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Just came across this, GRAM 2026 is happening in Jaipur from May 23 to 25. A roadshow was held in Delhi recently and apparently delegates from 19 countries are already confirmed. The focus is on agritech innovation, investment, and global partnerships in agriculture.

These kinds of events are genuinely useful if you're:

1. An agri startup looking for investors or partners
2. Working on agri export or value chain projects
3. Just trying to understand where the money is flowing in Indian agriculture

I think most of us underestimate how much of the agribusiness opportunity in India is still unlocked, events like GRAM bring together the people who are actually moving capital in this space. Anyone from this community planning to go? Would be good to know if there are people from r/AgriBusinessIndia attending.

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I have been exploring the economics of setting up a small dal mill, and here’s a realistic snapshot:

Setup cost:

1. Small unit (3–5 MT/day): ₹40+ lakh
2. Govt subsidy (PMFME / state schemes): up to ₹10–25 lakh
3. Net investment: Approx. ₹15–55 lakh (post-subsidy)
4. What it does: Processing pulses like tur, urad, masoor, chana and cleaning, dehusking, splitting, and packaging.

Ground reality on margins:

1. Raw material cost + processing + yield loss matters a lot
2. Yield is ~65–75% (not 100%)
3. Typical profit margin: Approx. ₹5–10/kg (can vary with market)

At 5 MT/day (raw input):

1. Output ~3.5 MT dal
2. Approx daily profit: ₹15,000 – ₹35,000 (after considering yield & realistic margins)

Key challenges:

1. Price fluctuations in pulses
2. High working capital requirement
3. Competition from established brands
4. Credit cycles in wholesale market

Where the real upside is:

1. Branding + retail packaging
2. Direct sourcing from farmers
3. Selling by-products (chuni, husk)
4. Local distribution networks

There are definitely many successful dal mills in Maharashtra, MP, UP but, it’s not as simple as “buy cheap, sell high.”

I’m curious, is anyone here running a dal mill already? or planning to start one? or part of an FPO exploring processing?

Would love to learn from real experiences and connect.

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Saturday post. Let's make this useful for everyone.

We have farmers, agri entrepreneurs, students, and professionals in this community. A lot of you are probably sitting on ideas that you have not acted on yet.

Drop it in the comments:

• What's the agri business idea you have been thinking about?
• What's stopping you from starting?
• What kind of help would actually move you forward?

Could be anything for example a processing unit, an export venture, a tech solution for farmers, a direct-to-consumer model, agri consulting, anything in the agribusiness space.

Let's make this thread useful. Go.

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