Agri-business

Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC)

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Why in News ? Recently, the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare exclusively focused on the role of Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) in increasing income of small and marginal farmers through aggregation and development of agri-business. Vision : Promoting Agri-business by participation of institutional and private sector investments and linkages to ensure the […]

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Agro-based (Cottage Industries) Industries in India :

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Development of agro-based industries depend on the raw material produced by the agricultural sector. These products are mainly for consumer goods. It is labour intensive industries. Agro-based industries may be cottage, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), big industries (e.g. Sugar Mills) etc. Criteria of Agro-based Industry in India : 1. Raw Material : locally

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