A small pulping and concentrate unit absorbing Serchhip's surging passion-fruit harvest into frozen B2B pulp and juice concentrate for metro beverage brands, mocktail bars and gourmet HoReCa. The edge is a fast-growing crop with zero local processing capacity.
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Serchhip's mid-altitude farmers have moved hard into passion fruit (and banana) over the last few years, but there's no local pulping or concentrate capacity, so the crop dumps into thin fresh markets at peak harvest. This unit builds on the district's passion-fruit-and-banana belt to run deseeding, pulping, pasteurising and frozen-pulp packing, with juice concentrate as the retail upside. It captures the "raw fruit to juice, pulp and concentrate" gap squarely, converting a glut into a year-round B2B supply.
The honest constraints are logistical and certification-driven, matching the build profile: organic certification carries much of the brand premium for NE produce; cold-chain out of Mizoram for frozen pulp is the binding difficulty and the biggest recurring cost; and the business needs a committed pipeline of 5-10 metro HoReCa and beverage buyers placing standing orders, not spot purchases. Brix and microbial consistency must hold across seasons. PMFME funds the pulper, deseeder, pasteuriser and freezer; MOVCD-NER supports organic-certified cluster infrastructure. Start with frozen B2B pulp (simpler), then add retail concentrate. Buyers are beverage and mocktail brands, gourmet HoReCa, and natural-juice manufacturers.
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