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 • Corn Oil, fully refined

• Sweet corn • Glucose(dextrose)
• Maize flakes • Glucose Syrup
• Corn Starch • Chemically pure
• Corn Meal fructose
• Corn Oil, Crude • Corn oil cakes
• Corn Oil, once refined • 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’06-
FEB’07)
PRICE FLUCTUATION (MAR-
JULY’07)
PRICE FLUCTUATION (AUG-
DEC’07)
PRICE FLUCTUATION (JAN-
MAY’08)
PRICE FLUCTUATION (JULY-
NOV’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 packing-
restaurants, 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
THANK -YOU