3.1 Product Portfolio / उत्पाद सूची
The FPO deals with four core items, each linked to a season:
| Crop | Main Form | Off-Season Value Product |
| Guava (Desi Safed) | Fresh Fruit Sales | Guava Pulp / Dried Slices |
| Tomato | Fresh Market | Tomato Pulp / Flakes |
| Methi (Fenugreek) | Fresh Leaves + Seeds | Dried Leaves / Powder |
| Chilli | Green & Red Pods | Dried Crushed Form |
The portfolio keeps work and cash flow alive all 12 months.
3.2 Product Characterization / उत्पाद की पहचान
• Core Product: Farm-fresh produce from members.
• Value-Added Product: Aseptic Pulp (Guava & Tomato) and Heat-Pump-Dried Products (Methi & Chilli).
• By-Products: Guava seeds for oil extraction, tomato skins for compost.
Everything is 100 % farm-linked — no outside procurement, no trader blending.
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3.3 Product Innovation / नवाचार की झलक
1. Earlier: Blemished guavas sold at throwaway price or wasted.
2. Today: Those same fruits become aseptic pulp with ₹35–40 / kg recovery.
3. Tomorrow: Ready-to-use guava base for ice-creams and smoothies — directly supplied to small processors in Jaipur.
Innovation here is not high-tech, it’s high-sense — understanding the invisible value in “kachra maal.”
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3.4 Technology / तकनीक
3.4.1 Scientific Basis
Aseptic Processing maintains product at 90–95 °C for 30 seconds, killing microbes while keeping aroma intact.
Heat-Pump Drying uses closed-loop cold-air circulation, saving 50 % energy compared to open sun-drying.
3.4.2 Process Designs
• Sorting → Washing → Crushing → Heating → Filtering → Filling → Sealing.
• Operates in a mobile 40-ft container unit stationed cluster-wise.
• Each batch = 200 kg raw fruit → 140 kg pulp.
3.4.3 Automation Possibilities
Semi-automatic; two operators with digital control panel.
Auto temperature sensors avoid guesswork — “Andaz se Science tak.”
3.4.4 Operational Convenience
Machine runs on single-phase power or diesel gen-set.
Set-up time = 15 minutes; cleaning = 1 hour with CIP system.
Even remote fields can host the machine — “Khet hi factory ban sakta hai.”
3.4.5 Capacity Created & Utilization
• Nominal Capacity: 200 kg/hr of fruit.
• Peak Season Operation: 8 hrs/day × 20 days = 32 MT/month.
• Annual Utilization Target: 60 %.
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3.5 Technology Dynamics / तकनीकी विकास
| Stage | Situation | Comment |
| Originally | Sun-drying & manual squashing | Quality loss > 30 % |
| Now | Aseptic & Heat Pump Systems | 10 × better shelf life |
| Future | Solar-hybrid energy integration | Zero fuel model planned with CSR support |
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3.6 Technical Know-How / तकनीकी ज्ञान
• Source: SNL Innovations Pvt Ltd (Jaipur) — certified under Agri Engineering MSME Cluster Program.
• Reliability: Machine already tested for papaya & mango pulp projects in Kota and Dausa.
• Proof of Success: Pilot batch of guava pulp sample passed FSSAI standards and was used by “Nandini Foods” in trial beverage mix.
3.7 Technology and Product Linkages / तकनीक से उत्पाद का नाता
1. Technology Driven Product: Guava pulp quality directly depends on aseptic control.
2. Old Tech New Use: Traditional guava variety now finding place in export-grade pulp.
3. Independent Farmers, Shared Machine: Each member gets slot-wise access without ownership pressure.
4. Data Capture: Each batch has QR code with farmer ID & yield — for traceability.
3.7.6 Technology Scalability & Future Proofing
• Add one more mobile unit after 1 year if utilization > 70 %.
• Integrate solar heating to reduce energy cost by 30 %.
• Training local youth as “Tech Operators – Green Jobs.”
💬 Closing Reflection (अंत की बात)
This is not a machine story; it’s a mind-set story.
Where once farmers waited for traders, now machines wait for farmers.
Each beep of the heat-pump dryer sounds like freedom — “Kheti ab sirf ugaane tak seemit nahi hai, kamane tak pahunch gayi hai.”
Would you like the next section, Part 4 – Market and Customer (बाज़ार और ग्राहक), to continue with the same Sawai Madhopur narrative — tracing how the FPO finds buyers, fixes prices, and builds brand identity for “Amrud Valley”?
