Role of food park in contract farming: A case study on Sankrail food park
Author(s):
Sumana Das and Dr. Sukla Basu
Abstract:
After the green revolution, based on the surplus food production, the Government of India introduced the food processing industry. It had numerous issues such as food product waste and farmer insecurity. To eradicate these problems, the Government of India, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, planned to set up food parks. Centered in these food parks, huge agriculture commercialization and mechanization occurred. This commercialization introduced contract farming, a popular form of agricultural transformation. Since most of the manufacturing companies in these food parks are privately owned, they have agreements with nearby farmers to guarantee a timely supply of certain high-quality raw materials. Even though the idea of contract farming was initiated in the British period, profitable contract farming began in the 1930s with PepsiCo, which expanded further through food parks. Our purpose in this paper is to discuss the role of Sankrail Food Park in promoting a contract farming system and its advantages and disadvantages. For this study, information was collected from primary and secondary sources. It is seen that various food manufacturing companies (Yaduka Aggrotech, PepsiCo, Rollicks, and Dream Bake) in this food park have expanded their various crop-based contract farming. Based on field-based observation, it can be concluded that most of the companies in this food park follow a product contract system, through mediators. This farming technique presents several challenges for both parties in addition to its many benefits.
How to cite this article:
Sumana Das, Dr. Sukla Basu. Role of food park in contract farming: A case study on Sankrail food park. Pharma Innovation 2024;13(9):10-14.