Export Opportunities of Sorghum Consumer & Industrial Products

P. Srinivas Rao and TeamE-mail: p.srinivasarao@cigar.org

Consultative Meeting on Enhancing Exports of Sorghum & Sorghum Products from India

17 March 2015 ICRISAT, Hyderabad

Outline

Multi-purpose crop Export market opportunities Industrial and consumer products Challenges Experiences of ICRISAT Key policies and initiatives Conclusions

Multi purpose sorghum

Typical composition of sorghum and sweet sorghum grain

Export opportunities

Products from sorghum biomassProduct Microorganism

Bio/Ethanol Saccharomyces cerevisiaeAcetone Bacillus acetobutylicumButanol Bacillus acetobutylicum

Clostridium acetobutylicumBio/Hydrogen Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus

RuminococcusalbusClostridia spp.

Lactic acid Lactobacillus delbruckiiLactobacillus paracaseiLactobacillus plantarum

Lipids Chlorella protothecoidesMortierellaisabellina

Cryptococcus curvatusSchizochytriumlimacinum

Methane Ubiquitous microfloraEnzymes -Cellulases, xylanases Trichoderma sp.

Aspergillussp.

Challenges

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Secure production and ensure technology adoptionCapital and assets constraintsMarketing channels

Experience of ICRISAT in Sorghum Consumer & Industrial Products

1. Genetic enhancement• ICRISAT–public sector• ICRISAT–private sector2. Technology Collaborations• ICRISAT-Industry (ABI)• Start-up and stand-alone industries• Distilleries• Sugarcane-based industries• Public sector industry

Partnerships for the poorICRISAT, Rusni Distilleries & TCL tie-up through ABI

Processing sweet sorghum in the Philippines

San Carlos Bio-Energy Inc, Negros Occidental

Bapamin enterprises- Philippines

Consumer products

VinegarFood delicacies

Key policies and initiatives

• Cereal market liberalization and renewed policy support

• Trans-border trade and the necessity to remove its barriers

• Critical role of producer organizations as a market agency

Conclusions

Competition between food and energy crops varied

Industrial product development offers both opportunities and risks

Multi-feedstock based industries with diverse product portfolio

Production and consumption pattern influence international agricultural commodity prices

Together, we can leaddryland farmers toresiliency and prosperity!

ICRISAT is a member of the CGIAR Consortium