Original Indian TableA curated traditional food experience: Reviving the traditional food and wellness experience for you. We will bring you an authentic experience sourced directly from the best farmers of India. For more information please see oitable.com.
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Nutraceutical IngredientsCropConnect provides nutraceutical ingredients which are made using quality farm produce. CropConnect sources farm produce directly from farmers and manufactures nutraceutical ingredients using our network of partners. CropConnect can work with farmers to grow speciality crops using specific package of practices.
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Farm Market Linkages
There are significant information asymmetries between commercial buyers of farm produce and farmers. Using a network of partners CropConnect sources and processes farm produce as per the needs of the buyer. Where required, CropConnect also enables farmers to grow specific crops using appropriate package of practices to meet market demand. CropConnect is working in the Northeast States of India and is looking to expand to other states. Following are examples of business-to-customer initiatives by CCE:
Kiwifruit: CropConnect has been working since 2013 to market kiwi fruit grown by farmers in the remote North Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. CropConnect links the farmers directly to national markets by a) building farmer capacity for primary value addition such as grading and sorting at the farm gate and b) managing the entire post-harvest processing, packaging and transport operations. CropConnect is currently exploring opportunities for secondary processing of kiwifruits. Ginger: CropConnect is engaging with farmers to grow export variety of ginger for domestic and international markets. It has partnered with global buyers and technical experts to bring international best practice in growing and post harvest technology to the ginger value chain. |
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Consulting Services and Training
CropConnect provides customized consulting services to funds, international financial institutions, enterprises, Government and donors working on sustainable and organic agriculture and with farmer producer organizations (FPOs). The CropConnect team’s strength lies in feasibility analysis, strategy, project design and implementation, business plan development, marketing, finance, accounting and MIS systems, valuations and development of investment vehicles/instruments. Where required, CropConnect leverages its wider network of consultants and partners to deliver assignments. The CropConnect team has worked on projects with The World Bank, KFW, NABARD, StartUp! and Center for Education and Communication (CEC)
CropConnect also develops customized training solutions for FPOs. It recently developed a training module for FPOs to introduce farmers to the key financial statements and help them develop a business financial model using a case study approach. |