When sisters Priya and Akila Gunasekar began their millet industry with simply 10 workers in Tiruchi, they by no means dreamed their industry RA Meals would emerge as one in every of India’s largest millet exporters. These days, they purchase millets from 500 farmers and make use of 180 folks.
A few years again when Tiruchi’s Priya and Akila Gunasekar began their millet industry, they by no means dreamed that their merchandise would at some point be offered in another country.
The 2 sisters began their industry with 10 workers and entered into contract farming agreements with 14 Farmer Manufacturer Organisations (FPOs). These days, they purchase millets from 500 farmers and make use of 180 folks with 90 p.c of them being ladies.
Recently, RA Meals is excited by promoting packaged merchandise like thinai rava, varagu rava, combined millet that contain of thinai, varagu, saamai, kuthiraivalli, and kambu. Apparently, the sisters have tapped the world marketplace in 30 international locations together with america, England, Dubai, and Singapore.
Through the years, the siblings have arrange 11 millet factories in Perambalur, Ariyalur, and Dindigul. As of nowadays, their company has emerged as one in every of India’s largest millet exporters through exporting 2,700 tonnes of millet in 2023 and their annual turnover is a staggering Rs 136 crores.
Edited through Padmashree Pande