4. R & D, Training and Other
Support Institutions
Maharashtra State Institute of Hotel
Management & Catering Technology:
Set up in 1974 the institute offers full time
training programs in hotel management and catering
technology, Travel & Tourism', minimum competency
vocational courses in Cookery, Bakery and Institutional
housekeeping'.
Community Food & Nutrition Extension
Unit:
This unit provides training to the local persons
especially women from rural and urban areas for
starting their own enterprises for manufacturing
food items at household level with a view to supplement
their incomes. Demonstration is given for making
pickles, chutneys, tomato ketchup, jellies, jams,
squashes etc.
NAFARI (National Agriculture &
Food Analysis & Research Institute)
The National Agriculture & Food Analysis &
Research Institute conducts training & analysis.
Currently it has around 250 clients. NAFARI is
perhaps the only Institute which is providing
a full range of testing and analysis services.
NAFARI is planning to expand its training facilities
for food lab specialists (operators and analysts)
but suffers from financial constraints.
MAEER'S MIT College of Food Technology
The college has introduced a course in Food Technology
(B.Tech.) which is an amalgamation of Science,
Technology, and Education pertaining to the Food
Sector.
Besides the above mentioned technical institutes,
there is SNDT Women's College and Pune University
running courses in Home Science, M Sc (Bio-Chemistry
& Chemistry). Passed out students are invariably
recruited in the local Food Processing industry.
5. NGOs and Other Networks
SMILE Society
SMILE is a registered NGO and member of
CCIVS (UNESCO) . our mission is to provide volunteers
with a customized program that will enable them
to make an important contribution to the poor
and needy kids of India. In the past 3 years we
have placed many volunteers around various parts
of India within different projects. Our placements
include teaching English, construction helper
,office assistant, field worker, health and sanitation,
music & dance training ,environmental awareness
, food preparation & distribution, community
development projects and soccer & yoga
training to the needy kids. Our foremost goal
is to ‘Bring a Smile to Every Child'. We
ensure that all volunteers are provided with a
safe and enriching experience. Our flexible approach
means that you will be given a placement to suit
your needs and time scale. There are many other
attractions that SMILE volunteers can enjoy include
discounted rate ,like Trekking, Rafting, Ganges
safari, trip to historical places and much more!
through our summer mini tour & summer express
tour programme. All international students are
also welcome to take part in our Internship Programme
. Our unique placements could become the
trip of a lifetime.
Address:
Udayrajpur, Madhyamgram,
9 no. railgate, Kolkata:700129, West Bengal, India
Ph: 0091-9339731462,0091-33-32956494,
Fax: 0091-33-25376621,
Email: info@smilengo.org
Our skype id: smilengo
Website: www.smilengo.org
Seva Dham Trust
Sevadham Trust, Pune, registered under Public
Charitable Trust Act 1950, has been of working
in healthcare services provisions in rural outreach
for 27 years now. This partner of Smile Foundation
has also operating mobile health services in rural
outreach for the last 15 years.
Sevadham Trust is managed by a group of competent
doctors. It is headed by its managing trustee,
Dr. Shrinivas V. Gore (M.S), an eminent surgeon
and a well known name in the development sector.
The board members include Dr. K. B. Wadhokar,
Dr. S. K. Wadhokar and Dr. Manoj Gore –
all qualified and experienced doctors in their
respective fields.
At present Sevadham Trust has got two hospitals
and nine static clinics catering to needy population
in the rural and tribal areas of Maharashtra.
Talegaon, near Pune, will be the base for Smile
on Wheels mobile hospital. From there the mobile
health van will cover 20 villages to start with.
The villages are Sawale, Malegaon (B), Pimpri,
Malegaon (K), Shirgaon, Salunbre, Darumbre, Godumbe,
Parandavi, Dhamne, Urse, Aadhe, Ozarde, Ambale,
Nigade, Mangrul, Badalwadi, Mendhewadi, Jadhavwadi
and Umbare Navalakh.
Frequencies of visits vary between 4 to 8 times
a month depending on the healthcare need and population
of the villages.
The visiting team in the mobile van includes a
doctor, a nurse and technician during normal visit.
The services include OPD – curative services
(common ailments), ante-natal/post-natal services,
minor surgery and dressing of wounds, BP examination,
identification of difficult pregnancy and referral
for institutional care, immunization – mother
and children, basic pathological services (blood,
urine), distribution of IF tablets, VIT-A prophylaxis,
growth monitoring, distribution of condoms and
oral pills, insertion of IUD, X-ray, ECG etc.
Address:
1148, Sadashiv Peth, Pune - 411 030
Phone: 24453979
Action for Agricultural Renewal in Maharashtra
Objectives:
Action for Agricultural Renewal in Maharashtra
(AFARM) is a voluntary organisation formed for
the collective benefit of the voluntary organisations
through their own collective actions. Born out
of an acute felt need for an apex institution
to co-ordinate efforts of the voluntary organisations
in their task for providing drinking water to
villages, AFARM today provides a forum for interaction
amongst its members and for the interaction between
its members and other funding and developmental
organisations including Government for all round
NGO development.
The main objectives of AFARM are -
Other Industry association which are geographically
situated in the cluster but have reach in the
cluster
Confederation of Indian Food Trade &
Industry (CIFTI)
Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi -11 0001
All India Food Processors' Association
(AIFPA)
206, Aurobindo Place Market, Aurobindo Marg, Hauz
Khas New Delhi - 110016
Indian Food Processing Industry Association
3, Sadashiv Street, Mumbai - 400004
Indian Food Industries Association
19, Platform Road, Bangalore - 560020
7. Banks and Other Financial
Institutions
Approximately 40 banks branches of nationalized
banks are there in the cluster. Alongwith this
several Cooperative banks also exist in the cluster.
Bank of Maharashtra is the lead bank and have
their office in Pune city. For a list of banks
alongwith the contact detail click here.
8. Government and Regulatory
Bodies
Public Health Laboratory:
PHL is a Government laboratory based in Pune
with the primary role of undertaking tests on
behalf of the Public Health departments that monitor
the quality of water supply and samples drawn
from the food manufacturing units. It also undertakes
testing directly on behalf of the entrepreneurs
on a nominal fee.
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Food and Drug Administration, Maharashtra State,
the State's primary instrument of Consumer protection,
is a scientifically based law enforcement agency.
Initially, this Administration came into being
as Directorate of Drugs Control which was meant
for enforcing mainly the Drugs and Cosmetics Act
and Rules thereunder. Later in the year 1970,
Government entrusted the responsibility of enforcement
of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954,
to this Directorate and then it was renamed "Food
and Drug Administration".
Address -
FDA,
Bandra-Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai 400051 Maharashtra, India
Tel - 91-22-6592361-65 / 91-22-6592123
/ 91-22-6592149
Fax - 91-22-6591959
Email - fdahq@vsnl.com
National Horticulture Board
National Horticulture Board (NHB) was set up
by the Government of India in 1984 as an autonomous
society under the Societies Registration Act 1860
with a mandate to promote integrated development
in horticulture, to help in coordinating , stimulating
and sustaining the production and processing of
fruits and vegetables and to establish a sound
infrastructure in the field of production, processing
and marketing with a focus on post harvest management
to reduce losses.
Address:
National Horticulture Board
C/o Office of Director Horticulture Commisionerate
of Agriculture(Govt. of Maharashtra), Shivaji
Nagar, K.B. Marg Pune 411 005
Tele/Fax 020-25530582-83
E-mail : jbsingh6@rediffmail.com
National Horticulture Mission
A National Horticulture Mission has been launched
as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to promote holistic
growth of the horticulture sector through an area
based regionally differentiated strategies. The
scheme will be fully funded by the Government
and different components proposed for implementation
financially supported on the scales laid down.
Address:-
Shri. B. V. Gopal Reddy - Managing Director
SHM & MPB, Sakhar Sankul, Shivajinagar, Pune-411005
Maharashtra
Phone: 020-25535441,(R)26334260
Fax: 25535441
Email: gopalreddyby@gmail.com,
msnhm_pune@rediffmail.com
Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing
Board (MSAMB),
The Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing
Board (MSAMB), Pune was established on 23rd, March
1984, under section 39A of Maharashtra Agricultural
Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1963. MSAMB
has done pioneering work in the field of Agricultural
Marketing in the State and achieved success in
various areas. MSAMB is having an important role
in developing and coordinating agricultural marketing
system in the State of Maharashtra.
Address:-
Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board
R-7, Market Yard, Gultekadi, Pune 411 037. Maharashtra,
India
Tel: 020 2426 1190, 2426 8297
Fax: 020 2427 2095
E-Mail: msamb@vsnl.com
Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation
Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation was
established on 8th August,1957, under the Agriculture
Produce (Development & Warehousing) Act,1956,
which was subsequently replaced by the Warehousing
Corporations Act,1962. The functioning of
the State Warehousing Corporation is done on the
basis of said Act & the detailed procedure
formultated under Bombay Warehouses Act,1959 and
Bombay Warehouses Rules,1960 duly amended from
time to time.
Warehousing activities of MSWC include scientific
storage of food grains, fertilizers, industrial
goods , cotton bales, cement, and at some places
it runs custom bonded warehouses and container
freight stations.
Address:-
Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation
583/B, Market Yard, Gultekadi, Pune - 411037,
Maharashtra, India.
Tel.: 91 020 24262951, 24262953-55.
Fax: 91 020 24270917, 24270018
College of Agriculture, Pune
The College of Agriculture, Pune is one of the
first five agriculture Colleges established in
India. From its very inception, there has been
a close co-ordination between research and teaching.
After establishment of Maharashtra Agricultural
University in the year 1968 , the College of Agriculture,
Pune was transferred to the University as a constituent
College. In 1969, the College was transferred
to the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (Agricultural
University), Rahuri established in that year.
The B.Sc.(Hort) degree programme was started in
the year 1984. The University headquarters are
located in Rahuri, Dist.Ahmednagar 160 km to the
north of Pune.
Address:-
Dr. T.A. More - Dean & Director of Instructions
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth
Rahuri - 413722 Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
INDIA
Email: dean.mpkv@nic.in
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD)
NABARD is set up as an apex Development Bank
with a mandate for facilitating credit flow for
promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale
industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts
and other rural crafts. It also has the mandate
to support all other allied economic activities
in rural areas, promote integrated and sustainable
rural development and secure prosperity of rural
areas.
Address:-
Shri S Santhanam - General Manager
Maharashtra Regional Office
54, Wellesley Road, Shivaji Nagar, Post Box No.
5, Pune – 411005
Tel: (91) 020 25512090
(91) 020 25911439
Fax: (91) 020 25511489
Email: pune@nabard.org
Directorate of Horticulture Govt. of Maharashtra
At A Glance:
Maharashtra is a leading state in agriculture
and now emerging as an important horticultural
state in the country. Different types of soil,
diverse agro climatic conditions, adequate technical
manpower, well developed communication facilities
increasing trend in drip irrigation, green house,
use of cool chain facilities and vibrant farmer
organisation offer wide apportunities to
grow different horticultural crops in the state.
State's endeavours to launch a special horticulture
development programme linked to Employment Guarantee
Scheme has helped to take up the area under different
fruits over one million hectare. Best quality
grapes produced in the state are now
exported to other countries.
Mango, particularly "Alphanso" cultivar,
grown in Konkan has already established name in
the international market. Efforts to expand other
fruits like pomegranate, banana will
also succeed in very near future . Already
established 250 regulated markets
in the state also offer opportunites
to the fruit growers for marketing of fruits.
State is pioneer in onion production in the country.
Export of onion from Maharashtra is increasing
since last five years. Chillies occupy as area
of around 1.50 lakh ha. Other vegetables also
have potential to be grown in the state. The state
has started the production of "True Potato
Seed" and the farmers have shown interest
in adopting this technology. Also mushroom production
especially flaked mushroom is getting popularized.
The formation of growers organizations is getting
momentum. The state is having few units in private
sector growing button mushrooms. The is having
All India Co-ordinated Mushroom Development Centre
at Pune.
Floriculture in the state is of a very recent
origin, Till recent past
floriculture in the state was confined only to
the traditional flowers. However the private sector
has now entered in this field on a very large
scale with green house technologies where cut
flowers like roses, carnetions, Gerberas, anthurium,
orchids etc. are grown on a large scale.
Address:-
Dy.Director Hort - 1,Add-Directorate of Horticulture,
Shivajinagar, Pune -5
Ph/Fax: 020-25538337 -020-25537565
Email: agridhrt.mah@nic.in
The National Small Industries Corporation
Ltd. (NSIC)
National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC),
an ISO 9001 certified company, since its establishment
in 1955, has been working to fulfill its mission
of promoting, aiding and fostering the growth
of small scale industries and industry related
small scale services / business enterprises in
the country. Over a period of five decades of
transition, growth and development, NSIC has proved
its strength within the country and abroad by
promoting modernization, upgradation of technology,
quality consciousness, strengthening linkages
with large and medium enterprises and enhancing
exports – projects and products from small
industries.
NSIC operates through 6 Zonal Offices, 26 Branch
Offices, 15 Sub Offices, 5 Technical Services
Centres,3 Extension Centres and 2 Software Technology
Parks supported by a team of over 500 professionals
spread across the country. To manage operations
in Gulf and African countries, NSIC operates from
its offices in Dubai and Johannesburg.
NSIC carries forward its mission to assist small
enterprises with a set of specially tailored schemes
designed to put them in a competitive and advantageous
position. The schemes comprise of facilitating
marketing support, credit support, technology
support and other support services.
Address:-
The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.
(NSIC)
Janki Hall Compound, Shankar Seth Road,
Swargate, Pune-411037
Telefax: 020-24440546
Directorate of Industries
Address:-
Joint Director of Industries
(Pune Division)
Pune Agriculture College Compound
Shivaji Nagar,
Pune-411 005
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