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OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION • AGROTEXTILES & VARIOUS PRODUCTS

• OEKOTECH & VARIOUS PRODUCTS

• MARKET & RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN AGROTEXTILES

• CASE STUDIES ON USAGE OF MAJOR AGROTEXTILE PRODUCTS VIZ., SHADE NETS, GREENHOUSE & MULCH MATS AND THEIR STANDARDS

• CENTER OF EXCELLENCE – AGROTEXTILES AND ITS APPROACH

• INFERENCES AND PROPOSED STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTION OF AGROTEXTILE PRODUCTS

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MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08

AGROTEXTILES

&

VARIOUS PRODUCTS

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WHAT IS AGROTEXTILE• Special textiles that are manufactured for

agricultural applications• These textile structures are used as controlling

environment for plants/animals in applications like– Agriculture– Horticulture – Animal husbandry

• Benefits Of Agrotextile Products

Used in Protected Cultivation For Indian Agriculturists for improved Productivity & Quality Of Produce and lower Cost Of Production

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• Sunlight – direct and indirect• Water• Climatic Conditions including wind, hail, humidity• External factors like birds, insects, weeds• Post Harvest handling of produce – storage and packaging

• In India, presently Agricultural Activities are carried out under Natural Conditions of Temperature and Humidity

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FACTORS INFLUENCING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES


• Yield percentage is unsatisfactory

• Quality of produce is marred

• Damages to the produce

• Regional limitation on cultivation

• Seasonal limitation on cultivation

THE ABOVE FACTORS CAN BE EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLED

USING AGROTEXTILE PRODUCTS

CONSEQUENCES OF ABSENCE OF CONTROL FACTORS

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AGRO TEXTILE PRODUCTS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURE

PRODUCT APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBAN-

DARY

FISHING

CROP PRODUCE

FLORICUL - TURE

HORTICUL- TURE

POST HARVESTING

KNITTED NETS

SHADING

BIRD PROTECTION

WIND SHIELDS

ANTI-HAIL

HARVESTING

FISHING

MILCHING

PACKAGING

SUPPORT NETS

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AGRO TEXTILE PRODUCTS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN AGRICULTUREContd…

PRODUCT APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBAN-

DARY

FISHING

CROP PRODUCE

FLORICUL - TURE

HORTICUL- TURE

POST HARVESTING

NONWOVEN FABRICS MULCHMAT CATTLE SHED

UNDERLAY

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

WOVEN FABRICS PACKING SACKS

SUNCREENS

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

PLASTIC SHEETS

GROUND COVERS

GREENHOUSE FILMS

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Agrotextile Product Details• Bird Protection Net

– Polypropylene monofilament / Polyethylene Tape yarns, Warp knitted, 2 – 3 cm mesh size, 40 – 80 g/sq.m. Woven structures of lighter weight are also used

• Shading net– Polypropylene monofilament / Polyethylene Tape yarns, Warp

knitted, mesh size as per the required shading %, 40 – 80 g/sq.m. Woven structures of lighter weight are also used

• Windshield fabrics– Polypropylene monofilament / Polyethylene Tape yarns, Warp

knitted, mesh size as per the required wind blocking %, 40 – 90 g/sq.m. Woven structures of lighter weight are also used

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Agrotextile Product Details, contd..

• Plant nets– Polypropylene monofilament / Polyethylene Tape yarns,

Warp knitted, Strips of nets with large opening, 30 -40 g/sq.m

• Harvesting nets– Polypropylene monofilament / Polyethylene Tape yarns,

Warp knitted, Flat nets of square or triangular construction, of mesh size 8 – 12 mm, 40 – 90 g/sq.m. Woven structures of lighter weight are also used

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Agrotextile Product Details, contd..

• Mulch Mat– Polypropylene, spunbonded, 60 – 80 g/sq.m.

Woven biodegradable structures are also used

• Packing Material– Polyethylene Tape yarn, Warp knitted, 50 –

60 g/sq.m

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OEKOTECH

&

VARIOUS PRODUCTS

To

PROTECT ENVIRONMENT

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Oekotech is an important areas of technical textiles. Used for environmental protection and waste disposal. Its use is based on environmental damages for:

• Building demolition• Power plant ash• Sewage treatment sludge• Incinerated waste ash• Municipal waste• Untreated hospital waste• Hazardous waste• Radioactive waste

OEKOTECH

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• Geogrids - reinforce slopes beneath the waste, walls, cover soils above geomembranes;

• Geonets - in-plane drainage;• Geomembranes – a barrier to liquids, gases and/or vapors and

landfill caps; • Geocomposites –for separation, filtration or drainage;• Geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) - an infiltration/hydraulic

barrier; used also for mine rehabilitation, tunnels, secondary containment

• Geopipes - landfill applications to facilitate collection and rapid drainage of the leachate to a sump and removal system;

• Geotextiles - filtration purpose or as cushion to protect the geomembrane from puncture.

OEKOTECH PRODUCTS & USESSASMIRA


MARKET

&

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

IN

AGROTEXTILES

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Agrotextiles - International Scenario

• Most popular in Western Europe & North East Asia• Help cultivation of crops in arid & semi-arid regions

– Shade Nets• In Fuji, use of shade nets significantly reduced sunburn damage to apple crop• In Spain, use shade net has found to reduce evaporation of irrigating water by 8

% – Mulch Mats – Studies by horticulturist in USA revealed

• Help to retain the soil moisture crucial for plant survival • Reduce growth of weeds that compete for needed resource

– Bird Protection Nets• The menace of birds in Australia was solved in harmless manner without

hurting or killing them. – Harvesting Nets

• Prevent falling off of ripened fruits to the ground

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INDIAN SCENARIO

• USAGE OF SHADE NETS AND MULCH MATS FOR PROTECTIVE CULTIVATION NOW PREVALENT.

• DUE TO LACK OF UNDERSTANDING, SAME PRODUCT BEING USED FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS WITH VARIED RESULTS.

• MOREOVER, NO SPECIFIED STUDIES FOUND TO SUGGEST SUITABILITY OF PRODUCTS VIS-À-VIS PRODUCTIVITY.

THIS IS WHERE SASMIRA’S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR

AGROTEXTILES CAN RESCUES THE FARMERS

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Potential of the market-sizing for Agrotech in India

Source : ICRA Management Services Report on Baseline Study Summary

2007 -08 2012-13

Product Production Import Export Domesticconsumption

Domesticconsumption

Shade-nets Quantity 5,000 MT - 2,200 MT 2,800 MT 3,747 MT

Value Rs 45.5 crore - Rs 17.5 crore Rs 28 crore Rs 37.5 crore

Greenhouse films

Quantity 700 MT 900 MT - 1900 MT 2736 MT

Value 7.8 crore 15 crore - 22.8 crore 32.8 crore

Mulch-mats Quantity 1,050 MT - 115 MT 900 MT 7,000 MT

Value 14.1 crore - 1.5 crore 12.6 crore 98 crore

Crop-covers Quantity 1000 MT - 1000 MT

Value 10 crore - 10 crore

Others Value 472 crore 11.6 crore 37.5 crore 446.1 crore 573.75 crore

TOTAL Quantity 24,868 MT 1,875 MT 5,665 MT 21,078 MT 33,390 MT

Value Rs 549 crore Rs 27 crore Rs 67 crore Rs 510 crore Rs 742 crore

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Recent Trend of Developments in Agrotextiles

• Polymer fibre balls as substitute for soil

• Screening fabrics for sunlight management

• Knitted net hose for water transportation

• Superabsorbent polymer fibre mats for water management in horticulture applications

• Use of water retention nets coated with Superabsorbent polymer resin

• Composites of hemp or polypropylene for reducing soil pollutants

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SASMIRA’s PROPOSED STUDIES FOR STANDARDIZATION OF AGROTEXTILES

• Development of durable breathable and barrier work wear fabrics for Agrotextile applications.

• Development of speciality fabric for water conservation and soil erosion control used in horticulture application.

• Establishing structural parameters of agrotextile products and their influence on the functional characteristics of these products.

• Development of Reflective Agrotextiles for Sun Management.

• Developing barrier packaging for Agricultural produce.

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