Job Interview Presentation

By – Saurabh Kumar Verma

“
AGRI-SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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Why this topic ?

My Own Journey
Importance of
Agriculture

To meet the food security

for growing population
on Earth which is
predicted to be at 10
billion by 2050
58 percent of people of
India still depend on the
agriculture for their
livelihood.
Problems in Indian agriculture

 Small and fragmented Farm Size

 Low irrigation coverage
 Low productivity of farm
 Old and traditional farming methods
 Low credit availability
 Climate Change
 Agriculture Supply Chain and Marketing
Agricultural supply chain management

The management of movement of agricultural commodities, from the farm through the
rural and urban markets to reach the doorsteps of end consumer- consists of various
players, starting from the agricultural producer, through the middle men, commission
agents and traders, the bulk purchasers or procurers, millers or intermediary processor,
warehousing agents, or cold storage space providers and transporters, through whom
material finally reaches either retail distribution system for raw consumption or the
food processing industries where it goes through the value addition processes and
moves through a distinct and a separate supply chain to reach the targeted consumers.
Traditional Agri- Supply Chain
Cost added at different stages
Problems in Traditional Supply Chain

 Presence of multi layers of middle men and cartelisation

 Lack of storage facility like warehouse and cold storages
 High Post Harvest losses and wastes.
 Lack of quality standards
 No definite forecast data on the crops – lead to price variability
 Lack of value addition services like processing and packaging
 Lack of visibility for agriculture logistics and poor logistics.
 Poor quality of inputs
 Delay in payment for the produce
 Minimal use of technology like the ERP, RFID etc.
 Fragmented retail chains
Supply Chain Lacunas
SOLUTIONS – Integrated Post Harvest Management

1. Good backward and forward linkages

2. Develop farm to fork visibility
3. Promote economies of scale
4. Enhancing value chains through quality and prevent wastages
5. Develop export market and branding
6. Strengthening Agri Market Infrastructure
7. Contract Farming , retail tie ups , Commodity Exchange
8. Packaging and processing for value addition
9. Better forecasting and use of technology and information systems
10. Government Support and extension services
AMUL – Success Story
Organized retail and food processing units –new disruption

Collection Processing
Farmer Retailer
Centres Centre
Walmart Supply Chain Advantages

 Hub and spoke model

 Bulk Purchases at cheap prices
 Good logistics network owned controlled by it
 Vendor Managed Inventory
 Great use IT technologies like ERP and RFID.
HOLISTIC VIEW
 CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS USING
TECHNOLOGY
• Building a technology platform to
bring the farmers and the retailers
directly. This is a B2B (Business to
business) model and aims to connect
all stake holders in the supply chain:
from farmers, to buyers, to suppliers
of services like labor and
transportation.
• Providing the integrated post harvest
management solutions like
warehousing services, quality testing,
agricultural insurance etc.
• Ensuring quality delivery to the
consumer.
Way forward

 Increasing role of organized retails.

 Emphasis on food processing and value added services
 Economies of Scale and integrated approach
 Use of new technologies in the field of agriculture.
 Food security of the world rely on India’s growth story.
That’s All Folks !!