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SASMIRA. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE – AGROTEXTILES AND ITS APPROACH. MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08. SASMIRA. CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE AGROTEXTILES OUR VISION.
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SASMIRA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE – AGROTEXTILES AND ITS APPROACH MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08
SASMIRA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE AGROTEXTILES OUR VISION “To become a world class leading service drivennational center for technical textile with international accreditation to serve the industry in general and agriculture sector in particular” MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08
SASMIRA MISSION COE AGROTEXTILE • Creating awareness regarding agrotextiles products amongst agriculturists • To assist the industry for entrepreneurship in the field of agrotextiles • To provide training to the potential agrotextile manufacturers and users. • To create state-of-the-art testing and certification facilities for agrotextile products • To achieve self –reliance for the Centre of Excellence • To develop and indigenise cost-effective agrotextile products • To help the agricultural sector mainly to attain • Increased productivity by protection of crops • Early harvesting • Improved means of controlled irrigation • Conservation of natural resources MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08
SASMIRA OUR APPROACH • CREATION OF STATE – OF –THE-ART FACILITIES FOR • Demonstration Pilot Plant facilities • Accredited Testing facilities • Information Center for Agrotextiles • Training Center for Agrotextiles MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08
SASMIRA INFERENCES & PROPOSED STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTION OF AGROTEXTILE PRODUCTS MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08
SASMIRA INFERENCES AND PROPOSED STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTION OF AGROTEXTILE PRODUCTS • There is a huge unexplored potential for the use of Protected Plantation using Agrotextiles in India • Jointly the COE Agrotextiles under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of Agriculture should: • Create awareness of the benefits of Protected Cultivation using Agrotextile Products to the Indian Farmers’ Co-operatives • Set up of demonstration centres throughout the country for protected cultivation using Green House, Shade nets, Mulch Mats, Hail nets, bird protection nets, harvesting nets, packaging sacks, sub surface drainage and drip irrigation MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08
SASMIRA INFERENCES AND PROPOSED STRATEGIES… • Assistance for undertaking advanced feasibility studies with use of Agrotextile products for various produces • Norms and statutory regulations for agro shade nets to be set by the Ministry of Agriculture once the Test Standards for the products are established by COE Agrotextiles • Adequate subsidies for usage of agrotextile products to farmers. • Financial aids & subsidies should be linked with the usage of agrotextiles to ensure better returns • Certification of Agrotextile products should be mandatory to avail institutional support • Special schemes for usage of Agrotextiles at vulnerable areas/ sensitive produces MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08
SASMIRA SASMIRA Support and service to the Agriculture and Textile industry, the backbone of Indian economy, is our motto. THANK YOU MOT,GOI Workshop, 18.9.08