CROSS OVER TRENDS IN FOOD PROCESSING

STATE INITIATIVES

PRIVATE VENTURES
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES & HORTICULTURE Govt. of West Bengal

THE STATES PROFILE

Six Agro-Climatic Zones: distinctly different Diversity of crops: tropical, subtropical, temperate High growth rate of Agriculture Adequate rainfall, fertile soil, other water sources for irrigation Competitive cost of cultivation Large pool of farm labour Land reforms

Intensive cultivation, production leadership Decentralised administration through Panchayet system State support for agri inputs, extension services network, research & development Agribusiness has been identified as a priority sector by the State and the Government is committed to the growth of this sector

GLOBAL TRENDS
Agri Trade Liberalisation Market Access Opportunities Across Products And Countries Rise In Global Agricultural Prices India Is Increasingly Becoming Integrated Into World Markets

KEEPING PACE WITH THE CHANGES

TARGET GROUP TARGET GROUP

FARMERS
METHOD

FARMERS
METHOD

INCREASING PRODUCTION

INCREASING BUSINESS

Implications
Crop/Product diversification Market diversification Market Promotion Value Addition Agri Infrastructure Upgradation New Technology

Opportunities in Agri-business
Only 1% of agricultural produce is processed Ready markets within India & Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, South Asia & South-East Asia

On-going changes
Rapid Urbanisation Growing Middle and Upper Middle Class. Nuclear Families more working women Changing Food Habits preference for Fast Food & Packed Food. Increasing propensity for Branded Products and Convenience Foods.

CROSS OVER TRENDS

WELFARE TRADITIONAL PRODN. DRIVEN FRESH LOCAL GOVT. SUSTAINABLE WELFARE HI-TECH MARKET DRIVEN PROCESSED GLOBAL PRIVATE AND PPP

Leading producer of a wide range of horticulture items

Brinjal, tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, chilli, cucurbits & okra Brocolli, gherkin, baby corn, brussel sprout, celery Pineapple, lychee, mango, banana, guava, sapota, mandarin orange Cashewnut, coconut, arecanut Spices, betelvine Flowers Medicinal and aromatic plants Ornamental plants Mushrooms

Floriculture
More than 17000 ha. of land is under floriculture in the State. While OctoberFebruary is the lean season in Europe/Japan, it is suitable for production in West Bengal Floriculture complex at North Bengal with state of the art infrastructure planned to be set up Modern floriculture complex to be set up at Mullickghat, Kolkata and Panskura, Purba Medinipur Export of flowers like Gladioli, Anthurium, Gerberra, Tuberose, Orchid to Netherlands, Middle-East and U.K.

State Initiatives----AEZs
AEZ-Pineapples: Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Coochbehar, UttarDinajpur AEZ-Lychees: Malda, Murshidabad, North & South 24-Parganas AEZ-Potatoes: Howrah, Hoogly, Burdwan, Midnapur AEZ-Mangoes:Malda & Murshidabad AEZ-Vegetables: North-24Parganas, Nadia, Murshidabad

Food Parks
9 Food Parks are being developed These Parks would have all common facilities like cold storage, effluent treatment plants, sewerage, power connection, warehouse etc. Three of these Parks are exclusively for fish processing
We have already received financial assistance for 5 Food Parks which includes 3 Fishery Food Parks

Research
The State has a strong tradition of research Two renowned Agri Universities are located hereBCKV, UBKV Jadavpur University has a Food Technology wing Here are 11 R&D Farms of the Dept. IIT KGP has a Agri Dept. Other institutions include Calcutta University, Vishwabharati, North Bengal University Indian Institute of Packaging has a wing at Kolkata

Training
Training Institute to be established at Bamanghata, South 24-Parganas, for Food Processing EDP by BNCCI On Export Oriented Floriculture Training For Farmers In AEZS

Cold Chain Infrastructure

Pack-House At Malda Refer Vans 39 multipurpose cold storages Construction of cold rooms in 16 municipal markets Construction of perishable cargo complex at Kolkata Airport

Investment Opportunities
Commercial horticulture Floriculture Medicinal plants Processing Cold Chain Packaging Retail Outlets

Fruit & Vegetable Processing

Frozen Fruits & Vegetables (IQF) Pulp//juice / concentrates from Mango, Banana, Papaya, Tomato, Guava, Pineapple and Litchi Potato granules / flakes Frozen fries, dehydrated potato cubes and slices Potato starch Aseptic banana puree, banana powder Tomato paste & powder Canned fruits and vegetables Dehydrated fruits and vegetables Mushroom cultivation and processing Gherkin processing

Other Sectors
OIL SEEDS PROCESSING Rice Bran Oil Sunflower oil production ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, POULTRY & MEAT PROCESSING Meat Processing Integrated poultry hatching, farming and processing FISH PROCESSING Frozen and Dehydrated fish DAIRY Integrated Dairy farming and milk processing- toned milk, milk protein isolate, cheese, casein and butter etc

Packaging
PP & PET thermoformed containers & packaging machinery Light weight glass container Co-extruded bottles Thin walled aluminium container Bio-degradable/degradable packaging materials Modified atmosphere packaging Controlled atmosphere packaging Aseptic packaging machinery for rigid bottles and semi rigid container; flexible system (Pouch)

Flexible packaging materials with different types of good laminates Vacuum packaging & gas flushing (Nitrogen & carbon dioxide) machine Retort packaging system (Retortable packaging materials and machinery) Metal container (OTS cans) Canning machinery Packaging materials, forms and systems for primary processor/farmers to make available raw materials in fresh form to consumers away from centre of production.

Priority Areas
Pineapples : fresh,pulp, concentrate, jam, squash, slice, tit-bit etc. Lychee: fresh, pulp, concentrate, jam, squash, Potato: fresh, powder, flakes, chips, starch, dehydrated cube, frozen fries; Mango: fresh, pulp, powder, juice,concentrate,slice, squash, jam, pickles, chutney, cereal flakes, fruit-bar, nectar; Vegetables: fresh, frozen, dehydrated, fermented, canned

Agencies for Assistance

Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GOI APEDA NHB Ministry of Agriculture, GOI

10th Plan Schemes of MFPI

TechnologyUpgradation/Establishment/ Modernization HRD Quality Assurance, Codex Standards, R&D Backward & Forward Integration, Promotional Activities Infrastructure Development

West Bengal : Vision 2011

Doubling Horticulture Production Country Leader in Agri-Business Competing Globally