A spice unit that cleans, grades and grinds Ashoknagar's coriander into retail and institutional packs, capturing the processing margin the district loses by selling raw seed to mandis.
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Ashoknagar sits in a soybean & coriander belt, and its coriander largely leaves as raw seed to traders who capture cleaning, grading and grinding margin elsewhere. This unit keeps that work in the district with mechanical cleaning, color/size grading, and hygienic grinding into retail and bulk dhania powder. Coriander is what sets this district apart, and processing it sits naturally alongside the district's One District One Product (ODOP) scheme.
The capex covers destoners/graders, a spice pulveriser, sieving, and food-grade packing. The main challenges: spice processing must meet FSSAI hygiene norms (moisture, pesticide and adulteration limits buyers test for), seed quality swings with the season, and ground spice loses aroma if storage and packing slip. Buyers are spice wholesalers, branded masala houses needing graded raw material, institutional kitchens, and regional retail. Whole-seed grading can run first; powder follows once packaging and shelf-life are proven.
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Raw 85% · Processed 15%
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