Agriculture is one of thestrongholds of the Indian economy and accounts for 18.5 per cent of thecountry’s gross domestic product AndhraPradesh, Karnataka, Bihar and Maharashtra are the major maize producing states.The products from maize are value added products which include maize starch,liquid glucose, dextrose monohydrate, anhydrous dextrose, sorbitol, corn glutento name a few. In India, the prime source of starch is maize and the textileindustry is for long the largest buyer of maize starch in India.
Maize is one of the most important cereal crops of the worldand contributes to food security in most of the developing countries. In India,maize is emerging as third most important crop after rice and wheat. Itsimportance lies in the fact that it is not only used for human food and animalfeed but at the same time it is also widely used for corn starch industry, cornoil production, baby corns etc.
Why is maize an interestingbusiness opportunity?
Maize farming and productionbusiness in India is a high-potential opportunity for the continent. Maize(also known as ‘corn’ in some countries) is one of the most common andimportant food crops across India. In fact, many of our daily diets containmaize either directly or indirectly. Production of meat, eggs and dairy products(like milk and yoghurt) would be difficult without maize, which is a hugelyimportant ingredient in animal feed. Maize has quite a high starch contentwhich makes it a high-demand industrial raw material. The starch obtained frommaize is processed into several additives, agents and ingredients such asdextrine, sorbitol, sorbic acid and lactic acid. You may not recognize thesesubstances but they are used in many household items that you know and use suchas: ink, cosmetics, paint, medicines, syrups, ice cream, shoe polish, fireworksbatteries and glue.
The majorproducts to be produced in the plant are:
1. Starch
Food Grade, Pharma Grade, Textile grade
2. Liquid Glucose
3. Maltodextrin
4. Dextrose Monohydrate
5. Gluocse-D
6. Maize Gluten
7. Maize Germs
8. Maize oil & cake
9. Corn Steep Liquid
10. Maize Fiber