Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Srikakulam Rice Mill
2 Place Within 20 Kms radius
3 District Srikakulam
4 State Andhra Pradesh
5 No of firms (by type) Micro Firms : 50 Small Firms: 90, Medium Firms : 10+ Total : 150 (Trading Units)  
6 No. of workers 8000 direct and 4000 indirect  
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Domestic Rs. 3000 million
8 Associations in cluster Srikakulam District Rice Millers Association, Srikakulam
9 Major products Fine Rice, Boiled Rice, Brokens,
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) Agricultural & Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) Hyderabad
Central Food Technology Research Institute, Mysore
11 Major markets Within country Orissa and AP
Export No visible exports observed
12 Major problems/prospects Problems:
Inadequate godown facilties leading damage of rice
Mainly trading business and no direct marketing
Poor polishing techniques
Poor linkages with Technical institutions
High post-harvest losses of 20%
Chequered value chain
Limited efforts on value addition

13 Data source and updated on Based on District Website and e-literature