ITC e-Choupal

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This is a presentation about the ITC e-choupal.

ITC e-Choupal

BACKGROUND
Agriculture produces 23% of India’s GDP ? Provides employment to about 66% of workforce in India ? Extensive dependence on Monsoon ? Illiteracy and black-marketing prominent
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FARMER ? MANDI ? BUYER

Inbound Logistics

Display & Inspection

Auction

Bagging & Weighing

Payment

Outbound Logistics

PROBLEMS OF RURAL INDIAN FARMER

CONTD…

Lack of Information ? Local Mandis dominated by Commission Agents ? Commission Agents major link between Farmer and Buyers. ? Spoilage, Wastage further hamper Net Productivity
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FARMER ? MANDI ? BUYER
Inspection by Sight or Moisture meter ? Crops affected by Wastage and Spillage ? Malpractices by Agents ? Multiple points of handling ? Untimely Payments ? Mixing of Premium quality produce with inferior to inflate prices ? No Direct interaction with farmers ? High dependence on Commission Agents(Adatiya’s) ? Commission 2.5% to 3%
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Role Of e-Choupal

e-CHOUPAL
Farmer
Information and Prices

Sanchalak E-Choupal (Computer) Samyojak Product and Service Providers

Payments, Labor, Transportation and Storage

0.5%

WORKING MODEL
Kiosks Information Sanchalak

Information to Farmer Input Sell Output Output

e-CHOUPAL PLATFORM

FARMER ? e-CHOUPAL ? BUYER

Pricing

Inbound Logistics

Inspection and Grading

Weighing & Payments

Hub Logistics

TRANSACTION COSTS

CONTD…

INFORMATION AVAILABLE (e-CHOUPAL)
Weather

Pricing
World Market Price

Education
News

Best Practices
Others

Q&A

TRAINING THROUGH ICT

CURRENT NETWORK SIZE
• Market Adding Six New Choupals every day •Intend Scaling up to 100,000 in 15 states by 2010

E- Choupal

Now

Next 5 Years 15

States Covered Villages Covered No. of e-Choupals Farmers e-empowered

10

40000 100000 6500 4 Mn. 20000 10 Mn.

BENEFITS OF e-CHOUPAL
On time Information ? Payment on Delivery ? Transportation Costs are reimbursed ? No Malpractices ? Reduction in transportation cycle ? Reduction in wastage and spillage ? Lower Cost of Inputs for Farmer as well as ITC ? Supply Security ? Save of US$6(Rs 270) per metric tonne
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CHALLENGES FACED BY e-CHOUPAL
Power Constraints

Transportation
Telecom Infrastructure

Illiteracy
Social Norms

System Support
Others

Q&A

SOCIAL IMPACT OF e-CHOUPAL
•Better Returns •Education •Social Security

Farmers

•Lower cost of products •Social Stability •Check Migration to Cities
ECHOUPAL

Society

ITC

•Improvement in Productivity •Reduction in Disparity •Reduction in Hoarding & Blackmarketing

•Lower Cost of Inputs •Better Relations •Supply Security
Government

Thank You



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