§1What this business is

Cassia tora (senna tora) grows wild on wasteland, riverbanks and fallow fields. The unit pre-cleans the seed, cleans it on an air-screen cleaner, removes light seed on a gravity separator, dries and sterilises it with heat, checks moisture and packs it in labelled bags.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A trader or farmer producer organisation in areas where cassia tora grows wild, with exporter contacts.

Who it is not for

Someone without links to collectors or exporters.

Advantages

  • Raw seed comes from wild plants at low cost
  • Gives village collectors an income
  • Standard seed-cleaning machines
  • An export trade already exists

Drawbacks

  • Supply depends on rain and on collectors
  • A few traders and exporters set the price
  • Rent of ₹30,000 a month is a fixed cost
  • Moisture and impurities decide the price

Skills you need

  • Seed cleaning and grading
  • Moisture testing
  • Buying from collectors
  • Export trade contacts

Why difficulty 2/5: Standard seed-cleaning machines; buying and selling well is the main skill.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Seed traders and exporters
  • Herbal and ayurvedic product makers

How it sells

  • Sale to exporters and traders in bulk
  • Local mandis

Good to know

  • The report lists traditional uses of the seed (eye inflammation, sleep, blood pressure) and says the seed is heat-treated before export to stop germination.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Seed cleaner (pre-cleaner)1₹2,70,000
Air screen cleaner1₹1,50,000
Gravity separator1₹2,00,000
Seed dryer1₹1,80,000
Seed moisture analyser1₹50,000
Seed packing and weighing machine1₹3,00,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Cassia Seeds (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Raw cassia tora seedcollected from wild plants
  • Bags and packaging material

From: PMEGP sample project report — Cassia Seeds (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam
  2. GST
  3. Fire NOC and Pollution Control Board NOC
  4. FSSAI licence (the report lists it)
  5. Trade licence
  6. Mandi licence where seed is bought through mandis
  7. IEC for export

We can do this registration for you

§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP fits; AIF supports primary processing such as cleaning and grading; MUDRA covers loans up to ₹20 L.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Plant & machinery ₹11.50 L (including GST and transport), other assets ₹1.00 L, working capital ₹4.09 L = ₹16.59 L. Premises rented (about ₹30,000 a month).

Working capital: Working capital ₹4.09 L; bank loan ₹3.68 L. Seed is collected in season, so stock builds up.

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Confirm the ITC-HS code for cassia tora seed on the DGFT site.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • A poor collection year
  • Price fall
  • Moisture damage in storage
  • Pests

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

  1. Days 1–30: Visit a working cassia tora seed processing unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam, GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
  3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

Not verified yet

Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect

§12Watch

There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.

Want to start Cassia Tora Seed Processing?

DPR, loan file or registration — ask us on WhatsApp.

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Cassia Seeds (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.