Grains Wholesaler

By
Abdul Mulla
Dipti Bharwada
Prachi Jadhav
Jayesh Mankame
Vaibhav Patki
Vinit Singh
 Toponymy
• The name Mumbai is derived from Mumba or Maha Amba the name
of the Koli goddess Mumbadevi
• The former Bombay orginates from 16th century in the Portuguese
era popularly known as Bombaim
 Aamchi Mumbai
Mumbai is located on Salsette Island which lies at the mouth of Ulhas River
off the western coast of India in the coastal region known as the Konkan

Mumbai spans a total area of 468 km (169 square miles).

Three lakes are located within the metropolitan limits ? the Tulsi Lake,
Vihar Lake and the Powai Lake

The coastline of the city is indented with numerous creeks and bays. On the
eastern seaboard, large mangrove swamps rich in biodiversity occupy most
of the region

Soil cover in the city region is predominantly sandy due to its proximity to
the sea
 Statistics
Mumbai is classified as a metropolis of India, under the jurisdiction of the
Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation

It consists of two discrete regions ? the City and the Suburbs, which also form
two districts of Maharashtra

Location 18.96° N 72.82° E

Altitude 10 metres
Area 468 km?
Population (2001 census) 12,691,836
Population Density 27,120/sq. km.
Time zone IST (UTC +5:30)
State Maharashtra
District Mumbai City
 Grains
The term demand signifies the ability to pay or the willingness to buy a
particular commodity at a given point of time
India is an agriculture based country.
Hundreds of fruits and vegetables types are
grown in all parts of India. Fresh fruits and
vegetable reach small scale fruits vegetables
suppliers, they are then sent to local
markets as well as fruits and vegetables
exporters. Last decades have seen the
number of Indian fruit vegetables suppliers
and fruits vegetables exporters rising to an
all time high. Especially there has been a
steep rise in the number of vegetable
exporters.