Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Samalkota Sago |
| 2 | Place | Within 10 Kms radius of Samalkota town and surrounding villages |
| 3 | District | East Godavari |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | Micro Firms : 10 Small Firms: 21+ Total : 31(However only 50% are in operation at present) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 1500 direct and 500 indirect |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Domestic Rs. 1000 million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Samalkot Sago Manufacturers Association The Samalkot Sago Manufacturers Co-operative Society Ltd. |
| 9 | Major products | Sago & Starch |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
The Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Shreekariyam, Thriuvanathapuram Acharya NG Ranga Agri University, Hyderabad Central Food Technology Research Institute, Mysore |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country West Bengal, Maharashtra, Orissa Besides AP Export Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and USSR |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Problems: Release of High Effluents leading to closure of some of the units The yield of tapioca is getting reduced year by year. Obsolete technology High repairing and maintenance costs Seasonal business leading to poor support by bankers Fluctuating prices of sago and starch Lack of knowledge on market and consumption pattern Poor quality of sago and starch because of the use of chemicals posses a major problem in marketing. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Based on Proposal submitted by APITCO to DC-MSME and District Website Data (apind.gov.in) |