Solution stories
Rice and Flour Mill: Paddy Procurement to Packed Product
Moisture-based procurement, variety-wise milling yield and by-product tracking.
Trikaan Research & Engineering4 min read
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Milling yield starts with moisture and quality at purchase.
- Field procurement records were digitised at the source.
- Head rice and by-product yields were tracked per batch.
- Packing accuracy protected margin at the last step.
A miller buying paddy and wheat from farmers and traders wanted better control over procurement quality and milling yield.
This story shows how agri and manufacturing tools worked together.
The situation
Procurement agents recorded purchases in notebooks. Moisture was tested inconsistently. Milling yield was estimated monthly. By-products like bran and husk were not tracked carefully.
What they had already tried
- More procurement supervisors.
- Moisture meters at more centres.
- Monthly stock audits.
How we diagnosed the real problem
We followed lots from purchase to packing.
- Moisture deductions varied by agent.
- Head rice yield varied by paddy variety and drying.
- Bran and broken rice were under-recorded.
The solution, product by product
No single product solved this. The value came from the products working on the same data.
| Product | Role in this solution |
|---|---|
| Field app (Seed Track platform) | Farmer registration, purchase entries with moisture and photos, offline |
| Anvaya | Weighbridge, lots, payments, stock, sales |
| ASTR Production | Milling yield by variety and batch, by-product tracking, packing accuracy |
| Machine Digital Twin | Huller and polisher run status and energy |
| ASTR Reporting | Yield by variety, procurement region and agent |
How it rolled out
- Digital procurement at centres.
- Lot-wise milling.
- By-product recording.
- Packing scale integration.
What changed
Procurement decisions improved with variety-wise yield data.
- Deduction consistency improved across agents.
- Milling yield variance visible per batch.
- By-product revenue captured fully: [X]% increase.
What we would tell a similar company
- Digitise procurement at the source.
- Track yield by variety.
- Record every by-product.
- Integrate packing scales.
Frequently asked questions
Can farmers be registered offline?
Yes, through the field app.
Does it support moisture-based pricing?
Yes, with agreed deduction tables.
Is this a real customer?
It is an illustrative composite.
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Trikaan Research & Engineering
Trikaan
Written by the researchers and engineers who build Anvaya, ASTR and Seed Track, with input from Trikaan's delivery and engineering teams.
