Steps 1–8 happen at the partner mill, which buys the paddy, stores it, mills it and dispatches rice to us in 30 and 50 kg bags. Steps 9–16 happen at Befach’s Nacharam unit, where it is checked, stored, fumigated and repacked into 4.5, 10 and 1 kg for the customer. The handover at step 8 is the one point two parties record the same goods.
STEP 1 · PARTNER MILL
Farmer Procurement
Named growers, village, quantity, date and purchase invoice.
STEP 2 · PARTNER MILL
Paddy Testing
Moisture and variety checked at intake, with the date recorded.
STEP 3 · PARTNER MILL
Paddy Warehouse
Stacked by variety, given a paddy lot number, quantity and date.
STEP 4 · PARTNER MILL
Milling
Moisture and variety re-checked, quantity and batch number recorded.
STEP 5 · PARTNER MILL
Rice Produced
Rice and broken rice obtained, yield percentages and date.
STEP 6 · PARTNER MILL
Mill QC
Post-processing moisture and grade signed off at the mill.
STEP 7 · PARTNER MILL
Mill Storage
Held at the mill by batch number, with quantity and date.
STEP 8 · PARTNER MILL
Dispatch to Befach
Quantity, invoice, date, vehicle and COA as it leaves the mill.
STEP 9 · BEFACH
Received at Befach
Quantity, goods received note and inward inspection.
STEP 10 · BEFACH
Inward QC
Befach re-tests what arrived against the mill’s COA.
STEP 11 · BEFACH
Rice Storage
Location number, with dates of entry and exit.
STEP 12 · BEFACH
Fumigation
Dates of entry and exit, fumigant and operator.
STEP 13 · BEFACH
Rice Packaging
Repacked into 4.5, 10 and 1 kg, batch code printed, wastage recorded.
STEP 14 · BEFACH
Finished Goods QC
In-house COA raised and the lot released, with date.
STEP 15 · BEFACH
Finished Goods Storage
Date, quantity and location in the finished-goods store.
STEP 16 · BEFACH
Dispatch to Customer
Invoice, client PO number, quantity and date.
