Maharashtra Agribusiness Network Project

Pomegranate

Pomegranate can be sold directly to market post
harvesting with basic post-harvest value addition
such as washing, sorting, and packing...

Banana

Banana is widely consumed both as fresh table fruit and as
processed food such as banana chips, banana shake,
banana puree, banana flour, banana wafers etc.....

Strawberry

Strawberry is mostly consumed as fresh table fruit,

although there is scope for the FPOs in carrying out

value addition activities in strawberry...

Custard Apple

Custard Apple is a sweet, creamy fruit commonly

consumed as dessert. It is a seasonal fruit that is

available from September to December in Maharashtra...

Orange

Orange is widely consumed both as fresh table fruit

and as processed food such as orange juice, orange

squash, orange jams, etc...

Green chilli

Green chilli is an important spice crop in India.

Green chilli is predominantly consumed as fresh

fruit as it is a common cooking ingredient ...

Okra

Okra is mostly consumed in cooked form in Indian cuisine.

The vegetable is sold in raw form to the But there is scope

for the FPOs in carrying out value addition activities...

Sapota

Sapota is mostly consumed as fresh table fruit.

Being a climacteric fruit, it undergoes rapid ripening

changes within 5-7 days after harvesting...

Sweet Lime

Sweet lime is widely consumed as fresh table fruit or as fresh

juice at retail outlets. Processed sweet lime products are

ready-to-serve sweet lime juice, sweet lime juice powder, etc...

Guava

Guava is mostly consumed as fresh table fruit, though the

fresh fruits have limited shelf life. Therefore, it is necessary

to process fresh fruits into different value added ...

About MAGNET Project

Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET), a project of Government of Maharashtra assisted by Asian Development Bank (ADB), intends to increase income of small and marginal farmers in the State. The project focuses on selective focus horticultural crops namely Banana, Pomegranate, Orange, Sweet Orange, Custard Apple, Guava, Sapota, Strawberry, Okra, Chilly (Green & Red), Flowers, Mango, Lemon, Cashew Nut and Snake Gourd.

To increase incomes of small and marginal holding farmers in Maharashtra.
To reduce post-harvest losses and extension of the horticulture crops shelf-life
Demand-linked value addition and efficiency of food distribution
To increase participation of Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs) in horticultural value chains.