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Agro Universities, Agrotech

The technology transfer will add new products to the market

The ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu licensed and transferred the Basil Seed Suspended Clarified Banana Juice to the Thottiyam Banana Producer Company – Member of Tamil Nadu Banana Growers Federation in Tiruchirapalli.

Dr S Uma, Director, ICAR-NRC for Banana, Tiruchirapalli stated that the technology transfer and converting the over ripe banana to juice will add new products to the market. She said that the banana is grown in 6,000 Ha area in Trichy District and approximately 1 Lakh Hectare in Tamil Nadu.

Dr P Suresh Kumar, Principal Scientist, one of the inventors of the Technologies, ICAR-NRC for Banana briefed that the market is flooded with artificially flavoured, Synthetic Chia Seed Suspended Juice having the traces of fruit juice with a lot of added sugar. He emphasised that this is the first of its kind that the bureau has come-up with the novel technology of using the traditional basil seeds to make Suspended Clarified Banana Juice.

G Ajeethan, MD, FPO said that the technology from the ICAR-NRC for Banana will be used for producing the new beverage from banana.
The institute has also developed more than 55 different technologies using the different parts of banana including minimally processed foods, low sugar bakery and confectionary foods and utilising the wastes like peel, stem, corm and male flower for functional foods for the benefit of the entrepreneurs, consumers, etc.

The technology transfer will add new products

Agro Universities, Water

The scientists have developed a user-friendly, simple device – Soil Moisture Indicator

A team of scientists from ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu recently received the TERI-IWA-UNDP Water Sustainability Award – 2021 (WINNER).

The award was conferred by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with the International Water Association (IWA) and UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) to recognize the exceptional efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to water.

The scientists including Dr K Hari, Dr D Puthira Prathap, Dr P Murali, Dr A Rameshsundar, Dr B Singaravelu and Dr Bakshi Ram received the Award in the Category of “Excellence in Water Use Efficiency in the Agricultural Sector” from Bharat Lal, Secretary, Lokpal of India; Shoko Noda, UNDP Resident Representative in India, UNDP and Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI on the occasion the World Water Day – 2022 during the event organised at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

The scientists have developed a user-friendly, simple device – “Soil Moisture Indicator (SMI)” employing the participatory action research approach which helps the farmers in assessing the soil moisture levels while scheduling irrigations, thus, ensuring considerable saving of the irrigation water. The SMI usage was found to conserve the water resources, increase farm profits and save electricity and labour, thereby, leading towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Dr G Hemaprabha, Director, ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore underlined the successful testing of the SMI Device in the sugarcane farmers’ fields of the three agro-climatic regions in Tamil Nadu before its launch. She stated that the device’s utility in the conservation of water resources had been successfully demonstrated in many other crops besides sugarcane across the country. 

Dr Hemaprabha said that the Institute has given the licence to 19 firms from the States / Union Territories of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana for the commercial production of SMI.

The scientists have developed a user-friendly, simple

Agro Universities, Agrotech

The transfer of technology is aimed at enhancing the banana production system in Tamil Nadu

The ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu licensed and transferred its Technology – ‘A Micronutrient Mixture – Banana Shakti’ to the three different stakeholders, viz., KVK, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission (TNSRLM), Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, and KVK, Karur respectively.

Dr S Uma, Director, ICAR-NRC for Banana, Tiruchirapalli stressed addressing the micronutrient deficiency in the banana production system immediately with a more scientific approach. The technology has been widely used by the farmers across Tamil Nadu and is gaining momentum in the other states as well. Dr Uma stated that the technology is low-cost, more adaptable, trial-able and farmer-friendly.

Dr KJ Jeyabaskaran, Principal Scientist, ICAR-NRC for Banana & Inventor of the Technology underlined that the micronutrient mixture – Banana Shakti primarily corrects the micronutrient deficiency and at the same time, increases the “use efficiency” of the primary and secondary macronutrients in the Banana production system. It increases the productivity by 15 per cent to 20 per cent and enhances the quality too.

Dr Jeyabaskaran stated that with the investment of Rs 5,000 for its application, an additional net profit of Rs one Lakh per hectare could be accrued. He emphasized that it also improves the shelf life and reduces the skin splitting of banana fruits.

The transfer of technology is aimed at enhancing the banana production system in Tamil Nadu.

The transfer of technology is aimed at

Agro Universities, Agrotech

Technological know-how has been provided to the farmers of all the states

The ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu along with its associate partner – Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat has licensed and transferred a Farmers’-friendly Macropropagation Technology to the Gujarat-based Jarvi Nursery.

Dr S Uma, Director, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli & Inventor of the Technology stated that before commercialisation, the technology was tested in Karnataka, Odisha, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar representing the different agro-climatic zones for its viability. She underlined that the technology’s success has been witnessed and technological know-how has been provided to the farmers of all the states.

Dr S Backiyarani and Dr MS Saraswathi, Principal Scientists And Co-Inventors of the Technology outlined that a minimum of 25 healthy, true to type, disease-free plants may be obtained from the single sucker within the period of three to four months and throughout the year without any seasonal barriers.

Technological know-how has been provided to the

AgroPolicy, Finance, Foodgrains

This association will connect traders and processors with six leading private and public sector banks of India through SLCM Group.

Sohan Lal Commodity Management (SLCM), India’s leading holistic service provider in the global post-harvest space for agricultural commodities has signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Marketing Yard (TFMY) in order to provide finance against commodities stored in the TFMY warehouse facility.

Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Marketing Yard (TFMY) is a unique project that aims to provide necessary infrastructures for Cereals, Pulses and Staples (CPS) for Milling Cluster in and around Madurai. The project is being implemented under the Chairmanship of S Rethinavelu, Chairman and Managing Director. He is also the Senior President of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Madurai.

The traders and processor can stockpile their produce in the warehouse and apply for finance against warehouse receipts.

Commenting on the association, Sandeep Sabharwal, Chief Executive Officer, SLCM Group, said, “The agreement with TFMY is a major step towards promoting the ease of financial inclusion for Agri traders and processors. Our strong relations with six leading private and public sector banks of India will be pivotal in enabling easy access to financial help for commodity depositors in warehouse. We are humbled that the Tamil Nadu government has placed its confidence in us.”

SLCM will be monitoring the goods and crops stored against each individual depositor using its proprietary solution ‘AgriReach’ that allows real-time monitoring and management of crops and in specific SLCM will be using its cutting edge technology of surveillance ‘Agri Suraksha’ which is part of the Agri Reach umbrella for monitoring, staff interaction, as well as surveillance of the selected warehouse. The organisation’s corporate headquarters in New Delhi are equipped to provide round-the-clock monitoring of produce across the country via mobile phones, handhelds, computers, etc.  

This association will connect traders and processors