Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Chittoor Fruit Processing |
| 2 | Place | Within 50 Kms radius of Chittoor town and surrounding villages |
| 3 | District | Chittoor |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | Total : 67 (76% of the firms could be catagorised as small enterprises; 20% as medium enterprises and 4 % as large enterprises) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 20000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Domestic Rs. 1250 million and Exports Rs. 3300 million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Chittoor District Fruit Processor s Federation |
| 9 | Major products | Fruit Pulp, Concentrate and Purees |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Regional Agricultural Research Station Tirupathi Agri Research Station Perumallapalle District Agri Advisory Centre Perumallapalle Agricultural & Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) -Hyderabad |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkatta and Hyderabad. Export Mainly to European Countries however no direct exports observed |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Problems: Inadequate product quality and standards Limited facilities for testing and research Poor effort on value addition and Better shelf life Inadequate technical knowledge of local manpower Weak information channels Poor linkages with developmental institutions Limited geographical reach Weak linkage between farmers and processing units High handling losses of 15% High post-harvest losses of 20% Prospects: The Ministry of Food Processing has established a Mega Food Park at Mogili village of the Cluster to meet the above issues. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Based on DPR submitted to MoFPI under Mega Food Park Scheme by APITCO in the Year 2009 |