EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

RIPENIG CHAMBER TRAININGS

KERALA

Kerala produces about 10.89 m. MT of horticulture produce from an area of

about 1.69 m. ha. and accounts for 3.9 % of total horticulture production in the

country.

Banana is produced 0.53 m. MT of banana from an area of 0.03 m. ha. with

productivity of 15.33 t/ha.Banana cultivars grown in the State are Nendran (Plantain),

Palayankondan (Poovan), Udhayam, Monthan and Red Banana, Robusta, Grand Naine,

Ney Poovan and Virupakshi.The major banana growing belt in the State Are

Thirunanthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode,

Kannur, Kasargod and Wayanad.

Mango production is about 0.44 m. MT of mango from an area of .07 m ha. with the

productivity of 5.9 t/ha. The State accounts for 2.4% of total production of mangoes in

the country. The major mango producing belts in the State are Palakkad, Alappuza and

Thiruvananthapuram.

Papaya production accounts for 1.6% of total production of papaya in the country.State

produces 0.09 m MT of papaya from an area of 0.02 m ha having productivity of 5.7

MT/ha.The production of papaya is concentrated in Palakkad district of the State.

We have identified Painavu, and Idukki towns for organizing trainings.as there is no Ripening Chambers in thuis area the training is organizer din Theni ,near by town in Tamilnadu

EVALUATION REPORT-PAINAVU

Duration : 2 day training program on ripening chambers for fruits Date : 02rd& 03rd March 2016 in Painavu

Sl.no Particulars Remarks

1 Detailed curriculum

enclosed

2 List of faculty with brief profile enclosed 3 List of trainees enclosed 4 List of representatives of ripening chambers participated enclosed a.)Ripening chambers in Painavu enclosed b.)Ripening chambers outside Painavu enclosed c.) Opinion of the representatives of ripening chambers where

training is required. Place where training requested in future as opined by representatives of the ripening chambers.

enclosed

5 Employment generated enclosed 6 Feedback from agricultural university enclosed 7 Feedback from trainees enclosed 8 Feedback from faculty enclosed 9 Photos taken during training programme enclosed a.)First day of training program inauguration and classroom photos enclosed b.)Hands on training & Field visit to ripening chamber enclosed

PAINAVU - DETAILED CURRICULUM

DAY -1: DETAILS | DATE: 02/03/2016

From To Details Topic

8.30 AM 9.00 AM Registration & Break fast Registration

9.00 AM 9.30 AM Inauguration Particulars as under

INAUGURATION - GUESTS ON DIAS

1 Shri.C.S.Rao Member Board of Director,NHB,New Delhi Chief guest

2 Shri.Soundira Murty

Zonal manager,Coromondel. Guest Speaker

3

Shri.AbbuMounik Director, Samagra Agri- Business Servicess Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad

Guest Speaker

4 Sri.Murugesan Expert Banana producer Guest Speaker

5 Mr.Shravan Kumar

Coromondel Fertilisers Guest Speaker

LIST OF FACULTY WITH BRIEF PROFILE

Soundira Murty Shri.Soundarya Murty Zonal Manager,Coromondel fertilizers,for Horticulture Crops..He is having more than 25 years’ experience in dealing with farmers problems and able to

guide them towards the cultivation of better crops for more profits. He is experienced with banana farmers, can able to linkup farmers to the traders.He explained the farmers how to ripen the Bananas in ripening chambers.

Sri.Shravan Kumar is from Coromondel fertilizers,he is horticulture graduate well versed with cultivation of fruits and vegetables. Shravan Kumar has more than 10 years’ experience in Trainings in horticulture. Several training programs for farmers are conducted.

C. Abbu Mounik Director, Samagra Agribusiness Services Pvt. Ltd B.E(ECE) Experienced in Ripening Chambers i.e. planning and execution. Modeled with new generation vision by attending and mapping best possible methodology in encouraging other youngsters like him. Has participated in international conferences. Procedure s of obtaining permissions for submission of Application for subsidy

Dr.Ahmad Hussain Project Associate, Samagra Agribusiness Services Pvt. Ltd. Doctorate in agriculture 23 summers of experience spread over in Farm extension, resource mgt for crop production & master trainer in farm production PHT & good agricultural practices for global certification of farm produce winner of meritorious extension personnel award, nominated for young Muslim scientific award, Scientific advisor for Janan vignana vediks & city library.

Dr.AP Rao Project associate,Samagra B. Sc.,Has sound knowledge in the field of irrigation, plantation and horticulture, animal sciences including dairy, poultry, fisheries and piggery. Practical experience in appraisal techniques of agricultural projects including cash flow analysis, credit management appraisal and credit risk assessment. Specialist officer in State Bank of India looking after the banks appraisals of Horticulture, Dairy and Poultry. Joined State Bank of India as Rural development Officer (RDO) in 1979, retired as AGM technical in 2012.

PAINAVU - DETAILED CURRICULUM

DAY -1: DETAILS | DATE: 02/03/2016

FROM

TO

SESSION

TOPIC

SPEAKER

10.30 AM 11.15 AM

First session Introduction, Natural & Artificial Ripening

Mr.C.S.Rao, Member, Board of Directors, (NHB)

11.15 AM Tea

11.30 AM 12.30 PM

Second Session

Different ripening techniques Potential and Pre market study Points to be considered before going for Ripening chambers

Soundora Murty

12.30 PM 1.15 PM Third Session Ripening chamber components Insulation, Refrigeration system Humidification, Ethylene maintenance

Dr.AP Rao

01.15 PM

02.00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

02.00 PM 2.45 PM Fourth session Permission and Clearances

required from Government,etc Sri.CS Rao,Mounik

02.45 PM 03.30 PM

Fifth session Permission and Clearances required by Bank

Mr.C.A.Mounik Director,Samagra Agribusiness

3.30PM

4.00 PM

Tea Break

4.00 PM 5.00 PM Sixth Session

Post Harvest Technologies and open session/Importance of ripening

Sri.Krishns Kumar

PAINAVU - DETAILED CURRICULUM DAY -2: DETAILS | DATE: 03/03/2016

FROM

TO

SESSION

TOPIC

SPEAKER

09.00 AM

10.00 AM

Breakfast

10.00 AM 01.00 PM

Visit to ripening chamber

Farm fresh Banana Ripening Chamber

Shri. APJ Parupayya

01.00 PM

02.00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

02.00 PM

03.15 PM

Third session

Operations & Maintenance of Ripening Chamber Pre loading of fruits: Functions

Washing Cleaning Arranging

in crates Ethylene Maintenance:

Ethylene release

Release of carbon dioxide

Shri.AP.Rao

03.15 PM

03.30 PM

Tea Break

03.30 PM

04.45 PM

Fourth session

Project details Project preparation, Subsidy Norms & Obtaining bank loan

Shri.AbbuMounik, Director, Samagra Shri.C.S.Rao,

04.45 PM

05.15 PM

Open session

Shri. AbbuMounik, &Mr.C.S.Rao, Dr.AP Rao,Soundira Murty,Krishna Kumar

05.15 PM

05.45 PM

Validation of Training

Sri. Mounik Samagra Agribusiness

LIST OF TRAINEES PARTICIPATED: s.no Name Mobile no Occupation

1 A.Pandi 9842936998 Trader

2 Thirumalu 8760965050 Trader

3 S.Thandapani 9943538794 Trader

4 P.Dharmaraj 9842766817 Trader

5 A.Murugan 9443675752 Trader

6 A.B.Ravi 9965166530 Trader

7 V.Vijay 9042237120 Trader

8 S.Sreenivasan 9688627648 Trader

9 M.Vigneshwaran 8883946862 Trader

10 R.Palanimuthu 8984382860 Trader

11 C.Sivasami 9842597027 Trader

12 Anna Moorthy 9965376747 Trader

13 P.Mathamkumar 9751342765 Trader

14 Raja Indra 9585888036 Trader

15 O.A.Kannan 9442247679 Trader

16 S.Saravanakumar 8220012529 Trader

17 T.Rajesh 9943999814 Trader

18 S.Ravindran 9443012786 Trader

19 Soam gajapat 9976635201 Trader

20 M.Alasumurugan 9942371869 Trader

21 Jagan mojan 9865139191 Trader

22 S.Sivasu 8903644070 Trader

23 K.Murugesan 9940506070 Trader

24 N.Murugesan 9787579787 Trader

25 P.Suguma 9865527890 Trader

26 R.Kumaresan 7200184616 Trader

27 Joseph ram 9965438443 Trader

28 Lavi 9965166530 Trader

29 Srinivasan 9442476209 Trader

30 N.Sridhar 9842191006 Trader

LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES OF RIPENING CHAMBERS PARTICIPATED

Sl.No Name of the ripening Chamber and

Address

Name of the

Representative

Opinion on proposed

place of training

1

M/s Farm Fresh Banana APJ Parupayya Theni

Farm Fresh banana ripening chamber is situated in the Theni near to fruit market. The proprietor ,Shri.APJ Parupayya s forefathers hailed from neighbouring district doing the fruit trading since their coming to Painavu 15 years back. Now they are well established and are leading buyers sellers in the private fruit market. When we have enquired about the production of Banana fruit they opined that area under banana is plenty and present prices are low. Progressive farmers requested for marketing arrangements.

PREPARATION FOR THE SESSIONS: After receiving the approvals for conducting trainings from National Centre for Cold Chain

Development (NCCD), we have contacted Agricultural Research stations,Banks Regional offices

Mandi Board,Fruit Ripening Chambers owners,fruit Traders,Horticulture Department ,the

response is overwhelming.

While the trainings were sanctioned by NCCD for 25 trainees per batch, the local response from

youth was more. At the registration time approximately 40- 50 candidates showed up to

participate. All the candidates preregistered and last minute showings are also allowed to

participate in the training.

AGENDA: EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

As this is the first program of its kind, unemployed learned skills suitable for running ripening

chambers. Owners of the Ripening Chambers promised to give employment to the trained

persons in due course of time.

These trainings are planned on written demand of owners of Ripening Chambers infrastructure,

who also assured employment opportunity to the trainees. The prospective employers ie:

ripening chamber owners allowed practical trainings in their facility and actively participated

with the trainees, and clear the doubts of trainees during the practical session.

It’s a dawn of new beginning the present generation is beginning to understand the importance

and benefits of the industry. We hope to see an upcoming change in due course of time.

Actual employment generated will be monitored and reported to the NCCD

FEEDBACK FROM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Experts from the agricultural college , expressed the necessity for such program by

which sustainable livelihood can be created to the youth. This program helps in creating

awareness about the ill effects of carbide use besides raising the issue of safe and scientific

ripening chambers for fruits.

Youth who undergo this training program would be able to handle the ripening

chambers in scientific and systematic way. Moreover they themselves can successfully become

potential entrepreneurs by taking up ripening chambers as agriculture allied activity. Thereby

they are able to create employment and also become job providers rather than job seekers.

This program would help representatives of the ripening chambers to know the scientific

and systemic approach to handle their existing units. There by able to cut down the lapses in

handling and save the quality of the fruit and gain economical benefits.

The unskilled workers from the ripening chambers would be the best benefitted as they

able to understand the scientific principle behind every operation they use to perform earlier.

Even a small skill they learnt during the program would help them to handle the existing unit

with more science and precision. This in long run would help the unit to gain efficiency and

quality output for sustainable economical benefits which would trigger entrepreneurial activity in

this direction which has direct bearing on employment generation.

FEEDBACK FROM BANKERS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS

Soundira Murty ,suggested the entrepreneurs to come forward to take up ripening

infrastructure for which he is ready to allot space in the Market Yard.. He also stated that

ripening chamber technology is first of its kind in Painavu, they haven’t got such sort of

proposal till today, if any ripening chamber proposal with proper paper work is submitted to

bank will be encouraged and getting sanction of loan from the Bank.

Murugesan requested for conduct of more number of such trainings in view of demand,

and requested to take up ripening chambers as many as possible in the coming mango season.

He also said that many farmers are intending to go for Ripening Chamber construction.

FEEDBACK FROM TRAINEES

The participants are very happy for the skill development and the initiative taken by the

NCCD to educate and train those regarding ripening, Government help to public regarding

ripening chambers which is not known to most of the public.

They suggested that more such training programs should be conducted in different

places of Maharashtra which will enable people to know about natural ripening and help them

to do natural ripening using ripening chambers with the government help.

The participants expressed that government should implement the ban on carbide usage

in ripening of fruits.

They opined that government organizations Self Help groups (SHG’s), Consumer

protection Associations should be involved in conducting campaigns in educating the general

public about harmful effects of carbide and advantages of ethylene ripening. Many activists

attended the program and expressed that a protest against carbide ripening should made at

Painavu for which they need support from the government.

An approach must also be initiated for awareness, for a basic start by printing of

pamphlets and posters in market areas for bringing awareness. The training program is

practical hands on experience and very helpful in understanding the operations of ripening

chamber and how the Government is actively available to support the cause.

FEEDBACK FROM FACULTY

The faculty opined that the general public should be educated that ethylene ripening is

similar to natural ripening and hence the point may be highlighted.

To encourage purchasing ethylene treated fruits incentive for ethylene treated fruit may

be sanctioned by government NHB/NHM to the penultimate consumer.

The faculty is very happy for the different category of public present which is covering

all segments of people such as.

Unemployed youth.

Traders.

Farmers.

Entrepreneurs.

Agripreneurs.

PHOTOS TAKEN DURING TRAINING PROGRAMME PAINAVU Training At Theni