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Serving the Bottom Tier MarketsITC eChoupal Experience Sharing
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Low Risk Appetite
Weak Market
Orientation
Low InvestmentLow Margins
Low ProductivityLow Value Addition
Caught in a vicious
cycle ofunderdevelopment
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Scope of Presentation
No access to market, no idea of prices of his produce in the market.
Sell off Kachcha crop to Adat at a very low price farmer and the Indian Agriculture
globally uncompetitive.
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GENERAL PRODUCTS OFITC e- CHOUPAL
Processed Fruits (Mango, Guava, Papaya etc.)
Food Grains (Rice, Wheat and Pulses)
Feed Ingredients (Soya bean )
Edible Nut (Groundnut)
Coffee & Spices
Marine Products (Shrimps and Prawns )
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Inbound logistics include the receiving,
warehousing, and inventory control of inputmaterials.
Operations are the value-creating activities that
transform the inputs into the final product.
Outbound logistics are the activities required to
get the finished product to the customer, including
warehousing, order fulfillment, etc.
Marketing & Sales are those activities
associated with getting buyers to purchase the
product, including channel selection, advertising,pricing, etc.
Service activities are those that maintain and
enhance the product's value including customer
support, repair services, etc.
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FARMER MANDI BUYER
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Picture of Indian Agriculture before and after ITC e-choupal:
Before After
Conventional farming methods Scientific farming methods
Compromise on yield and qualityof the produce
Improve yield and quality of theProduce
Agree to whichever pricesquoted
Get better prices on Output
Adat used any method to decideon the price of the output. NoIncentive to invest on betterquality of seeds.
Using Appropriate methods todecide on the price of output.Motivating the farmers to investin better quality seeds.
Attractive export markets Weak infrastructure &inconsistent quality
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The Network of 6500 e-choupal centers spread across40000 villages has emerged as the gateway of an
expanding spectrum of commodities like wheat, rice, soya,
maize, spices, coffee and aqua products.The e-choupal initiative ahs been featured in the World
Development report 2008 of the World Bank and Economic
Survey of Government of India.It is a Havard Case study today.
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The Value Chain - Farm to Factory Gate
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AgriInputRetailer
Farmer
P
rocessor
Kaccha
Adat
Pakka
Adat
Money Lender
Trader
Broker
Dep
tofAgri
Input
Cos
Seed
Fertilizers
Chemicals
Practices
Stockist
Govt
Univ.
Met Dep
MSPInsurance
Practices
Weather
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SYSTEM
FARMERS
SANCHALAK
PC andINTERNE
T
CHOUPAL
SAGARSAMYOJAK
ITC
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In other words..
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AgriInputRetaile
r
Farmer
Processor
Kaccha
Adat
Money Lender
Trader
Broker
De
ptofAgri
Input
Cos
Seed
Fertilizers
Chemicals
Practices
Stockist
Govt
Univ.
Met DepMSP
Insurance
Practices
Weather
Choupal
Sanchalak
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The e-Choupal assists the farmer in the following
ways:
1) Provides farmers with real time information and
customized knowledge, enabling them to improve
productivity quality of produce and price realization.
2) Allows for aggregation of demand for farm inputs
from individual farmers thus giving them, access to
high quality inputs from reputed manufacturers at
competitive prices.
3) Eliminates middle men multiple handling multipletransportation and wastages hereby significantly
reducing transaction costs.
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Key Success Factor Self Sufficient Infrastructure
Power Connectivity
Training
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Transaction cost in Mandi Chain
(before e-Choupal)
T ti t i M di Ch i
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Transaction cost in Mandi Chain
(after e-Choupal)
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States covered: Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, AndhraPradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerela and Tamil Nadu).
ITC Infrastructure:
Computer
Internet
Multimedia
Broadband
Smart Card
Physical Reach:
Choupals within walking distance
Multipurpose WH hubs within driving distance
Key Intermediaries:
Sanchalak (1 per cluster of 5-6 villages) 1500/state Sanyojak (1 per group of 10-15 choupals) 100/state
ITC (support the farm produce marketing end)
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The Privileged Assets of eChoupal
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Using the e-choupal infrastructure of reach & scale & keeping the Sanchalakas the pivot ..
The launch of initiatives that can :
Improve Farmer Livelihoods
Long Term Community Impact programmes
Pilot in 4 districts of MP & UP
Livestock Management programmes
Water Management
Self Help Groups focusing on women
Synergising the skills of
ITC s management skills,
e-choupal reach
The knowledge & experience of NGOs
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The New Wave..Sunehra Kal !!
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Rural Indias largest & most effective Interactive Transaction & FulfillmentChannel
Covering 200,000 villages across 14 States through 50,000 choupals
1/3rd of all Indian Villages
Building capability to deliver superior shareholder value sustainably
Also contributing to
Enhancing global competitiveness of Indian Agriculture
And, Raising the standard of living in Indian villages
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Our Vision
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Our MissionImprove the Quality of Life in Rural India.
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QUESTIONS1. The competitors try to attract the farmers by
providing them higher prices for their produce than e-Choupal. How to overcome this?
2. What could be done to improve the Samyojak- ITC e-Choupal relationship?
3. What action should be taken against the Sanchalaks,who unionize and extract unwarranted Rents fromITC e- Choupal?
4. How to generate a sense of trust in the farmers mindwith respect to the laboratory tests conducted?
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Thank You.
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ITC Limited
e-Choupal