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9 th Knowledge Millennium Summit-2011 A I M@ 8% Agriculture * Innovations * Market

9 th Knowledge Millennium Summit-2011 A I M@ 8% Agriculture * Innovations * Market ASSOCHAM, NEW DELHI - 08/11/2011 ************** INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURE FOR AIM @ 8% Dr. M.H . Mehta Chairman – The Science Ashram / Gujarat Life Sciences – Vadodara chairman@glsbiotech.com.

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9 th Knowledge Millennium Summit-2011 A I M@ 8% Agriculture * Innovations * Market

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  1. 9thKnowledge Millennium Summit-2011 AIM@8% Agriculture*Innovations * Market ASSOCHAM, NEW DELHI - 08/11/2011 ************** • INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURE FOR AIM @ 8% Dr. M.H. Mehta Chairman – The Science Ashram / Gujarat Life Sciences – Vadodara chairman@glsbiotech.com

  2. Among the 8 Millennium Development Goals - Eradication • Of Poverty & Hunger • and • Environmental Sustainability • are the two prominent ones and complimentary

  3. Gujarat in the last decade - a case study Major Mile Stones : • Agro Vision • Narmada Irrigation Cannals - Increased water • People’s movement - Check-Dams and Recharge Wells • GGRC – Drip Irrigation [Gujarat Agro Processing Co. – Renamed as Gujarat Green Revolution Co. Ltd.] • Bt Cotton • Junagadh Declaration - Value Added Agriculture – Castor Complex, Cotton Groundnut Oil Mills, Milk Co-op. etc. • Agri Bio Inputs – Multi-microbial technology for Biofertilizers & Biopesticides • Soil Health Cards, Krishi Mahotsav, GAU SATKRU (GAU Satellite Krushi Gosthi), mKRISHI

  4. GUJARAT - Complex & Divergent Geographical & Agri Conditions • >10% Growth Rate • Cotton Production - Nearly 4 times higher with lower use of Pesticides • Live Stock Industry - >7% growth Milk Production 89% of Live Stock Growth • Gujarat is the largest producer of Castor, Cotton, Sesame, Groundnut Future Problems of Sustainability : Low Carbon in soils, Degradation of soils, Seawater Ingression, Monoculture, etc.

  5. BIHAR - Another Case Study • Rich & Diversified Agricultural base • More than 70% labour force and poor in rural area • Potential to convert Problem in to Opportunity • Initiatives like ORGANIC BIHAR • 20-20 Model [Lower Agri Input Cost & Higher Production]

  6. 20-20 Model • Reduce agri input costs by >20% • Improve farm production by >20% • Use of new generation agri bio inputs like multi-microbial biofertilizers, biocomposts, biopesticides • Improve soil carbon and improve efficiency

  7. Situation Today Not Sustainable • Indian farmer spends Rs. 2 Lac crore on inputs like ertilizers, pesticides, seeds, etc. • >Rs.50,000 crores go as subsidy • Fertilizer use efficiency low • IFPRI Study (07) suggests – return on fertilizer subsidy is $ 0.53 per $1.00 • Our soils starving of Organic Carbon • >60% chemical pesticides getting banned

  8. Typical Data : Disease Control – Use of Biopesticides, Biofungicides. Improvement : [Tricholife (Biofungicide), Superlife, Wonderlife-G, Neem-A-Life, Mito-No-Mite (Biopesticide)]

  9. Action Plans : • Take a Massive Programme of 20-20 Use ICT for reaching out as being done by SATKRU and Mkrishi • Use this base for Sustainable Agricultural Growth • Value Chain – from Eco Agri products to High Value Chain

  10. Model Farm Baroda ISDN Video Conference Setup Ahmedabad Navsari Tansa Dhandhuka WAPNEW - I WAPNEW Water Project Network –I. Water Management Project. Indo-Dutch Programme and Narmada Water use Demonstration Farms – Phase I. Thasara Khandha

  11. Growth @ 8% • * 20-20 Programme • * ICT • * Integrated Approach • * Water Management • * Value Added Chain

  12. The time for Sustainable Agri Biotech Revolution is here. • It is based on new generation agri bio inputs to give a 20-20 Model. • India should take a lead. • There is a Need and Opportunity to solve the problems of Food, Hunger and Environment.

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