Gujarat has some good success story and prospective agreements of Contract farming in Gujarat
At present among successful contract farming practices undertaken in Gujarat,
Agrocell Corporation Ltd. is doing contract farming of organic cotton and seasame seeds covering about 5000 acres in Kutch and Surendranagar district of Gujarat since last 8 years. The farmers get 7-8 % more price than ordinary cotton in current market and concession in certain services from the company.
Atreyas Agro Organic Pvt. Ltd. Plans to grow Jetrophs Curcas by contract farming. They have target of covering more than 50,000 acres of irrigated & non-irrigated land of Gujarat.
Godrej Agrovat Ltd. Is also planning to grow high quality oil palm under contract farming in south Gujarat region by providing imported tissue culture plants and farming technology to the contract farmers.
Pepsi India, Arvind mills, Jojoba Oil Industries Ltd., are some companies who have approached the govt. and shown keen interest in doing research and contract farming in Agro-products in Gujarat under their backward integration projects.
