Processing of Makhana

This study was conducted to analyse the status of Makhana processing and its value chain financing in Bihar. Findings of the study revealed that almost 100 per cent of Makhana is processed manually and the adoption of Makhana processing machines was totally absent. The net profit earned by processing of each quintal of raw Makhana seeds is very less in comparison to the share in consumers’ price.Contrary to the Makhana production; the women participation in Makhana processing was much significant.

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Farmers, Makhana, Bihar, Socioeconomic Condition In India, the cultivation of Makhana (Euryale ferox) is distributed in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Eastern Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. India is the only country where Makhana is cultivated as crop and mainly in the state of Bihar and some Parts of Assam.

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