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AGRI BUSINESS

Experience the Power of Digital Adoption in your Agri-business with Technopak’s Tailored Solutions

Agri Business

Revolutionizing Agri-business: Consulting Services & Strategies

Technopak has been at the forefront of assisting companies with transformational agriculture business ideas. India has been an agrarian nation. However, it has a vast untapped potential as far as leveraging modern farm practices is concerned. The opportunity to harness technology to scale and modernize businesses is an unchartered territory. Technopak, with its up-to-date operational capabilities, stands in a good stead to disseminate agriculture business ideas. The company operates in all areas involving farm to fork supply chain and that include near farm Infrastructure, storage & logistics, food & grocery distribution & retail, market linkages and agri-tech within segments, we work with agri crops, horticulture, poultry, dairy and fishery.

KEY SERVICE AREAS

MARKET ASSESSMENT & STRATEGY

Assisting companies assess the market opportunity and develop an Agri/Agri input business strategy

  • Opportunity assessment
  • Market entry strategy
  • Competitive Assessment
  • Crop mix, rotation
  • Market linkages and alliances
  • Business Plan Development
  • Business Expansion Plan
IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE

Working with companies, investors and Indian Government on implementing food processing manufacturing

  • Feasibility studies and business planning
  • Technology/Machinery selection
  • Product selection and development
  • Empanelled with MoFPI for Project management for Food Parks
  • Construction management support
DIGITAL
ADOPTION

Navigate the digital landscape to appreciate its relevance for companies’ businesses and operations and to matchmake appropriate digital solutions that serve their purpose.

  • Contextualize digital transformation journey
  • Technology option evaluations across the value chain
  • Technology vendor partnerships

CASE STUDIES

DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN INDIA FOR ASIA’S LEADING DEVELOPMENT BANK

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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA FOR A LEADING US BASED FOOD COOPERATIVE

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SETTING UP OF PROCESSING UNITS FOR SELECTED MINOR
FOREST PRODUCE

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SETTING UP OF MEGA FOOD PARKS (UNDER MFP SCHEME OF GOVT. OF INDIA)

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DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN INDIA FOR ASIA’S LEADING DEVELOPMENT BANK

OVERVIEW

The client is a consortium a leading development bank in Asia and sovereign fund of the Indian Government. They reached out to Technopak to assist them in identifying investment opportunities in Agriculture sector in India with the focus on improving farmers’ income and on increasing food exports from the country

OBJECTIVE

  • To increase farmers’ income   
  • To increase Food and Agri exports from the country 
  • To provide food security of partner countries

WHAT WE DID

  • Value chain walkthrough of all Agriculture production in India 
  • Food production and consumption excess and deficit mapping of major clusters of the world
  • Farm to fork supply chain gaps and opportunity identification for food production 
  • Role and scale of capital needed for different opportunity types 
  • Investment opportunity evaluation

RESULTS

  • Finalization of investment opportunities 
  • Investment roadmap for the fund 
  • Pool of potential organizations for investments

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA FOR A LEADING US BASED FOOD COOPERATIVE

OVERVIEW

The client is among the leading US-based cooperatives of berries. It was keen to grow exports to India. Technopak was selected through a bidding process and appointed as the program manager for business development and marketing activities in India

OBJECTIVE

  • To build advocacy for the product    
  • To increase imports into the country 
  • To seek a credible partner for the deployment of marketing investments

WHAT WE DID

  • Development of marketing strategy  
  • Finalize budgets and develop annual marketing activity calendar  
  • Identification of vendor partners for BTL, ATL and Digital marketing activations
  • Monitoring of efficacy of marketing programs 
  • MIS and reporting

RESULTS

  • Exports to India grew 500% in two years 
  • Successful growth of the awareness levels both of the category and of the brand

SETTING UP OF PROCESSING UNITS FOR SELECTED MINOR FOREST PRODUCE

OVERVIEW

One of the Indian state’s Minor Forest Produce Cooperative Federation (on behalf of a private investors), is aiming to diversify into the food processing industry with major focus on processing of Minor Forest Produce, retained Technopak for formulating preliminary project reports of processing units of Aonla, Jamun, Bael and Jackfruit. The purpose of the report was to assist the investor in selection of the processed products that are commercially viable and in suggesting the model unit.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the project is to focus on assisting client in identifying the processed Aonla, Jamun, Bael, and Jackfruit based products that have a market potential along with assisting in technical, marketing, and financial aspects of setting up of processing units.

WHAT WE DID

  • Identified the potential of processing of Aonla, Bael, Jamun, and Jackfruit in the state.
  • Suggested technology for commercial processing of the selected Minor Forest
  • Produce and identified suppliers
  • Prepared a Marketing plan, and a production plan
  • Provided financial projections 
  • Examined critical risks and evaluated the project

RESULTS

  • A Preliminary project report for Model Aonla, Jamun, and Bael Juice Unit
  • A Preliminary project report for Jackfruit and Jackfruit based processed food

SETTING UP OF MEGA FOOD PARKS (UNDER MFP SCHEME OF GOVT. OF INDIA)

OVERVIEW

Mega Food Park is a scheme of Government of India aims at providing a mechanism to link agricultural production to the market by bringing together farmers, processors and retailers to ensure maximizing value addition, minimizing wastage, increasing farmers income and creating employment opportunities particularly in rural sector. The SPV receives funds from the government to help them build a food park with state-of-the-art facilities.

OBJECTIVE

The primary objective of the MFPs is to provide modern infrastructure facilities for the food processing industries along with the value chain from the farm to the market. It includes creation of processing infrastructure near the farm, transportation, logistics and centralized processing centres. The main feature of the Scheme is a cluster-based approach. The scheme is demand-driven and facilitates food processing units to meet environmental and safety standards. Food Park is a readymade platform with common infrastructure required for processing, packaging, environmental protection systems, quality control labs, trade facilitation centres etc.

WHAT WE DID

  • Detailed Project Report, Detailed engineering and design including preparation of detailed cost estimates for various project components/facilities.
  • Assistance to SPV in preparation of a procurement policy, bid documents and selection and appointment of contractors/equipment suppliers in a transparent manner, for project construction and supply of plant and machinery.
  • Monitoring and overseeing the work output of the contractors/equipment suppliers in compliance of the terms and conditions of the contracts/appointments with the objective of ensuring quality, completeness and compatibility of the work carried out in relation to the Project.
  • Assistance to SPV in preparing all necessary documentation for submission to govt. in order to facilitate release of funds sanctioned under Scheme. 
  • Assistance to SPV in submission of Monthly Progress Reports to govt. in prescribed format.

RESULTS

  • Total 8 nos. of Mega Food parks have been taken up across India.
  • The outcome is to increase realization for farmers, creation of high-quality processing infrastructure, reduction in wastage, capacity building of producers, processors and creation of an efficient supply chain along with significant direct and indirect employment generation.