Champawat has substantial fruit production (mainly malta orange, peach, apricot) plus growing trekking-and-hill-tourism flow. A small fruit-processing unit plus a homestay aggregator captures both streams.
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Champawat's mid-altitude valleys produce malta orange, peach, apricot, and stone fruit. Most leaves the district as raw produce at low margins. The district also has growing slow-tourism demand (Lohaghat, Mayawati Ashram, treks). A small unit running fruit juice/jam/marmalade processing during peak seasons plus a homestay aggregator captures both economies — agro-processing for steady B2B revenue plus tourism for premium pricing.
Capex of 10-20 lakh covers fruit processing equipment plus 4-6 month onboarding/training of 10-15 homestay properties. MIDH (horticulture) and NEC's tourism subsidy jointly fund up to 50% capex. Hard parts: managing two distinct business models, fruit processing seasonality, and homestay onboarding. Start with fruit processing (steady year-round demand); homestays in year 2.
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