WALNUT PROCESSING PLANT

Georgia is considered one of the primary centers of the origin of walnut. There are great prospects for its development. Walnut is characterized with high productivity in mountain areas of East and west Georgia on the elevation of 500-900 m from see level, as well as in high area of Ratcha-Lechkhumi and East Caucasus pre-mountain areas. Despite the significantly suitable natural and soil conditions for walnut growing in Georgia, demand on local market is more 4-8 thousand tons than the in-shell walnut production.

That is why an amount of walnut is imported from other countries in high market prices. Therefore study and testing of the local germplasm, selection of high productive varieties and their extension in farms have great importance for filling this deficit. This article describes the materials of walnut germplasm study for Georgia. Prospective varieties and advanced selections are distinguished to each ecological zones of Georgia.

Several walnut selections of lateral type and semi-dwarf growth are bread from Georgian walnut breeding program.

The biological, agricultural and pomological description of selected varieties and new selections are also mentioned. The following varieties are recommended for production in various ecological zones of Georgia:
Aragvi, Kaspura, Ackuri, Vanta, Goruli, Liakhvi, Ujarma, Manglisuri and Gareji.
Georgian walnut ranks second in the top ten export products of Georgia for 2012. Exports of nuts from Georgia is worth $ 15 million and this represented 9% of the total export of Georgia.
According to the chairman of the Union of Manufacturers- Mamuka Todua, there is great potential in nuts production for Georgia due to increased demand in the global market. Georgian nuts are sold very well on the markets in Europe, Asia and Russia.

According to the International Food and Agriculture Organisation, main nuts producers with the most areas with nuts are: Turkey, with 345 hectares that produce 501.6 thousand tones, Italy, 69,000 hectares with a production of 112.3000 t, Azerbaijan – 19.5000 hectares -18.6 thousand tons, Spain- 12.1 thousand hektar-18.3 thousand tons, USA- 11.8 thousand hectares -28, 5 thousand tons, Iran- 11 thousand hectares, 12 thousand tons, Georgia and China – up to 8 thousand hectares – 12  thousand tons.

In recent years, the production of nuts has become one of the leading crops in Georgia. Statistics show that nut plantations in Georgia occupy 42.1% of the arable land and continue to grow in all areas of the country.

•    PROJECT AT A GLANCE
•    INTRODUCTION
•    ABOUT WALNUT
•    CHARACTERISTICS
•    TYPES
•    PRODUCTION
•    STORAGE
•    INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
•    FOOD INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
•    MARKET SIZE-GROWTH RATES OF DRY FRUIT & NUT
•    CONSUMPTION
•    POPULARITY
•    AWARENESS
•    CONSUMPTION
•    DEMAND
•    RETAILING
•    WALNUT FARMING AGRO PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
•    ESTABLISHMENT CULTURAL PRACTICES
•    PRODUCTION CULTURAL PRACTICES
•    MARKETS AND MARKETING ISSUES
•    PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS
•    SOIL SPECIFICATIONS WHICH ARE NON-LIMITING TO TREE GROWTH
•    NUTRIENT LEVELS (DRY WEIGHT) FOR WALNUT LEAVES
•    IRRIGATION
•    VARIETIES
•    AGRONOMY
•    PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL
•    TOP 10 WALNUT PRODUCING COUNTRIES – 2016
•    MAJOR EXPORTING COUNTRIES OF WALNUTS
•    EXPORT OF WALNUTS FROM INDIA
•    COUNTRY-WISE SHARE OF EXPORTS OF WALNUTS FROM INDIA (2015-2016)
•    ALL INDIA AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF WALNUT
•    USES AND APPLICATIONS/ PROPERTIES OF WALNUT
•    WHAT IS A WALNUT
•    ETYMOLOGICAL BACKGROUND
•    WALNUT PRODUCTION
•    WALNUT TRADE
•    IN SHELL WALNUTS
•    WALNUT KERNELS
•    NUTRITIONAL VALUE  (ANTIOXIDANTS)
•    MEDICAL BENEFITS AND CLAIMS
•    A WHOLE WALNUT KERNEL, WITH BOTH HALVES UNBROKEN.
•    MEDICINAL USES
•    AGMARK STANDARDS FOR WALNUT WALNUTS GRADING AND MARKING RULES
•    DETAILED PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE
•    PROCESSING OF WALNUT
•    HARVESTING/STORAGE:
•    PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF “WALNUT”
•    PROCESSING & PACKING
•    SPECIFICATIONS OF PACKAGING MATERIALS FOR WALNUT
•    LIST OF MACHINERY USED IN WALNUT PROCESSING PLANT
•    WALNUT HULLER
•    WALNUT/PECAN ASPIRATOR
•    WALNUT PRE-CLEANER STAGES I AND II
•    WALNUT PRE-CLEANER STAGE III
•    WALNUT WASH CONVEYOR
•    WALNUT ROCK TANK
•    ASPIRATORS
•    SIZING DECKS
•    INSPECTION TABLES
•    HOPPER BOTTOM BINS
•    VIBRATING GRADER MACHINE
•    DRY FRUITS FEEDING IN FFS MACHINE
•    DOUBLE HEAD FILLING MACHINES FOR DRY FRUITS
•    WEIGHMETRIC FILLER MACHINE
•    BAND SEALER FOR STANDY POUCH
•    PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUT
•    PLANT LOCATION FACTORS
•    PRIMARY FACTORS
•    SPECIFIC FACTORS
•    EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED
•    IN THE PROJECT REPORT
•    PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES
•    INTRODUCTION
•    PROJECT HANDLING
•    PROJECT SCHEDULING
•    PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
•    TIME SCHEDULE
•    MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS
•    CURRENT MANUFACTURER /PROCESSOR
•    TURNKEY CONSULTANT FOR SETTINGUP
•    WALNUT PROCESSING UNIT
•    COMPLETE PLANT AND MACHINERY SUPPLIERS
•    EFFLUENT TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
•    STANDARDS
•    TOLERANCE LIMITS FOR INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT DISCHARGE
•    WASTE TREATMENT PRIMARY TREATMENT
•    ANAEROBIC TREATMENT
•    SECONDARY TREATMENT
•    TERTIARY TREATMENT
•    SOLIDS CONCENTRATION
•    TYPICAL WASTE SOLIDS CHARACTERISTICS
•    EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT
•    EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
•    PLANT LAYOUT
•    GMP/GHP CRITERIA FOR FOOD
•    DESIGN AND LAYOUT
•    INTERNAL STRUCTURES & FITTINGS
•    WATER SUPPLY
•    DRAINAGE AND WASTE DISPOSAL
•    CLEANING
•    PERSONNEL HYGIENE FACILITIES AND TOILETS
•    TEMPERATURE CONTROL
•    AIR QUALITY AND VENTILATION
•    LIGHTING
•    STORAGE
•    WATER, ICE AND STEAM IN CONTACT WITH FOOD
•    WATER, ICE AND STEAM NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD
•    WATER PIPES & STORAGE TANKS
•    UTILITIES
•    WATER
•    STEAM
•    SWOT ANALYSIS

APPENDIX – A:

1.      COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS
2.      LAND & BUILDING
3.      PLANT AND MACHINERY
4.      FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5.      RAW MATERIAL
6.      SALARY AND WAGES
7.      UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
8.      TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
9.      COST OF PRODUCTION
10.      PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
11.      BREAK EVEN POINT
12.      RESOURCES OF FINANCE
13.      INTEREST CHART
14.      DEPRECIATION CHART
15.      CASH FLOW STATEMENT
16.      PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET