Farm to Fork
FARM TO FORK
Complete Value Chain Process
1. Farmer
Farmer is the person who produces the farm products . He is the person who do all the processes from seeding to harvesting and taking the produce to the market .
The farmer produces the produce according to the season for seasonal vegetables and fruits in his farm . Also he considers the current demand for the produce and the current rate for the produce .
But this process takes time to grow the Fruits and Vegetables and in this process the demand and the rate for the produce can increase or decrease . If there is large production of the produce the rate for the same falls and the farmer have to suffer the loss .
Farmer uses different techniques for the cultivation from developing the saplings to the final harvesting .
The Farmer decides which crop is to be produced in his farms depending upon the soil conditions , Climate , water availability in the area and the demand for the produce .
The farmer has to carry his produce to the market on his own
2. Farm Consolidation Centre
This is the centre where the farmers bring their produce to the market . After bringing the produce to the market the rate for the produce is fixed . This rate is fixed depending on the demand and the supply of the produce .
Once the rate for the produce is fixed the farmer has to sell his produce according to the fixed rate . The people from the trade union in the FCC decide the rate .
After the rate is fixed the interested retailers or whole sellers buy the produce from the farmers .
The retailers in the market buy from the farmers according to their requirement and the standards of the produce .
After the produce is received at the FCC the retailer do the sorting of the produce . The produce which is not upto the standards of the retailer are rejected and the farmer takes that produce back .
The farmers have to bare the cost of transportation for
Complete Value Chain Process
1. Farmer
Farmer is the person who produces the farm products . He is the person who do all the processes from seeding to harvesting and taking the produce to the market .
The farmer produces the produce according to the season for seasonal vegetables and fruits in his farm . Also he considers the current demand for the produce and the current rate for the produce .
But this process takes time to grow the Fruits and Vegetables and in this process the demand and the rate for the produce can increase or decrease . If there is large production of the produce the rate for the same falls and the farmer have to suffer the loss .
Farmer uses different techniques for the cultivation from developing the saplings to the final harvesting .
The Farmer decides which crop is to be produced in his farms depending upon the soil conditions , Climate , water availability in the area and the demand for the produce .
The farmer has to carry his produce to the market on his own
2. Farm Consolidation Centre
This is the centre where the farmers bring their produce to the market . After bringing the produce to the market the rate for the produce is fixed . This rate is fixed depending on the demand and the supply of the produce .
Once the rate for the produce is fixed the farmer has to sell his produce according to the fixed rate . The people from the trade union in the FCC decide the rate .
After the rate is fixed the interested retailers or whole sellers buy the produce from the farmers .
The retailers in the market buy from the farmers according to their requirement and the standards of the produce .
After the produce is received at the FCC the retailer do the sorting of the produce . The produce which is not upto the standards of the retailer are rejected and the farmer takes that produce back .
The farmers have to bare the cost of transportation for