Value Chain of Finger

Millet

Presented by : Ankush, Niladri,

Sanskar,Debashis, Pragnya
Introduction about millet
 Millet is a collective term referring to a number of small-seeded
annual grasses that are cultivated as grain crops, primarily on
marginal lands in dry areas in temperate, subtropical and tropical
regions.
 Specific Features of the crop
 Finger millet is unique in its grain characteristics as it is a utricle instead of a true
caryopsis like other cereals. The utricle characteristic means that the pericarp is not
completely fused with the testa.

 This allows the pericarp to be removed by

simply rubbing the dry grain or rubbing it after
soaking in water.

 It has the highest calcium content among all

cereals (344 mg/100 g). However, the millet also
contains phytates (0.48%), polyphenols,
tannins (0.61%), trypsin inhibitory factors,
and dietary fibres.
Factors influencing the crop
millet
 Precipitation
 Temperature
 Atmospheric humidity
 Solar radiation
 Wind velocity
 Atmospheric gases
 Soil moisture
Harvesting and Post harvest
Management
Generally crops matures in 120-135days, duration may vary depending upon variety use.
 Harvesting is done in two stages. Earheads are harvested with sickles and straw is cut
close to ground. Earheads are heap and then drying is done in sun for three to four
days.
 After good drying threshing is carried out. In some places whole plant along with
earhead is cut, heaped and dry in sun for 2-3 days and then threshed.

Post-Harvest Operations:
Transport
Threshing
Drying
Cleaning
Packing
Storage
 Processing of Millet to Malt
•Malting of finger millet is a traditional process followed in India and is used in infant
foods and in milk thickener formulations, conveniently called ragi malt and is used in the
preparation of milk beverages.
Soaked 4h at
•A fermented
Finger millet drink or beer is also prepared from the grain
roomin some parts of the country.
temperature

Germination at Removal of
room temperature sample after 8-
on moist cloth 24hr

Drying 50ºc for 12hrs Milling up to

and Removing the
vegetative growth part particle size
by gently Brushing (0.0069µm)

Finger millet
malt
Value Chain Of Finger Millet
Producers

Rural Agents

Traders

Small Processors Brokers

Large processors

Retailers

Consumers
 Developing Value Chain
Developing a better value chain for finger millet with the help of porter’s value
chain analysis.
PRIMARY ACTIVITIES
Inbound logistics Operations Outbound logistics Marketing & Sales

•Procurement of ragi •Ensuring supply of •Improving market •Development of

through government quality seeds and other information system. products as per the
agency at MSP. inputs. requirement of the
•Improved transport customers.
•Govt. support to •Providing ragi threshers facilities.
farmers and to farmers. •Highlighting the
entrepreneurs to create •Opening of outlets for nutritional and
storage facilities. •Imparting training on processed food. medicinal properties of
value addition to ragi.
•Training of entrepreneurs engaged in
entrepreneurs, SHGs and ragi processing. •Good quality packaging
traders on improved for better presentation.
crop production
practices, processing and
storage.
 Cont..
SECONDARY ACTIVITIES

Procurement Human Resource Technological Infrastructure

Management Development
•More number of •Connecting local •New farm •Development of
processing and value cooks for people machinery should be warehouses.
additional units. who want home introduced to reduce
cooked food. drudgery. •Creating new
•Government markets through easy
procurement on •Hotel Management •Regular skill transport, through
MSP. institute of the state development legal reforms.
to train the programs for
entrepreneurs to farmers. •Responsible role of
make high value Dept. of Agri. In
products from ragi. •The innovations providing support.
available with R&D
•Training of farmers institutes should be
in handling shared with farmers
improved and entrepreneurs.
implements.
Marketing and Sales
• Demand for ragi has come back as people are going back
to the past, to explore ancient remedies and an older way
of life.
• India produce >30% of total global market.
• Around 60% of produced ragi is retained at the farmers
level for their own consumption.
• In India Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha,
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttrakhand, are the largest
producer of ragi.
• Uttrakhand, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra produce bulk
of ragi in country.
• Karnataka is the highest consumer of ragi in India.
SWOT Analysis
STRENGHT
•High nutritional value (rich in
Iron, Calcium, and Phosphorus)
•Medicinal value for diabetic
patient and lactating women.
•Organically grown.
OPPORTUNITIES
•Product diversification
(introducing new variety of
processed products such as
noodles.)
•High potential for marketing
because of nutritional contents)
WEAKNESS
•Less attractive and coarse food
items.
•Traditional food items only.
•There aren’t much varieties of
recipes available for Malt.
THREATS
•Less interest of rural people in
production of the product.
•Low priority for research and
development by formal sectors.
•Changing food habits.
Constraints in the Value Chain
Less emphasis on cultivation . Cultivated only
for minimal use
Farmers are following the traditional methods
for agronomic package and practices
Non availability of desire variety
There is no mechanical milling system
First stage milling is very labour intensive since
all work is manually done
Cont…
 There is no assured market to millet
 Poor credit facilities
 Poor extension service
 Unavailability of desired variety
 The lack of awareness on the nutrient composition and
value of finger millet on human health
 There is low amount of consumption especially for the
younger generation
 Less availability of manure and farm discourage the
framers
 50 % of the yield loss due to weed and 10% due to diseases
attack.
Step can be used to overcome
limitation :
 Government should support farmers and entrepreneurs by
creating storage facilities.
 Insure supply of quality seeds and other manures, pesticides.
 Governments should give loans, securities to farmers for the
cultivation.
 There should be awareness among the people for the nutritional
benefits of the products.
Static cultivation of line transplanting of both maize and
finger millet could go in a long way in reducing drudgery
and increase production of both crops
Implanting small machineries to narrow down human labour
Thank you