Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Kirshna Food Processing
2 Place Krishna
3 District Krishna
4 State Andhra Pradesh
5 No of firms (by type) 459 
6 No. of workers 12000 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs. 10900 Million
8 Associations in cluster Vijayawada bakers Association
The Krishna District Rice Millers Association
The Krishna District Dal Mills Association
9 Major products Rice Milling
Fruit Processing
Ethnic Foods
Dhall Milling
Bakery
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) Canning is the main technology employed by the processors.
11 Major markets Domestic- Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
Export- Gulf countries, Canada, US
12 Major problems/prospects Rice & Dall Milling
Obsolete technology
Lack of access to quality spare parts
Lack of good inventory management systems
Bakery Products
Low Shelf life of the product
Traditional baking practices
Lack of marketing strategy
Fruit Processing
Lack of product diversification
Lack of value added products
Lack of infrastructure facilities
Unhygienic production
Lack of proper manufacturing and packing technology
Lack of quality systems
Ethnic Foods
Low Shelf life of the product for catering to distant markets
Lack of awareness on packaging
13 Data source and updated on DSR by APITCO LIMITED, Hyderabad in Year 2002