Sahyadri Farms contributes 15% to India’s grapes export. SFPC is among the major farmers’ producer companies in India with more than 8,000 smaller fruit and vegetable farmers.
Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company Ltd said on Wednesday that it had exported 22,000 tons (1,459 containers) of grapes to various overseas markets during the season of 2018-19. The company said this makes it the largest grape exporter in India. Sahyadri Farms contributes 15% to the country’s grapes export. SFPC is among the major farmers’ producer companies in India with more than 8,000 marginal fruit and vegetable farmers. As much as 63% of the total farmer population in India is made up of growers with less than 1 hectare of land and Sahyadri provides the infrastructure to allow even the smallest farmers to be part of a global supply chain, chairman & managing director Vilas Shinde said.
From 2010, the group of farmers in the company quadrupled to 550 in 2013. The year 2015 saw the company establish two divisions with the retail division providing 100% traceable produce.
The company has facilities in Mohadi, Nashik, with 6,000 tons of cold storage facilities and has the capability to pack 250 ton per day in a pack house system employing 2,000 labour on a daily basis. SFPC is among the country’s largest Global GAP certified groups.
The group’s retail chain extension — Sahyadri Farms — has set up company-owned retail stores for fresh and quality fruits and vegetable. There are 10 stores in function at New Mumbai and Nashik. In the next two years, Sahyadri intends to set up 200 retail outlets .
Source: financialexpress.com
