Maize Cooperative

MAIZE COOPERATIVE •AMIT MATHUR(29039) •NIDHI NEGI(290 •PRASHANT HEDGE(29057) •RUCHIRA CHANDRA(29060) •VIVEK SINGH(29074) •SUDHANSHU GUPTA(F74)

MAIZE • Most important cereal grain in the world • India is the fifth largest producer of maize in the world contributing 3% of the global production • Provides nutrition to both humans (33.3%) and animals (66.6 %) • Grown over an area of 6.4 million hectares with total production of about 11.5 million tones • Average maize yield in India is 1785 kg per hectare. • Maize is grown in all the seasons i.e., kharif, rabi and summer. Of these three seasons,

NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF MAIZE

TYPES qGrain or field corn qSweet corn used mainly as food qPopcorn

PRODUCTS • • • • • • •

Poultry feed Sweet corn Maize flakes Corn Starch Corn Meal Corn Oil, Crude Corn Oil, once refined

Corn Oil, fully refined Glucose(dextrose) Glucose Syrup Chemically pure fructose • Corn oil cakes • Dextrins • Additives • • • •

FACTORS AFFECTING • Weather : Temperature, rainfall and soil moisture are the important parameters that determine the crop condition • Changes in the minimum support prices (MSP) by the government • Substitute products • Seasonal cycles • Technological advances • Development of new hybrids and varieties

Price fluctuation (May-Sep 06)

PRICE FLUCTUATION (OCT’06FEB’07)

PRICE FLUCTUATION (MARJULY’07)

PRICE FLUCTUATION (AUGDEC’07)

PRICE FLUCTUATION (JANMAY’08)

PRICE FLUCTUATION (JULYNOV’08)

WHY COOPERATIVE • Time and place factor qStorage qDistribution • Increase the returns by value addition • Increase productivity of farmers

CENTRALITY • Domain: Maize constitutes more than 60% of the total production in the area • Member: qCentral to livelihood q2-3 seasons qUsed as staple food qFor commercial purpose

LOCATION • • • • • • • •

Taluka – Jetpur Pavi of Vadodara district Tribal (85%) and Patel (15%) community Average land holding: 5 acres One of the major maize producing area of Gujarat Well established fertilizer cooperative Irrigation facility from Sukhi Dam Maize contributes nearly 50% of the farm income and also useful for human and animal consumption Yield of maize is quite high (15-20 Qt. per acre as compared to India average

MEMBERSHIP • 150 members • Sweet corn:30, Grain Corn:120 • Members distributed in 5 villages • Open membership

ACTIVITIES • Core Activities qProcurement qStorage qValue Addition qDistribution • Peripheral Activities qProviding Input qExtension services

Procurement • Cent percent payment to producers on procurement as per the local market price • Operating cycle: Approximately 2 months • Storage: Local ware house on monthly rent basis • Transportation: Hire vehicles on per Km basis

Why sweet corn? ØTremendous growth in corn market, especially in metros. ØSignificant value addition in the supply chain ØRelatively less processing cost and technology requirement ØGreen fodder as byproduct, throughout the year

EXISTING VALUE CHAIN FOR SWEET CORN

Consumer

COOPERATIVE VALUE CHAIN OF

Rs.24

EXISTING CHAIN FOR POULTRY FEED

Consumer

COOPERATIVE VALUE CHAIN OF

Patronage • Profit or loss distribution on the basis of value creation(time value) • 90% of value creation to be distributed among the members. Rest 10% to be kept with the cooperative.

FUTURE PROPOSALS qExpanding the distribution network qLinkage with food giants/chains qMaize Flakes qPop-corn qMobile Cattle feed plant qProduction of hybrid seeds in order to decrease the input cost qEstablishing starch unit

MAIZE FLAKES • Health foods- chevada, corn flakes. • Manufactured out of yellow and white corns. • Bulk as well as consumer packingrestaurants, hostels, canteens. • During manufacturing net recovery of 80%.

MANUFACTURING OF MAIZE FLAKES

POPCORN • Quite popular among children and youngsters. • Mass consumption item with fairly long shelf- life. • Low cost and nutritious item consumed regularly. • Market controlled by local manufacturers though branded products are also there.

MANUFACTURING OF POPCORN

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