Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Unjha Psyllium (Isabgol) Husk |
| 2 | Place | Unjha |
| 3 | District | Mehsana |
| 4 | State | Gujarat |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 33 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 400 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 2300 million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Psyllium Processor s Association |
| 9 | Major products | Isabgol Husk Isabgol Hull ( Capsules) Isabgol Powder |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
National Research Center for medicinal and associate plants, Indian country of Agriculture Research, Anand, Gujarat Gujarat Agriculture Universities, Daniyawada, Pilvai, Anand |
| 11 | Major markets | Export:- USA UK Spain France Germany Bangladesh Japan Pakistan Korea R.P. Domestic market North East North-east |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of brand image Lack of market knowledge and efforts for domestic and international consumer Lack of training programs Cluster is solely dependent on APMC for supply of raw material. Use of traditional process of development and low level of development Lack of commercialization of developed technology due to poor networking Weak presence of BDS providers |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by Kautilya Gadhvi, Industries officer, District Industries Centre, Mehsana in December 2005 |