- In general, the
pineapple value chain begins with farmer producers (who
produces, harvest, pack, load and transport the produce to the
road side markets). From thereon the produce
flows to aggregators/traders (who procure and trade pine apple
in fresh form) and to the cottage/small processors(who procure
the fresh pineapple stock either directly from producer or
through traders).
The processors process the product to develop products such as
squashes, jams and RTE/RTS products (juices/candies)
- The pineapple
growers undertake cultivation throughout the year. The main
operation carried out by the farmers includes land preparation,
sourcing and planting of planting material (for development of
new fields/ replacement of suckers), nutrient application in
form of manure/fertilizers, weeding, harvesting and post harvest
management including evacuation from the hilly slopes,and
packing. No farmers/ growers association was observed during the
field surveys.
- Considering the
small quantum of produce at individual level the
aggregator/trader plays a key role in ensuring the product
reaching the semi-urban/urban markets in and around the cluster.
The aggregator collects the produce from the individual farmers
and takes up the responsibility of transporting the same. In
rare occasions some sorting happens at the
aggregator/trader level. Interactions with the traders and
farmers revealed that there are both local traders and traders
from outside markets who procures pineapple from the farmers.
- There are
cottage/small scale/medium scale producers who have their
processing facility. The average crushing/pulping capacity of
these
units vary from 0.5 to 1 MT/day. These units, apart from
pineapple, are also processing orange, passion fruit, bamboo
shoot, etc. The product profile of such units include juices,
jams, pickles, etc.
- Besides the
above stakeholders, the Directorate of Horticulture is
responsible for providing extension services to the farmer
including guidance on package of practice, supply and
distribution of organic fertilizers and training on post harvest
management.
- Primary
processing in case of pineapple consists of sorting, grading
(based on size and colour) and appropriate packing. It may be
noted that no such activity is happening . The harvested
produce, post evacuation to the nearest road, is being packed
into gunny/pp bags or being transported in bulk to nearest
market. No primary processing is done in the markets as well.
Awareness about sorting grading practices are also low
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Background
Information
-
Harvesting Season
- Post
Harvest Operations
- Pineapple Varieties
- Bromelain - basics
Maharastra
State
-
Economic analysis of production and
disposal of pineapple in Dodamarg tahsil of Sindhudurg district
- Konkan
Region
Kerala
State
-
Pineapple sector
- Important
contacts and Links
- Daily Market Price Information
- Kerala Contacts
-
Kerala Merchants
Association
- Pineapple Research Station, Vazhakulam
Tripura
State
- Cultivation
-
Factory at Tripura
-
Success Story
- Mega
Food Park
-
Contacts - Officials
Other
States in India
-
Commercial cultivation in Arunachal
Pradesh
- Shimoga district , Karnataka State
- Manipur
- Nagaland
- West Bengal
- Pineapple production and processing in north eastern India
- Value
Chain Analysis - Imphal
-
Production Units
Technology Information
-
Deactivation of Bromelain
in Pineapple Juice
- Mobile Factory
- Fruit Processing
Trade
Information
-
The Trade portals
-
Top Juice Brands
-
Indian fruit Juice
Market
- Agri-exchange - trade information
World
Pineapple Market Scenario
-
Commodity Profile
- The
South African Pineapple Market Value Chain
- Value
Chain of Pineapple and Banana in Sri Lanka
-
Indonesia Company - case study
-
Costa-rica
- Ethopia
- GhanaCompany - Juice Concentrate
- Uganda
- Exporting Fresh Pineapple
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