Agriculture is not just the livelihood of nearly sixty percent of India’ population and the largest contributor of the Indian economy, but it is also recognized as the global powerhouse of agriculture. These are reasons enough to prioritize crop safety and focus on agricultural production.
India is a land of agriculture – be it farming or its allied sectors, and it is a major source of the country’s essential food crops. Agriculture also provides employment to over half of the workforce of the nation. It contributes towards the steady economy of India.
However, various factors such as pollution, pests and insects, and the usage harmful chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and other such ingredients, badly affect essential crops and grains. These crops are incurring severe damages, while slowing down agricultural production.
In order to tackle such serious issues, leading agriculture solution providers are stepping up to deliver the best solutions. They are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that there is increased agricultural productivity and also that the crops are safe and protected.
One such leading agriculture solution provider is Save Grain Advanced Solutions Pvt. Ltd. The company is dedicated towards informing and educating farmers about the latest technologies and to ensure their availability at a reasonable cost. It also provides its services to the homemakers of India, who have set out on a business journey. This mission is to assist them in the clean and proper storage of grains.
How it all Began
Save Grain Bags started off its journey in the year 2015-16. “The very idea of our company although, had taken root in our minds quite a longtime ago”, states team Save Grain Bags. The company’s aim was to provide a complete and clear solution to all the problems commonly experienced in the agricultural sector. Knowing that agriculture is the primary sector of the country’s economy and the largest occupation of Indians, the company took up the onus of ensuring safety of the crops.
The company is of the opinion that while our country produces agriculture yield in great quantities, it immensely lacks the proper infrastructure for storage. According to statistics, almost 55% to 60% of the yearly produce of maximum farmers is compromised by qualitative or quantitative damage. This problem continues even in the 21st century when technology is progressing rapidly.
The most important of issues begin right after the harvest of crops is completed and the storage process begins. Accordingly, Team Save Grain Bags came together to uproot this problem from its very core. It all started by participating in every big and small agricultural exhibition to promote advanced storage technology. The team visited different villages in different parts of the country to promote and explain the need of this storage technology.
Inspiring Leadership
Save Grain Bags marches towards excellence under the dedicated stewardship of Mr. Sachin Gangal and Mrs. Anita Sachin Gangal. They are the key management personnel who are responsible for the tremendous success of the company. With the fervent leadership of Mr. Sachin and Mrs. Anita, the company is gradually overcoming numerous obstacles and achieving new milestones in delivering efficient agricultural solutions.
Their idea of developing this very technology was with the motive of not letting the wastage of food grains happen in India. The idea started with experimenting with the storage capacity, the needs of the society. It included trials, visiting different locations and approaching farmers to convince them about the use of this technology which they started off with. Later, slowly this very small plant grew into a robust tree with more people joining and promoting the storage idea.
Embracing Quality-First Approach
The company delivers its wide variety of services to clientele ranging from farmers – the main cultivators of food crops, the organic cultivators, agriculture-related companies, and homemakers. The demand from each section is different. Some prefer bulk storage, while the demand by few is seasonal, whereas the demand from homemakers is of small quantities only for their household needs.
Hence, Save Grain Bags offers a wide variety in sizes to cater the needs of this diverse clientele. The sizes of the bags and pouches have been designed and manufactured after studying the needs.
The bags and pouches manufactured by the company undergo thorough quality test. Each batch of production is tested and samples from every batch are sent for quality assurance. Furthermore, Save Grain Bags has received certification for its bags from Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology. Its bags are currently being tested and certified by Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology.
Noteworthy Achievements
The company has achieved numerous accolades throughout its quest for delivering excellent agricultural solutions. For the year 2020-21 it has received the Economic Times Archery award under the category: Excellence in packaging – Food.
Significant Contributions
Save Grain Bags is a storage solution based on hermetic technology that allows clients to store a wide range of agricultural produce and household products for a longer duration without any loss to pests, and without the usage of pesticides. It produces bags which are weather resistant, recyclable and plastic ban compatible.
The company’s notable contributions towards the environment, the society, and the economy have been mentioned below:
- Environmental:
- The company reduces carbon footprint by cultivating less land.
- It reduces pollution and transportation to the warehouse.
- The company employs organic storage facilities and does not use any chemical.
- Social:
- It increases the health index of soil and consumers
- The company ensures that there is no distress sale for farmers.
- It provides various options which help farmers to earn more money.
- Economical:
- The company employs its own scientific storage and in turn, reduces storage cost.
- The company employs techniques to ensure that there is no wastage of crops and grains, and the farmers receive more to sell.
- The prime objective of the company is to make sure that there is availability of more food for the poor.
Tackling Every Challenge with Confidence
Save Grain Bags faced tremendous challenges towards its journey of achieving prominence. The team states that the traditional farmers are not very open to new development and technology. They are the ones who suffer the maximum losses. The company had to take on the stiff task of convincing them in adopting the technology and giving them an idea as to how beneficial this is for them.
Overcoming the Pandemic Efficiently
Similar to many other companies and industries, Save Grain Bags also had to face numerous challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it tackled every challenge positively and reaped better results. During the pandemic, the company’s sales increased as demand for packaging material increased from all types of consumers such as farmers, households, industries, and exporters.
Panic buying was prevalent among many household consumers, which led to increased sales. Farmers wanted to store their hard-earned harvest safely during lockdown without any infestation and majority of exporters or stockiest stored the grains in their warehouses.
Save Grain Bags also got orders from government institutions to distribute the bags to farmers. Also, many NGOs and similar institutes who support or help farmers distributed these bags to the latter free of cost. Owing to the pandemic, the company’s sales increased to almost 60-70% as compared to last financial year.
Scaling the Future
Marching ahead, Save Grain Bags plans to develop different variants in hermetic bags and pouches which can be suitable for different applications and different food commodities. It is also approaching different state governments to incorporate these bags in farming kit for the benefit of farmers.
The company has planned aggressive digital promotional activities during harvesting season. Team Save Grain Bags intends to make sure that not even a single food grain in the world is lost because of infestation.
