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

Tropical Sugar beet

IFAD, Rome, November 08, 2007

Dilip Gokhale

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

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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

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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!

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Imperial valley, California

High yield equal to 130 M.T /ha with 16.5% sugar contentunder extremely Hot conditions with temperatures of 40 c.

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

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A ”Greenhouse”

The good soil-cover creates a suitable climate:• High temperature above however,• Lower temperature near the ground• More CO2

40+ c

30 c

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Excellent growth

Dongola, Sudan

5 months old beet

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• High yielding


• Performing on saline and acidic soils



• Water saving


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Saline lands at Sangli, India

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

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

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TSB: A New but Adapted crop which is:

• High yielding





• Water saving


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Landslide in California

Drought tolerancedue to the deeproot system

Opening the way down to the moisture for following crops in the rotation

Sugar beet tap roots

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Dongola, Sudan : Two months without irrigation

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

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• High yielding





• Water saving

• An Industrial crop ready to be processed when the factory

• needs it. Just In Time!

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Water saving

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Tadla, Morocco.

15 M.T. / ha of of white sugar with a total waterconsumption of 600 mm / ha

Saving of 10 Mio litres of water / ha

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• High yielding





• Water saving


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

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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

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

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Peru, Latin America

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Nanning, China

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KIRIITA Agricultural Self Help Group

Kenya:

Excellent TSB crop in six months at 2,600 m. msl where sugarcane requires 24 months

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Familiar landscape in future with Syngenta TSB

Trial at Coimbatore, India

Coconut,

sugarcane,

banana

and TSB

all co-existing

together

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Based on evaporation transpiration*, brown and yellow are suitable for TSB

TSB opportunity is global

TSB span:

30 N to 30 S.

First wave, India, Colombia, RSA Next , China, Brazil, Australia, U.S. / Mexico

* Source: FAO

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Benefits to farmers

Economic benefits

Annual net income

$/farmer

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

*Based on an exchange rate at $1 = INR 43.54

Source: Syngenta trial data on sugarbeet; Syngenta executives

Challenge

Tropical sugarbeet

+88% 1,160

2,170

Sugarcane

30Source:Sugarbeet expert interviews; Syngenta trial data on TSB; Syngenta executives

Benefits to society and governments

Flexibility to increase /cut production of sugar in short time

Additional land for food production

Use saline soils, otherwise fallow

Reduction of environmental carbon

Save water @ 10 Mio liters / ha

TSB cultivation has significant benefits for society and governments

31Source:Sugarbeet expert interviews; Syngenta trial data on TSB; Syngenta executives

Benefits

Economically beneficial by products

Unlike cane, TSB does not generate own power

Beet molasses is eco friendly

Improve asset and manpower utilization / reduce cost

TSB cultivation has significant benefits for industry

Disadvantages

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

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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

India TSB projects

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Happy India, aerial view

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Happy India, arrival of beets

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Happy India, processing of beets

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Happy India, distillery

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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

Samarth Coop Sugar factory pilot plant

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

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