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A Step Towards . Pan-India Socio - Economic Sustainable Agro Supply Chain Solutions !!!
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End to End Agri Supply and Value Chain solutions !!

The Pranali Group - Objectives To provide holistic growth of the horticulture sector through an area based regionally differentiated strategies .
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ii) To enhance horticulture production, improve nutritional security and income support to farm households; iii) To establish convergence and synergy among multiple on-going and planned programmes for horticulture development; iv) To promote, develop and disseminate technologies, through a seamless blend of traditional wisdom and modern scientific knowledge; v) To create opportunities for employment generation for skilled and vi)Area expansion under horticultural crops based on agroclimatic zones. vii)Dissemination of advanced horticultural technology. production and distribution of quality planting materials. viii)Technical guidance for availing credit facilities for horticultural crops. ix)Organizing effective plant protection programmes. x)Facilitating activities for post harvest handling and Marketing. 4/16/12 xi) Conducting regular Training workshops thru agro accreditied agencies. unskilled

Horticulture is a significant upcoming Agro sector.

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Horticulture has proved to be the best diversification option for agricultural land use, because of assured and the remunerative returns to the farmers. The diverse agro-climatic conditions prevailing in various states are quite congenial for growing different Horticulture crops, successfully, almost throughout the year. Horticulture crops provide an effective drought proofing against the odds of the nature and assure the farmers satisfactory returns even during the years of deficit rainfall. This is the reason why Horticulture crops are fast replacing agriculture crops in dry tracts of any state. Another important benefit that the farmers can avail is related to value addition of several Horticulture produce, which offers very good scope for meeting the needs of different strata of consumers. With the onset of protected cultivation and consequent high quality produce, the horizons of export have greatly been expanded, offering unlimited scope to hi-tech farmers in the state. Of late, in response to the increasing 4/16/12 awareness for nutritional security, consumption of protective foods such as

The Idea is that Horticulture as a produce is sustainable through out the 12 months.in India .There is huge demand, Domestic as well as exports. Farmers as labours will work. Technical know how additionally to increase the yeild. If present yeild will be 10% the same will go upto 35-40%..Income generation 2-3 times than the normal crop. The country will get the share of domestic as well exports by .05% .The states will get the revenue By 2%. The District and Taluka Level in each state will have a quantum jump of successful irrigated & good produceing products. Rainwater Harvesting. The seeds and Manure will be funded by Basix , to be recovred from Farmer after sales. The borders will be covered by Trees which produce Ayurvedic herbs and leaves and will become natural boundaries shared by the cluster of farmers. Each tree will generate income of 25,000 p.a. after 10 years. 4/16/12 These will be a boon to the farmers next gen which may be able to sustain in

Pranali Group Connection with Basix is as a Individual Consultatnt

for End to End Supply Chain Solution in Agriculture.

BASIX is a livelihood promotion institution established in 1996, working with over a 3.5 million customers, over 90% being rural poor households and about 10% urban slum dwellers.

BASIX works in 17 states - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamilnadu, BASIX is aBihar, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, livelihood promotion institution Rajasthan, established in 1996, working with Meghalaya, over a 3.5 Delhi, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, million customers, over 90% being rural over Assam and Gujrat, 223 districts and poor households and about 10% urban slum dwellers. 39,251 villages.

BASIX works in 17 states - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, Bihar, Basix has a staff of over 10,000 of which 80 Chattisgarh, West Bengal, small towns and percent are based in Delhi, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Assam and Gujrat, 223 villages districts and over 39,251 villages. 4/16/12

Basix has a staff of over 10,000 of which 80

In spite of suitable climatic conditions, production of fruits, except mandarin orange, has not achieved desirable goals. Some of the constraints in Sikkim are: Management problems , Insufficient research support, Unfavourable land tenure system, Lack of infrastructure for post-harvest management, transport, cooling , facilities, processing and value addition. Limited manpower skills, and Weak extension support. The main points that may be considered for a planning strategy of fruit production are: Establishment of progeny orchards at different climatic zones Establishment of certified nurseries and identification of mother plants Provision ofto edit Master subtitle style other Click timely planting material and inputs to the farmers at their location Timely supply of plant protection services to the farmers with tech. know-how Capacity building of field functionaries and farmers for use of inputs, and control measures of insects and diseases Providing facilities for storage, grading, processing, marketing, transport, etc. Easy credit facilities to the farmers, and Strengthening of research, adoptive trials, linkages with related organizations and departments 4/16/12

Major horticulture crops grown in Sikkim are: Sikkim mandarin, passion fruit, pear, peach, plum, guava, litchi, avocado, etc. Seasonal and off-season vegetables, kharif and rabi potato Spice crops large cardamom, ginger, turmeric, garlic and chilli Mushroom, honey Medicinal and aromatic crops Flowers and ornamentals - orchids, lillium, carnation, gerbera, anthurium, etc. Sikkim population is projected at 8.84 lakh by 2020. Projected household demand for food in Sikkim will be 2 lakh tonnes of food grains, 38,719 tonnes of fruits and 92,000 tonnes of vegetables by 2020. Sikkim has great potential in the development of horticulture, especially in the cultivation of fruits.

Some of the advantages of fruit cultivation are: 4/16/12

Basix has now decided to expand its services more focussed on Livelihood enhancement through agro based hitech horticulture farming involving, engaging key cultivators like Pranali Group who have likeminded thought process such as lookout for: Ariable , Dry, Hilly or Forest Lands cultivate them for commercial purposes with a socio economic agro based reforms. PG Inclined to support the poor farmers, & initiate agro training programmes through reputed organisations , which will efurther ensure help to that the states sustainbeen It is assumed all the lands have Food shortages. by the cultivators roped in by shortlisted Initially State of Sikkim is condusive onand mapped out such aschecks Basix Krushi many grounds, . The 100% organic policyout by Pranali Group as far as to be carried ,by 2015 ,Favourable climatic conditions, water and concerned resources land cultivation is ample land in soil available nutrients, . soil erosion, ground water, irrigation status, Farm ponds, Technology usage, Labour issues, Cropping patterns, Harvesting and postharvesting arrangements . Finally the sales , marketing and other factors of supply chain management will be set up by PG.
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PG team will identify Land in consultation with Basix Krushi Team and the concerned Authority of each states. PG will weed out deficiencies each of the land undertaken for survey , on the PH test and soil; test reports will be generated. PG to Implement Tilling water resources, irrigation will be concurrently implemented. PG to implement with Basixs team approval on Field inputs and monitoring will be done. PG/Basix and the Ducth Agri-Training Team will put up a common format across india to impart technical training to the villagers, land holders, and labourers . PG will be chalking out on forecasting the produces which will be made available from each of the land undertaken for development ( A practical sheet on which daily reports will be 4/16/12 noted down )