AZADPUR MANDI

Group 2
 INTRODUCTION
• Asia’s largest Mandi.
• Wholesale market of fruits and Vegetables.
• Shifted in 1976 from Barafkhana and established in
1977.
• Owner is Choudhary Heera Singh Rana
(was a Congress leader of masses of rural area).
• Mandi is divided on 4 blocks- A, B, C, D.
o A & D are famous for vegetables
o B & C is famous for fruits
• Spread across an area of 90 acres
• round-the-clock mandi.
• Every day thousands of trucks bring fresh produce
to it from all over the country, and the annual
arrivals amount to millions of tonnes
 GETTING THE BEST PRICE

•Commission agents (middlemen) try to get the

'best price'. They don't bid loudly.
•Communicate with buyers in code, by touching
hands under a handkerchief. This way, the price
changes with every buyer.
•an old-fashioned way, and illegal too, but that's
how most deals are struck at the mandi.
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 TRANSACTIONS WORTH HUNDREDS OF CRORES
• Auctions and transactions take place even at night,"
says Rajeev Bhatia, a third generation trader.
• After an auction, a bill is prepared to calculate the
payment due to farmers.
• "We deduct charges for labour and transport, and our
commission before sending the net amount to
farmers," Bhatia says
Method of auctioning
• Farmers bring their produce to commission agents,
who auction it by calling out prices quoted by
potential buyers around them. The commission agent
checks with the farmer before handing over the
produce to the highest bidder.

If the deal goes through, the farmer pays 6% of the

final rate to the commission agent.)
 THOUSANDS GATHER TO BUY PRODUCE

• Thousands of local vendors gather at the

mandi to buy produce from the
middlemen.

"Vendors have to come here to buy

vegetables. Some also head to the Okhla
and Ghazipur markets to buy produce but
most come here at the crack of dawn to
be able to sell in their areas early in the
morning," says Sunil Bhatia, works with
Rajeev Bhatia.
FRUITS IN AZADPUR
MANDI
 APPLES (Rs. 100/kg)
• Scientific name malus domestica.
• Apples in India for centuries.
• Need cold climate for cultivation.
• Best suited conditions in north and high quality apples
grow in Kashmir.
• India imports fruits from the US, China, Chile, New
Zealand, and Italy.
• Country produces almost half of the world’s apple
supply.
• Some exotic (often imported) varieties are as follows:
a. Fuji( from china)
b. Royal Gala (from New Zealand)
c. Washington Red: American variety
d. Granny Smith: American variety
• Common apple varieties grown in India :
Red delicious: a mid-season apple grown in
Himachal Pradesh. most widely grown types in
India.
Golden delicious: a late-season cultivar gown in
Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh.
McIntosh: A reddish pink apple with a golden blush
grown in Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
Chaubattia Anupam: A red and yellow-striped
apple grown in Uttar Pradesh
Lal Ambri: A reddish yellow apple grown in
Jammu and Kashmir.
• APPRICOTS
 Full of fragrance and sweet, golden-orange are
summer season delicacies of Asian origin.
 Much-prized fruits,first brought to Europe by
Greeks, who named them as “golden eggs of the
sun”.
 Scientific name: Prunus armenia.
 Producing Regions: Turkey, Iran, Italy, France,
Spain, Syria, Greece, and China.
 Low in calories, 50 calories per 100 g weight ,
rich source of Vitamin C.
• AVACADOS (Rs. /kg)
 Flavorful pear-shaped fruits of Central
American origin.
 feature high fat content and carry more
calories.
 Scientific name is Persea americana.
 Mature on the tree but ripe only after their
harvest. Weigh around 300-700 g .
 Very rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, and
minerals
• BANANAS(Rs. 40/dozen) • PLUMS
 Scientific name: Musa acuminata colla.  Widely cultivated at commercial scale in the
 One of the cheapest and readily available fruits United States, Europe, Japan and China.
year around.  Each variety of the plum tree bears numerous,
 Different size (4-9•
inches), color (yellow to almost uniform sized berries between May and
brown), weight (70-150g) September months.
 High calorie tropical fruits. 100 grams of its  Scientific name: Prunus domestica.
flesh carries 90 calories.  Low in calories (46 calories per 100 g)
• DATES
 Scientifically named as Phoenix dactylifera.
 3–7 cms long, and 2–3 cms diameter, and ripe
dates range from golden-yellow, amber, bright-
red to deep-brown.
 ‘Amir Hajj’, ‘Saidy’, 'Khadrawy' and 'Medjool'
are some of the important varieties.
 100 g of mejdool dates hold 277 calories.
• GRAPES
 Tiny berries of Europe and Mediterranean
regions. Widely viewed in many cultures as “the
queen of fruits"
 Growing in clusters on a perennial and
deciduous woody vine
 100 g fresh grapes just provide 69 calories.
• LYCHEE
 Arrival of summer. Besides being sweet and
nutritious
 Scientifically as Litchi chinensis.
 Contains 66 calories per 100 g
• PEACHES • JACKFRUIT
 Peaches are native to China, from  Scientific name: Artocarpus heterophyllus.
where they spread to rest of the
world.  Fruit is deliciously sweet in taste.

 Scientific name: Prunus persica.  Popular Asian tropical fruit

 Pulp is juicy sweet and tart in taste  100 g of edible jackfruit bulbs provide 95 calories.
with pleasant aroma.
 Are low in calories (100 g just
provide 39 calories), and contain no
saturated fats, source of Vitamin A.
• STAR FRUIT (CARAMBOLA)
 Star shaped tropical fruit with sweet and sour flavor. .
 Scientific name: Averrhoa carambola.
 Light-green to yellow with attractive smooth waxy surface
and weighs about 70-130g and crispy and juicy inside.
 100 g fruit just provides 31 calories, which is much lower
than for any other popular tropical fruits.
 Good source of Vitamin C.
• SAPODILLA (SAPOTA)(Rs. 150-300)
 Composes of soft, easily digestible pulp
made of simple sugars like fructose and
sucrose.
 Scientific name: Manilkara zapota.
 Originated in the central American rain
forests.
 Grown as a major commercial crop in
India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and
Malaysia.
 100 g provides 83 calories .
• PAPAYA
 Star shaped tropical fruit with sweet and sour
flavor. .
 Scientific name: Carica papaya.
 Exotic fruit, is packed with numerous health
benefiting nutrients.
 Originated in the Central Americas.
 Very low in calories (just 39 calories/100 g)
and contains no cholesterol.
• KIWI FRUIT
 Also known as Chinese gooseberry.
 Scieintific name: Actinidia chinensis.
 This exotic fruit is recognized as the national
fruit of China.
 Kiwi berry measures approximately a large
size hen’s egg, and weighs up to 125 g.
 100 g of kiwi berry holds 61 calories,
excellent source of antioxidant vitamin-C.
• FIGS • CANARY MELON
 Is native to temperate regions of Asia Minor  Also known as winter melon is a large,
or Turkey. bright-yellow elongated melon with a pale
 Scientific name: Ficus carica. green to white inner flesh.

 Some popular varieties grown in USA  Has a distinctively sweet flavor that is
slightly tangier than a honeydew melon
are Brown Turkey, Conadria,
Kadota, and Black mission. originated in the  Fruit is of low calorie, rich in dietary fiber,
Central Americas. moderate sources of vitamin-A.

 100 g fresh fruits carry only 74 calories.

• MANGO
 “The king of the fruits," mango fruit is one of
the most popular, nutritionally rich fruits with
unique flavor, fragrance, taste, and heath
promoting qualities.
 Scientific name: Mangifera Indica.
 Exotic fruit, tree is believed to be originating
in the sub-Himalayan plains of Indian
subcontinent.
 National fruit of India, Pakistan, and
the Philiphines, and the national tree
of Bangladesh.
 Excellent source of Vitamin-A.
• DRAGON FRUIT
 Indigenous to Central America but is also
grown and exported from several
Southeast Asian countries, such as
Thailand and Vietnam.
 Scieintific name: Hylocereus undatus
 Fruits have red or yellow skin (which
looks a little like a soft pineapple with
spikes) and white or red flesh, with edible
seeds.
• LEMON (Rs. 100/kg) • TOMATO
 One of the most widely used citrus fruits  A pulpy nutritious fruit commonly eaten as
worldwide. a vegetable.
 Scientific name: Citrus limon  Scientific name is lycopersicon
esculentum.
 Smallest among citrus fruits,.
 Exotic vegetable of all seasons is native to
 Have originated in the Himalayan foothills of the central america.
North-East India, and from where they
spread all across the Middle East, Europe,  Low-calorie vegetables; hold just 18
Africa, and as far as Americas. calories per 100 g.

 Fruit is less in calories, carrying just 29

calories per 100 g.
 VEGETABLES
IN AZADPUR MANDI
• GARLIC (Rs. 90-150/kg)
 scientifically known as Allium sativum.
• CABBAGE (Rs. 30/kg)
 scientifically known as Brassica oleracea
• CORN (Rs. 30/kg)
 scientifically known as Zea Mays.
• ASPARIGUS (Rs. 400/kg)
 scientifically known as Asparagus officinalis.
• CARROT (Rs. 30/kg)
 scientifically known as Daucus Carota.
• CORIANDER (Rs. 800-1500/kg)
 scientifically known as Coriandrum sativum.
• CAPSICUM (Rs. 70/kg)
 scientifically known as Capsicum.
• GINGER(Rs.60/kg)
 Scientific name: Zingiber officinale.
• MINT (Rs. 300/kg)
 scientifically known as Mentha.
• OKRA (Rs. 40/kg)
 scientifically known as Abelmoschus esculentus.
• BOTTLE GOURD (Rs. 20/kg)
 scientifically known as Lagenaria siceraria.
• CAULIFLOWER (Rs. 30/kg)
 scientifically known as Brassica oleracea var. botrytis.
• PEAS (Rs. 80/kg)
 scientifically known as Pisum sativum.
• ONION (Rs. 14/kg)
 scientifically known as Allium cepa.
• GREEN CHILLI (Rs. 28/kg)
 scientifically known as Capsicum annuum.
• TOMATO (Rs. 30/kg)
 scientifically known as Solanum lycopersicum.
• DESI TOMATO (Rs. 22/kg)
 scientifically known as Solanum lycopersicum.
• POTATO (Rs. 17-20/kg)
 scientifically known as Solanum tuberosum.
• SHALLOTS (Rs. 12/kg)
 scientifically known as Allium cepa var.
aggregatum.
• WHITE ONION (Rs. 40/kg)
 scientifically known as Allium cepa
• BROCCOLI (Rs. 180/kg)
 scientifically known as Brassica oleracea var.
italica.
• YELLOW/RED CAPSICUM(Rs.200/kg)
 Scientific name: Capsicum annuum.
• MUSHROOM (Rs. 200/kg)
 scientifically known as portobello mushroom.
• BABYCORN (Rs. 15-20/kg)
 scientifically known as Zea mays.
• BITTER GOURD (Rs. 160/kg)
 scientifically known as Momordica charantia.
• GREEN PAPAYA (Rs. 30/kg)
 scientifically known as Carica papaya.
• ROUND BOTTLE GOURD (Rs. 20/kg)
 scientifically known as Lagenaria siceraria.
• CUCUMBER (Rs. 12/kg)
 scientifically known as Cucumis sativus