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00:00In the first trial, it was done by a company in Raipur called VNR.
00:05They did an experiment on guava.
00:07They bred Thailand's guava in Chhattisgarh.
00:13It took them 8-10 years to do the research.
00:17After that, they released the variety for commercial production.
00:20In the first batch, it was around 2011.
00:24We did the plantation in Chhettisgarh.
00:27This is VNR Bihi.
00:30This was the first time when guava was considered as a local fruit.
00:34It was not as commercial as apple, grapes or orange or banana.
00:40VNR was the first company to introduce guava in farming.
00:46We did the trial in Chhettisgarh.
00:48We saw the results in the trial.
00:50In the beginning, it was very well accepted.
00:54In the metro cities, it was imported from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia.
00:59At that time, it was sold for Rs. 200-300 per kg.
01:03When we did the local production, they thought that it might be imported.
01:09So, it started selling for Rs. 150-200 in the first 2-3 years.
01:14We do 3-layer bagging.
01:18It is still in the flowering stage.
01:20I will share the visuals later.
01:233-layer bagging means that we use foam net, polythene and paper for shading.
01:31So, it is called 3-layer bagging.
01:35When we do marketing in a well-printed carton with our brand,
01:42then the rate is very good.
01:45Gradually, guava started getting established as a fruit.
01:50Before this, when guava used to come in cartons,
01:53they used to sell it in the season.
01:55After the end of the season, it used to disappear.
01:58So, we used to see it normally in the winter season.
02:00Now, it is available to us for almost 12 months.
02:04You can plan it around the year.
02:06You can plan cutting pruning in such a way that you can take its fruiting around the year.
02:09Now, it is available in the fruit shelf.
02:16That is why it is commercially viable.
02:19According to my research,
02:26it is available in large quantities.
02:28People are accepting it.
02:30There is another reason for accepting it.
02:33Let me show you my box.
02:36The nutritional value of guava is almost double that of an apple.
02:43It does not have vitamin C.
02:45It has a lot of vitamin C.
02:47I have compared it with a lemon.
02:51You can check it.
02:53It has more vitamin C than a lemon.
02:55It has a lot of fiber.
02:57An apple is known for its fiber.
02:59It has about 1.5 times more fiber than an apple.
03:01So, if we talk about its nutritional quality,
03:03it has a lot of qualities.
03:05When we went to the bank,
03:07they told us to contact the horticulture agencies of the government.
03:12Two agencies are famous here.
03:14One is State Horticulture.
03:16It works with the National Horticulture Mission.
03:18We could have taken the scheme from there.
03:20The other is NHB.
03:22National Horticulture Board.
03:24It is of the central government.
03:26There is only one office in Chhattisgarh.
03:28It is in Raipur.
03:30We went there and found out.
03:32All the details are available online.
03:35The first process is that
03:37you file an application.
03:39You make a project report from the CA.
03:43It is about the loans you will take
03:45in the next 3, 4, 5 years.
03:47It is about the financial involvement.
03:49It is about the stages.
03:51It is also about the returns.
03:53They compile the data.
03:55When we submit the data,
03:57the form and the case gets accepted.
03:59They give a letter of intent
04:02to start the project.
04:04It is a process of the NHB.
04:06Through the NHB,
04:08we get a very good path.
04:10There is a 40% subsidy.
04:12There is a capping of Rs. 2 lakhs.
04:14The government will consider
04:16Rs. 2 lakhs for all your expenses.
04:18Your expenses should be Rs. 2 lakhs.
04:20They have heads.
04:22For example,
04:24we bought this plant for Rs. 100.
04:26But the Horticulture Board says
04:28that for the plant,
04:30Rs. 2 lakhs is the capping of Rs. 2 lakhs.
04:32It should not be more than Rs. 2 lakhs.
04:34Out of Rs. 2 lakhs,
04:36you will get a 40% subsidy.
04:38Initially,
04:40you can say that
04:42you can get assistance
04:44from the government.
04:46We got Goa for the first time
04:48in 2010-2011.
04:50Since then, it has been increasing.
04:52My involvement started here
04:54after 2014-2015.
04:56When I came back,
04:58I applied for the NHB subsidy.
05:00Now, it is in a continuous
05:02growing process.
05:04We started with Rs. 6 acres.
05:06Now, it has increased to Rs.
05:08150-120 acres.
05:10We are still expanding.
05:12But,
05:14if I talk about economics,
05:16per acre,
05:18the return has decreased
05:20due to the high amount.
05:22I think,
05:24we are still generating
05:26revenue from this 40 acres.
05:28There are different stages
05:30of the season.
05:32Now, it is the flowering stage.
05:34We don't need many workers.
05:36After cutting and pruning,
05:38we need to work for cleanliness
05:40and maintenance of the farm.
05:42But, the peak requirement
05:44is the bagging.
05:46You do 3-layer bagging manually.
05:48At that time,
05:50in this 40-acre farm,
05:52150-200 workers work per day.
05:54This process
05:56lasts for 1-1.5 months.
05:58It happens twice a year.
06:00Then, for harvesting,
06:0260-70-80-100 labourers
06:04work on a regular basis.
06:06We started marketing
06:08from Raipur.
06:10Gradually, it started reaching
06:12Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar.
06:14We got a good market here
06:16because it is close by.
06:18In these places,
06:20the fruit of metro cities
06:22used to be less.
06:24We contacted the brokers there.
06:26Initially, we faced some problems
06:28regarding the payment.
06:30At that time,
06:32our production used to be less.
06:34Now, our size has increased
06:36and we have united with the farmers.
06:38In a way,
06:40we can say that
06:42market dominance
06:44has started to be established.
06:46Before this,
06:48traders used to dominate the farmers
06:50but now,
06:52we have formed a cluster
06:54and we advise each other
06:56regarding the market.
06:58So, this is a very good market
07:00which is close to us.
07:02Apart from this,
07:04APMC markets in Delhi and Mumbai
07:06have a large volume.
07:08Sometimes, there is a problem
07:10regarding the payment.
07:12If you have a good knowledge
07:14and the biggest thing is
07:16if the trader is benefitting from you
07:18then there is less possibility
07:20of losing the money.
07:22The new farmers
07:24offer a tempting price
07:26for the first time.
07:28For example,
07:30they offer Rs. 50
07:32for Rs. 40.
07:34They are tempted
07:36and send the money
07:38without ensuring the return.
07:40In that case,
07:42there is a possibility
07:44of loss.
07:46In my opinion,
07:48this is a good initiative
07:50because apart from farming,
07:52other processes
07:54like input
07:56and forward
07:58both require
08:00good people
08:02and organized industries.
08:04For example,
08:06there is a company
08:08of sensors.
08:10They are doing research
08:12on color sensing and sorting.
08:14If people
08:16start coming
08:18and startups are promoted
08:20by the government,
08:22it will help us so much
08:24that we can guarantee
08:26the quality of our work
08:28manually.
08:30A person is the one
08:32who checks the quality
08:34and does the sorting.
08:36It is not a machine.
08:38For example,
08:40in the rice mill,
08:42the industry
08:44has not developed
08:46for sorting yet.
08:48This was a small example.
08:50There are many more
08:52like conveyor
08:54and forklifter.
08:56There can be many such technologies.