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| Commodity Profiles |
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Banana |
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| Production (2005-06) |
24,98,776 M. T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Kheda, Vadodara, Valsad, Anand, Bharuch and Surat |
| Uses |
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| Opportunity for value addition |
Better post harvest facilities like modern ripening chambers, grading and packaging, processing into value added products like banana puree, banana powder, banana Fig, banana Chips, etc. and also for tissue culture projects. |
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Mango |
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| Production (2005-06) |
7,72,134 M. T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Junagadh, Valsad, Navsari and Surat. |
| Uses |
Exports of processed mango products and small quantities of fresh Alphanso and Kesar mango. |
| Opportunity for value addition |
For increasing export of fresh mangoes by putting up modern post harvest facilities like grading, packaging, use of Modified Atmosphere Packing (MAP) for transportation, etc. Similarly units for processed products like Mango Pulp, Mango Powder, Mango juice/drinks, etc., can also be set up |
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Chiku (Sapota) |
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| Production (2005-06) |
2,35,682 M.T. |
| Major Growing Districts |
Valsad, Surat, Junagadh and Bhavnagar |
| Uses |
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| Opportunity for value addition |
For investments exist in creation of better post harvest facilities like grading, packaging, storage and transportation etc. Market can be developed for value added products like chikoo powder and chikoo slices in India and abroad for milk shakes, ice-cream etc. |
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