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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Maharashtra agro corp to set up units to manage farmers' crop surplus
The state-owned Maharashtra Agro Industries Development Corporation (MAIDC) plans to procure mobile processing units to help farmers manage excess production of certain crops by enhancing their shelf life by 12-18 months, an official has said. Oversupply in the market forces farmers to sell their produce, particularly the perishable ones, at throwaway prices or even discard them. The MAIDC initiative aims at ensuring good returns to the growers, said the managing director of the corporation, Mangesh Gondavale. The official said they will procure two machines and deploy them in two districts by the next monsoon season on a pilot basis. Each machine can process 16-18 products and can be customised depending on the region, he said. Processing includes washing, peeling, drying, chopping, slicing and liquefaction. For instance, tomatoes can be converted into puree, while onions can be dried for longer storage. Sometimes, the overall production of a crop in a region becomes high. To ensure that farmers do not incur losses in such a situation, we will introduce two portable processing units, Gondavale said. These machines can be taken directly to farms, saving farmers transportation costs, he said. Each unit can process 150-200 tonnes of produce per day and is equipped for specialised packaging that extends shelf life by 12-18 months, he added. Farmers can then take the product to the market when it is favourable to them. Also, processed crops fetch better prices, said Gondavale. A Rajasthan-based startup founded by an IIT graduate will provide the processing units, each costing about Rs 1.5 crore, Gondavale said. We have done a survey of the types of crops that these units can process. We will use the machines on an experimental basis in two districts by the next Kharif season. We will then propose to the district administrations to procure the units to help farmers in their region, he added. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Mint
3 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Maharashtra agro corporation to introduce processing units for farmers to manage excess crops
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jul 27 (PTI) The state-owned Maharashtra Agro Industries Development Corporation (MAIDC) plans to procure mobile processing units to help farmers manage excess production of certain crops by enhancing their shelf life by 12-18 months, an official has said. Oversupply in the market forces farmers to sell their produce, particularly the perishable ones, at throwaway prices or even discard them. The MAIDC initiative aims at ensuring good returns to the growers, said the managing director of the corporation, Mangesh Gondavale. The official said they will procure two machines and deploy them in two districts by the next monsoon season on a pilot basis. Each machine can process 16-18 products and can be customised depending on the region, he said. Processing includes washing, peeling, drying, chopping, slicing and liquefaction. For instance, tomatoes can be converted into puree, while onions can be dried for longer storage. 'Sometimes, the overall production of a crop in a region becomes high. To ensure that farmers do not incur losses in such a situation, we will introduce two portable processing units,' Gondavale said. These machines can be taken directly to farms, saving farmers transportation costs, he said. 'Each unit can process 150-200 tonnes of produce per day and is equipped for specialised packaging that extends shelf life by 12-18 months,' he added. Farmers can then take the product to the market when it is favourable to them. 'Also, processed crops fetch better prices,' said Gondavale. A Rajasthan-based startup founded by an IIT graduate will provide the processing units, each costing about ₹ 1.5 crore, Gondavale said. 'We have done a survey of the types of crops that these units can process. We will use the machines on an experimental basis in two districts by the next Kharif season. We will then propose to the district administrations to procure the units to help farmers in their region,' he added.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
HC restores Katol orange processing plant land to MAIDC, hopes rise for revival
Nagpur: A high court order has paved the way for revival of the two-decade-old, defunct orange processing plant at Katol. Started in 2001, the processing plant and land have now been taken from the liquidator and handed back to state govt body Maharashtra Agro Industries Development Corporation (MAIDC) by the HC. Soon after it began in 2001, the business, started to help orange growers of the region, had ran into rough weather and the plant went into liquidation. The land and machinery on which the plant stands went into the possession of court-appointed official liquidators. The high court has now ordered that the land be reverted back to MAIDC in four weeks, advocate Mahesh Shukla, who represented the corporation, told TOI. The case was followed up by NCP leader Salil Deshmukh for last 15 years. Recently, Deshmukh told TOI, he had also entered the locked premises with official permission to assess the condition. Now, with MAIDC getting back the land, there is hope the plant will start again. The Katol project, which was conceptualised in 1995, was part of measures to help the region's orange growers. MAIDC got 10 acres of land on 95-year lease from the Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation (MIDC). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo After the process, including fund allocation, MAIDC entered into an indenture agreement with M/s Alliance Agro Private Limited. The latter, which was supposed to pay back the capital within the stipulated time, failed in the venture. In 2010, MAIDC filed a petition seeking recovery of its dues. This led to the appointment of the official liquidator, whose mandate is to dispose of the assets and recover the dues. However, even the land parcel went to the liquidator. This was challenged by MAIDC in 2018, leading to Tuesday's judgment, said Shukla, who is a senior empanelled lawyer of the govt of India. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
