Millet value chain

Ragi - Finger Millet

Prabeen Kumar Singh

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Content

• Potential of production.

• Cost of cultivation.

• Value chain and supply chain of Ragi.

• Constraint and SWOT analysis of Ragi

cultivation.

• SHG based business model.

2

Potential of production

• Per acre productivity of Ragi is 10-12 quintal

(varies with input application).

• Every farmer cultivates Ragi for family

consumption.

• Farmer understands that Ragi and Porso

millet contain high amount of nutrient and

gives muscle strength.

3

Cost of cultivation for one acre

# Components Unit

Price per

unit

No. of

unit Cost

1 Seed and showing

a Seed Kg 18 0

b Priming of seeds and seed treatment 100 0

c Labour Per day 100 1 100

2 Land preparation

a Ploughing for field preparation Rent per unit 400 1 400

b Labour Per day 100 1 100

c Fertilizer ( Urea, DAP & MOP) Kg 15 0

d FYM Kg 1 0

3 Irrigation Number 200 0

4 Weeding Per day 100 0

5 Plant protection

a Chemicals & pesticides Lump sum 200 0

b Labour Per day 100 0

c Rent of sprayer Lump sum 100 0

6 Harvesting Per day 100 2 200

7 Threshing and storage Per day 100 5 500

Total 1300

4

Ragi Processing

Cleaning Washing Milling Packing

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Value chain of Ragi

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Threshi

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Winnowi

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Collecti

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Cleanin

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Middlem

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Supply chain

Farmer

Traders

Retailers

Processors

Consumers

Rs 17 per Kg

•Lack of knowledge of nutrition and recipe preparation

•Inadequate knowledge and technology for processing and promotion

• Irregular supply of grains (quality and quantity)

• Lack of involvement of private sectors

• Inadequate market outlets

•Lack of Knowledge of value and marketing of crop

•Lacking price negotiation capacity

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Value chain players

# Value Chain

Players

Rate Remarks

1 Seed Supplier Rs. 30 Seeds are not available in market

but when Ragi are sold as seed it

cost higher in market

2 Grain Producer Rs 17- 22 per Kg Rate are decided by local mandi

3 Harvester - Family labour are used for

harvesting

4 Warehouse

Provider

Rs 2000 to 5000 It depends on location

5 Handling and

transportation

Rs 3 per kg

6 Processing Rs 18 per kg (Ragi

& Groundnut)

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Gender in Ragi cultivation

Activity Gender Difficulties

Ploughing Male Hard physical labour and arrangement

of bullock

Clod breaking Female Backache

Levelling Female & Male Backache

Weeding Female Backache, Snake bite, Work in bad

weather condition

Harvesting Female & Male Physical work

Threshing Female Hard physical work- Manual threshing

Winnowing Female Labour work & respiratory problem

Drying Female Physical work

Storing Female Physical work

Grinding Female Hard physical work- manual work

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Constraint in Ragi production

• Less emphasis on cultivation. Cultivated

only for family consumption.

• Farmers are following the traditional

method of agronomic package & practices.

• Non availability of desire variety.

• Grown in discarded land/ infertile land.

• There is no mechanical milling system

available in the local market for

processing.

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Constraint cont.…

• First stage milling is very labor intensive

since all work is manually done.

• There is no assured market for Ragi.

• Non- availability of desired varieties.

• Poor extension services

• Poor credit facilities

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SWOT analysis

• High nutritional value (rich inIron, Calcium, and Phosphorus)

• Medicinal value (diabetic patient lactating women)

• Organically grown

• Less attractive and coarse food items(black color)

• Traditional food items only

• Product diversification

• Potential for marketing

• Non-interest of young and urban people on Ragiproduction

• Low priority for research and development by formal sectors

• Changing food habit (thick porridge to rice)

STRENGTHS WEAKNESES

OPPORTUNITY THREATS12

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