1 | Name Of Cluster | Ganjam Rice Milling |
2 | Place | Ganjam |
3 | District | Ganjam |
4 | State | Orissa |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 277 Micro Firms and 97 Small Firms |
6 | No. of workers | 14000 |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs.4960 millions |
8 | Associations in cluster | Ganjam District Rice Mill Owners Association |
9 | Major products | Rice Husk & Bran as by products |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Department of Agriculture, GoO |
11 | Major markets | Within country Orissa, AP, West Bengal Export No Visible Exports except to Bangladesh |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Quality improvement of rice to achieve better national and export market share. Improvement of recovery and gainful utilisation of byproducts. Economic utilisation of rice husk ash (Boiler Ash). Creation of testing facility for rice bran and other byproducts. Reduction of energy consumption.. Creation of an organised paddy procurement system to stabilise the cost of paddy in open market. Technical skill development of man power. |
13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by APITCO for DC-MSME (Jan 2010) |