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India is a country of villages whose total number is approximately 5.76 lakh. According to the 1981 Census, out of a total population 68.4 crores in the country, the rural population was 52.8 crores and the urban population was 15.6 crores. The rural population therefore constitutes 77 percent of the total. The distribution of the population of a country among the different occupations gives an indication of the stage of its economic development. Occupations may be broadly divided into three categories, viz, primary, secondary, and., tertiary. The primary sector includes activities like agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishery, mining and the like. These are called primary because their products are essential for human life. Industries, large and small, come under the secondary sector. Transport, communications, banking and finance, and other services are placed under the tertiary sector. Agriculture is the mainstay of Indian economy. About 64% of labour force depend upon agriculture and it contributes approximately 26%of gross domestic product. Agriculture contributes to 18% of Indian exports. The ninth five year plan gives emphasis on running the capabilities of small peasants and promoting sustainable agricultural system for promotion of agricultural production. Agriculture as the main occupation of the people of Rural India. So, the Development of Agriculture is necessary. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the nodal organization of the DARE to develop agricultural technology input material and the use to gain self-sufficiency. Indian Agriculture is pegged by nature's vagaries, low level productivity, vast disguised

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India is a country of villages whose total number is approximately 5.76 lakh. According to the 1981 Census, out of a total population 68.4 crores in the country, the rural population was 52.8 crores and the urban population was 15.6 crores. The rural population therefore constitutes 77 percent of the total. The distribution of the population of a country among the different occupations gives an indication of the stage of its economic development. Occupations may be broadly divided into three categories, viz, primary, secondary, and., tertiary. The primary sector includes activities like agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishery, mining and the like. These are called primary because their products are essential for human life.

Industries, large and small, come under the secondary sector. Transport, communications, banking and finance, and other services are placed under the tertiary sector.

Agriculture is the mainstay of Indian economy. About 64% of labour force depend upon agriculture and it contributes approximately 26%of gross domestic product. Agriculture contributes to 18% of Indian exports. The ninth five year plan gives emphasis on running the capabilities of small peasants and promoting sustainable agricultural system for promotion of agricultural production. Agriculture as the main occupation of the people of Rural India. So, the Development of Agriculture is necessary.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the nodal organization of the DARE to develop agricultural technology input material and the use to gain self-sufficiency.

Indian Agriculture is pegged by nature's vagaries, low level productivity, vast disguised unemployment, poor techniques of agricultural production, etc. The significance of agriculture in India arises from the fact that the development in agriculture is an essential condition for the development of rural economy and national economy as well.

AGRICULTURE AND ITS ORIGIN

Agriculture as a planned, systematic approach to food acquisition existed for at least 10,000 years. Evidence of the presence of wheat and some legumes in the 6th millennium B.C. have been found in the Indus valley. By 2500B.C.Rice was an important component of the staple diet in Mahenjodaro near the Arabian sea. By 3500 BCE Farming of Rice, coconut trade and cotton growing and Textiles were quite advanced in the valley.

With the growth of rapid Industrialization there had been development in agricultural production. Green Revolution implies to improve agricultural

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production within and; maintaining a high level of agricultural production over a long period of time to improve agricultural production.

Use of high yielding varieties of seeds, use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, use of improved technology, agricultural credit to farmers are possible due to growth of Industrialization. Invest in agriculture in irrigation facilities, tractors, ware houses etc. have been rising continuously increasing the demand for industrial output and adding to the nations capital stock.

AGRICULTURC IN INDIA

India is an agricultural country. The backbone of Indian economy is agriculture. India is one of the greatest grower of sugarcane, rice, cotton, groundnuts, tea, jute, etc. India has her place in the production of these materials. With the production of so many things, India is faced with deficit in her food requirements. The methods of Indian Agriculture are unscientific. So the need for agricultural improvement is imperative from many points of view.

AGRICULTURE IN ODISHA

Orissa contributes one-tenth of the rice production in India, gram, ragi, maize, are second ranking crops in different districts. Rice, oil seeds, jute, cocojtiut, turmeric are important crops in India, rice is also the most dominant crop of orissa and is concentrated in areas of Cuttack, Sambaipur, Puri, Koraput. Oil seeds cultivation is concentrated in Districts like Cuttack, Koraput, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Dhenkanal, etc. Unlike Kerala, in Orissa coconut is primarily grown as a fruit crop. Oil seeds like Sasameum, Mustard, Castor are me in Orissa.

The unprogressive outlook of the Indian farmers is the greatest hurdle in the way of improvement in agriculture. The barrier in adopting the scientific methods of farming is the conservative, orthodox and illiterate of the Indian Farmers. So there is a need for 'RURAL

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INDUSTRIALIZATION:

Rural India

Rural industrialization refers to the setting up of a wide range of agro-industries, light engineering Industries, and consumer goods industries, organized on modern lines, in suitable rural growth centres for fruitful utilization of local resources, natural and human. The rural industries would form a part of the process of industrialization of the country. But these industries are expected to realize certain objectives like the following:

(a) To provide maximum support to agriculture by way of supplying itsinputs and industrial services;(b) The growth of agricultural production by providing a market.(c) Manufacture a few selected articles for' local consumption like soapand edible oils.

(d) Provide facilities for processing of agricultural goods, supplying spares for agricultural machinery and the likes;

(e) Catering to towns and cities or even export markets in certain selected goods manufactured by using local resources and skills;(f) Sub-contracting to urban enterprises(g) Tap local mineral or energy resourcesReasons for Rural Industrialization

The necessity for rural industrialization arises out of the factors explained below.

(1) Industrialisation of the rural areas becomes necessary for making theanti-poverty programmes more effective and self-sustained. It is the success of the anti-poverty programmes that would make the process of planned econo9mic development of the country more meaningful. The anti-poverty programmes aim at improving the conditions of living ofnearly 37% of the total population from 1985 onwards.(2) One may approach the process of development on the basis of the observed facts about economic activities in the rural and urban areas. Rural areas are found specialising in agriculture and industries are generally found in urban areas. Therefore, it may be considered reasonable to develop agriculture i9n rural-areas and industries in urban areas. But such a strategy of development suffers from two shortcomings.In the first place, it leads to uneven development, as agriculture has a tendency to grow at a slower pace than industry. Secondly, as the level of output per worker in the industrial sector is higher than in agriculture, the gap in the income levels in the two sectors becomes very large in course of

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time. In fact, it is this strategy of development adopted in our country in the past that lies at the root of the tragic contradictions in Indian planning.

(3) Traditional agriculture is found to be greatly dependent on the industrial sector. The latter supplies some of the inputs of agriculture and also provides the market for many kinds of agricultural output. The wealth generated in rural areas, the food grains grown there and the raw materials produced have gone into urban areas where value added to them has been very great. But the reverse flow of the value added to rural areas, either partly or wholly, has not materialised. As a consequence, the relationship between traditional agriculture and modern industry has become exploitative. This should be stopped by a process of meaningful rural industrialization. Agro- industrial centres and the establishment of a large number of rural fabricating centres are likely to put an end to this rural exploitation.

(4) We haves a huge mass of rural landless labourers who constitute over one-third of the rural population. These people are helped only when employment and wages rise in trie agricultural sector. If such opportunities don't exist, they have to be provided with employment avenues in sectors other than agriculture in the rural areas. This gives an additional reason for rural industrialization.

With the growth and impact of Industrialization, there are many large-scale, small scale industries and cottage industries have been increasing on a large number to increase national income. Similarly Agro-industries have contributed towards the growth of rural economy. These Agro-industries are established in the rural areas as well as urban areas for the improvement of agricultural productivity.

Agro-Industries:

Agro-industries in a broad sense refers to those industries which use agricultural raw materials for production and produce certain inputs that farmers need for agricultural purposes;.;

The development of agro-industries in rural areas like food-processing, dairy products, wood products, oil mills, rice mills should form an important part of our future development strategy. These agro-industries are based on the crops grown and output produced in the agricultural sector and should be located in rural areas close in rural areas close to raw material sources. These industries are .known to have strong forward and backward linkage effects.

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The reasons for emphasizing agro-industries in our future, developmentstrategy may be explained.

1. There is very great scope for expansion of such industries like food, tobacco, wood products and furniture, dairy products and paper. In view of their high growth potentialities and forward and backward linkage effects, development of such agro-based industries will enable us to have faster growth of output, employment and percapita income in a shorter

Period.

2. These industries are easier to set up and provide more income and employment per unit of capital investment. As such, they are very much suitable for a country suffering from capital shortage3. Agro-industries produce consumer goods whose demand increases with the growth of employment and income. As a result, these industries would help us to control the pressure of inflation.4. These industries expand the demand for agricultural goods and rawmaterials. This encourages agricultural production. Against the background of increased demand, integrated development of agriculture and industry would be possible.5. Agro-industries will not only provide an incentive to farmers to raise the productivity of agriculture but also help in modernization of the rural sector. There is the possibility of a change in attitudes and greaterenthusiasm to adopt improved methods of production.

6. One of the important shortcomings of our process of economic development so far has been a high concentration of industrial activity in a few cities and relative neglect of the rural .areas. The rural industrial sector has remained relatively stagnant. The rural areas have been insulted from the overall industrialization process in the country. It is necessary to involve the rural masses, in the development process. This would be possible only through the establishment of agro-industries in the rural areas.

Types of Agro-Industries in Development of A nation.

Agro- industries are mainly classified into four categories such as: Agro-Produce processing units viz., Rice mills, Flour mills, and oil

extracting units, sugar mills. Agro-Produce manufacturing units viz. Bakery, Bread, and

sugar. Agro-Inputs manufacturing units viz, fertilizers and pesticide

etc. Agro-Service centres.

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Role of agro-Industries in Development of Nation

Agro- industries play a vital role in the economic development of a country. More particularly its role in the rural development is significant because of the importance of agriculture in the rural economy. Agro-industries help to improve the state in coin e ,and lead to an equitable distribution of the same among different sectors, and regions in the economy/Furthermore, they help to promote decentralization of development in the economy; these industries generate employment opportunities on a large scale and contribute significantly the process of self-sustained growth. The economic prosperity of a developing economy depends on the forward and backward linkages of development process. Agro-industries lead to the creation of these linkages on a large scale by maximizing complementarities of agriculture and industry.

As improvement in agricultural productivity depends largely on a variety of inputs of Industrial origin including fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural tools and, implements. The role of agriculture in the development of industry cannot be ignored.

Industries supply fertilizers, pesticides to the development of agriculture. While agriculture in turn supplies to the industries not only wage goods but also raw materials.

Role of Agro-Industries in The rural Odisha

Orissa is endowed with vast agricultural" resources that provide wide scope for the development of agro-industries. Bhubaneswar, Puri, Koraput, Sambalpur, Cuttack, etc. -being agriculturally developed, offers immense possibilities for the growth ;pf .agro-industries units which acts as a guide post to similarly situated districts and even to not so similarly situated districts in respect of several parameters of agro-industrial development.

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Agro based Industries

Amongst the agro-based industries, the jute mill at Dhanmandal in Gajpur district, is the most important. Raw jute is being supplied from the jute growing belt of the Mahanadi-Brahmani delta.

Cotton Textiles

A textile mill was established at Chaudwar in 1949 with a capacity of 50,000 spindles and 864 looms. This mill is market based. It gets its supplies of raw cotton from the. cotton belt located in the Western Peninsula-. Six cotton spinning mi 11,3: are also operating at Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Khprda, Tistoi, Athyarh, Tor'a and Govindapur mostly in the cooperative sector. Other small weaving and spinning mills are operating at Sambalpur, Baripada.

Sericulture

Sericulture is an agro-based industry having very high potential in rural Orissa. Sericulture is high employment oriented, requires low investment and brings high return. It has a low gestation -period, can help earn a lot of foreign exchange and is non-polluting. Orissa is second to Bihar in the manufacture of Tassar with a. production of about 10 tonnes per annum. This variety of silk is mostly. Manufactured in old Mayurbhanj, Sundergarh, Kendujhar, Sambalpur and Koraput district. The Tassar worms thrive mostly on the shorea robusta (sal), Terminalia arjuna and Terminalia tomentosa. All these trees are found in abundance in the forests of Orissa. Sericulture which started in Orissa 1926 in Cuttack, Puri and Ganjam districts gradually spread to sundergarh, phulabani and Koraput districts. Mulberry silk is much less important compared to Tassar and Eri in Orissa. Sincel981, the Bivoltive Sericulture Development project has been taken up by the state Government. It covers areas in R.Udayagiri and Mohana. blocks and in old Koraput, Ganjan, phulabani, Kalahandi, Cuttack, Puri, 'samblapur and Kendujhar districts.

Sugar Mills A sugar mill was started in Orissa on the eve of the second world war, at Aska. All sugar factory are raw material oriented. The sugar factory at Aska is the oldest in the state. At the end of the seventh plan, three sugar factories were operational at Aska, Bargarh and Rayagada. Two more factories are being set up at Nayagarh, in Nayagarh districts and Badamba in Cuttack. Besides, some other Sugar mills were started at Dharmagarh in old Kalahandi district, H^aripur in Dhenkamal district, Nabarangapur in Nabarangpur district, Deogaon in Balangir district and Anandapur in Kendujhar district.

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Rice Mills -

Rice mill are an important agro-based industry in Orissa. They cluster invariably around the railheads of old Baleshwar, Cuttack and Sambalpur . districts. Besides, a large number of rice hullers are operating in rural collecting centres all over Orissa .

Aska Co-op. Sugar Industries

ASKA COOP. SUGAR INDUSTRIES LIMITED is one of the oldest Sugar Industry established in the year 1963 at a cost of Rs.161.98 lac in India commenced the sugar production in the year 1963-64 and proving its existence successfully year after year. The present crushing capacity of the mill is 2500 TCD.

It has a distillery, an ancillary unit producing 10000 bulk liters of rectified spirit utilizing molasses, the organic byproduct of the sugar unit.

The Plant is located at Aska town 170 Km road drive from the State Capital of Orissa Bhubaneswar and 40 Km from Bramhapur City. ASKA SUGAR is a very Big FAMILY of more than 35,000 family members comprising 20,000 farmers, 900 employees and many more.

Sugar Industry in Orissa

Sugar Factories DetailsDharani Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. (Location Bhadrak, Dist.Belasore)

Date 13-2-90, Pvt. Crushing Capacity 2500

Indl. Prom & Inv. Corpn. of Orissa Ltd Ipicol House, Janpath, Bhubaneswar, Khurda 751007. Location-Ghasipura, Anandpur Keonjhar, L.I. No. 29

dt.- 6.2.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500 TCD

Indl. Prom & Inv. Corpn. of Orissa Ltd Ipicol House, Janpath, Bhubaneswar, Khurda 751007. Location-Pipli, Dist. Puri, L.I. No. 32

dt.- 6.2.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500 TCD

Indl. Prom & Inv. Corpn. of Orissa Ltd Ipicol House, Janpath, Bhubaneswar, Khurda 751007. Location-Malkangiri, L.I. No. 25

dt.- 6.2.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500 TCD

Indl. Prom & Inv. Corpn. of Orissa Ltd Ipicol House, Janpath, Bhubaneswar, Khurda 751007. Location-Kendrapara, L.I. No. 24

dt.- 6.2.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500 TCD

Indl. Prom & Inv. Corpn. of Orissa Ltd Ipicol House, Janpath, Bhubaneswar, Khurda 751007. Location-Barachana Jajpur, L.I. No. 26

dt.- 6.2.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500 TCD

Indl. Prom & Inv. Corpn. of Orissa Ltd Ipicol House, Janpath, Bhubaneswar, Khurda 751007. Location-Baripada, Dist. Mayurbhanj, L.I. No. 23

dt.- 6.2.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500 TCD

Indl. Prom & Inv. Corpn. of Orissa Ltd Ipicol House, Janpath, Bhubaneswar, Khurda 751007. Location-Basta, Dist. Balasore, L.I. No. 22

dt.- 6.2.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500 TCD

Indl. Prom & Inv. Corpn. of Orissa Ltd Ipicol House, Janpath, Bhubaneswar, Khurda 751007. Location-Charichhak, Nimapara, Dist. Puri, L.I. No. 33

dt.- 6.2.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500 TCD

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Moneycraft Sugars & Chemicals Ltd A-7, Neelkantha Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751012, Location-Podbahal, Dist. Sundargarh, L.I. No. 28

dt.- 6.2.97, Crushing Capacity- 2500 TCD.

Orissa Sugar Ltd.(Location at Nawarangpur), Dist. Koraput

Date 20-3-89, Pvt. Crushing Capacity 2500

Ponni Sugars & Chemical LtdTeh.Boudh, Dist.Phulbani

Date 26-10-90, Pvt. Crushing Capacity 2500

Sakthi Sugars Ltd At. Jaipur, Dist. Jagatsingpur, 2500 TCD, Pvt. LI- 435 (1993) Date 7-12-93.

Surya Sugars Ltd. Teh.Bhanjanagar, Dist.Ganjam

Date 26-10-90, Pvt. Crushing Capacity 2500

Cooperative Sugar Industries 

At present three Cooperative Sugar Industries namely Aska Cooperative Sugar Industries , Baragarh Cooperative Sugar Mill, and Bijayananda Self-Help Sugar Cooperative help cane growers by providing marketing infrastructures , good remunerative prices for their cane and providing employment opportunity directly and indirectly to the people .Besides, these Sugar Industries provide high yielding varieties of seeds to the farmers and fertilisers and arrange credit support from Cooperative and other Banks under tie-up arrangement.At present three Cooperative Sugar Industries namely :

Aska Cooperative Sugar Industries Baragarh Cooperative Sugar Mill Bijayananda Self-Help Sugar Mill

Bijayananda Self-Help Sugar Cooperative help cane growers by providing marketing infrastructures ,good remunerative prices for their cane and providing employment opportunity directly and indirectly to the people .Besides, these Sugar Industries provide high yielding varieties of seeds to the farmers and fertilisers and arrange credit support from Cooperative and other Banks under tie-up arrangement.

Crushing performance of these three Sugar Industries is furnished below:Sugar Indust 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

Crushed (MT)

 Sugar produced (Qntl)

 Reco very %

Crushed (MT)

 Sugar produced (Qntl)

 Reco very %

Crushed (MT)

 Sugar produced (Qntl)

Recover) %

Aska Coop Suga Industry

142657 .523

121297.6 9

8.5 74283. 942

67115.58 9.04 43,606. 330

37,895 8.84

Baragarh Coop Sugar Mill

62931. 904

59040.4 9,04 27270. 803

24589 9.02 - - -

Bijayananda Coop Sugar Mill

55905 54381 10.01

16544 10538 8.00 11888 9730 8.00

Puri

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COMPANY NAME ADDRESS

A.K. UDYOG BIRNARSINGHPUR, PURI

BABA BISWANATH SHELLER RICE MILL DELANG, PURI

JAY MATADI RICE MILL BALIGUALI, PURI

K.C. RICE MILL THENTAPUR,

BIRNARSINGHPUR, PURI

KAMADHENU MODERN RICE MILL CHANDANPUR, PURI

MAA MANGALA RICE MILL KALIKABARI, PURI

SAHOO SHELLER UNIT KUSUPUR, PURI

SHREE JAGANNATH RICE MILL BIRHARE, KRUSNAPUR, PURI

Angul COMPANY NAME ADDRESS

BABA GANGARAM FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. ANGUL

KAMLESH RICE MILL ANGUL

KRISHNA PADDY & FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. ANGUL

SAI HI-TECH RICE INDUSTRIES MARATIRA, ANGUL

SARLIA FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. ANGUL

Balangir COMPANY NAME ADDRESS

ANNAPURNA PADDY PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. RADHARANI PARA, BALANGIR

ASHISH ENTERPRISES BALANGIR

AVATAR TRADERS TUSRA, BALANGIR

BANSAL RICE MILL KANTABANJI, BALANGIR

BARDHAMAN RICE & LAND PVT. LTD. TUSRA, BALANGIR

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BHAGWATI RICE MILL GAINTALA, BALANGIR

BHAGWATI RICE MILL MINAPALI, TUSRA, BALANGIR

BHAGWATI RICE MILL KANTABANJI, BALANGIR

DURGA RICE MILL BALANGIR

GURU KALYANDAS RICE MILL KANTABANJI, BALANGIR

HANUMAN SORTEX GAJABAHAL, TUSRA, BALANGIR

JAI BHAWANI RICE MIL PVT. LTD. SONEPUR RD. BALANGIR

JAI TULSI RICE MILL PVT. LTD. BELGAON, BALANGIR

KEDIA RICE MILL TUSRA, BALANGIR

LAXMI RICE MILL BELGAON, BALANGIR

LILURAM RICE MILL KANTABANJI, BALANGIR

MAA MANGALA RICE MILL MALMUNDA, BALANGIR

MAHABIR FOOD PRODUCTS BELGAON, BALANGIR

MAHABIR TRADERS BELPADA, BALANGIR

MAHALAXMI RICE MILL BHARSUJA, BALANGIR

MINERVA PADDY PRODUCTION PVT. LTD. BAIRASAR RD. BALANGIR

PAHADI MATA RICE MILL KANTABANJI, BALANGIR

PURUSOTTAM FOOD PRODUCTS BAIRASAR RD. BALANGIR

R. K. FOOD PRODUCTS KANTABANJI, BALANGIR

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R.K. RICE MILL PVT. LTD. RLY. STN. ROAD, BALANGIR

R.M. RICE MILL RAMPUR, PATNAGARH, BALANGIR

RADHASWAMI RICE MILL SAINTALA, BALANGIR

S.B. PRASAD RICE MILL PATNAGARH, BALANGIR

SALASAR BABA RICE MILL RIDUL, TITLAGARH, BALANGIR

SAMLESWARI FOOD PRODUCTS TUSRA, BALANGIR

SANTOSH RICE MILL TUSRA, BALANGIR

SHANKAR RICE MILL PATNAGARH, BALANGIR

SHANTI RICE MILL PVT. LTD. BALANGIR

SHREE SHYAM RICE MILL PVT. LTD. KHAMARMUNDA, BALANGIR

SHREE SHYAMJI PADDY PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. BELPARA, BALANGIR

SONA RICE MILL TITLAGARH, BALANGIR

SREE RAM FOOD PRODUCTS TUSRA, BALANGIR

SRI BAJRANG RICE MILL STN. ROAD, BALANGIR

SRI KRISHNA RICE MILL PATNAGARH, BALANGIR

SRI SHANKAR RICE MILL (P) LTD. KHAMARMUNDA, BALANGIR

UTKAL LAXMI RICE MILL BALANGIR

VIKASH RICE MILL TUSRA, BALANGIR

Bargarh

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 COMANY NAME ADDRESSANNAPURNA RICE MILL BARGARH

ATTABIRA RICE MILL ATTABIRA, BARGARH

BALAJI AGRO PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. SARANDA, BARGARH

BALAJI UDYOG KESAR NAGAR, BARGARH

BASUNDHARA RICE MILL RENGALI CAMP, BARGARH

BHAWANI PADDY PROCESSING PVT. LTD. BHURSIPALI, BARGARH

BIMALA RICE MILL BHATLI, BARGARH

BRAJESWARI FOOD PVT. LTD. ATTABIRA, BARGARH

GAJALAXMI FOOD PROCESSING PVT. LTD. RENGALI CAMP, BARGARH

GODAVARI FOOD PVT. LTD. KALAPANI, BARGARH

JAGADHATRI RICE MILL PAIKMAL, BARGARH

JAYSHREE JINMATA RICE MILL NADIPARA, BARGARH

JAY JAGANNATH FOOD PRODUCTS GOURTIKIRA, BARGARH

JAY JAGANNATH RICE INDUSTRIES PATRAPALI, BARGARH

JAY JAGANNATH RICE MILL PVT. LTD. KALAPANI, BARGARH

JINDAL PADDY PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. CHAKARKEND, BARGARH

JINDAL RICE MILL PVT. LTD. CHAKARKEND, BARGARH

KALESWAR RICE MILL MAHULE, BARGARH

KANSAL FOOD PRODUCTS N.H.6, BARGARH

KANSAL INDUSTRIES PATHARLA, BARGARH

KONARK RICE MILL CHARPALI, BARGARH

KRISHNA POHA MILL N.H.6, BARGARH

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LATH AGRO INDUTRIES GUDESIRA, BARGARH

LATH RICE PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. GUDESIRA, BARGARH

LAXMI RICE MILL SOHELA, BARGARH

LAXMI NARAYAN PADDY PROCESSING PVT. LTD.

PADAMPUR, BARGARH

M.M. FOOD PRODUCTS REMENDA, BARGARH

MAA AMBE RICE MILL CANAL AVENUE, BARGARH

MAA ANNAPURNA RICE INDUSTRIES PAIKMAL, BARGARH

MAA SAMLESWARI FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. CHAKARKEND, BARGARH

MAA SAMLESWARI UDYOG SARANDA, BARGARH

MAA VAISHNODEVI RICE MILL PAIKMAL, BARGARH

MAHABIR RICE MILL NUA SARSARA, BARGARH

MAHARAJA FOOD PRODUCTS CHAKARKEND, BARGARH

MANISHA AGRO INDUSTRIES PV. LTD. RLY. STN. ROAD, BARGARH

MOTILAL MAKHAN LAL FOODS PVT. LTD. BABEBIRA, BARGARH

NAVADANYA FOODS PVT. LTD. GOBINDPUR, BARGARH

NEELAM INDUSTRIES RENGLI CAMP, BARGARH

OM FOOD PRODUCTS NAGENPALI, BARGARH

OM RAMCHANDI RICE MILL PVT. LTD. JADA, BARGARH

ORIENTAL RICE MILL N.H.6 BARGARH

PADMASINI RICE MILL DUMERPALI, BARGARH

PADMAVATI RICE MILL PVT. LTD. BHOITIKIRA, BARGARH

PAWAN FOOD PRODUCTS KHAIRPALI, BARGARH

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R.K. RICE & DAL MILL NADIPARA, BARGARH

RAJESH RIC & POHA MILL BHATLI ROAD, BARGARH

RAJIB LOCHAN RICE MILL BEHERA, BARGARH

S.S.G.S. RICE MILL BARPALI, BARGARH

SARANGI RICE HULLER KANTAPALI, BARGARH

SARDA RICE MILL PAHADSRIGIDA, BARGARH

SHANKAR RICE MILL TAMPARSARA, BARGARH

SHERAWALI RICE INDUSTRIES BANIPALI, BARGARH

SHREE HANUMAN RICE MILL PAIKMAL, BARGARH

SHREE MAHALAXMI INDUSTRIES (P) LTD. BARPALI, BARGARH

SHREE SHYAMJEE INDUSTRIES TURUNGA, BARGARH

SHYAM HULLER & FLOUR MILL BANPALI, BARGARH

SHYAM SUNDAR RICE MILL GUDESIRA, BARGARH

SIDHEWSWAR RICE MILL KALAPANI, BARGARH

SRI BINAYAK RICE MILL DUSMILE, BARGARH

SRI LAXMI HI-TECH FOOD PRODUCTS ATTABIRA, BARGARH

SRIJEE RICE MILL PVT. LTD. CHARPALI, BARGARH

SRI RAM FOODS & BEVERAGES GOVINDPUR, BARGARH

SRI SHYAM AGRO PRODUCTS TURUNGA, BARGARH

SUBARNA FOOD PRODUCTS J. SRIGIDA, BARGARH

SUBHANI RICE MILL NUA KHAIRPALI, BARGARH

TULI BROTHERS BHATLI, BARGARH

UMA SHANKAR RICE MILL PAPANGA, BARGARH

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UTKAL FOODS BARGARH

UTKAL RICE INDUSTRIES AMBAPALI, BARGARH

UTKAL RICE & FLOUR MILL PADAMPUR, BARGARH

VAISHNODEVI RICE MILL PVT. LTD. BISIPALI, BARGARH

BIJAY LAXMI RICE MILL PVT. LTD. RENGALPALI, BARGARH

BINAYAK FOOD PRODUCTS BARPALI, BARGARH

Rayagada COMPANY NAME ADDRESS

ANAND LAXMI MODERN RICE MILL PITAMBAHAL, RAYAGADA

ANANDPURAM RICE MILL TUMBIGUDA, RAYAGADA

BHAWANI RICE MILL KOTAPETA, RAYAGADA

BIJAY LAXMI RICE MILL KOLANARA, RAYAGADA

DAMAYANTI RICE MILL J.K.ROAD, RAYAGADA

GOURI SHANKAR RICE MILL SERIGUDA, RAYAGADA

GOURI SHANKAR TRADERS & RICE MILL HATA, MUNIGUDA, RAYAGADA

HARE BILASH MODERN RICE MILL BHUJABALA, RAYAGADA

KALKI MODERN RICE MILL KOMTALPETA, RAYAGADA

LAKHIRAM JAIN & SONS MUNIGUDA, RAYAGADA

LAXMI GANESH RICE MILL THUMBIGUDA, RAYAGADA

LAXMI GANAPATI MODERN RICE MILL KALYANSIGHPUR, RAYAGADA

MAA MAJHI GOURI ENTERPRISES GANDHINAGAR, RAYAGADA

MAJHI GOURI MODERN RICE MILL SRIKONA, RAYAGADA

MALATI RICE MILL AMBADOLA, RAYAGADA

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MANIKESWARI RICE MILL DURGI, RAYAGADA

NARSINGH RICE & FLOUR MILL KUMARDHAMINI, RAYAGADA

OM GAYATRI MODERN RICE MILL SERIGUDA, RAYAGADA

OM SHIVA SAI MODERN RICE MILL KOTAPETA, RAYAGADA

ORISSA RICE MILL THUATRE ROAD, RAYAGADA

R.M.C.S. RICE MILL NEW COLONY, RAYAGADA

SAI PRIYA MILLS PVT. LTD. DEBADOLA, RAYAGADA

SANTOSH LAXMI RICE MILL KOTAPETA, RAYAGADA

SANTOSHI RICE MILL HATA, MUNIGUDA, RAYAGADA

SATYA NARAYAN RICE MILL DURGI, RAYAGADA

SEETA MATA MODERN RICE MILL AMBADOLA, RAYAGADA

SHIVA SHAKTI RICE MILL KHALIGUDA, RAYAGADA

SITARAM MDERN RICE MILL KONTALPETA, RAYAGADA

SRI BALAKRISHNA RICE MILL AMLABHATA, RAYAGADA

SRI GANESH MODERN RICE MILL CHATIKONA, RAYAGADA

SRI JAGANNATH RICE MILL KALYANSINGHPUR, RAYAGADA

SRI LAXMI NARAYAN RICE MILL BHUJABALA, RAYAGADA

SRI LAXMI RICE MILL BISAM KATAK, RAYAGADA

SRI RAMA MILLS KOMTALPETA, RAYAGADA

SRI SHANKAR TRADERS NEW COLONY, RAYAGADA

SRI SHIVA SHANKAR RICE MILL KHALIGUDA, RAYAGADA

SRI SRINIVASH MILL KALYANSINGHPUR, RAYAGADA

TARA TARINI RICE MILL MUNIGUDA, RAYAGADA

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TOFIK RICE MILL HATA, MUNIGUDA, RAYAGADA

VANASKI KRISHNA MODERN RICE MILL RAYAGADA

VINAI TRADERS M.G. TEMPLE ROAD, RAYAGADA

VODIA PARAYYA & BROTHERS MUNIGUDA, RAYAGADA

Sambalpur COMPANY NAME ADDRESS

A.B. RICE INDUSTRIES GOLAMAL, RENGALI, SAMBALPUR

AMBIKA RICE MILL SANSINGHARI, SAMBALPUR

ANNAPURNA RICE MILL GODBHAGA, SAMBALPUR

ANNAPURNA RICE MILL REMED, SAMBALPUR

ARUN TRADIG CO. KHETRAJPUR, SAMBALPUR

BAJRANGBALI RICE MILL MUNDOGHAT, SAMBALPUR

CHAITANYA KRISHNA RICE MILL LADUKHAI, SAMBALPUR

CHANDRAMA RICE MILL RAGHUNATHPALI, SAMBALPUR

CHOUDHRY RICE MILL CHIPLIMA, SAMBALPUR

DARUKA SONS PVT. LTD. KABRAPALI, SAMBALPUR

GUNANAK RICE INDUSTRIES REMED, SAMBALPUR

HARIRAM RICE MILL JAYGHANTA, SAMBALPUR

JAY JAGADAMBA AGRO PRODUCTS REMED ROAD, SAMBALPUR

JAGADAMBA RICE INDUSTRIES GODBHAGA, SAMBALPUR

JANTA OIL INDUSTRIES REMED ROAD, SAMBALPUR

KALINGA COMMERCIAL CORPORATION KRISHNA NAGAR, RENGALI, SAMBALPUR

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KALYANI FOODS BARAIPALI, SAMBALPUR

LAXMI AGRO INDUSTRIES BHATRA, SAMBALPUR

MAA METAKANI RICE MILL PVT. LTD. KUCHINDA, SAMBALPUR

MAA SAMLESWARI FOOD PRODUCTS SANSINGHARI, KATAPALI, SAMBALPUR

MAA TARA RICE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. SANSINGHARI, SAMBALPUR

MITTAL RICE MILL BAIJAMUNDA, SAMBALPUR

MOHINI RICE MILL CHIPLIMA, SAMBALPUR

NALINI RICE MILL BAIJAMUNDA, SAMBALPUR

R.B. & SONS KENGHATI, SAMBALPUR

R.K. RICE MILL LARPANK, REMED, SAMBALPUR

R.P. RICE MILL BAIJAMUNDA, SAMBALPUR

RITU RICE MILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SAMBALPUR

SAMLESWARI FOOD PRODUCTS BHOI TIKIRA, SAMBALPUR

SAMLESWARI INDUSTRIES BHOI TIKIRA, SAMBALPUR

SAMLESWARI RICE MILL REMED, SAMBALPUR

SANSKAR RICE MILL BARAIPALI, SAMBALPUR

SARASWATI RICE MILL BAMRA, SAMBALPUR

SAKAMBARI HI TECH FOODS NAKSAPALI, SAMBALPUR

SHANKAR RICE MILL NAKSAPALI, SAMBALPUR

SHANTI RICE MILL BARGAON, SAMBALPUR

SHIV SHAKTI RICE MILL MALTI GANDARPUR, SAMBALPUR

SHIVOM RICE MILL JAYANTAPUR, SAMBALPUR

SHREE VISHNU RICE & FLOUR MILL REMGALI, SAMBALPUR

SRI BALAJI RICE MILL A. KATAPALI, SAMBALPUR

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SRI DURGA RICE MILL RENGALI, SAMBALPUR

SRI HANUMAN RICE MILL SASAN, SAMBALPUR

SRI JAGADAMBA RICE MILL KUCHINDA, SAMBALPUR

SRI JAGANNATH RICE MILL PUTIBANDH, DHANUPALI, SAMBALPUR

SRI MAA SAMLESWARI INDUSTRIES HERO, SAMBALPUR

SRI MAHABIR RICE & FLOUR MLLL RENGALI, SAMBALPUR

SRIRAM RICE MILL BHATRA, SAMBALPUR

SRI SALASAR FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. SASAN, SAMBALPUR

SUSHIL UDYOG REMED ROAD, SAMBALPUR

VAISHNOI DEVI RICE & CHUDA INDUSTRIES LARPANK, SAMBALPUR

VEKATESWAR RICE MILL SANSINGHARI, SAMBALPUR

DhenkanalCOMPANY NAME ADDRESS

ANNAPURNA RICE MILL BADALO, DHENKANAL

KAMLESH RICE MILL BADALO, DHENKANAL

LAXMI NARAYAN AGRO FOODS PVT. LTD. DHENKANAL

KalahandiCOMPANY NAME ADDRESS

ARIHANT AGRO INDUSTRIES KESINGA, KALAHANDI

ASHIRBAD RICE MILL KOELGAON, JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

B.D. UDYOG KESINGA, KALAHANDI

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B.K. FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. KESINGA, KALAHANDI

BABA BAIDYANATH FOOD PRODUCTS JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

BAJARANG RICE INDUSTRIES LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

BALAJI AGRO PRODUCTS KESINGA, KALAHANDI

BALAJI TRADERS NARLA ROAD, KALAHANDI

BHAGWATI RICE MILL JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

BHAWANI RICE MILL JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

BHOLA FOOD PRODUCTS NUNMATH, KESINGA, KALAHANDI

BIJAY LAXMI PADDY & AGRO PVT. LTD. LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

BIMAL AGRO INDUSTRIES TALPADAR, KALAHANDI

BIMALA FOOD PRODUCTS BELMAL, KESINGA, KALAHANDI

BITARAG TRADERS KESINGA, KALAHANDI

CHARBAHAL AGRO INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. CHARBAHAL,KALAHANDI

D.K. RICE MILL PVT. LTD. KESINGA, KALAHANDI

D.S. RICE MILL BODEN, DHARAMGARH, KALAHANDI

DADIJI AGRO INDUTRIES DHARAMGARH, KALAHANDI

DASRATHI RICE MILL LUNABAHAL, JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

DHANLAXMI RICE MILL LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

DURGA AGRO INDUSTRIES KESINGA, KALAHANDI

J.M.B.G. RICE MILL DASPUR, KALAHANDI

JAGDAMBA AGRO INDUSTRIES BARPADAGUDA, JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

JAGDAMBA AGRO INDUSTRIES KESINGA, KALAHANDI

JAY BHARAT OILS MILLS KESINGA, KALAHANDI

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JAY BHAWANI RICE MILL MAHIBAHAL, JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

JAY DURGA RICE MILL PVT. LTD. LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

JAY GIRI GOBARDHAN RICE MILL KESINGA, KALAHANDI

JAY HANUMAN RICE MILL SIUNI, KOKSARA, KALAHANDI

JAY JANARDHAN RICE MILL KESINGA, KALAHANDI

JAIN AGRO INDUSTRIES KESINGA, KALAHANDI

KALINGA RICE MILL PVT. LTD. KESINGA, KALAHANDI

KAPILESWAR RICE MILL KHAIRPADAR, KALAHANDI

KHETAN RICE MILL NARLA ROAD, KALAHANDI

L.N. FOOD PRODUCTS JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

M.B.G. RICE MILL BODEN, DHARAMGARH, KALAHANDI

M.R. RICE MILL MOTER, KOKSARA, KALAHANDI

MAA BHUBANESWARI RICE MILL RENGALPALI, JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

MAA GOURI RICE MILL PVT. LTD. SHIVRAMPUR, JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

MAA LANKESWARII RICE MILL KOELGAON, KALAHANDI

MAA MANIKESWARI RICE MILL BHAWANIPATNA, KALAHANDI

MADAN FOOD PRODUCTS KESINGA, KALAHANDI

MAHALAXMI RICE MILL LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

MAHALAXMI RICE MILL DABRIPADAR, KALAHANDI

MANIKESWARI AGRO INDUSTRIES NARLA ROAD, KALAHANDI

MANIKESWARI TRADERS NARLA ROAD, KALAHANDI

NIGANIA UDYOG KESINGA, KALAHANDI

OM RAM RICE MILL JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

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OM SRI HAREKRISHNA AGRO TECH LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

ORISSA RICE MILL KESINGA, KALAHANDI

PAIKRAY RICE MILL KESINGA, KALAHANDI

PAWAN TRADERS KESINGA, KALAHANDI

R.B.F.N. RICE MILL PVT. LTD. CHARBAHAL, JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

R.K. AGRO PRODUCTS LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

R.K. MODERN RAW & BOILED RICE MILL KESINGA, KALAHANDI

S.L. RICE MILL KALIABHATA, KALAHANDI

S.M. RICE MILL JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

S.M. RICE MILL MALIGUDA, KALAHANDI

SABITRI AGRO PRODUCTS LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

SAKAMBARI RICE INDUSTRIES BANER, JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

SALASAR BABA FOOD PRODUCTS NUNMATH, KESINGA, KALAHANDI

SAMLESWARI AGRO INDUSTRIES KHAJURPADA, KESINGA, KALAHANDI

SANTOSH KUMAR AGRAWAL JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

SALIMAR FOODS KESINGA, KALAHANDI

SHEETAL AGRO INDUSTRIES JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

SHIVSHANKAR RICE MILL LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

SHREE GANPATI RICE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. KUSUMKHUNTI, MOTER, KALAHANDI

SHREE KRISHNA RICE INDUSTRIES CHICHRLA, KESINGA, KALAHANDI

SHREE RAM FOOD INDUSTRIES KESINGA, KALAHANDI

SHRI SYAMJI OIL MILLS KESINGA, KALAHANDI

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SIDHARTH KUMAR RICE MILL KESINGA, KALAHANDI

SIDHARTH RICE MILL KESINGA, KALAHANDI

SRI BAJARANG RICE MILL LADUGAON, KALAHANDI

SRI BALAJI RICE MILL BUDHIPADAR, JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

SRI GANESH RICE MILL MOTULGUDA, JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

SRI GOPAL FOOD PRODUCTS JAYPATNA, KALAHANDI

SRI LAXMI RICE MILL KOELGAON, KALAHANDI

SURAJ AGRO INDUSTRIES BANGOMUNDA, KOKSARA, KALAHANDI

TIRUPATI AGRO INDUSTRIES KADOGUDA, JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

TRIPURA FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. KADOGUDA, JUNAGARH, KALAHANDI

VAISHNODEVI RICE MILL DANGRIGUDA, KOKSARA, KALAHANDI

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Orissa's main agriculture products are rice, pulse, oil seeds, vegetables, groundnut, cotton, jute, coconut, spices, potato, cansugar, fruits etc.

There is a vast scope for agro based industries as: rice milling, Dal milling, edible oil milling, dehydration of vegetables, maize milling, cattle poultry, cotton oil, potato chips, coconut oil, sugar mills, mushroom cultivation, non edible oils and many more agro based industries.

There is also a wide scope for food processing small scale industries as: spice grinding, ginger powder, fruits, soft drinks, cornflakes, tomato sauce, squash-jam-jelly etc.

An IntroductionThe agro industry is regarded as an extended arm of agriculture. The development of the agro industry can help stabilise and make agriculture more lucrative and create employment opportunities both at the production and marketing stages. The broad-based development of the agro-products industry will improve both the social and physical infrastructure of India. Since it would cause diversification and commercialization of agriculture, it will thus enhance the incomes of farmers and create food surpluses. 

The agro-industry mainly comprises of the post-harvest activities of processing and preserving agricultural products for intermediate or final consumption. It is a well-recognized fact across the world, particularly in the context of industrial development, that the importance of agro-industries is relative to agriculture increases as economies develop. It should be emphasized that ‘food’ is not just produce. Food also encompasses a wide variety of processed products. It is in this sense that the agro-industry is an important and vital part of the manufacturing sector in developing countries and the means for building industrial capacities.

The agro Industry is broadly categorised in the following types:

(i) Village Industries owned and run by rural households with very little capital investment and a high level of manual labour; products include pickles, papad, etc. (ii) Small scale industry characterized by medium investment and semi-automation; products include edible oil, rice mills, etc. (iii) Large scale industry involving large investment and a high level of automation; products include sugar, jute, cotton mills, etc.

The development of agro-based industries commenced during pre-independence days. Cotton mills, sugar mills, jute mills were fostered in the corporate sector. During the post-Independence days, with a view to rendering more employment and using local resources, small scale and village industries were favored.The increasing environmental concerns will give further stimulus to agro based industries. Jute and cotton bags, which have begun to be replaced by plastic bags, have made a comeback. It is the right time to engage in mass production of low cost jute/cotton bags to replace plastic bags.The agro industry helps in processing agricultural products such as field crops, tree crops, livestock and fisheries and converting them to edible and other usable forms. The private sector is yet to actualize the full potential of the agro industry. The global market is mammoth for sugar, coffee, tea and processed foods such as sauce, jelly, honey, etc. The market for processed meat, spices and fruits is equally gigantic. Only with mass production coupled with modern technology and intensive

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marketing can the domestic market as well as the export market be exploited to the fullest extent. It is therefore imperative that food manufacturers understand changing consumer preferences, technology,With modernization, innovation and incorporation of latest trends and technology in the entire food chain as well as agro-production, the total production capacity of agro products in India and the world is likely to double by the next decade.

India is the second largest producer of food in the world. Whether it is canned food, processed food, food grains, dairy products, frozen food, fish, meat, poultry, the Indian agro industry has a huge potential, the significance and growth of which will never cease. 

Sea fishing, aqua culture, milk and milk products, meat and poultry are some of the agro sectors that have shown marked growth over the years. linkages between members of the food supply chains and prevailing policies and business environments to take advantage of the global market.Processed Food Segment The processing level of the agro industry may be at the primary, secondary or tertiary stage. In the case of hides and skins, India exports largely semi-processed items whereas in coffee/tea, the exports are mostly in secondary stage by way of fully processed bulk shipments without branding/packing. Exports at the tertiary stage mean branding and packaging the product that are ready for use by the consumer.A few years ago, companies struggled to sell packaged foods. But now it is much easier to break into the Indian market because of a younger population, higher incomes, new technologies and a growing middle class, estimated at 50 million households. An average Indian spends around 53 per cent of his/her income on food. The domestic market for processed foods is not only huge but is growing fast in tandem with the economy. It is estimated to be worth $90 billion. Processed Food Manufacturing companies are required to be persistent and must adapt products to the Indian cultural preferences.

Many big companies like ITC, HLL, Nestle entered the Indian market a long time ago and have made a deep penetration in the market. From these success stories we can learn some lessons in order to capture the higher end of the local market and get a fair share of the export market. The model is structured around the following:-   * Large scale investment and adoption of the latest technologies    * Intensive marketing efforts    * Perhaps, a foreign tie-up can be beneficial    * Brand name.The levels of processing and manufacturing can be classified into three groups, namely manual, mechanical and chemical or a combination thereof. In choosing the process, the main considerations are the nature of the raw materials, technology of processing, and packing.

Other SegmentsDairy product is another area where there is enormous potential. No doubt the country has made tremendous strides in the last 20 years in production and processing of milk and milk products. But the fact remains that only 15 per cent of all the milk produced is processed. Today, a large number of people suffer from diabetic or cardiac ailments and availability of fat free milk, fat free curd and sugar free food is poor. A simple product like soya milk is not produced in adequate quantity.

Fish and shrimp have good export potential but there is an immense lack of cold storage and modern processing facilities. For instance fish production is around six million tonnes a year and the frozen storage capacity spread over 500 units is only one lakh tonnes.Another area is herbal medicine. It is being increasingly realized the world over that herbal drugs do not have any side effects. India has a good number of tried and tested herbal products in use and what is required is rigorous quality control, proper packaging and a brand name. 

The government and modern retailers are addressing these issues with new laws on packaging and labeling as well as greater investment in the supply chain.

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The Progress Ahead* With modernization, innovation and incorporation of latest trends and technology in the entire food chain as well as agro-production, the total production capacity of agro products in India and the world is likely to double by the next decade. 

India is the second largest producer of food in the world. Whether it is canned food, processed food, food grains, dairy products, frozen food, fish, meat, poultry, the Indian agro industry has a huge potential, the significance and growth of which will never cease. 

Sea fishing, aqua culture, milk and milk products, meat and poultry are some of the agro sectors that have shown marked growth over the years.

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Agro industry in Orissa is upward bound despite the industrial scenario showing signs of recessionary trends.

Agro and agro-based industry in Orissa is upward bound despite the industrial scenario in the State showing signs of recessionary trends. The sector has posted positive performance in the second half of 2008-09 compared to the first half.

According to the CII report, Bi-annual Industry Monitor of Orissa, the industry’s production has gone up by seven per cent, sales by 4-6 per cent and exports by 2-3 per cent during the period. Capacity utilisation levels of the agro and agro-based units have gone up by 7-8 per cent, inventory levels by around 3 per cent, value of production by 8-10 per cent and pricing by 5-6 per cent. The sector has seen profits go by up to 7 per cent.

The report states that a favourable monsoon combined with fluctuations in the currency value exerted major impact on the performance. But the catch is whether the industry would sustain the trend in the current fiscal. The still elusive monsoon has already raised serious concerns over agriculture and productivity in the ensuing season.

The CII study, however, puts industry performance up during April-September 2009 over October 2008-March 2009. It foresees growth in production by up to 5 per cent, sales 4-5 per cent, exports by around two per cent. Capacity utilisation is expected to go up by around 6 per cent while price level would increase by 2-4 per cent and profit margins by up to 4 per cent in the current half year period.

The sector has though voiced concerns over the quality of raw materials even as it called upon the Government to take effective measures for improving transport infrastructure and uninterrupted power supply.

The cement industry in the State has also stressed on transport infrastructure for growth of the sector. The industry performance has also been marked by positives during the period October 2008 - March 2009.

Production had gone up by 5-7 per cent, sales by 5-7 per cent and capacity utilisation levels by up to 10 per cent. The industry, however, had to suffer declining trends in price level by 5 per cent as profit margins slid to around 7 per cent. The forecast is mixed for the ongoing half year from April to September 2009. The industry foresees an increase in production by 3-5 per cent and growth in sales by 3-5 per cent. Price levels are expected to increase by 3-5 per cent along with profit margins, the report stated.