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Tropical Sugar beet

Tropical Sugar beet. IFAD, Rome, November 08, 2007 Dilip Gokhale . Tropical Sugar Beet (TSB) Oncoming Revolution in global Sugar, Ethanol and Alcohol production. Paradigm to Reality.

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Tropical Sugar beet

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  1. Tropical Sugar beet IFAD, Rome, November 08, 2007 Dilip Gokhale

  2. Tropical Sugar Beet (TSB)Oncoming Revolution in global Sugar, Ethanol and Alcohol production

  3. 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

  4. 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!

  5. Imperial valley, California High yield equal to 130 M.T/ha with 16.5% sugar content under extremely Hot conditions with temperatures of 40 c.

  6. Kenana, SudanBeets sown under a period with a daily max. temp. of 40 degrees C

  7. A ”Greenhouse” 40+ c • The good soil-cover createsa suitable climate: • High temperature above however, • Lower temperature near the ground • More CO2 30 c

  8. Excellent growth Dongola, Sudan 5 months old beet

  9. 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!

  10. Saline lands at Sangli, India

  11. Ugar, India: Yield : 100 MT/ ha. after partial land reclamation

  12. Ugar : Sodic soil, not reclaimed. Yield : 50 MT/Ha

  13. 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!

  14. Landslide in California Drought tolerance due to the deep root system Opening the way downto the moisture for following crops in therotation 0……………….1 M……………….2 M.. Sugar beet tap roots

  15. Dongola, Sudan : Two monthswithoutirrigation

  16. Ugar, India: reasonable good crop with 30 cm top soil

  17. 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!

  18. Water saving

  19. Tadla, Morocco. 15 M.T. / ha of of white sugar with a total water consumption of 600 mm / ha Saving of 10 Mio litres of water / ha

  20. 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!

  21. With total N-deficiency during the last two months the beets are ready for harvest.

  22. 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

  23. Harvest at Sivarami Reddy’s plot: Sugar content 18%

  24. Peru, Latin America

  25. Nanning, China

  26. KIRIITA Agricultural Self Help Group Kenya: Excellent TSB crop in six months at 2,600 m. msl where sugarcane requires 24 months

  27. Familiar landscape in future with Syngenta TSB Trial at Coimbatore, India Coconut, sugarcane, banana and TSB all co-existing together

  28. TSB opportunity is global Based on evaporation transpiration*, brown and yellow are suitable for TSB TSB span: 30 N to 30 S. Next , China, Brazil, Australia, U.S. / Mexico First wave, India, Colombia, RSA * Source: FAO

  29. 22 Benefits to farmers • Economic benefits • Annual net income • $/farmer • 2,170 • +88% • 1,160 • Sugarcane • Tropical sugarbeet • 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 • Challenge * Based on an exchange rate at $1 = INR 43.54 Source: Syngenta trial data on sugarbeet; Syngenta executives

  30. TSB cultivation has significant benefits for society and governments • Save water @ 10 Mio liters / ha • Additional land for food production • Benefits to society and governments • Reduction of environmental carbon • Flexibility to increase /cut production • of sugar in short time • Use saline soils, otherwise fallow Source: Sugarbeet expert interviews; Syngenta trial data on TSB; Syngenta executives

  31. TSB cultivation has significant benefits for industry • Benefits • Improve asset and manpower utilization / reduce cost • Beet molasses is eco friendly • Economically beneficial by products • Disadvantages • Unlike cane, TSB does not generate own power Source: Sugarbeet expert interviews; Syngenta trial data on TSB; Syngenta executives

  32. TSB is the most land / time efficient crop for sugar / biofuels

  33. India TSB projects • 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

  34. Happy India, aerial view

  35. Happy India, arrival of beets

  36. Happy India, processing of beets

  37. Happy India, processing of beets

  38. Happy India, processing of beets

  39. Happy India, distillery

  40. Samarth Coop Sugar factory pilot plant • 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

  41. Samarth Coop Sugar factory pilot plant

  42. Samarth Coop Sugar factory pilot plant

  43. Thank you

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