Bioindustrial development for transforming Kerala into an

Economic Power

P. PushpangadanNational Botanical Research Institute(Council of Scientific & Industrial Research),Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226001

ThiruvananthapuramDecember 10, 2005

World Trade and Economies: The Paradigm Shift

“Resource – based economies’ to ‘Knowledge –based economies’

21st Century will be the Century of Knowledge”……

“A nation’s ability to convert knowledge in to wealth and social good through the process of innovation will determine its future” ( R A Mashelkar, 2001)

Era of Knowledge engineering, Knowledge societies and Knowledge industries

21st Century

21st century is the century of Biology powered and propelled by scientific knowledge and technological expertise.

Four technologies namely Biotechnology Herbal technology Information technology (Bioinformatics) Nano Technology

are going to be the most powerful elements that are crucial for prosperity and welfare for the people of nations.

Bioresource Based Development

Rich bioresources & equally rich cultural diversity that hold a vast Traditional Knowledge (TK) base

Conversion of Bioresources and TK with the modern S&T intervention can develop IPR-covered products to create wealth, mass rural employment and prosperity to the people.

Bioresource based rural transformation

Transformation of the subsistence economy of rural poor farmers to prosperous industrial farmers

The programme have the following components

Inventory, documentation and digitized database preparation of Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) of wild and non-traditional agricultural crops and the associated traditional knowledge system for conservation and sustainable utilization

Identification of local specific cultivation/collection and value added production technology based on local bioresources and human resources

Knowledge & skill empowerment and an enabling environment of rural farmers/people to convert the resources into wealth in an ecologically sound and sustainable manner

Strength of Kerala State in Biodiversity & Biotechnology

Blessed with diverse agroclimatic conditions

Rich in all levels of biodiversity species, genes, habitat

Rich in cultural diversity that generated rich fund of TK

We have tapped only a fraction of this nature’s vast library of genes & TK

Over 70-80% genetic resources of India untapped in general and Kerala State in particular.

Excellent opportunity for hunting novel genes, drugs, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmaceuticals, new chemicals/raw materials for new industrial ventures.

• Nutritional and primary healthcare (PHC) security-Home gardens

•Herb for All and Health for All

•PHC- A primary concern under the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of Govt. of India

Rural Upliftment

Rural Upliftment

• Cultivation of Low volume high value crops

Ornamentals, Medicinal, Aromatical, Gum, resin and dye-yielding plants

Value addition at farm site

Semi-processed or fully processed/ finished products- Functional food (Medicinal Food) Nutraceuticals

Forward link with global level marketing

Rural Upliftment

• Development of location specific value added herbal products - Herbal villages

• Cultivation, post harvest management and value ition

• Dyes, flavourants, gum, resin, latex, tannins

Rural Upliftment

• Value added herbal drugs/products

• Nutraceuticals, functional foods and cosmaceuticals

• Health Tourism

Global market of functional food is 33 billion US $.

USA represents an estimated market share of more than 50%.

10-15 billion US $ potential in Europe (Germany, France, UK, Netherlands are the major countries).

Japanese markets - 50 million US $ (1999).

Market of Functional Foods (2004)

DiseaseCardiovascular diseases – 60Arthritis – 43Diabetes – 16Cancer – 10Atherosclerosis – 10

LifestyleJoint pain – 90Mental – 61Aging – 49Energy – 35Vision – 33Impotence – 30

Major category of nutraceutical market (billion US $)

RisksObesity – 143High cholesterol lowering – 93Plague – 50-75High blood pressure – 50Stress – 42

TreatmentImmunity – 104Digestion – 70Sleep – 45Bone – 33

Major category of nutraceutical market (billion US $) Contd..

Bioindustrial Leads and Linkages

Biodiversity & IK/TK

Conservation Sustainable use

Benefit sharing

Bioinformatics

IPR

Biotechnology

Information technology

Herbal technology

Bioprospecting

Drug development

Pharmaceuticals

Agrochemistry

Cosmetics

Proteins

Enzymes

New crop varieties

GMOs

GM foods

Designs etc.

Agribiotechnology

•Transgenic seeds/plants for pest/insect/disease resistant and stress tolerant

•Biofertilizers/Biocontrol agents

•Aquaculture/Biotechnology/Marine Biotechnology.

•Fish based products/pearl culture, etc

Healthcare biotechnology

•Pharma farming (Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics)

•Recombinant proteins/enzymes

•Diagnostics(kits)

•Gene theraphy

•Veterinary medicines

Environment Biotechnology

•Bioenergy

•Bioremediation

•Biocontrol agents

Nano-Biotechnology

•Production of nano-level biochemicals and other natural products

THANKS