PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT CTRAN CONSULTING

By Nihit Jain (06AG3802)

About Ctran Consulting

It is a part of Basix Group. BASIX is a livelihood promotion institution

established in 1996, with 90% customer base in rural areas and the rest 10% in urban slum areas.

Mission is to promote a large number of sustainable livelihoods, including for the rural poor and women, through the provision of financial services and technical assistance in an integrated manner.

Group companies of BASIX group Bhartiya Samruddhi Investments and Consulting Services

Ltd. (BASICS Ltd), the holding company, through which equity and debt investments are made in the group companies.

Bhartiya Samruddhi Finance Ltd. (Samruddhi), an RBI registered NBFC, engaged in micro-credit, retailing insurance and providing technical assistance in agriculture, business, and institutional development to its customers.

Krishna Bhima Samruddhi Local Area Bank Ltd. (KBSLAB), an RBI licensed bank providing micro-credit and savings services in three backward districts, Raichur, Gulbarga, and Mahbubnagar.

Indian Grameen Services (IGS), a section 25, not-for-profit company engaged in research, development and training related to livelihoods.

Sarvodaya Nano Finance Ltd. (Sarvodaya), an RBI registered NBFC, owned by women’s self-help groups, and managed by BASICS Ltd.

Ctran Counsulting

Ctran Consulting

Consultancy provided for Energy Infrastructure Climate Change and CDM Environment Social Infrastructure Cross cutting areas

special emphasis on clean development mechanism. Pioneer in rural infrastructure consultancy and

livelihood enhancement. Services covering farm sector, non-farm sector,

human development (agriculture, livelihood improvement, health and sanitation, education) entrepreneurship development and improvement of management practices are offered.

Financial performance for 2008-09 Company achieved achieved the targets

as per the budget for the year ending march 2009, by booking a profit of Rs 19 lakh with Return on Investment (RoI) of 47% against a budgeted RoI of 37%.Particulars March 31, 2009

(‘000)

Income from Operation 16,740

Profit on Operation 2,875

Provision for Income tax including deffered tax

883

Provision for FBT 90

Net Profit Agter Tax 1901

Average Capital Emplyed 4062

Return on Investment 47%

Macro economic factors affecting Ctran Consulting

The main focus of Ctran consulting is on climate change and CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) consulting.

But as a strategy, the company is diversifying its work and now focusing on sustainability solution rather than CDM advisory.

One of the major factors affecting the company’s performance is the CER (Certified Emission Reduction) prices which depend on a number of short term and long term factors.

Macro economic factors affecting Ctran Consulting

The short term factors are 1. Spread between natural gas and coal prices2. Energy demand3. Economic activity.

The long term factors are based on the number and type of CDM projects registered issuance pattern and emission targets.

The trend of the potential in this field is upward though volatility will remain. So the market outlook is quite positive.

Macro economic factors affecting Ctran Consulting

The price spread between pCERs (Primary CERs) and sCERs (Secondary CERs) keeps fluctuating depending upon market and social-economic condition. For example the recession caused an increase decrease in CER market of about 30%, but the sCER market grew 350%.

By nature the clients are diverse, so also their core business and the type of CERs. This is the reason why recession does not have such a huge impact as it had on other industries.

Major Competitors in India

Ernst & Young Pvt Ltd The Louis Berger Group Senergy Global Ltd Darashaw & Copmany Pvt Ltd Cantor CO2e Foretell Business Solutions Pvt Ltd Siri Exergy & Carbon Advisory Services (P) Ltd FICCI, Climate SD Services MGM International CETCON Engineers (India) Pvt Ltd  Green Stratos Pvt Ltd

Competition and Marketing Strategy

Differentiate themselves in our offerings. Focus on building a long term relationship. Investment on relationships with a view for long

term. Positioning as a young team which has believed

in CTRAN philosophy is working almost on the entire delivery space like any large organisation, in policy, institutional change and in projects.

Work on long term goals and larger issues. This strategy and approach is helping them in even getting international projects.

Aim to be one of the leading companies in sustainable business advisory in next five years.

Proposed project for Summer Internship in Ctran Consulting

Carbon Neutrality in Ginger Value Chain

Project Information

Title of the Project: A value chain on Ginger and Ginger Products

Project Partners: Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Natural Remedies Private Ltd, Banglore KASAM, Kandhamal IAEET, Koraput

Date of Start: 15th April, 2009 Planned Duration: 3.3 years Project Cost: Rs. 709.6091 lakh

Project objectives

1. Augmentation in production of suitable Ginger varieties (for value addition) in clusters with improved package of practices.

2. Improvement in post harvest technology of Ginger to minimise post harvest losses and develop value added products.

3. Improvement in value chain of Ginger for improved economic return to growers through remunerative market of branded and certified ginger and ginger based products.

4. Establishment / linking producer’s company/Organisations for better market access and enhanced bargaining power of the producers

Two scheduled and backward districts, having adequate potential for ginger value addition, have been selected for the project namely Koraput and Kandhamal of Orissa.

In each district one cluster comprising 500 farmers, mostly small and marginal, will be associated in the value chain improvement process.

The consortium will be headed by Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) who will be providing inputs on technological application for production augmentation of elite variety ginger, promotion of post harvest management technologies with new technological innovation, rendering guidance for product processing and valuation through establishment of PPF at its campus.

Role of Ctran Consulting

CTARN Consulting is the core partner to OUAT who will be responsible for operating PPF.

CTRAN will also provide project management support along with project monitoring, supervision and on the spot guidance to the project for the realisation of the set objectives.

Role of Other Partners

Apart from OUAT and CTRAN, in each district one NGO partner, KASAM in Kandhamal and IAEET in Koraput are selected for direct implementation and rendering support to the farmers.

Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd. (NRPL), one of the consortium partner, will play a major role in the value addition aspects of the proposed project. NRPL will be involved in research, product innovation, production and marketing of several high value-added products from ginger. The processed ginger material at PPF will be purchased directly from the farmers by NRPL through buyback agreements at suitable, pre-agreed price.

My Proposal

Study the carbon footprints of the whole ginger value chain in the two districts: Koraput and Kandhamal.

Come up with a plan for minimizing the carbon emissions in the whole value chain, by studying the various post harvest and processing technologies used in the two districts by the farmers.

Study the market, to analyze market potential for other processed products, which might me more carbon friendly.

Make a proposal for implementation in the two districts of the findings from above points.

Oversee the impletion of the above proposal.

SWOT analysis and PEST analysis methods will be used.

The SWOT will indicate internal strength and weaknesses along with persisting opportunities and threat in the external environment.

PEST analysis will basically deal with Political, Economic, socio-cultural and Technological factors.

CARBON AUDIT PROCESS

Data Collection

On Site Walk-around

Outputs: Report and

Recommendations

Ongoing Calculation - Emission

Statement Data Management Tools

Common processing done

Washing Sorting Peeling/Scraping

Mechanical, thermal, chemical and manual processes used.

Dehydration Blanching/Killing Distillation and Extraction for oil and

oleoresin production

Thank You!