A detailed assessment of fruit and vegetable supply chains in select districts prior to planning the feasibility of setting up modern packhouses, ripening centers and cold stores in 2 districts. Services included feasibility studies and DPR, design, planning, procurement and supervision services for setting up 150 TPD facilities for processing and storage of fruit and
vegetables at a cost of Rs 24 crores.
Food Processing Industry
Heritage Foods India Limited, Hyderabad
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonepat Haryana
Developed DPR, designs, and drawings, managed to tender and installation of 6 pilot plants for Fruits & Vegetable Processing, Dairy Processing, Processing of Meat and poultry products, Grains and Cereals, Bakery and Ready-to-eat/ Traditional foods at NIFTEM for academic training, new product development and process trialing at a cost of Rs 30 crores.
Food Parks
Voyants Solutions Pvt Ltd, Gabon
Conducted a Techno-Economic Feasibility and International Benchmarking for setting up of 50,000 Hectares Food and Agriculture SEZ at Franceville, Gabon.
Dehsaz Barikab City Development Authority, Afghanistan
The Barikab Agricultural Economic Zone is proposed to be set up in an area of approximately 100 sq. km, located in the north of Dehsabz. Barikab will be planned and designed as
an agricultural development hub that will include multi components and interrelated agriculture interventions such as the establishment of orchards, vineyards, livestock, poultry compounds, production of cereals, pulses, industrial crops, fruits, and dairy production, industrial park, research and extension center, cold storages, commercial and business center and public infrastructure as well as the whole green areas of Kabul New City such as Green Belt and Central Park at a cost of US$ 760 million.
Universal Empire Group, Uganda
Conducted a feasibility planning for setting up multi-sector food park and storage infrastructure in the Jinje/Entebbe Region of Uganda.
Saffron Park, National Horticulture Board, Jammu & Kashmir
Provided DPR, architectural design, tenders and assistance in tendering and supervision for setting up world first Saffron Park with facilities for farmers and growers to process crocus into Saffron. Facilities include grading, sorting, drying, packaging, and auction. The project cost Rs 30 crores.
Trade Mark East Africa, Tanzania
Conducted a Techno-Economic Feasibility Study for development of Food Processing Industrial Parks in Tanzania supporting the development of 5 Food Parks at a cost of US$ 27 million on 10 acres of land each.
MITS Mega Food Park Ltd, Bhubaneswar, India
Provided a DPR and PMC for setting up Orissa’s first Mega Food Park in an ITDP area. This Mega Food Park is being developed as per MoFPI guidelines to include common facilities and private processing. Facilities include 12 TPH Rice Mill, 10,000 MT Warehouse, 2,500 MT Cold Stores and F&V Processing at a cost of Rs 80 crores.
Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Kenya
Detailed feasibility study for setting up 4 clusters and Food Parks for grain, meat, dairy and fruit across Kenya.
Supply Chain Operations
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), New Delhi
Developing post-harvest storage and processing facilities in Kashmir for Apples (packhouses, cold stores, and CA Stores); walnuts (sorting and processing) at a cost of Rs 140 crores.
NEC India Pvt Ltd, Mumbai
Developing a model of modern scientific greenhouses of ½ acre each to produce special varieties of strawberries in community participative mode.
International Finance Corporation (IFC), Delhi
Developed sustainable sugarcane farming in Central Uttar Pradesh raising productivity from 50 – 55 MT per ha by 86% : reduced and optimized inputs ; water conservation techniques were introduced and sustainable cane farming developed : pilot was based on 2000 farmers on 2000 ha that is scaled now to 150,000 farmers in country and replicated in other parts of the world.
Group Tomota, Bamako, Republic of Mali
Developing plantations for sunflower and safflower in Mali on 150,000 ha using mechanized farming.
Cold Chain Development
Central Warehousing Corporation, New Delhi
Developed a Railside grid of cold stores with rail – land logistics on a hub and spoke model.
H.P. Horticulture Produce Marketing & Processing Corporation Limited, Shimla
Designed and supervised upgradation of 3 existing cold stores to 500 MT CA Cold Stores for storing apples in Himachal.
Samsung Asia Ptv. Limited, Singapore
Developed a national grid of hub and spokes for setting up cold stores and cold chain logistics to serve the food and pharma sectors.