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Fruit |
Type of ecterprises |
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Mango |
Mango jelly, Mango Pulp, Canned Mango Slices in syrup |
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Others |
Canning of fruits, Citrus juice, citrus peel candy, Fruit
cheese, Fruit squash and syrup,fruit toffee, Jam, Jelly and
Marmalade |
Cashew Processing: Cashew is grown in 42,464 acres in the district
with production of 22,931 MT or Cashew. Cashew processing is (me of
the high growth sector activity in the district in view or
availability of plenty of .resources. It is an employment intensive
sector. The following processing industries have potential in the
district:
Cashew Apple Juice Roasted and salted
Cashew nuts
Cashew nut dec0rticator
Cashew Nut shell liquid
Palmyra Processing: Palmyra grows
naturally in almost all the rnandals in the district. Tanuku,
Peravali, Iragavaram, Undrajavaram, Attili and Nidadavole mandals
in the district offers good scope
for the. following activities
Canning of Palmyra Tender
Kernels Palmyra Kernel
Preserve
Extraction of Palmyra fibre (used for
high Palmyra brooms
quality brushes,
acoustic board, household Fibre brushes,Palm gur
brooms, cushions) etc.
Maize processing: Maize is grown in Pedavegi, Chintalpudi, T
Narsapuram, K. Kota, Peravali mandals in the district offering
scope for maize milling activity. At present all the maize is going
in to poultry feed. This can however be processed in to corn oil,
starch and corn flakes etc. There is
a scope for establishment of micro enterprises in production of
corn flakes, pop corn.
Jaggery units: Sugarcane is grown in Tanuku, Tadepalligudem,
Chagallu, Tallapudi,
Nidadavole, Gopalapuram, Jangareddigudem, Bhimadole offering scope
for Jaggery units in the area.
Jaggery making activity is concentrated in Tanuku and Nidadavole
mandals. There is good scope for speciality, products such as
chemical free jaggery.
Coconut processing: The district produces 219 million nuts every
year. The coconut processing
industries that can be established in the district are
Desiccated coconut, Active carbon from coconut shells, Coconut
cream, coconut shell powder and tetra packing of tender coconut
water.
Coir: Most of the coconut husk is being wasted as fuel in power
plants. What ever coir is made is being supplied to mattress
industry. It can create huge gainful employment in the district in
the following activities.
Curled coir
Motorized traditional ratts
Defibreing units Rubberised
coir manufacturing
Coir pith processing
Fisheries and prawn processing: The district has rich marine,
brackish water
and freshwater resources.
There is potential for the
following industries in this sector
Fish Meal and
Oil. Processing
and Canning of Fish.
Fresh Water Prawn Culture. Processing and Canning of Prawns.
Citroen from Prawn Waste. Fish Feed Pellets.
Poultry Feed from Prawn Waste. prawn Fed Pellets.
Fish pickles
, Fish Oil
Banana based opportunities: Banana is grown in 8405 hectares in the
district. The stems banana after harvest of bunches are being
discarded with out any use. Banana fibre can be extracted from this
waste. The fibre could be used for production of hand bags,
decorative items and hand made paper. Technology for hand made
paper is available with KYIC and National Institute of Hand Made
Paper, Jaipur. Bontha variety of banana grown in the district is
suitable for banana chips. Banana chips have a good market in the
restaurants, railway stations, canteens etc.
Banana fibre can be used for making coarse woven fabrics such as
hessian, sacks, ropes. twigs. sandbags, kit bags etc. Banana fibre
can be blended with wool and cotton for making blankets
carpets etc.
Milk products: The District produces around 12 lakh liters of
milk/day which can be used in production of condensed dried milk.
There is scope for various milk products such as Paneer, Khoa ,
sweets etc. Casein can be extracted from milk which has a while use
as a nutritional supplement in Coffee whiteners, bakery, instant
breakfast and beverages, cheese products and pharmaceuticals. The
acid casein is used as coatings for paper and board, adhesive for
wood, paints,cement, textile sizing, synthetic fibres,
horticultural spread, leather tanning etc.
Milk chilling units and milk transport tankers ;have good potential
in the district.
Food Processing: Food processing is a sunrise sector.
Ministry of Food Processing. Government of India is offering
several incentives and schemes for promoting this industry.
Government of Andhra Pradesh has also come out with a separate
policy for development of this sector.
Bakery products Meat
Pickles
Garam masala powder Noodles
making
Groundnut chikki Papad
making
Instant gravy mixes
Vermicelli
Iodised salt
Ice Factories: Ice Block unit having lot of potential in the
District because of flourishing fisheries sector. For preserving
these products ice is required. There is a scope for more ice
factories in the district.
Cold Storages: More than 30% of fruits and vegetables produced are
lost due to shortage of post harvest storage facilities, poor
handling etc. There are three cold storages in the district at
T.P.Gudem, Chintalapudi and D.Tirumala with a total capacity of
15000 metric tones. There is scope for establishment of few more
cold storages in the District.
Refrigerated Vans/Trucks: Most of the agriculture and
horticulture products of the district are marketed outside the
district. The marine products are transported to Kolkata in Ice
packed Trucks. The refrigerated vans/trucks would minimize the
wastage during transportation. There is good scope for at least
10 to 12 refrigerated vans to operate in the District.
Textile Products:
The garment sector is a high growth sector offering scope for
establishment of enterprises in the ready made garment segment.
The segment has a large number of products such as knitted cloth,
vests and undergarment, hosiery, cotton knit wear, hosiery,
readymade fashion garments, school bags, uniforms etc.
There are a large number of lace artisans in the District. Lace
works have to be combined with ready made garment sector to
increase the market opportunities.
Mineral based Industries:
The mineral based industries have potential in the district are –
Fly Ash Bricks, Stone crushing, Stone cutting and polishing,
Ceramic tiles. With the commissioning of the Indira Sagar
Reservoir (Polavaram) project, the stone crushing industry is going
to get a good demand for its products. However, environmental
aspects of the stone industry have to be kept in view.
Chemical based industries:
These are demand based industries. The following
industries in this sector have scope in the District:
Adhesive for
plywood
Dyes
Air
freshener
Bottles and bottle caps
Camphor
tablets Cement paints
Carboxy Methyl
Starch Chlorine
tablets
Disinfectant
fluids Cleaning powder
Dry
distempers
Dyeing and bleaching
Mosquito coil /
mats Shampoo / Herbal shampoo
Naphthalene
balls Office gum paste
Scouring
powder Petroleum jelly
Wax
candles Phenyl
Agarbathis
Zinc Sulphate.
Mechanical and engineering based industries:
These industries proved supporting services the agriculture and
industrial sector. The product lines which can be promoted in the
district are given below:
Aluminum
hangers Buckets and drums making
Aluminum untensils Copper coated MS wire
Fishing
hooks Metallic buttons
General Engineering workshops Fabrication works
Agriculture implements and tractor accessories Rolling shuntters
Steel almirahs and
furniture Shock
absorbers and other auto components
Paper and Paper based products
The following industries in this category have potential for
establishment in the district:
Corrugated boxes
Vermicompost
The important of vermin compost, which is eco friendly has
increased in recent years as it is a chemical – free manure. The
district being a predomninantly agricultural economy, there is a
vast scope for units manufacturing this eco-friendly manure.
Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centres:
With the diversification and modernisation of agricultural
practices, the extension services for agriculture need augmentation
from the private sector. The district has a rich agricultural base
offering scope for setting up of agri clinics and agri business
centers by the Agricultural Graduates. The agri business centers
may offer various services such as:
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Soil, water quality, inputs testing laboratories.
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Plant protection service centre
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Agro service centre – Farm machinery
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Vermicompost units
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Horticulture clinic and business center
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Private veterinary clinic with small dirty unit.
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Eco hatchery for carp seed production and extension services.
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Setting up of information technology kiosks for access to various
agriculture related portals.
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Rural marketing dealership of farm inputs and outputs.
Service Activities
The agriculture prosperity of the district offers potential for
various enterprises in the Service sector. There would be a large
number of service activities which can come up in the district some
of the indicative activities are given below:
Electrical Motor rewinding units Rural tourism
activities at
Computer servicing centers Two wheelers and Auto
repairing
D.T.P and Computer Job works Welding and General
Engineering works
Battery reconditioning TV,Tape recorder servicing
repairing centres
Gas stoves repairing centre Refrigeration and Air
coolers units
Computers repairing centre Pumpsets Repairing /
Servicing
Perupalem Beach (Near Narasapuram), Bowdha Aramamlu at Jeelakara
Gudem near Kamavarapukota, Dwaraka Tirumala are prominent to this
places in West Godavari District. There places of importance of
Tourism officer scope for various service sector enterprises.
Potential areas identified by Small Industries Service
Institute, GOI
RESOURCE BASE INDUSTRIES:
Agro based industries