Rice, Wheat, Maize, Oilseeds, Cotton, Fruits, Vegetables and Spices 2197 working factories in the State accounting for en employment of 96,054 persons APMCs, Cold storage units, Main Yards, 3 Agri export zones, Agri commodity exchange Oil seed processing units Fruits & 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 industry Education & Research

Parle, Vadilal, Rasna, Reliance Fresh, Adani, Godrej Agrovet, Vimal and Amul 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, 8 agro climatic zones and wide varieties of soil More than 40 major crops 4 Agriculture Universities Emerging contract farming opportunities Strong agriculture marketing infrastructure : APMCs, Market yards, Cold storages, Processing Units, Service and business centers Dominant position in Milk sector and Fisheries Increasing adoption of hi tech agriculture 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 i. ii. iii. iv. 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 Groundnut Growing Areas Junagadh, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Kutch, Surendranagar Sesame Bhavnagar, Amreli, Rajkot, Junagadh, Jamnagar, Kutch, Surendranagar Castor Rice Pulses Cumin / Fennel Banaskantha, Kutch, Sabarkantha, Mehsana Navsari, Surat, Valsad, Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad Vadodara, Bharuch, Dahod, Panchmahal Patan, Banaskantha, Rajkot, Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Junagadh, Surendranagar Isabgul Banana Banaskantha, Mehsana Anand, Kheda, Bharuch, Narmada, Surat Mehsana --Banaskantha, Vadodara Navsari, Ahmedabad Vadodara, Dahod Mehsana Bhavnagar, Amreli and Ahmedabad Processing Areas Rajkot, Junagadh

Source: Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited

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Location of existing crop based clusters

Map 1: Existing Growing Areas of Major Crops in Gujarat Map 2: Existing Processing Areas of Major Crops in Gujarat

Groundnut Sesame Castor Rice

Pulses Cumin / Fennel Isabgul Banana

Groundnut Sesame Castor Rice

Pulses Cumin / Fennel Isabgul Banana

Source: Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited

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Agriculture Export Zones (AEZ)

Map 3: Existing Agriculture Export Zones

Saurashtra region Sesame Seeds AEZ Jamnagar

Rajkot Surendranagar Amreli Bhavnagar
Jamnagar Rajkot Ahmedabad Kheda Surendranagar Anand Vadodara Bharuch Bhavnagar Surat Navsari Valsad

South and Central Gujarat Mangoes and Vegetables AEZ Ahmedabad

Kheda Anand Vadodara Bharuch Narmada Surat Navsari Valsad

Amreli

Narmada

Saurashtra region Value added Onion AEZ Jamnagar

Rajkot Surendranagar Junagadh Amreli Bhavnagar

Junagadh

Source: Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited

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Investment Opportunities
Agriculture/Horticulture Infrastructure Projects
Onion Cold Storage Fresh Fruits-Pack house Vegetables Pack house Mechanized grain handling and storage at port Food parks Terminal markets Spices and Isabgul Irradiation center

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 Bakers Yeast Fish oil extraction

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Investment Opportunities
Animal Husbandry
Sectors such as Veterinary service and pharmaceutical , Poultry, Dairy, FinancialCredit 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 Biofertilizer

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 Textiles production

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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 VILs 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 VILs processed food division processes and market a range of fruits, vegetables and ready-toserve Indian food Gujarat Co operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is Indias largest food products marketing organisation marketing its products under brand AMUL GCMMF is Indias 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 & confectioneries 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 wholesome health agro based drink brands and packaged drinking water Vimal Oil & Foods Ltd. (VOFL) and Vimal Dairy Ltd. (VDL) are two major business group 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 manufacture processed milk, butter, ghee, cheese, butter milk and milk powder McCain Foods is world's largest producer of French fries and potato specialties with sales over USD 6 billion McCain Foods has built a potato processing plant in Mehsana district, north of Gujarat It supplies Shepody variety potatoes to McDonalds

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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 freeze 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, 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 Adanis largest state-of-the-art refinery is based at Mundra in Kutch district and is Indias 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 Agriculture University has three constituent colleges Banaskantha offering courses in Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Technology and Fisheries Anand Junagadh Navsari Veterinary, Processing Dairy Science, Animal Husbandry and Food Research stations within Gujarat
Main Oilseed research station, Junagadh Pulse research station, Junagadh Vegetable research station, Junagadh Cattle breeding farm, Junagadh Wheat research station, Junagadh Dry farming research station Agri Engineering research station, Junagadh Cotton research station, Junagadh Sugarcane research station, Kodinar Oilseed research station, Amreli Millet research station, Jamnagar Junagadh Agricultural University

Anand Agriculture University offer higher courses in Agriculture,

Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University offer courses in faculties such as Agriculture, Veterinary Science and Home Science

Navsari Agricultural University impart higher education in the faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry

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

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Educational Infrastructure
Anand Agriculture University is planning to set up the first-ever polytechnic in agriculture 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 Specialized Courses in Agriculture

B.Tech in Food engineering, M.Tech in Agriculture process and food engineering

Anand Agriculture University

Vocational in areas like Agro processing, post harvesting technology, food quality control, food analysis among others B.Tech in Food processing technology M.Tech and Ph.D. in Food processing technology

Advanced Research and Educational Centre for Horticultural Crops, Navsari WTO Cell, Junagadh Center of Excellence on Biotechnology, Anand Center of Excellence on Post Harvest Technology, Navsari Center of Excellence on soil and water Management, Junagadh Center 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 Districtwise 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 like Air cargo complex for perishable goods, pack house for banana, vapour heat treatment facility and integrated pack house for fruits & 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 & 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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Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd Department of Agriculture and Co-operation Government of Gujarat Industries Commissionerate, Govt. of Gujarat iNDEXTb -Industrial Extension Bureau Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation http://www.gujagro.org http://www.agri.gujarat.gov.in/ http:// www.ic.gujarat.gov.in http://www.indextb.com http://www.gidc.gov.in

Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board Department of Agriculture and Co-operation Government of India Agricultural and Processed food products Exports Development Authority (APEDA) Ministry for Food Processing, Govt. Of India National Horticulture Board

http://www.gidb.org http://www.agricoop.nic.in http://www.apeda.com http://www.mofpi.nic.in http://www.nhb.gov.in

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