Tobacco Cooperative Prm 29

Bidi Tobacco Co-operative

Presented By: Amit bhardwaj (29006) Aparna krishna (29012) Babita shahi (29015) Jitesh jeetu(29019) Taveshi manohar(29036)

SCENARIO OF TOBACCO National level

Gujarat

 3rd largest producer.

 Largest producer (80 %).

 2nd largest consumer.

 Production: 78700million metric

 5.8 % of international tobacco

trade.  Occupies 0.3% of total cultivated area .  Highest excise revenue earning 4000 mn.  Consumption breakup q Bidi: 53 % q Cigarette: 15 % q Others : 32 %

tonne.  Area: 457000 ha.

Market Dynamics: Bidi tobacco  India: 85% of world’s bidi production.  Annual consumption: 905000 million sticks.  Centres of Bidi rolling : M.P, A.P,W.B, U.P, Maharashtra,.  300 major brands: pataka, 502 etc.  6000 small brands.  Several sellers of unbranded bidi.  6384 bidi rolling industries in 1993-94.

• Employment: Farmers: 4.7 million Agricultural labourers:17.7 million Bidi rollers:4.8 million Tendu leaf pluckers: 1.2 million

Production Cycle 

Nursery raising:  

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Transplantation:  

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15 August – 15 September 15000 plants per hectare

Growth: Complete till mid-March Harvesting:  

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Seeds sown in July 35 to 45 days for saplings

Lower leaves cut After 1.5 – 2 weeks, stem is cut

Sun-curing for 2-3 days Leaf cutting and crushing Sorting    

Bhuka (lamina) : 55-60 % Rago (midribs) : 10-15 % Galia (sand leaves) : 10-15 % Geran (bits of lamina, veinlets, veins and midribs) : 17-20 %

Cost and Benefits involved (per ha)

RISK IN BIDI TOBACCO Product Risk: q Moisture sensitive( storage ). q Unscientific grading. Price Risk: q Price fluctuation. q Specific time of sale. q Untimely payment by traders. q Lack of storage space.

TOBACCO IN KUNJRAO Total number of households: 425-430. Households engaged in tobacco cultivation: 400. Area under tobacco cultivation: 1014.6 Ha Varieties used : AAU-19, AAU-7. Flavor of the tobacco: Mild. Variety increasing the weight of the produce

preferred. Average productivity( kg/ha): 1700

FACTOR MARKET CONDITION Seeds : Anand agriculture university. Fertilizer: local market. Farm labor: family labor or contract basis. Credit: Bank/ money lender/trader.

NEED FOR COOPERATIVE Huge margin of commission agent and Traders. Lack of bargaining power  Lack of storage space.  Immediate requirement of money. Absence of proper grading criteria. Delayed payment to farmers. To explore opportunities for other uses of tobacco.

Cooperative designs evaluated Pooling system. Processing through outsourcing. Processing through own facility.

Market Linkages Co-operative

Break up of member’s produce

Func tio nin g o f th e co -o per ati ve

Quality Assessment And Pricing PARAMETERSVariety of the crop. Irrigation. Luster. Flavor/ Strength/ phoonk

CO-OPERATIVE….  Membership open for farmers of all land holdings.  Eliminating the traders and middlemen’s Role in marketing.  Put aside 10% surplus for creation of patronage reserve

(BANK ACCOUNT).  Repayment of loan to the earliest.  Own storage and processing facility.  Grading to be done by committee of members of the cooperative.  The principle of NGC to be followed where equity contribution will be according to the produce.  Member central.

VALUE ADDITION Time utility: storage Form utility: processing( granulating) Place utility

FUTURE PLANS Expansion. q Area q Members q Setup Diversification q Nicotine extraction. q Refined oil.

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