COMMODITY PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT OF COLD STORAGE UNITS IN HYDERABAD (A.P.)
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2007-01-05
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore
Abstract
Horticulture has emerged as the focal commercial sector among all
agricultural activities in the coimtry, which has witnessed a pacy growth. The
present scenario of cold storage industry in India in general and Andhra
Pradesh ia particular, has been moderately encouraging. The study was taken
up purposively in Hyderabad district of Andhra Pradesh, where the total
installed capacity was 32,530 MT covering 11 units out of which 4 were
selected based on their installation capacities. Performance and good working
nature. The primary and secondary data pertaining to the study was elicited
from Farmers, traders, cold storage operators, NHB, DES, MANAGE, Rainbow
revolution and Annadaatha etc. From the study, it revealed that there were 119
cold storage units in Andhra Pradesh and the state was divided into three
important regions such as Telangana, Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra
Pradesh occupying different number of cold stores with varied installed
capacities. The major commodities stored were turmeric, tamarind, chilli, Apple
and orange with varied relative humidities, temperatures and storage duration.
The study also revealed that cost on installation of selected units, buildings
occupied major share followed by machineries. Evaluation pattern of
investment noticed that at 4% rate of interest all the units showed positive
NPV'S, and at 12% rate of interest, only unit-II was found positive, and total
variable cost was high when compared to total fixed cost. Composition of users
group comprised of both farmers and traders, but farmers share to the storage
was comparatively high, and the problems encoimtered by the users group and
operators were high power charges, high rate of interest, paucity of working
capital and lack of awareness among the users, and to rectify the constraints
necessary measures were taken up.
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