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A Project Report on

FARM TO FORK OF CHILLI

GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH

Submitted

BY

Rinki Pal Agarwal (105273148)

MBA - Retail

2010 - 2012 batch

FUTURE INNOVERSITY BENGALURU CAMPUS

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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the information presented here is true to the best of my knowledge.

Also, the project has not been published anywhere else.

MBA curriculum is designed in such a way that student can grasp maximum knowledge and

can get practical exposure to the corporate world in minimum possible time. Business schools of

today realize the importance of practical knowledge over the theoretical base. The research report is

necessary for the partial fulfillment of MBA curriculum and it provides an opportunity to the

researcher in understanding the industry with special emphasis on the development of skills in

analyzing and interpreting practical problems through the application of management theories and

techniques. It is a new platform of learning through practical experience, which incorporates survey

and comparative analysis. It gives the learner an opportunity to relate the theory with the practice,

to test the validity and applicability of his classroom learning against real life business situations.

Date: 23rd

Jan 2012

Place: Bangalore

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The research work requires co-operation of many people and this work is no exception. It is difficult

to thank individually all the persons who patronized this work.

The researcher had asked for favors, borrowed ideas, expressions and facts from so many that it

would require one volume to give credit to all. So, the researcher wants to thank all the patrons of

this report. First and foremost, we would like to express our sincere and profound gratitude to

Mr. Freddy whose guidance has given a proper shape to this project and Mr. Rama manohar

(farmer,Guntur) who has given the information about the crop process.

Last but not the least, we are thankful to all respondents, who gave us their precious time and

support to fulfill this task, without their co-operation the study would not have seen the light of the

day.

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INDEX

S.No Description Page no

1 Introduction 52 Process of chilli crop 5

3 Supply Chain of chillies 7

4 State wise Area and Production of chilli in India 9

5 Major chilli growing tracts of the country 10

6 Manufacturing Process of CHILLI POWDER 10

7 Conclusion 12

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INTRODUCTION:

For this project, we have chosen chilli crop from Guntur, who is owned by Mr. Rama

Manohar. He is producing 3.5-4 tons per acre in 3-4 months time.

Basic Information:

5 acres of farming field for cultivation, Rs.5,00,000/- of investment, Labors for work The life span of chillies crop is about 150days, The price per kg is Rs.20/- The price the farmer will get is Rs.8-10/-

Process of Chilli crop:

Post Germination

Potting Chili Plants

Feeding to crop

Plucking Crop

Drying

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This is usually done twice in a year. The life span of this crop is about 150 days.

Post Germination:

For chilli production, the farmers will sow the seeds. They will allow it to grow for 30 days. On 31st day, they will pluck the grownup plants for planting in order.

Potting Chilli Plants:

These grownup plants are planted in a manner. It helps to grow well. It leads to the production of chilli more.

Feeding to crop:

For every 20-25 days the watering should be done for this crop. Monthly once pesticide should sprayed on the crop for getting rid of insecticides. From 90th day the crop will come for harvesting, this is the time for spraying micro

nutrients to get more crop.

Plucking Crop:

This is the crop will give 4 times for harvest. The harvesting time usually starts at 90 th day and stops at 150th day.

Drying:

After plucking the crop, the crop should be dried for packaging. Chilli on harvesting have a moisture content of 65-80% depending on whether,this

must be reduced to 8-10% to avoid microbial activity and aflatoxin production. Usually the produce is exposed to sun for 10-15 days in the open yards. The losses due to this method may range from 30-40 % of the total quantity.

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Supply chain of CHILLIES

Commission Agents:

The commission agents will work at market yards, They will buy the products from farmers and sell to the wholesalers & retailers, These people will sell the products at the same price what they bought from the

farmer

------For example if a commission agent buys a gunny bag from the farmer, he will sell

it to the wholesaler for the same price and he will take 2-3 kilo grams of the product which

Wholesalers

Retailers

Customer

Farmers

Commission Agents

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State wise Area and Production of chilli in IndiaName of the State Area (ha) Production (t)

Andhra Pradesh 171450 537710

Andaman & Nicobar 388 878

Arunachal Pradesh 2168 2646

Assam 14690 9490

Bihar 3093 3089

Chattisgarh 6510 3600

Gujarat 31650 37840

Himachal Pradesh 740 200

Jammu & Kashmir 996 1006

Karnataka 69880 94500

Kerala - 1192

Madhya Pradesh 46660 42480

Maharashtra 99300 51214

Manipur 6490 3890

Meghalaya 600 3000

Mizoram 1400 1190

Nagaland 600 3000

Orissa 75120 63290

Punjab 9882 15888

Rajasthan 17720 17530

Tamilnadu 49033 31830

Tripura 1940 2910

Uttar Pradesh 17340 16119

Uttarakhand 2006 4262

West Bengal 51957 60727

Total 681613 1009481

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Major chilli growing tracts of the countryState Major chilli growing tracts

Andhra Pradesh Guntur, Warangal, Khammam, Prakasam, Krishna, Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Cuddapah,

Rajamundry and Nellore

Karnataka Dharwad, Mysore, Hassan, Bangalore, Bellary, Ranibennur, Hubli, Gadag and Byadgi

Maharashtra Nagpur, Nasik, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Amravati

Punjab Amristar, Nabha, Patiala

Uttar Pradesh Bareily and Khurja

Tamilnadu Coimbatore, Ramanathapuram, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Virudunagar, Kanayakumari,

Madurai, Salem, Tiruchi, Villupuram and Cuddalore districts

West Bengal Murshidabad, South & North 24 Parganas, Nadia, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, East & West

Midnapore districts

MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF CHILLI POWDER:

To start with, unground spices are cleaned manually to remove impurities and

then washed. After drying them, they are pulverised in a grinder to convert them in powder

form. Turmeric being solid by nature, it is taken to disintegrator and then pulverised. Then

spices in powder form are passed through sieves to obtain uniform mesh size. Finally,

packing is done in polythene bags and bags are sealed. Process loss is in the range of 5% to

7%.

The Process Flow Chart is as under

Cleaning and washing

Drying and Grinding

K

Sieving

K

Packing

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Images of chillies

Chilli powder

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Conclusion:

Hence, by doing this project, I can able to understand how chillies crop is cultivated and

harvested by the farmers. It is helpful to know how market yards will work and how

commission agents will sell chillies to the retailers. And most importantly it is helpful to

understand why a farmer is getting very low income while the customer is paying a high

amount for the same quantity of the product.