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This document explores the establishment of a financially viable social enterprise to enhance farmers' income through a mini dal mill, analyzing production processes, market linkages, and potential risks.
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Analysis Of Mini Dal MillAnkur FederationGajargota Prepared by Hiten Maheta, PS(SWC) Dinesh Chabhadiya CM(D’pada)
Objective • To increase economic opportunities and income of farmers through setting up financially viable social enterprise • Establish market linkages - better prices to farm produces • Maximize agriculture income - value addition, supply high-quality products
Farmer Federation • 4 persons* requirement • Raw material: 1 • Production: 2 • Market: 1 • * on wages Raw material Processing Unit Market Net Profit
PROCESS FLOW CHART FOR MILLING OF PIGEON PEA RAW PULSES INFEED ↓ CLEANING & GRADING ↓ GRADE (WHOLE PULSES) PITTING-I ↓ OIL TREATMENT ↓ TEMPERING-72 HRS. ↓ SUN DRYING (3-4 dyas) ↓ SPLITTING ↓ DAL GRADING /OIL MIXING ↓ PACKAGING
Mini Dal Milling Plant • Features ' Capacity of the mill : 80-120 Kg per hour ' Capital Investment (m/c) : Rs. 1,00,000 ' Yield of dhal : 77-80% ' Dehulling : 96-99% ' Breakage : 3-4% Advantages • Easy to operate and run on single phase electricity supply • Suitable for different sized grains • Simple pre milling treatment • Low capital investment • By-products (husk and brokens) use as cattle feed • Suitable for dal preparation of pigeon pea, green gram, black gram, horse gram, soybean etc
Risk Factor • Established product in market • Price Fluctuation • Storage facility • Quality and dal recovery • Credit recovery
Financial Support from AKRSP • Total capital cost: Rs. 84,000 ( 7000 is people contribution,Rs.42000 is grant and Rs. 35000 is loan) • Dal milling unit; Rs 70,000 • Weighing machine (120kg capacity): Rs 9,000 • Bag closing machine: Rs. 5.000 2. Minimum Working capital requirement: Rs 1,25,000 ( One lakh twenty five thousand only) • i.e Loan from EC
Learning 1. Late Procurement because of delay funding Factors: - • Compromise in Quality • Purchase of Pigeon pea from open Market with high price Learning: - • Purchasing of Pigeon Pea should be started from October • Price allocation according to quality/grade • Should be sold as per the market rate and market system • Criteria should be fixed for purchasing of pigeon pea • Every farmer should aware about the criteria for selling of pigeon pea
2. Less production high expenditure Factors: - • Handling charges are more • Lacking of drying and storage place • Problem in oil mixing – proportion is not maintained • Stock is not maintained properly • Over expense in cleaning and grading • Over expense in Packaging • Irregularity in Electric Supply • Irregular Monitoring of project – Unit located at village level Learning • Required more space for drying • Required cleaning machine • Need to groom the Federation leader and employers • Production unit should be shifted to Taluka or town place (Netrang)
3. Marketing Factors: - • To enter in market with new brand • Compete the open market – Broken and Uniformity is not maintained • More transportation cost – • Retailers demanding on credit base purchasing • Incompetence of staff for marketing • Problem in communication Learning: - • Need to groom the Marketing Staff • Require Professional support for market linkage
4. Is Unit viable for Small-scale production????????????????????