Detailed Project Report on whole spice cleaning, grading, colour sorting & packaging

WHOLE SPICE CLEANING, GRADING, COLOUR SORTING & PACKING
[CODE NO.3218]  


Spices  which are basically plant products, have a definite role  to play in enhancing the taste flavour, relish or  piquancy of  any  food,  most  of the spices  are  pagrant,  aromatic  and pangent.   They comprise seeds, bartes, rhizome,  leaves  fruits and other parts of plants, which belong to varigated species  and genera  since time immorial, India in renamed to be the  have  of spices. Most important spices like black pepper (king of spices) cardamom  (queen of spices) cardamom (queen of  spices),  ginger, chilies  and  turmeric, which are produced in  India  import  it great  reputation,  and  these constitute.  The  major  group  of spices.  In  the  list of spices, clave,  nutmeg,  cinnamon  and cassia  are known as tree spices, However , spices  like  fennel, fenugreek,  garlic, onion, coriander, cumin,  vanilla,  saffron; etc.


COST ESTIMATION

Plant  Capacity                                                     :    3.33 TONS/day
land & Building (1200 sq.mtrs)                        :    Rs. 1.69   Cr
Plant & Machinery                                               :    Rs. 84.00 Lacs
Working Capital for 3 Months                           :    Rs. 11.32  Cr
Total Capital Investment                                    :    Rs. 13.99  Cr
Rate of Return                                                     :    18%
Break Even Point                                                 :    49%


INTRODUCTION                                            
USES AND APPLICATIONS                                    
B I S SPECIFICATIONS                                        
METHOD OF TEST FOR SPICES AND CONDIMENTS                    
TERMINOLOGY FOR SPICES AND CONDIMENTS                    
TABLE -1 LIST OF SPICES AND CONDIMENTS                        
DETAILS OF INDIAN SPICES                                    
OVERVIEW OF SPICES INDUSTRY IN INDIA                        
EXPORT HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY MARKETS                        
REVIEW OF EXPORT PERFORMANCE OF SPICES DURING 2015-16        
CHILLI THE MOST EXPORTED SPICE                            
MARGINAL RISE IN PEPPER                                    
5 SPICES ACCOUNT FOR 70%                                
 INDIA COMMANDS A FORMIDABLE POSITION IN WORLD SPICE TRADE.    
SPICE PARKS                                            
THE SPICE PARKS WHICH ARE UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE SPICES BOARD ARE:                                                  
QUALITY MEASURES                                        
MEASURES TO BOOST EXPORT OF SPICES                        
12TH PLAN SCHEMES OF SPICES BOARD                        
SPICE WISE AREA & PRODUCTION                                
ITEM WISE EXPORT OF SPICES FROM INDIA                        
GLOBAL SCENARIO OF SPICES                                
MANUFACUTRERS/SUPPLIERS/EXPORTERS OF SPICES                
IMPORTER OF SPICES                                        
ADVANTAGE OF GRADING OF SPICES                            
GRADING OF CARDAMOMS                                    
GRADING OF CUSSIN AND CINNAMON                            
GRADING OF GINGER                                        
GRADING OF ONIONS                                        
GRADING OF TURMERIC                                    
GRADING OF VANILLA BEANS/CUTS                            
GRADING OF OTHER SPICE                                    
PROCESSING DETAILS OF CLEANING, SORTING AND GRADING            
CLEANING, SORTING AND GRADING                            
MECHANICAL CLEANERS CUM GRADERS                        
CLEANING EQUIPMENTS                                    
GRADING OF SPICES                                        
CLEANLINESS SPECIFICATION, PACKING OF SPICES                    
PACKING OF SPICES                                        
TABLE CLEANLINESS SPECIFICATIONS OF SPICES                    
CLEANING EQUIPMENTS FOR UNPROCESSED SPICES, SEEDS & HERBS    
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM                                    
PACKAGING OF GROUND SPICES                                
PROFITABLE LIFE OF GROUND SPICES IN DIFFERENT FLEXIBLE POUCHES IN 100 G. CONSUMER PACKS AT 92% RH  &                         
38%C (ACCELERATED STORAGE CONDITION)                        
PROBABLE SHELF LIFE OF GROUND SPICES IN DIFFERENT FLEXIBLE POUCHES IN 100G. CONSUMPTION PACKS AT 65% RH &             
270C (INDIAN STANDARD CONDITION)                            
THE IMPORTANT FINDINGS OF THE STUDY ARE AS FOLLOWS :            
BULK PACKAGING AND STORAGE OF WHOLE SPICES                
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS                                
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERIES                        
PACKAGING MACHINE                                        
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTS                            


APPENDIX – A:

 1.      COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS      
 2.      LAND & BUILDING                                      
 3.      PLANT AND MACHINERY                                  
 4.      FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT                             
 5.      RAW MATERIAL                                         
 6.      SALARY AND WAGES                                     
 7.      UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS                              
 8.      TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL                                
 9.      COST OF PRODUCTION                                   
10.      PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS                               
11.      BREAK EVEN POINT                                     
12.      RESOURCES OF FINANCE                           
13.      INTEREST CHART                                       
14.      DEPRECIATION CHART                                   
15.      CASH FLOW STATEMENT                                   
16.      PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET