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1 Conference on National Agriculture Market Empowering Farmers & Moderating Food Inflation Star Agriwarehousing and Collateral Management Ltd.

2 About StarAgri Founded in 2006, StarAgri is one of Asia’s leading post harvest solutions company with global ambitions. With an integrated agri-solutions strategy across the post harvest needs of both producers and buyers, we leverage tie-ups with some of India’s leading financial institutions to hold commodities worth INR 250 billion across over 250 collateral management locations. Our unrivalled farmer reach, in-depth understanding of the agribusiness and appreciation of the challenges facing the country’s rural sector have enabled us to grow into one of India’s most preferred agribusiness service provider. With a pan-India network of 1,300+ warehouses across 16 states and over 1.5 million tonnes of warehousing capacity, StarAgri caters to customers ranging from banks to international bulk commodity buyers, food, health & FMCG companies and commodity exchanges. We deliver integrated post harvest solutions including warehousing, collateral financing, procurement and value-added services to enhance efficiency across the entire food supply chain. Warehousing Collateral Management Star Labs Procurement Logistics Private Mandi Agri Exports

3 Challenges faced by farmers 3 Long distance to travel, high turnaround time Limited number of Mandis Left to the judgment and experience of the traders/CA Pricing based on physical inspection of produceNo incentive for better quality produce Price trends, future positions, price fluctuations, prices in other markets (including international markets) Limited access to market information –Lack of financial support to hold his commodity Cleaning, grading, sorting, bagging, storage, testing, etc. Lack of utilities

4 Pain areas for private sector 4 Mainly for food grains and non-perishables No provision for a private mandi Commodity specific license Limited provision for direct procurement from farmers License, associations Entry barriers to participate in existing Mandi ….and its own set of rules Every mandi has its own committee Mechanization, digitalization Lack of infrastructure

5 Recommendations 5 Expand the roleStandardization – quality, price mechanism,Electronic platformIntegrationMechanizationPrivate sector participation Accessibility

6 About ALP at Kota, Rajasthan 6 Capacities Land area – 25 acres Location – On Kota – Baran highway, 25 kms from Kota mandi Dry warehousing – 27,000 MT Cold Storage (proposed) – 10,000 MT Steel Silos – 24,000 MT (16,000 MT installed at site, 8,000 MT under execution) Grain handling capacity – 100 MT per hour Truck unloading bays - 12 Automatic bagging machine with capacity of 100 MT per hour Trucks & dumpers for bulk transportation Container stuffing facility Dry Storage Cold storage Bulk Storage (Silos) Procurement yard Spot Exchange (to be integrated) StarLabs - Testing & Certification IT support infrastructure Cleaning, Grading, Sorting equipment Weigh Bridge Material handling Equipment Agri Retail infrastructure (to be developed) Banking & ATM infrastructure

7 Services to farmer community 7 Registration Weighment Testing & certification Hold Price update Sell Storage WR Funding Sell Balance payment Payment in bank account Direct interactions with buyers Negotiations & settlement Electronic spot exchange Access to all member clients of StarAgri across all states Quick approvals and disbursements from over 25 empanelled banks To be integrated

8 THANK YOU Atul Chhura VP – Research & Planning +91 99717 99216 | atul.chhura@staragri.comatul.chhura@staragri.com 8


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