tropical sugar beet ifad, rome, november 08, 2007 dilip gokhale
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Paradigm to Reality
For the past two centuries, ever since Napoleon brought sugar beets to North Europe, beets are for ‘temperate climates’ and cane for ‘tropics’
After 11 years of research, Syngenta has developed varieties that give the same quantity sugar per land unit (ha or sq meter) as cane in: - Half the time and - With one third the water
The key is the choice of right genetics, cultivation practices and development of farmer’s capability
TSB will enable national Governments enormous flexibility to increase or decrease sugar, alcohol and ethanol production in five to six months
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TSB Economic & Agronomic Aspects
• High yielding
• Tolerant to high temperature
• Performing on saline and alkaline soils
• Drought tolerant
• Excellent in rotation with most other crops
• Water saving
• An Industrial crop ready to be processed when the factory needs it. Just In Time!
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Imperial valley, California
High yield equal to 130 M.T /ha with 16.5% sugar contentunder extremely Hot conditions with temperatures of 40 c.
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A ”Greenhouse”
The good soil-cover creates a suitable climate:• High temperature above however,• Lower temperature near the ground• More CO2
40+ c
30 c
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• High yielding
• Tolerant to high temperature
• Performing on saline and acidic soils
• Drought tolerant
• Excellent in rotation with most other crops
• Water saving
• An Industrial crop ready to be processed when the factory needs it. Just In Time!
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TSB: A New but Adapted crop which is:
• High yielding
• Tolerant to high temperature
• Performing on saline and alkaline soils
• Drought tolerant
• Excellent in rotation with most other crops
• Water saving
• An Industrial crop ready to be processed when the factory needs it. Just In Time!
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Landslide in California
Drought tolerancedue to the deeproot system
Opening the way down to the moisture for following crops in the rotation
Sugar beet tap roots
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TSB: A New but Adapted crop which is:
• High yielding
• Tolerant to high temperature
• Performing on saline and alkaline soils
• Drought tolerant
• Excellent in rotation with most other crops
• Water saving
• An Industrial crop ready to be processed when the factory
• needs it. Just In Time!
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Tadla, Morocco.
15 M.T. / ha of of white sugar with a total waterconsumption of 600 mm / ha
Saving of 10 Mio litres of water / ha
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TSB: A New but Adapted crop which is:
• High yielding
• Tolerant to high temperature
• Performing on saline and alkaline soils
• Drought tolerant
• Excellent in rotation with most other crops
• Water saving
• An Industrial crop ready to be processed when the factory needs it. Just In Time!
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Sagar Sugar, Chittoor India
• Likely to commercialize TSB in India•Govt. will finance two small trial factories of 100 M.T. / day capacity to go on stream in 1st quarter 2007•Two other factories considering investment
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KIRIITA Agricultural Self Help Group
Kenya:
Excellent TSB crop in six months at 2,600 m. msl where sugarcane requires 24 months
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Familiar landscape in future with Syngenta TSB
Trial at Coimbatore, India
Coconut,
sugarcane,
banana
and TSB
all co-existing
together
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Based on evaporation transpiration*, brown and yellow are suitable for TSB
TSB opportunity is global
TSB span:
30 N to 30 S.
First wave, India, Colombia, RSA Next , China, Brazil, Australia, U.S. / Mexico
* Source: FAO
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Benefits to farmers
Economic benefits
Annual net income
$/farmer
Other benefits Ability to use saline/alkaline soils unsuitable for any
other crops Increase in soil productivity for next crop Change in cultivation attitude/behavior – require
enhanced crop management including crop protection
*Based on an exchange rate at $1 = INR 43.54
Source: Syngenta trial data on sugarbeet; Syngenta executives
Challenge
Tropical sugarbeet
+88% 1,160
2,170
Sugarcane
30Source:Sugarbeet expert interviews; Syngenta trial data on TSB; Syngenta executives
Benefits to society and governments
Flexibility to increase /cut production of sugar in short time
Additional land for food production
Use saline soils, otherwise fallow
Reduction of environmental carbon
Save water @ 10 Mio liters / ha
TSB cultivation has significant benefits for society and governments
31Source:Sugarbeet expert interviews; Syngenta trial data on TSB; Syngenta executives
Benefits
Economically beneficial by products
Unlike cane, TSB does not generate own power
Beet molasses is eco friendly
Improve asset and manpower utilization / reduce cost
TSB cultivation has significant benefits for industry
Disadvantages
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The first project of “HAPPY” worth INR 250 million started operating at 500 TCD capacity
Machines indigenously developed through SS Engineers and MOJJ Industries
In 2006-07, farmers (1795) had planted 1525 acres
The company has share capital from 12,296 small farmers
Commenced production of Ethanol in June, 2007.
Fresh planting of ~ 300 acres completed for 2008
India TSB projects
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The second project, Samarth pilot plant at Ambad
Promoted by Union Minister of Agriculture and President of Vasantdada Sugar Institute through Samarth SSK – funded by Sugar Technology Mission
Planted 125 acres (50 ha) during 2006-07 - Commenced production in April, 2007
Machines indigenously developed through NHEC for 100 TPD capacity
Planting for 2007-08 initiated – 25 acres completed
Samarth Coop Sugar factory pilot plant