export opportunities of sorghum consumer & industrial products p. srinivas rao and team e-mail:...
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Export Opportunities of Sorghum Consumer & Industrial Products
P. Srinivas Rao and TeamE-mail: [email protected]
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