South Tripura's smallholders grow rubber alongside Khasi mandarin orange. A combined producer co-op handles primary processing for both crops year-round — RSS rubber sheets and packaged citrus — improving revenue stability for member farmers.
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South Tripura's smallholder farms mostly combine rubber (year-round latex) with Khasi mandarin (Nov-Feb harvest). Both crops have margin-loss issues at the farm level: rubber sells as raw latex; oranges sell at distress prices during peak harvest. A multi-product co-op offering rubber RSS production year-round plus orange juice/concentrate during the harvest peak smooths farmer income and improves unit economics through shared infrastructure.
Capex of ₹10–22 lakh covers rubber rolling mills + smoke house plus basic juice/concentrate equipment, in a shared shed. The Rubber Board (35% on rubber equipment) and MIDH (50% on horticulture infrastructure for NE) jointly cover capex. Hard parts: training the producer-organisation to handle two distinct manufacturing processes, working capital management across overlapping seasons, and reaching the right buyers for each product. Start with rubber (the scale anchor) and add orange in year 2.
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