Discover how we're transforming agriculture and empowering farmers through innovative projects and collective marketing.
SFPCL began by organizing collective marketing of tomatoes and grapes produced by its member farmers. In 2014-15, 450 tons of tomatoes were sold to processors like Capricon Food Products and Varun Agro, earning farmers ₹10–15 more per crate compared to market prices.
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Under the National Horticulture Mission, SFPCL established pack houses and a Farmer Facility Center at Chandikapur (Vani) clusters. Grading and sorting of grapes and tomatoes are conducted here before dispatch to domestic markets, leading to higher value realization.
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In 2015, SFPCL opened its first Agri-input shop in Kasbe Vani, later shifted to Tomato market, Khoriphata. The shop provides agricultural inputs at reasonable prices and houses the Better Life Farming (BLF) center, serving as a comprehensive hub for farmer guidance and training.
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SFPCL established a complete supply chain for strawberries, addressing challenges in purchasing mother plants, cultivation experience, crop management, and selling harvested crops in tribal areas of Nashik district.
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Between 2017–2020, SFPCL procured and transported over 2,500 MT of onions to cities like Chennai, Trichy, and Bangalore. In 2019, 50 MT of onions were exported to Italy as a trial, receiving positive feedback — laying the foundation for future export plans.
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Setting up cold storage facility for strawberries to ensure availability throughout the year. Strawberries will be frozen blasted at minus 40 degrees and stored at plus 20 degrees, enabling supply to ice cream manufacturing companies and pharmaceutical companies as raw material.
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Production of frozen blast strawberries. Strawberries are packed with variety of nutrients that present number of health benefits including protecting heart health, boosting immunity, lowering blood pressure, preventing cancer, and increasing HDL (good) cholesterol.
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Establishment of strawberry pulping unit. With strawberries available in storage throughout the year, pulp can be removed and stored aseptically, supplying to other companies throughout the year for use in ice cream, wine, jam, chocolates, etc.
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Building a strawberry wine industry. During studies it has been noticed that strawberry wine has high medicinal value and there are very few companies in India which manufacture strawberry wine. We have ample source of raw strawberry in locality.
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Setting up a tourist center that provides information on how strawberries are farmed, harvested and made into various products. The actual involvement of tourists will help in promotion of strawberries and contribute to income of local people.
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In Nashik district, strawberries are grown in areas known as remote tribal areas. We are trying to accommodate local people as much as possible in this stream. We are always committed to empowering women and creating employment for local peoples.
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