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Agriculture & Industry Survey �� Vol. 23 �� Issue 2 �� 2013 �� 3

C O N T E N T S February 2013

SPOT LIGHT.............................................15* Chhatariya Foods* The Planet Fixer Digest

IN BRIEF....................................................31

Q&A.........................................................32

JOBS......................................................34

ENTREPRENEURS......................................35* Natural Horticulture Business* Filbert Industries* Gayatri Agrotech* Waman Enterprises

INTERESTING FARMER............................36Golden Saplings

LIVESTOCK.............................................37* Chandran’s Poultry Farm* Banky’s Farm

INSTITUTE...............................................38National Institute of Agricultural ExtensionManagement

AGRI ORGANISATION............................39Agri Biotech Foundation

DAIRY EQUIPMENTS................................40* Delta Instruments, Netherlands* Yuny Midex

FARM EQUIPMENTS..................................41Ratnagiri Impex

FARM MACHINERY..................................41Agribiz Corporation

AGRI INPUTS............................................42Suma Agro

CONSULTANT.........................................43Abroader Consultancy India

Latest News & Developments................44

R*E*G*U*L*A*R*S

BUY & SELL...............................................4

CONSULTANCY SERVICES...........................8Offered / Wanted

FARM LAND...............................................9Wanted / Available

VMGMART.............................................10

TUTOR BOARD.........................................11

MARKET PLACE.......................................12

Publishers Note.........................................46

Editorials..................................................47

Personal View............................................49

VIEW FROM THE VILLAGE.........................50

SPECIAL COVERAGE - GREENHOUSE

Getting Started with Greenhouse Farming............................................16Greenhouse consultants respond to questions regarding greenhousefarming on AgricultureInformation.com forum. Following is a summary ofthe discussion

* Grow TechAgriplast Tech India* Agriplast Tech India

�� Satyabhama Engineers...........................................................18

�� Sri Sai Fibres...........................................................................18

�� Walgreens Coir Inc.................................................................19

Government subsidies available for greenhouses....................................20Here is a summary of a discussion where readers ask questions on subsidiesavailable from government for establishing greenhouse. The answers are givenby Mr. Denisan Patel, a greenhouse consultant in Gujarat (Niramay Biotech)and Mr. Rajender Thakur, a greenhouse supplier in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh(Greentech Agrisector)

* Profile of Mr. Denisan Patel, Niramay Biotech* Profile of Mr. Rajender Thakur, Greentech Agrisector

SOLAR POWER EQUIPMENT/ FENCING

�� Infinite Solar........................................................................24

�� Solwin Power Solutions.........................................................24

�� Jai Solar Systems...................................................................25

�� Anusha Enterprises.................................................................26

�� Fenzgard India......................................................................27

�� Crown Solar Power Fencing....................................................27

�� Ibex Gallagher......................................................................28

AGRITALK - DRIP IRRIGATION

Impact of drip irrigation on my farm..................................................29Summary of a discussion in AgricultureInformation.com on the benefits, prob-lems and challenges of implementing drip irrigation on the members’ farms

* Soham Agro Services


Buy & Sell

To buy and sell agriculture products call 080-41698240 (Kavitha) or email : [email protected]

��Wants GoatsIf anyone has farm goats nearHyderabad please contact us as weare about to start a goat farm. Thecontact details are-

[email protected]

��Wanted Colour CapsicumWe would like to buy Color Capsi-cum as well as green capsicums di-rectly from growers. Currently we arelooking for growers in Maharashtraregion who can ship their productsto Mumbai. Send your details.Details Required: a) Name of thegrower b) Farm address c) Distancein Km from Mumbai d) Area underCultivation e) Colors offered f) No ofplants of particular color, date ofplanting. g) Variety name, seed com-pany. This information will help ustie up for regular purchase directlyfrom growers. Our contacts are-

Atul Kalaskar, [email protected]

��Wanted InvestorsI am looking investors for goat andcountry chicken farming in partner-ship basis. I have 13 acres of leasedland nearby Kodaikanal hills, suit-able for animal farming with organicfeeds. If interested pls. contact at-

Ashok Kumar, [email protected]

��Wanted Aloe VeraWe are looking for people who aregrowing Aloe Vera near Jabalpur. Formore information contact us at-

Niharika, [email protected]

��Wanted Kaunch Beej MucunaKindly quote rate for kaunch beejwhite quality 2Mt ex godown rates.Mail us the complete details at-

Jeet [email protected]

��Wanted Guar SeedsFor one of my corporate farming cli-ent, we require RGC-936, RGC-986, RGC-1066 guar varieties. Quantity:20 MT.( put together all varieties) Good qual-ity graded seed non certified seed.Guar seed growing these varieties cancontact us at-

Hanurao CH, [email protected]

��Wanted Sona Masoori RiceI need Sona Masoori rice for selling inmy store in Hyderabad. I am also look-ing for other items like spices, flour,sugar and things sold in a grocerystore. Whoever interested please con-tact me at-

U Srinivas Reddy, [email protected]

��Wanted CowI want to buy a GIR cow. Anyone sell-ing this cow breed can contact me forfurther details at-

Ravikiran Reddy, [email protected]

��Wanted Organic VegetablesWe are a Agro trading & consultancycompany named as O Plus(Organicplus). As we are newly started needsome procurement points for organicagricultural products. So, please giveinformation regarding the same at-

Dineshkumar S, [email protected]

��Wanted Farmers for Medicinal HerbsCultivation Under BuybackWe are Rajasthan, Udaipur based com-pany doing herbal medicinal extracts& exports and herbal product manu-facturing .We need farmers who arehaving interest to cultivate Herbalcrops. Farm house holders likealoevera, stevia, tulsi, safad musli,colius, lemongrass, pamarosa,satavar, etc, also needed. We can pro-vide you planting materials. Farmers

or other interested parties mayplease feel to contact us at-

S.K.Pvt.Ltd. [email protected]

��Wanted Cotton Oilseed CakeWe require cotton seed oil cake(sarki) regularly. Manufacturers andsuppliers please quote lowest pricedelivered to our farm located inMulshi, Pune. Contacts are-

Girish Dhake, [email protected]

��Wanted HF CowsI am looking for HF Cows. Peopleselling this breed please contact meat with complete details-

Salim Thotoli, [email protected]

��Wanted EMU BirdsI have been entrusted by a big com-pany putting up EMU farm in northIndia. EMU farmers who would liketo sell their EMUs all ages are wel-come to send your quotes with de-tails at-

Mahesh Kumar , 011 [email protected]

��Wanted Dry Stevia LeavesWe require dry stevia leaves in bulkquantity. Interested growers cansend in the quote at-

Ajit Prasad, [email protected]

��Wanted AjolaI have started a dairy farm. I want tostart cultivating Ajola. I have builtAjola tanks and now looking forsmall amount of Ajola to start thecultivation. I am located inMangalore, Karnataka. Farm is inKasaragod, Kerala. Please suppliersof Ajola contact me with completedetails at –

Ganapathi Balike [email protected]


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��Greenhouse Remote System forSaleNHR has a new and proven smartremote system that is designed ex-clusively for Greenhouse owners.NHR is proud to introduce to you ourwireless temperature and humiditysensor. The temperature and humid-ity sensor relieves the greenhouseowner from the frustrations of usingwired devices. The model number isSTH-03ZB and allows the Greenhouseowner to analyze and monitor datawithin the greenhouse. With the datathat is received, the greenhouseowner can know about the environ-ment of the greenhouse. This way theowner can reap a better harvest atthe end of the growing session.Please note that this item requires arouter and coordinator to operatecorrectly. Please contact Howard toinquire about the STH-03ZB and therequired accessories.

Howard [email protected]

��Desi Indian Cows for SaleWe have only local South Indian DesiCows for sale. These breeds are onlyfor very high quality milk,which havedisease curing properties . Thesecows urine & dung is of very highquality for natural farming. Our farmis at Pondicherry. Only those reallyinterested kindly get in touch at-

Down South Dpatel , 999 4647 [email protected]

��Kiwi Plants and Crocus Flavus Bulbsfor SaleKiwi fruits grow on decorative vines.They are exported heavily from Italy,China and New Zealand, amongother countries. The kiwi fruit is agood source of vitamin C as well asA and E. But mostly it is the delicate,sweet flavor and the slight crunch ofthe artistically arranged little blackseeds that make the kiwi so popular.

You can grow Kiwis (Actinidiadeliciosa) in the garden. Here is someinformation on the plant and its needs.We are offering Kiwi plants for sale.These are available in 50,100,250plants. We are also offering CrocusFlavus bulbs for sale. It is a species offlowering plant of the Crocus genus inthe Iridaceae family. It grows wild onthe slopes of Greece, Kashmir,formerYugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania andNorth West Turkey, with fragrant.People interested in buying theseplants can contact us at-

The Jammu and Kashmir medicinalPlants Introduction Centre

[email protected]

��Organic Manure for SaleWe deal in organic manure namedbhoonidhi which contains fish pow-der, neem powder, bone meal and to-bacco dust. It is in powder format. Wecurrently supply to Chickmaglur distand Maharashtra state. We also dealin dolomite, shell lime, ag.lime, neemcake, neem oil. You can contact at-

Shabeer Rahman, [email protected]

��Tissue Culture Dates Palms for SaleWe take an opportunity to introduceAtul Ltd, a member of Lalbhai groupbased in Gujarat, as a specialty chemi-cal manufacturer with manufacturingfacilities in Atul (Valsad, Gujarat),Ankleshwar (Gujarat) and Tarapur(Maharashtra). Our date palm tissueculture production facilities are lo-cated in the UK. We have a modernnursery spread over approx 25 acresof land in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and atAtul, Valsad, Gujarat; besides demon-stration farms of date palms cultivatedby us in 250 acres in Jaisalmer,Rajasthan and in 125 acres in Bikaner,Rajasthan. We can supply hardenedtissue cultured date palm plants ofdifferent varieties. Please free to ask

your queries regarding Tissue Cul-tured Date Palm cultivation on fol-lowing contact details at-

Dr.K.V.Prajapati, [email protected]

��Spices for SaleWe are Gujarat based Manufacturerand Exporter of Indian Spices &Grains.We can supply you followingproducts namely Cumin Seed, Mus-tard Seed Small & Big, Fenugreek Seed,Fennel Seed, Amaranth Seed, Sesameseed Black & White, Dill Seed, BlackGram, Wheat and Pearl Millet. If youneed any more information pleasefeel free to write or call us at-

Jaimin Patel09924290884, 09924662776

[email protected]

��Vermicompost for SaleWe have fresh Vermicompost for sale.We can supply it in bulk quantity.Price and quality is assured. To placethe order or to know more detailscontact us at-

Snehal Sontakke, 09764404313

[email protected]

��Plastic Nets and Films for SaleWe are pleased to introduce our-selves (ISO 9001: 2008 Certified) asa manufacturer of various kinds ofplastic netting and plastic films inIndia since last 5 years. We arebased at Vadodara, Gujarat. We areone of the leading manufacturers ofAgro Shade Net, Plastic Fence, MulchFilm, Tree Guard, Poultry Nets, Seri-culture, Plastic Montage, Tea With-ering Net, Anti Bird Net, Rose Bud NetCap, Plastic netting for ArtificialGrass and many more products.Please feel free to contact me for anyfurther information at-

Viral Kapadia,9978993344

[email protected]


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��Wanted Fresh VegetablesI am looking for suppliers of veg-etables who can supply me veg-etables at regular intervals. If youfeel that you could be of my help,please contact me with the details ofvegetables that can be supplied andthe quantity along with time frame. Ido not require a huge supply butabout 1000 kg each of various veg-etables per month. You need not besupplying all the vegetables i require,just mention which vegetables youcan supply. Farmers with one timesupply are also welcome. Contact meat-

Rajesh Tiwary, [email protected]

��Wanted Non-Basmati RiceWe, Indo Universal Exports,Mumbai, are looking for Non-Basmati Rice for one of our OverseasBuyer. If you can supply Sharbati/Parmal/Masoori or other variety ofCheap Rice ( Max 10 % Broken ) fitfor Human Consumption, kindly getin touch with us as soon as possibleat-

Irfan Shaikh [email protected]

��Wanted Quality PumpkinWe need quality pumpkins in bulkquantity on regular basis. Pleasecontact us immediately.

Pandithurai K +91 [email protected]

��Wanted Supplier of Organic FoodProductsI am in distribution of organic foodproducts. Any certified organic pro-ducer of any products as flours andgrains, pulses & beans, spices &masalas, honey & ghee can contactme. Please mail or call me on -

Dilip Bafna9414494325

[email protected]

��Wanted FigsWould like to know if anyone dealswith cultivation of figs (Atthipalam intamil). I am looking for a regular sup-plier of good quality of figs. Interestersgrowers can reach me at –

Jayakaran S [email protected]

��Wanted Virgin Coconut Oil andSpicesI am looking for pure, Non RBD, expel-ler pressed coconut oil and Spicessuch as Pepper, Chilli Powder, SpiceBlends etc., for US. You must be ableprovide CIF Baltimore, USA pricing forsmall quantities with outstanding In-ternational Quality packaging. I canreimburse you for sample costs herein Kochi. You must be able to supportmultiple sample shipments, privatelybranded with the client's brand iden-tity.Once the client is satisfied with yourproduct quality, packaging, pricing,timely shipment etc., you can expectlarge volume. However, you must bewilling and able to endure client's ex-tensive requirements that might takemonths or even as long as a year be-fore this will become large scale busi-ness. Prospective client is a LuxuryInternational Brand and as such ex-pect superior packaging and presen-tation. Contact me with complete de-tails of your products at -

Justus [email protected]

��Wanted Used Compressor for Irri-gationI am a working professional doing ag-riculture in my own farm. I need usedcompressors in good running condi-tions for borewells and for other agripurpose. If anyone has or know where-abouts may let me know the details.My contact details are-

Thiruvengadam [email protected]

��Wanted SugarcaneCane Fresh has recently launchedbranded sugar cane juice in Pune.We (our parent company - Shri CaneFresh) have more than 120 outletsalready operational in South India(Bangalore, Mangalore & Mysore).Initially we would be openingaround 10 outlets in Pune spreadacross Corporate and Retail loca-tions and we have plans to openover 100 outlets across the city inthe next 1.5 - 2 years. Interestedsuppliers can reach us at –

Cane Fresh, [email protected]

��Wanted Edible Live FishI am from Bangalore & looking forlive edible fish for my new themerestaurant in the city. Anyone whois in to farming or dealing with freshwater fish in and around Bangaloreplease contact me soon. You can ex-pect higher rate than market. Mycontact details are-

Vijoy,09886052399

[email protected]

��Wanted Ostrich ChicksI am planning to start an ostrichfarm in Warangal district in AP. Cananybody supply me 4 month oldchicks. I will be thankful if some-one can give me full details aboutostrich farming. My contact detailsare-

Anoop [email protected]

��Wanted Guava GraftingsWanted about 500 soft seeded RED-FLUSH Guava plants (<= 1 year) toplant in our farm in third week ofNov, 2012. Nursery friends, Kindlyrespond with your quote at-

Ram [email protected]

94922635368


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�� Coconut Shell charcoal & Ash Pow-der for SaleWe are offering coconut shell char-coal for sale. We can offer 75 tonsdaily from palladam ( TN). It hasmoisture 5% to 9% and ash 3%. It isavailable at best price for round theyear. Contact us for more informa-tion at -

Parama Sivam, [email protected]

�� Exotic Vegetables for SaleWe have large quantity of capsicum,iceberg and broccoli for sale at rea-sonable price. We also have largequantities of all kind of exotic veg-etables for sale. Price, delivery andquality is assured. Contact us at -

Jaya Prakash +91 96980 [email protected]

�� Fresh and Dry Oyster Mushroomfor SaleI am a certified Export Quality Oys-ter Mushroom Cultivator, I can pro-fessionally help to grow on a com-mercially demanding Mushroom. aswell as grow the same against theorders. Reach me at –

Surma Achar, [email protected]

�� Red Sandal for SaleI have 500 tons of red sandal readyto sale. Contact me at –

Srinivas Bhimala, [email protected]

�� Yellow Corn for SaleWe are offering Yellow Corn for salefrom Erode Dist. Tamil Nadu. Thecommodity quantity available is60Tons priced Rs.13900.00/MT/. ThePacking.Sack is 60to 70kgs and de-livery shall be Ex.Factory. Erode.Moisture ; 13%.which is suitable forAnimal Feeds. Buyers can contact –

Bala [email protected]

�� Spices for SaleWe are offering dried ginger, turmeric,black pepper and other spices for sale.Interested buyers can call at –

Indus Herbs, [email protected]

�� Fresh Coconut for SaleWe have large quantity available ofFresh Coconut for sale. Weight is ap-proximately 550 gms and above andthe size is 12 Inches and above. Coloris brown. Anyone interested can con-tact us at –

Rohit MS, [email protected]

��Lemon Grass Dry Powder for SaleWe have lemon grass herbal dry pow-der for sale. Quality and price is as-sured. All those who want to buy thisdry powder can contact us at-

Ravi Kumar [email protected]

��Agribased Products for SaleWe are the bulk manufacturers of allagribased products like earth warms,vermicompost ,neem cake, neem oil,castor cake, coco peat, biofertilizers,vam, biopesticides, pesticides, humicacid, fulvic acid, amino acid, nitrobenzene enzymes like phytase ,amy-lase, protease, pectinase, cellulase,probioticts for aqua ,poultry, dairyanimals for sale. For enquiry or ordercontact us at-

Sridhar Menneni, [email protected]

��Potato and Onion for SaleWe are Akidhma international privatelimited from Sri lanka , we are doingPotato and Onion in Sri Lanka marketfor last 3 years. Now we are in posi-tion to expand our market and lookingto have some new suppliers to fill ourdemands. Currently we are doing thebusiness on commission basis. Soplease kindly revert back with your

interest do the business with us. Wehave great retailers in Sri Lankanmarket. We can provide you with thebest price and demand. Contact fordetails at-

Mohammed Ashfaaq0094758898922

[email protected]

�� High Yield Fertilizer for PulsesCrops for SaleWorld's latest research product"WIN-EA-CROP" 100% Organic HighYield Fertilizer increases Pulsescrops yields like Blackgram,Redgram, Bengalgram,Greeengram,Horsegram etc. It supplements 2waynutrition that improves soil fertilityand Pulses crops productivity, result-ing in higher yields, fetching highestincome to the Farmers.To buy WIN-EA-CROP Hi-Yield Fertil-izer for your Crops or for businessinquiries, please email at –

Prabhaakar [email protected]

��Organic Fertilizer and PesticidesPanchagavya for SaleWe are Producing Panchagavya anOrganic Fertilizer and Pesticide. Weare producing Panchagavya usingonly Indian Breed of Cows. Our Breedsare Kangrej, Vechur andOmbalacheri. We are using the saleproceeds towards the developmentof Ghosala and it is not as a busi-ness we are doing this. The purchasealso helps us in running a Ghosala.Panchagavya produced by IndianBreeds are giving better results com-pared to Panchagavya produced byusing Non Indian Breeds of Cow.The cost of Panchagavya (Concen-trated) per litre will be Rs.150/-. Theratio recommended by the Agricul-ture University of Tamil Nadu is3:100. For more info contact -V Sudhindranath, +91 99450 66699

[email protected]


Consultancy ServicesConsultancy ServicesConsultancy ServicesConsultancy ServicesConsultancy ServicesWANTED

Wanted Consultants for Pome-granate CultivationI am interested in pomegranate cultivation inaround 25 acres in my land near Tenkasi[Tirunelveli District], in Southern Tamil Nadu.This is a dry locality with red soil, and weintend to use drip irrigation to irrigate thepomegranate. I am interested in appointinga consultant to guide me on pomegranatecultivation. I have a few queries on pome-granate cultivation, and I shall appreciate ifyou could respond to my queries that arelisted below- 1. What are the various com-mercial pomegranate breeds; what are theircharacteristics; which breeds are fast andhigh yielding 2. What are the yields peracre or hectare for the various commercialbreeds 3. What is the water requirement forpomegranate if irrigated through drip irri-gation 4. Is high density and ultra-high den-sity spacing practiced in pomegranate, andif so, what is the spacing, and the yield.I am interested in -1. Sourcing high yielding / fast growingpomegranate breed saplings2. Appointing a consultant to guide me onpomegranate cultivationI shall appreciate hearing from you. Pleasecall me atP S Krishnan, Chennai +91 98840 [email protected]

Wanted Consultants forVermiculture CompostI plan to set up a vermiculture compost unit inPunjab. Anyone offering consultancy mayplease get in touch wih me at-Simar Singh [email protected]

Wanted Consultants for FoodCrops PlantationOur background is Engineering Science Sys-tem Design + Environment Sustainability Man-agement to Reduce Global Warming. Weare seeking an Agriculture Adviser-Consult-ant for a 12 months period to provide guid-ance on the scientific experimental method-ologies/ approaches including instrumenta-tions and research articles to upgrade ontoleading research knowledge, on the Grow-ing Cycle per SINGLE PLANT Crops fromSeed to Harvesting of Food Crops. Consult-ant is expected to have extensive experi-ences covering: • Cereal Crop eg Rice, Maize,Wheat etc. • Vegetable Crop eg Tomatoes,Cucumber, Caliuflower etc, • Tuber Crops

eg Sweet Potatoes, Western Potatoes, Yametc • Any other cropsThe extensive research experiences must beable to provide practical wisdom on the re-search studies to get reliable scientific dataand point the directions to research pub-lished data for - 1- Water Uptake /Transpi-ration Rate per plant 2- NKP Uptake Types-Quantity of nutrients NKP uptake at differ-ent time of the growth cycle for the abovementioned crops.Our plan is to undertake scientific studies forthose without published data on growing ofCereal-Vegetable-Tuber-Fruit Crops and tomeasures the TAKEUP RATE at least onceweekly for long run crops while for short runlike vegetables to be every 2 days. Pleasequote us your consulting fees for professionaladvice over 1 year period via email, skype/telephone or suggest areas for research ar-ticles on. Drops email at-GP Chua [email protected]

Wanted Consultants for FarmingI have a 70 acre agri land in the foothills ofWestern Ghats near Tenkasi. I have around500 Amla trees & around 500 teak trees,and have plans for cultivation of Pomegran-ate, Lime, Mango, Papaya, Drumstick & Me-dicinal Plants, all integrated with dairy &animal husbandry [goats]. I am going for aNHB project with bank loan. I am looking toappoint a agri consultant that will -

• Support in rejuvenation of our existing Amla& teak plants• Work with us in short listing viable crops• Assist in development of in house bio fertil-izer & bio pesticides units; vermi-compostunits• Offer consulting & technical support forplant growth & development, including pe-riodic field visits, monitoring• Assist in Infrastructure development• Assist in marketing• Preparation of project report; Support insecuring bank loan and NHB subsidiesInterested consultants from Southern Indiamay please contact me at-P S Krishnan Chennai +91 98840 [email protected]

Wanted Consultancy for OilseedsExportI am looking to export groundnuts and otheroilseeds to international market. I know theprocedures involved at a high level. How-ever being a first timer, looking for a consult-ant who can guide me through the whole pro-cess of exporting groundnuts. I want the con-sultant to help me with- [a] Finding a suitablesupplier meeting export norms[b] Sanitaryrequirements and other guidelines to be fol-lowed [c] Export requirementsExperts, please contact me [email protected]

Offered Consultancy for Portable BiogasWe offer consultancy for Portable biogas. Its mainly used for house hold kitchen waste. Theinput materials for Elegant biogas plants are daily vegetable waste, food waste, meatwaste etc. Apart from this, manure and dung can also be used . These plants are portablemodels and its space requirement is only 1 square meter for house hold units and it has anoutput of 2 hrs per day.1 Cum Plant : Waste required –Min 1 kg –Max 5 kg per day / Water required –Min 2liters- Max 10 liters per day / Plant Size-4 feet height & 4 feet dia / Cooking hours-2.5hrs-4 hrs per day / Can be placed at the roof top or besides the house / Stove-Singleburner – Maximum cost Rs 50,000( includes unit cost, single burner,hose,installation )2 Cum Plant : Waste required –Min 3 kg –Max 10 kg per day / Water required –Min 6liters- Max 20 liters per day / Plant Size-6 feet height & 5 feet dia / Cooking hours-2.5hrs day / Stove-Double burner /Can be placed only beside the houseMaximum cost -Rs.80000/- (includes unit cost,double burner,hose,installation.)For more details contact- Sanvi Sanchita 9677982888 [email protected]

Offered Consultancy for Agriculture Project and DevelopmentWe are agriculture project consultants cum agriculture land developers, based in Banga-lore. To be precise, we are the people who prepare land (barren & dry) suitable foragriculture purpose. Our team of consultants has post graduation in agriculture with expe-rience and expertise of 25 years in agriculture projects. We provide our services frombeginning till the end of the agriculture project depending on one's needs & budget. Dowrite to us for further association with us at-Kumar [email protected]

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Farm Land in Mysore for Sale6.5acres of agriculture land in Mysore isavailable for sale. [1] farm house ( 3bedroom attached duplex,granite flooring) built on 2011 April. [2] Property fenced.[3] open well (20*20) 40feet depth . [4]cattle shed (60*40) [5] 30 coconut trees [6]channel water also available for4months,kaveri river water. [7] 5nos labourquarters. [8] 10hp motor for the open well.[9] 1hp submersible motor for the house .The property is located in SarkariUthanahalli village, Mysore. 1km fromupcoming ring road. Its 4km from Mysorecity, 5km from Mysore airport,10km fromrailway station,9km from Government busstand and 1km from Lalthadinagar southlayout (muda). Expected price is 3.10crwhich stands negotiable. Serious buyers cancontact me at-Naveen Swamy [email protected]

Farm Land in Bangalore for SaleAgriculture land of 10 acres just 85 kmsdrive from Bangalore are available for salehaving good irrigation and suitable for greenhouse farming, sheep rearing etc., Interestedpersons may contact for further details at-Srinivas Murthy [email protected]

Farm Land in Kadiri for Sale100 acres land available in Kadiri. Theexact location is 6km from Kadiri. Land ishaving clear title and single owner. Theexpected price is 1.2 lac per acre. All thosewho are interested in buying the land cancontact me at-Naga Rajesh [email protected]

Farm Land in Kodaikanal Hills forSale5 Acres farm land in Malayandipuramhills,kodaikanal hills is available for sale. Itis 1 hour drive from Dindigul and 4 hoursdrive from Trichy airport. The approach wayshas good tar road facility. It is 1300 metresfrom sea level. The price expected for the5 acres is 6 lakhs per acre. It has singleowner with clear title, patta. Land has riverfront with continuous water supply. 1 houseand 1 labour quarters is built at the location.3 phase electricity available nearby, cantake service with 5000 rupees and in a weektime. Car can go in front of house. Coffee

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WANTEDWanted Farm Land in Madhya PradeshWe are looking to buy agriculture land in Madhya Pradesh state that is developed withavailability of electricity and water. We are looking for farming purpose which has verygood fertility. If anyone has some land for sale in this state then please get in touch with usat-Garry Sandhu 9501977488 [email protected]

Wanted Farm Land in BangaloreWe are looking for buying agricultural land 4 to 5 acres within 50 to 100 KM radius fromBangalore at Rs. 1 lac tp Rs. 2 lacs per acre. People interested in the deal please contactus at- Base Help 9741277034 [email protected]

Wanted Farm Land in MangaloreI want buy 25 acre Agricultural land within 30 km from Mangalore city. The price rangeI am expecting is from 2 to 3 lack/acre (negotiable). For further details email me at-Dinesh Poojary 006591237583 [email protected]

Wanted Farm Land in CoimbatoreWant farm land of 1 acre or more in and around coimabtore, to maximum distance100km (Coimbatore-pollcachi, udumalpet, puliampatti, sirumugai, sathy, erode, gobi,anthiyur, palladam, kangeyam, dharapuram). Need water, E.B., road approach. Cleardocument needed. Immediate purchase. Contact me at-Ramesh R 9944973090 [email protected]

and pepper is there with more than 1500timber trees worth 5 lakhs at current pricecan go more than 10 lakhs after 5 years.The land is also suitable for planting lemon,orange and hill banana. From 2nd year wecan get minimum 1 lakh per acre and after5 years it will be 4-5 lakhs per acre. Goatsand country chicken can be farmed withnatural organic feeds. Attractive and calmlocation surrounded by hills, suitable forfamily vacations or build small farm resort.If needed we can manage farm with 20%share on yearly yield. To know any otherdetail contact me at-Ashok Kumar [email protected]

Farm Land in Nellore for Sale20 Acers land for sale in Nellore (25 mindrive from Nellore city center & 35Kilometer from Krishna Patnam port ) usefulproperty for agriculture as well ascommercial use.If anyone looking for the investment inagriculture property or commercial inNellore district please find the detailsbelow of the property.Location: Podalakur, (25 km from Nellore,beside NH5 to Mumbai highway) it takeshalf an hour drive from Nellore city-Centre.Total area : 20 acers (Clear patta land andlooks like squre bit ) and good water facilityand ground water is available at 150 feet.

To know further details contact –Anil Kishore [email protected]

Farm Land in Konkan for Sale100 acre agriculture land available inKonkan, approx 210 kms drive fromMumbai. The proposed land is forCommunity Farming project with expenseupto 200 acres. It has clear title deeds,water supply, electricity, BSNL telephoneslines availability. The agreement for saleoption with deferred payment option forminimum 1 Acre is available. Interestedbuyers can contact for more details at-Greenetech India Pariwar [email protected]

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DehydratedVegetables SupplierManufacturers of custom-ized dehydrated onion andgarlic. Located at Mahuvatown in Gujarat

Chhatariya Foods Pvt. Ltd.was started in 1984 in

Mahuva town in Gujarat State.Mr. A. S. Chhatariya is theManaging Director of the com-pany. It manufactures dehy-drated onion and garlic in white,red and pink flakes, kibbled,minced, chopped, granules andpowder form. It is an ISO22000-2005 certified company.For the past 27 years, the com-pany deals in dehydrated veg-etable field. Each of these prod-ucts is separated and tailored tosuit customer’s requirements.Their dehydrated product rangesfrom white onion, pink onion,red onion, garlic and ginger. Thecompany also produces any de-hydrated vegetable product ac-cording to the customer’s re-quirements. The customers canget these products any time.Chhatariya Foods Pvt. Ltd’sManaging Director, Mr. A. S.Chhatariya says, “The Com-pany was started in a small way.Earlier, we were using semi-au-tomatic machines and slowly westarted using fully automaticmachines. In India, dehydrationproducts were used in less quan-tity. The company has got 58plants within 5 km of Mahuvatown in Gujarat state. Eventhough Mahuva town is a smallone, it has become world famousand got highlighted for its dehy-drated products.’’“Our customers are buying de-

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hydrated products in bulk quantity. Badsha Masala is using our products for making onion powder,garlic powder, ginger powder, garam masala, channa masala etc. After buying onion and garlic fromfarmers, we will process them fully and allow them to dry. Then these products are sorted, packed,and sold to consumers,’’ says Mr. Chhatariya.For further information contact : Mr. A. S. Chhatariya, Managing Director, Chhatariya Foods Pvt.Ltd., Near C Raj Petrol Pump, Bhavanagar Road, Mahuva -364 290. Gujarat (India). Mobile: 09824203135/ FREE 099136 52744 Email:[email protected]/[email protected]

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site by adding solutions first. Itwill take time but next year, Iwill feel confident enough to goafter publishers or even spon-sors.”Future PlansSpeaking about his future plans,Mr. Pilon says, “My futureplan is to publish the 100 plussolutions which I have collectedas soon as possible in the rel-evant section of Planet Digest.”He concludes, “The planet earthis very sick. Just look aroundthe globe and you will see thesymptoms everywhere: extremehigh tides, extreme weather,oceans rising, more tornadoes,inundations and so on. Therewill be more of these climaticevents and as time pass they willalso “scale up.” At the same timewith the help of human creativ-ity, solutions to heal the planetwill pop up from around theworld. The Planet Fixer Digestwill be there, stronger than ever,to collect all these solutions fromaround the world, to make themavailable to the world.”For more information contact -Roger Pilon, Editor, San Jose,Costa Rica, Home: (506) 2219-8479 – Cel: (506) 8517-7747Email:[email protected] look for a solution visit – http://theplanetfixer.org/

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Getting Started with Greenhouse FarmingGreenhouse consultants respond to questions regarding greenhouse farming on

AgricultureInformation.com forum. Following is a summary of the discussion

Factors to consider while SettingUp Greenhouse

Member each plant wants to set upa greenhouse in Ahmedabad andwants to learn about greenhouse

structure. He also wants to confirm claimsby a greenhouse consultant that capsicumproduction in a greenhouse is 50 ton/acre ina year and at current price levels of Rs. 40/kg, he will earn Rs. 20 lac in a year. Theconsultant also has told him that it takes 1.5

years to achieve break even. One consultantalso promised to get him more subsidy fromgovernment at an extra fee. Mr. Kirti S,moderator on Agriculture.com forum in-forms, “Greenhouse bell pepper productionis based on a year-long production cycle.Typically, seeding occurs in early to mid-October. Plants are moved from the nurseryinto the production greenhouses six weekslater.”He advises, “Cultivate capsicum varieties

in 16000 sq mt greenhouse to yield 62 MTA(3 crops per year) per acre. Thus, the totalproduction will be 250 MTA capsicums peryear, at the total project cost of Rs.360.00lakhs.” Technical moderator Ashwini fur-ther adds, “Please let us know if you wantto cultivate colored capsicums or green cap-sicums. The green capsicums yield is higherthan colored capsicums but does not fetchthat high price of Rs.40/kg throughout theyear.”

Grow Tech was established in 1993by Mr. Dilip Deshmukh. The company provides turnkey solutions in

greenhouse farming. It is located at Pune,Maharashtra. Mr. Deshmukh is a consult-ant of greenhouses, polyhouses, shadenetsand turnkey projects.The annual turnover of the company in thelast financial year was Rs.2 cr. “Grow Tech’scomprehensive approach to greenhouseturnkey projects begins with initial feasibil-ity check and covers design, constructionand installations of the greenhouse struc-ture, cultivation techniques, irrigation, pro-viding fertilizers, pesticides and micro-nu-trients, maintaining temperature and humid-ity, cutting, pruning, cleaning practices, thepost-harvest techniques cutting, storage andto finally transport with attractive and safepackaging,” maintains Mr. Deshmukh.The company also offers improvementsand changes with existing structures toadopt latest technology like variety of cov-erings, evaporative cooling systems, andthermal screening with full automations.“We offer greenhouse with evaporative cool-ing systems, which are useful for hardeningof plantlets by tissue culture labs as welluniversities and research institutes for R &D purpose,” says Mr. Deshmukh

Grow TechProvides consultancy for setting up greenhouses, polyhouses andshadenets. Located at Pune, MaharashtraHe says, “Grow Tech shade net houses andtunnels are being used for nurseries to raisecommercial saplings and grafting as wellcultivation for seasonal vegetables.”The vegetables commonly grown in green-houses are color capsicum, cucumber, let-tuce, cherry and tomato, he informs. Re-garding the technology used by the com-pany in setting up greenhouse and shadenets, he says, “We offer high quality andlatest technology to our clients.”Suggested Policy ReformSuggesting policy reforms, Mr. Deshmukh

says, “Government should give minimumfixed prices for agricultural products. Thereis also need for planning in cultivation.” Headds, “We want more and more farmers toadopt greenhouse technology so that theyshould be able to export vegetables to Euro-pean countries and increase our export tolarge extent.”Commenting on big retailers like Wal Martentering India, Mr. Deshmukh says, “Itwould benefit farmers in India. These com-panies insist on standard and disease-freevarieties. So those who follow good agricul-tural practices will have great demand. Thisis possible only when you cultivate underprotected environment i.e. greenhouse cul-tivation.”Mr. Deshmukh is a mechanical engineer andhas been working in this field for the last 15years.For more information, contact :Mr.Dilip DeshmukhGrow Tech, 11, Vishakah,Kale Park, BanerRoad, PUNE 411 008Mobile: 09822252989Email: [email protected] Deshmukh


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Agriplast Tech IndiaBangalore, Karnataka based greenhouse material suppliers. Offersaccessories for greenhouses too

Agriplast was started in 2004 in Bangalore. Mr. Rajeeb Kumar Roy is the CEO ofthe company. The company supplies greenhouse materials in India. “We haveachieved an average growth of about

30% -50%,” says Mr. Roy.Product Range : Agriplast deals in com-plete range of products for protected culti-vation. The product range includes:• Green house and mulching films, geo mem-branes from Ginegar Plastic Products Ltd,Israel• Photo-selective ‘Chromatinet’ nets and‘Aluminet,’ and innovative optical barrierinsect nets like opti net from Polysack Plas-tic Industries Ltd• HDPE woven covering solutions and skirt-ing films from PIC-Plast, Israel• Soilless growing troughs from Mapal Plastics, Israel• Shade net house and insect net house structure and do it yourself type greenhouses fromP Marom Israel.Mr. Roy says, “Besides this, we also have soil less growing media, accessories for green-houses, profiles for fixing plastic, imported and coated poly locking springs, air circulationfans, imported insect nets, monofilament nets, self-drilling screws, anti-hail nets, shadenets, and crop support twines.”Speaking about the challenges faced, he says, “It is always a challenge to introduce aconcept in the market and fight tough competition subsequently, purely on price. Whenwe introduce a new product in the market we not only know where to recommend this tothe farmer, but also when not to recommend it. This is possible because of the solidresearch back up by our Israeli principals. However when cheaper local imitations floodthe market, the farmers disregard quality opting for cheaper alternatives.”Future Plans : Speaking about the future plans, Mr. Roy says, “We are strengtheningour position by adding new products and technologies which are in the pipeline. We alsointend to expand our dealership network in coming year. The first one in the pipeline is thenet covered structures from P Marom which will be a joint venture with P Marom Israel.”Mr. Roy holds a master’s degree from IIT Kharagpur in agricultural engineering and hasalso done executive general management program from IIM Bangalore.For more information, contact : Agriplast Tech India Pvt. Ltd, #13, Victorian Meadows,Behind Bageecha Restaurant, Airport Varthur Road, Bangalore – 560037, KarnatakaTelefax: +91 80 41693451, Email: [email protected], Web: www.agriplast.co.in

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She informs, “If the green house with fanand pad system of cooling design is adopted,then you can expect a yield of 62 MTA (3Crops per year) per acre (area of 16000 sqm),” adding, “You can diversify the crops ifyou plan to go in for 2 small greenhouses –may be 20 guntas each. Please don’t relytoo much on the over- priced bill which theconsultant has assured. Please find out fromthe consultant and let us know or the agri-culture officer in that area about the specifi-cations provided by consultant for the con-struction of greenhouse and then proceed ifyou want to claim a subsidy.”Mr. Dilip Deshmukh of Grow Tech, Puneinforms, “The plant population for coloredcapsicum is around 12000 plants per acre.If the plants are properly maintained, theneach plant can produce around 5 kg fruits.So in one acre, the total production wouldbe 60000 kg. or 60 tons.”Regarding Mr. Sandupan’s concern aboutrevenue and breaking even, Mr. Deshmukhsays, “The market rate of capsicum fluctu-ates as per demand supply ratio, in the rangeof Rs.25 to 120 per kg. So your revenue willdepend upon the prevailing market ratewhen you are supplying your products inmarket,” adding, “If you get maximum rateyour project cost will be recovered within1.5 years’ period. I believe one should setthis project as a totally commercial viableproject and not since government gives sub-sidy. One has to treat subsidy as bonus.”Mr. Sanghavi of Esteem Agro & Foods PvtLtd gives a list of crucial factors to considerwhen setting up greenhouse: ’1. Types of greenhouse2. Area3. Humidity in our area4. Crops prevalent in market

Polyhouse vs. Greenhouse

Member Mr. Deep wants to knowthe difference between apolyhouse and a greenhouse,

“Which technology is more suited forPunjab? What is the approximate cost ofthe same for one acre and the return in one

year?”Pointing out to some of the features of apolyhouse and comparing it with variousother structures, Mr. Rajeeb Kumar Roy,CEO, Agriplast Tech India Pvt. Ltd, says,“The popular model of polyhouse in Indiais covered with plastic on the top and insectnet on the side.It prevents rain from entering in. In case ofa shade net house (covered with shade net)and insect net house (structure covered withinsect net only), rain can enter to the plantroot zone.”He further says, “If you are talking aboutabsolutely no or less rain fall area, you mayattain similar results in polyhouse and nethouse. But if the area in consideration hasheavy rainfall, then definitely polyhouse isa better option. However, both greenhouse

and polyhouse can withstand heavy rains.In Israel, most of the net house cultivationgives exactly the same yield or even betteryield than greenhouse as this is used to growcrops in a very low rainfall area of AravaDesert.”Regarding the crops best suited to green-house, Mr. Roy avers, “Some of the popu-lar crops in greenhouses are roses, gerbera,carnations, liliums, capsicum, cherry toma-toes, tomatoes, herbs like chives, basil, gin-ger, mint, and coriander. Strawberries are alsovery popular internationally but it has stillnot come to India in a big way. The yield ofvegetables, fruits and flowers depends onmany variables like varieties, seasons, soiltype and location, and also the quality ofthe grower themselves.”Post your comments at http://bit.ly/XUmCxJ


Satyabhama EngineersDesigns and manufactures green house using componentsmade up of pure GI material. Located in Akola, Maharashtra

S atyabhama Engineers, established in 2005 specializes inmanufacturing and erectingGreen Houses/Shade Houses.Prakash Chopade and Nilesh

Shende are the founder members. Presentannual turnover is about Rs. 3 crorers whichis increasing every year.Based in Akola in Maharashtra state, thecompany has successfully completed manyprojects within and outside India. Theirstrength lies in taking up turnkey projectswhere they give complete solution to theirclients initiating from site selection till cul-tivation of crop. Recently, they havelaunched coco-peat based hydroponicproject for color capsicum in Hosur (behindNew Bengaluru Air Port).Mr. Prakash Chopade, Managing Directorof the company is graduate in Mechanicalengineering. His first project came throughin 1996, Fan/Pad type poly house for thegovernment agency and since then he is com-mitted to this field.Product Awareness : Good will businessis the key to product awareness and neworders at Satyabhama Engineers. Mr.Chopade shares, “our target customers arefarmers as well investors. Generally we haveno direct marketing team. Maximum ourbusiness generate from our old projects. ForExample, we had completed only one projectof 4000 sq mtr in Hosur and now we havethe business of 5 new projects in the samereason. Regarding the awareness of cus-tomer, from the start, we explain all the factsof this project to the client, right from thePoly House to crop cultivation. Most ofthe clients do not know how to start theproject initially and not aware about theGovernment Policy.”Growing CompetitionAt Satyabhama Engineers, competition isconsidered as good sign as it helps com-

pany to perform better. Complete team ofengineers and agronomist ensures propererections of greenhouse at the site. Mr.Chopade avers, “the special features of ourgreen house are custom based ventilationsize at the sides as well at the top and themaximum components are made of pure GImaterial.”Advice : “One thing I want to tell the farmeris that he should understand the completeproject and should be very serious aboutthat. We always experience that the farmeralways talk about the poly house and itsrate, its component specification, rate cut-ting. It is natural but he is not so much seri-ous about other factors like soil, irrigation

and most im-portant crop.This is businessof hardware andsoftware. Wewill do the hard-ware of bestquality but soft-ware i.e. cropand crop culti-vation is themost important criteria for the farmer. Heshould have the knowledge or at least heshould have the best consultant for the polyhouse cultivation”, concludes Mr. Chopade.

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For further information, contact:Satyabhama Engineers, B/H Akola GraminBank, Chopade, Malkapur, Akola 444 004,Maharashtra, Phone: 98503 78777Email: [email protected]: www.satyabhama.in

Sri Sai Fibres Pvt. Ltd was established in 1986in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state. Mr. V.Panduranga Raju is the founder-CEO. It is aprivate limited company dealing in evaporative air cooling system and manufacturers of

greenhouses for horticulture departments, paper in-dustry and forestry. Its annual turnover is betweenRs. 8-10 crores.Now the company has switched over to major bio-technology industries. Whoever is developing GM crops(genetically managed crop), it is mandatory to havecontainment facility and controlled atmosphere. So, Sri Sai Fibres is constructing green-houses for them. The company’s present thrust is on biotechnology industries.Sri Sai Fibres Pvt. Ltd has been in the business of greenhouse construction and equipmentsupply since two decades. The company has built a variety of greenhouses for horticul-tural purposes across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.The company provides world class assistance in erecting state-of-the-art greenhouses bymanufacturing superior quality equipment and devices necessary for executing the entireproject. Mr. V. Panduranga Raju is a Commerce postgraduate and has more than 25 yearsof experience in this segment.Mr. Panduranga Raju says, “In my company, around 25 people are working. Many inter-national players are coming to India and we try to fit into the same segment and worktowards increasing our competitiveness.’’“We mostly cater to the India market and we have constructed greenhouses in Karnataka,Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. We have also constructed some green-houses in Gujarat state. We construct automated greenhouses, where we provide artificiallighting, temperature control, humidity control, automated irrigation system, includinggreenhouse furnishing. We follow the norms fixed by biotechnology. We get orders fromrepetitive clients and through our website,’’ adds Mr. Panduranga Raju.

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For further information, contact: Mr. V. Panduranga Raju,CEO, Sri Sai Fibres Pvt. LtdNo. 1-5-16/5/B/1, Musheerabad, Hyderabad – 500 020 Andhra Pradesh IndiaMobile: 09000019401 Email: [email protected] Website: www.greenhousesindia.com

Sri Sai FibresSpecialists in developing greenhouses for research institutes.Based at Hyderabad

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Walgreens Coir Inc wasestablished in 2009. Itis located at Pollachi,the coconut belt ofTamil Nadu. The com-

pany was founded by Mr. Mani Menon,the CEO of the company and two of hisfriends. The company manufactures cocopeat (also known as coir pith) for the hightech agricultural industry. “Our main rawmaterial is an extract from the coconut husk,which is being used as a media for high techagriculture, for the hydroponic cultivation,”says Mr. Menon.Source of Raw Materials : The com-pany sources the raw materials from in andaround Pollachi. “The reason for having themanufacturing unit in Pollachi is that ourproduct is an extract from coconut husk,which is available in abundance in this area.There are about 460 defibering units, in andaround Pollachi. They remove the fiber fromthe husk. After removing the fiber, the re-maining part is coco peat, which is our mainraw material.”Annual Turnover : Our annual turnoveris around Rs. 6 crores. “Started with aroundRs.2 crores in the first year, every year thereis an increase of 100% in the turnover,” in-forms Mr. Menon.Target Customers : Coco peat is used forgreenhouse cultivations and hydroponiccultivation. “As per the food consumptioncensus by the union agriculture ministry,every year requirement for food commod-ity is substantially increasing. According tostatistics, 102.86 crores in tons were thetotal requirement in 2001. Now it has goneupto 119.2 tons. So there is an increase indemand for the vegetables and food com-modities. Of course, the agri industry is thebackbone of India. Unless we do somethingin the agri industry, it is very difficult tosustain,” says Mr. Menon.Market for Products : The companymainly supplies to the international mar-kets. “Of course we do cater to some parts

Walgreens Coir IncPollachi based coco peat manufacturers. Having 100% increasein annual turnover every year

in India as well, like Gujarat andMaharashtra, where high tech agriculturalindustry is thriving,” maintains Mr. Menon.Walgreens exports mainly to Eastern Eu-rope.“Our major market is Holland. That is themajor market for these kinds of products.Other than that we also export to other EastEuropean countries, East African countries,USA and Far East Asian countries.”Hydroponics in India : Mr. Menon main-tains hydroponics is being used in Indianagriculture. “Per capita agricultural land avail-able in India in 1951 was 0.33 hectare, nowit has come down to 0.14 hectare, so it is

declining. Unless they go for high tech andgreenhouse cultivation, it is difficult to meetthe requirement over the period of time,” hereiterates.Market Competition : When asked aboutcompetition, Mr. Menon says, “The de-mand for coco peat is increasing, and I don’tface that kind of competition. In fact a fewof my friends are in the same industry. Weshare the material when they have an order.There is not much competition as yet butthe usage is increasing. Agricultural indus-tries are thriving in east African countriesusing these methods. Even Indians are goingand settling there to do high tech farming invast area, taking land on long lease.”He adds, “In India itself there is tremen-dous potential, but unfortunately we are notusing it completely. Of course the conceptis coming up, especially in Gujarat this con-cept is growing. I think in another 5-10 years,India itself is going to be a consuming state.”Technology Used : Commenting on theuse of technology in production of coco peat,Mr. Menon says, “There is not much tech-

nology involved apart from buffering thisproduct. We make tailor-made product for aparticular crop. It is a highly labor orientedbusiness. We engage people from rural ar-eas, especially women. “Challenges : Mr. Menon says, “The mainproblem that we are facing in Tamil Nadu iselectricity. There is 14-16 hours of powercut,” adding, “We also face labor problem.We employ the migrant laborers from Orissaand Bihar. We help with them with shelterand other such things”Future Plans : In future the company isplanning to come up with an education kitwhere kids can know the importance of ag-

riculture. “I am searching for somebody whopartner with me to develop this,” says Mr.Menon. He is a commerce post graduate.

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For more details, contact :Walgreens Coir Inc, Subbian Nagar,Pollachi, Coimbatore District, Tamilnadu,India PIN 642001 M -9894777620,Email– [email protected] – www.coirsubstrates.net

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In Volume No.22 Issue No.12(December 2012 issue) page no.35 an interview of AashirwadLandscapes was published. In"Future Plans" paragraph it iswrongly mentioned as "Also Ihave landscaping studio and ownan urban eco village." But thecorrect sentence would be " AlsoI am working on setting up a land-scape studio and an urban eco-village."

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There are central (NHB) and statelevel subsidies (NHM) available for greenhouse farming.“Local offices of NHB and Horticulture department should be

contacted for further details,” advises Mr.Rajeeb Kumar Roy, Agriplast Tech India Pvt.Ltd.

Subsidies in GujaratMost inquiries about greenhouse subsidiescame from Gujarat farmers as greenhousefarming is very popular in Gujarat. TheGujarat state government is also activelypromoting greenhouse cultivation by pro-viding additional subsidies.

A member posted a newsstory about Gujaratgovernment’s initiativesIn a bid to encourage cultivation of exoticflowers, fruits and vegetables in Gujarat, thestate government is planning to take up thenumber of greenhouses from the currentlyavailable 150 to around 1,000 in the nextthree years. The state government is offer-ing several incentives to encourage cultiva-tors for developing greenhouses.“We have already seen 150 greenhousescoming up in Gujarat in last one year. The

Government subsidies available forgreenhousesHere is a summary of a discussion where readers ask questions onsubsidies available from government for establishing greenhouse.The answers are given by Mr. Denisan Patel, a greenhouse consultantin Gujarat (Niramay Biotech) and Mr. Rajender Thakur, a greenhousesupplier in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh (Greentech Agrisector)

Members who participated inthis discussion :• Narayan from Kheda (district),• Arun• Jeet• Agriera• Kartic• San21191• Sid17• Kishan29• Amit1507• Shravanbbm• Brijesh Malkan from Kadi• Ishan Amin from Ahmedabad• Sunderam from Bangalore• Hardeep Mahida• Dhruval, Ahmedabad, Gujarat• Vasudha Realtors from Hyd• Prashant Patel from Kheda• kal_8504• Daffodil fromTamil Nadu• Shrushti Hitech, Pune• UsmanTo connect with them visitwww.agricultureinformation.com

role of protected cultivation in greenhousesis increasing globally. In Gujarat also, wewant to encourage cultivation in greenhouses,especially that of exotic flowers, fruits andvegetables. In next three years, we hope toadd another 850 greenhouses in Gujarat,”said Mr. Dileep Sanghani, minister of statefor agriculture and cooperation, Governmentof Gujarat, on the sidelines of a seminar on‘Agribusiness – Opportunities and Chal-lenges.’While the central government already offersa 25 per cent subsidy for greenhouse devel-opment, the Gujarat government is also pro-viding a 50 per cent subsidy for greenhousestructure. Moreover, according to Mr. S. R.Chaudhari, director of horticulture, Gujaratgovernment, cultivators can also avail a sixper cent interest subsidy and 25 per centsubsidy on electricity, for five years each.“In terms of project cost, it takes an averageRs 26 lakh per greenhouse per acre, whilecultivators earn an average profit of Rs 5-6lakh per greenhouse. Currently, India con-

tributes only one per cent to the total $7,400 million fresh floriculture trade globally.We hope to see Gujarat’s contribution inthis to increase in the near future,” said Mr.Chaudhari.

Subsidies from Central andGujarat GovernmentMr. Denisan Patel, Niramay Biotech, clari-fies, “Both government of Gujarat (50%)and government of India (25%), providesubsidies for greenhouse construction.Greenhouse construction costs around Rs.9-10 lac per 1000 sq m. and for that youwill get 50% subsidy according to the projectproposal filed.”He adds, “Market for the products can befound very easily as the quality of the prod-uct is exportable. Flowers and other veg-etables can be exported to the other coun-tries and get a good income from there. Yourcapital cost can be recovered in 1-2 yearonly (depends on the plant and price). Govt.of Gujarat permits maximum of 4000 sq m

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greenhouse per farmer. Loan and other fa-cilities can be provided from the other orga-nization also on their respective interestrates.”

Procedure in GujaratMr. Patel informs about the procedure in-volved in getting the subsidy: “The projectreport is submitted to the respective horti-culture department for permission. Aftergetting the permission, in Gujarat, the ap-plicant has to show the construction as de-scribed in the project report within 3months.A government official will come to checkthe whole structure and verify if the con-struction is as per norms. They will checktechnical specification of the structure andsee if it is as per government norms. If ev-erything meets government specification,subsidy is released to the farmer after 1 or 2weeks.”He further advises, “When searching for agreenhouse provider, a farmer must ensurethat the provider meets the deadline to en-able release of government subsidies. Thefarmer has to complete the structure within3 months including plantation. And if thestructure provider is unable to complete thestructure, the government will withhold sub-

sidy and not give permission for construc-tion.” The farmer needs to submit verifica-tion documents regarding the farmer’s iden-tity, address proof and bank account detailswhen applying for the subsidy. He also hasto show all the structure details includingbills of the structure.Mr. Patel insists, “In Gujarat, the wholeprocess is transparent. So far, all the farm-ers, whom I know, got 55-65% subsidy fromgovernment of Gujarat till date. Actually thestructure provider helps the farmer to getthe subsidy by providing technical guide-lines.”

Niramay Biotech was set up by Mr.Denisan Patel, a biotechnologist, in2011. He is an M. Sc. in biotech-

nology. It is partnership firm. The companyprovides consultancy and complete solu-tions in the areas of greenhouse farming, andmicro irrigation.Consultancy Services : The companyoffers the following consultancy services:• Setting of cost effective production unit,selection of products, varieties, specific re-quirements and applications present mar-ket possibilities, expected future demandexpansion possibilities.• Selection and advice on plants, equipment,location of production unit, layout design,co-ordination with local civil contactors fordeveloping infrastructures.• Advice on fertilizers, and pesticides selec-tion and purchase.• Advice on recruitment of staff and laborpersonnel skilled and non-skilled labor man-agement. Technical knowhow and trainingto staff and transfer of technology.• Advice on cost effective process and avail-ing the benefits from various government

agencies.• Erection of project on turnkey basis fromdesign stage up to final productions.• Advice on marketing arrangements.Organic Agri Inputs : Niramay Biotechhas also ventured into organic inputs manu-facturing. “We are engaged in manufacturingof bio organic agri inputs like, humic acid-18%, micro nutrient, sticking and wettingagent, trichoderma, and mychorriza,” saysMr. Patel.“Our products show good result for all themajor crops including banana, cotton, sug-

arcane, and mango. We have a network ofour dealers to connect with farmers to solvetheir queries and for improvement of ourproducts,” he adds. At present the companyis selling its products to the local marketonly.Challenges : Being new to the industr, thecompany initially faced challenges in gain-ing the trust of farmers. Mr. Patel maintainsthe market response is good. The companyprovides free samples of the products tothe farmers and also to the dealers at thebeginning. “They check the quality and re-sult for the same product. Although this isthe second month of the manufacturing wehave pending orders for our products,” main-tains Mr. Patel.Future Plans : In the future, the companyplans to set up R&D lab for the products.“In next 2 year we are planning for planttissue culture lab also,” adds Mr. Patel.

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For more information, contact :Mr. Denisan Patel – BiotechnologistNiramay BiotechA-12, Sardar Patel Vegetable Market,Opp Kevda baug, Navapura,Vadodara – 390 001,Gujarat.Email: [email protected]@[email protected]

Profile of Mr. Denisan Patel, Niramay BiotechVadodara, Gujarat based consultants for micro irrigation andgreenhouse establishment

Subsidies in Himachal PradeshMr. Rajendra Thakur, Greentech Agrisector,speaks about subsidies in Himachal Pradesh,where greenhouse farming is also very popu-lar. “We help farmers get subsidies from thegovernment. There are 2 types of subsidiesin Himachal Pradesh. One is horticulturemission, which is called as National Mis-sion for Northeastern and Himalaya States.It is a center-sponsored scheme, and underthis 50% subsidy is provided to the farmersfor greenhouse construction, planting mate-rial, and other items related to harvest man-agement and marketing.The second scheme is run by the state gov-ernment where 80% subsidy is provided tothe farmers for greenhouse construction andirrigation purpose.”He adds, “Farmers mostly go for capsicum,cucumber, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, andbroccoli in vegetables. In flowers gerbera anddutch roses, chrysanthemum are mostlyselected.”

Procedure in HimachalPradeshA farmer has to apply to the agriculture orhorticulture department. For 80% subsidy,they have to apply to Department of Agri-



culture. For 50% subsidy, they have to ap-ply to the Department of Horticulture. Asubsidy format has been made by the gov-ernment, and the farmers have to fill theirdetails in that format.Along with the application, they have tofile their land records. Then the people from

Greentech Agrisector was establishedin 2009 by Mr. Rajender Thakur.The company manufactures green-

house construction material, supplies tis-sue culture plants and nursery, and also of-fers agriculture and horticulture consultancy.Greentech clocks a turnover of Rs.3.5 to 4crores per annum.Product RangeThe company constructs greenhouses forboth domestic and commercial use. “Fordomestic use, we plan from 6 sq.m. to 100sq.m. For commercial use the area should bebigger than 250 sq.m to 10,000 or 100,000sq m,” says Mr. Thakur.The company constructs 3 types of green-houses1. Low-cost greenhouse – low-cost tech-nology is used for small and marginal farm-ers2. Medium cost technology – Medium-costtechnology, where few modern technologiesare used for irrigation3. High cost greenhouses – High-cost tech-

nology where the whole structure is madeof climate control materialMr. Thakur adds, “Investment is very hugein these greenhouses. We focus more on low-cost and medium-cost technology. High-costtechnology greenhouses are generally usedby the government for R&D purpose.”Future PlansGreentech plans to diversify into otherfields. “We are developing our own tissueculture lab to provide the planting materialto farmers. There is 15 lacs sq m area under

greenhouse in Himachal Pradesh. Most ofthe planting material is acquired from Pune,Bangalore, and Delhi, where there are tissueculture labs. Now we are going start ourown tissue culture lab. Within a month ortwo our lab will start functioning,” says Mr.Thakur.He adds, “My aim is to establish a farmers’organization because in our state, in agricul-ture, marketing facilities are lacking. So wewant to add this by establishing an organi-zation for the benefit to the farmer, so thatwhatever they produce in the greenhouse oropen cultivation, we want to productivelymarket the same. That way we will be ableto compete with multinational companiesin FDI and other schemes.” Mr. Thakur ismasters in agriculture and has been in thefarming business from 1993.

OUR CORRESPONDENT

For more information, contact :Greentech Agrisector Pvt LtdNear Escort Tractor Agency,Ner Chowk Distt-Mandi, Mandi – 175008,Himachal Pradesh, IndiaM – 9816080580 / 9418010744Email [email protected] – http://www.indiamart.com/greentechagrisector-pvtltd/

Profile of Mr. Rajender Thakur, Greentech AgrisectorFocused to manufacture and supply low-cost and medium-costtechnology greenhouse in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

that particular department will visit theirplace to see the land, available infrastruc-ture, water availability, and climatic condi-tion. On that basis, they will sanction thepermit to construct a greenhouse in which-ever area of the land they want to use forthe construction. Maximum limit is 4000 sq

m. An individual farmer can apply up to4000 sq m under Horticulture Mission, and1000 sq m under Agricultural Department.After seeing the feasibility report, the de-partment sanctions the greenhouse alongwith subsidy.There are registered government service pro-viders for greenhouse construction. “We arethe largest company in Himachal Pradesh.Till date we have constructed more than200,000 sq m of greenhouses in HP. We haveapproximately around 1200 farmers in HP,"says Mr. Thakur.

Criteria for Selecting Green-house Service ProviderMr. Patel advises, “The main criteria forselecting provider are their previous work,their experience in this field, their after salesservices, and based on their stricture howmuch subsidy was released in the past.Farmer must also ask for other technicalhelps like agronomy services, marketingstrategies and main crops economics. Alsothe cost of construction should not exceedRs. 935 /sq.m.”The government also provides subsidy toall type of structure like poly houses andshade net houses.Join the discussion at – http://bit.ly/WTkDuL

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Infinite SolarMumbai based manufacturers and suppliers of solar lanternsand solar LED tube lights

Infinite Solar was established in December 2011, but it was formally registered in November 2012 in Mumbai.The company is located in Mumbai.Messrs. Manan Mody and Krunal

Prajapati are the founders. It manufacturessolar lanterns and solar LED tube lights anddoes not have any manufacturing collabora-tion with any other company. It comes in 7variants. Each product comes with a charger.There are two options for charging. A cus-tomer can use it either with a solar panel oran electric charger.Once the evening darkness sets in, villagerscan no longer carry on with their work.Majority of the houses are dependent onproducts they manufacture in their ownhouses. By using ultra solar LED tube lightsthey can increase their income by gettingmore output than during the dark hours.Commonly used candles and kerosene lampspose them a threat of fire if left unattended.Hence, it would be ideal to switch over tosolar lanterns. LED based solar lanterns giveenough backup of more than 5 hours, whichis more than enough for home use.Mr. Manan Mody is the partner of the com-pany and he is a management graduate fromJaihind College, Mumbai University. Hewas working in the investment banking in-dustry as a financial analyst for 20 yearsbefore venturing into solar field.Mr. Krunal Prajapati is a B.Tech (Civil) fromVJTI, Mumbai. He was working in a con-struction company as a Junior Engineer priorto joining Infinite Solar as a partner.Mr. Manan Mody says, “Our solar lanternsand solar LED tube lights are mainly used inrural areas where there is no electricity andwhere people depend on harmful kerosenelamps. Our products are also used by cus-tomers who are currently facing acute powershortage in cities. The solar lanterns are 7 to8 times brighter than the normal candles/

kerosene lamps and our LED tube lights canbe used to light up an area of 200 sq. ft. OurLED lamps can be charged by solar panelsas well as electric chargers.’’“People love our products for their utilityand price. Initially it was difficult for us topenetrate the market, as our main market isin the rural areas, but eventually we are sign-ing up dealers for these remote areas. Also,our pricing is very competitive. Our prod-ucts are much better than the competitorsin terms of technical specification and qual-ity, and also the cost is 50 percent lowerthan their products,’’ adds Mr. MananMody.

“Our main competitors are SELCO,Andslite, Tapan Solar, Madhuri Solar, JyotiSolar and Greenlight planet. Our productpricing is extremely aggressive. The lightoutput in our product is at least 5 timesmore than that of our competitors. We pro-vide Lithium Ion batteries, which lasts formore than 5 years. In the next five years,our main concern is product improvement,enlisting new dealers, setting up regionalsales and service offices in almost all thecities,’’ proudly says Mr. Manan.

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For further information, contact: Mr. MananMody, Partner, Infinite Solar, 39, Goodluckhouse, J. Karia Industrial Estate, MoosaKilledar Street, Opp. Simplex mill com-pound, Byculla (W), Mumbai – 400 011Maharashtra state Mob: 09819991437Email: [email protected]

Solwin Power SolutionsManufactures AC pumping solution through solar starting from1 HP to 100 HP. Located at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

S olwin Power Solutions was established in February, 2011,with its head office inHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Mr.Ravi Kiran is the Managing Di-

rector and he is also holding the position ofCEO of the company. For industrial andagricultural segment — agriculture pump-ing, it manufactures AC pumping solutionthrough solar starting from 1 HP to 100 HPthat runs for around 25 years for 10 hoursper day without any maintenance cost asthere is no battery.It also offers solar power plants. The com-pany has done about 10 megawatts of EPCSso far, and we have another 10 megawatts,all going on for the erection and maintenanceof these power plants. These are the 3 dif-ferent segments of the organization. Thecompany has got technical collaborationswith companies like Toshiba, Mitsubishi,

Snider and INVT. It works closely with thesecompanies.The company has established its networkin some parts of Tamil Nadu, entire AndhraPradesh and Northern Karnataka.The Hukkeri Rural Electric Co-operativeSociety from Hukkeri, Karnataka state, hasapproached the company after seeing thekind of installations it has done, and after aglimpse on the net. The Solwin Power Solu-tions had been awarded the contract of con-verting the existing pumps to solar pumpsto certain extent, so that their load can comedown and they can give better services.The contract was awarded recently, a weekback, and by around 25th of January, 2013,one can see these plants running in Hukkeri.The work is already in progress. They wantto setup these demo pieces, so that theycan convert majority of these pumps to so-lar and reduce the load on BESCOM. In thesame way in Andhra Pradesh also there is ascheme under APMIP (Andhra PradeshMicro Irrigation Projects). This irrigationdepartment also had approached SolwinPower Solutions and they are working to-wards converting the existing 3 HP and 5HP motors that are running on electricity tosolar, so that they can reduce the powerload.Mr. Ravi Kiran is an Aeronautical Engineer(AMIE). He worked as a Flight Lieutenantin Indian Air force for 10 years. Later, hemoved to the corporate segment. He workedas a Vice President for IBM, then as a Coun-

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try Head for Dell Computers, and then hecame out and started this segment.Mr. Ravi Kiran says, “Now with our planin place, we are opening up our branchesacross India through dealer network, so thatthese solutions will be available in the tini-est possible village as well. They do nothave to contact the head office. They cansee our products in working condition.These products will be available in theirnearby towns and villages, so that they cango and see these products in working condi-tion because Indian mindset is still ‘touchand see, then buy.”’“I would say that with the government poli-

cies we have with respect to subsidies topromote solar energy, the challenge todayis, though the government is trying to pro-mote these things, the policies are becominga hindrance with respect to the time it takesto release the subsidies. We have to try andspeed up the process so that people will bemore than willing to adopt these new solu-tions,’’ adds Mr. Ravi.

Our CorrespondentFor further information, contact:Mr. Ravi Kiran,Managing Director, Solwin Power Solutions,Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshEmail: [email protected]

Jai Solar SystemsCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu based manufacturers and suppliers ofsolar driven products. Also offers solar fencing

Jai Solar Systems was established in2003. It is located in Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu. Mr. Antony DavidRajnikant is the partner. Thecompany’s main thrust is on solar

fencing and it charges Rs.1.75 lakhs per km.Its annual turnover is around Rs. 2 crore.Jai Solar Systems has developed a core com-petence in the field of manufacturing of so-lar water heater, solar street lights, solar fenc-ing, solar UPS and solar home lighting. Itsustained growth since its inception on thebasis of unmatched quality and customersatisfaction. The company has got a wellequipped in-house production unit withstate-of-the-art technology and hi-tech ma-chinery. Research and development team iscontinuously making efforts to make theproducts highly innovative.Mr. Antony David is an MBA in Marketingand has got 10 years of experience in solarfield.He says “We are trying to educate farmersby conducting exhibitions and road surveys.We go to farmers and tell them about thesolar fencing and its benefits. It can be madeaffordable by using ordinary wood for fenc-

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ing. Farmers should decide what is impor-tant for them. To protect the crops fromanimal, farmers have no other way than todo fencing for their lands. Nowadays farm-ers are showing keen interest in solar fenc-ing.’’“We are getting more response from thepublic regarding solar systems. Now we arealso going into the solar power plant. Weare putting lot of solar power plants forgeneral public. In the next five years we wantto produce more electricity via solar. We arediversifying into solar power plants,’’ addsMr. Antony David.“Nationalized banks are giving loans forsolar fencing at 5 percent interest. Clientsare satisfied by our quality products. Wealso strive to keep a high profile,” says Mr.Antony David.For further information, contact:Mr. Antony David Rajnikant, Partner,Jai Solar Systems,301, Kamrajar Road, Opp.Balasubramaniya Road, UppalipalayamPost, Coimbatore. Tamil Nadu.Mob: 9842297391, Phone – 0422-2594880Email: [email protected]: http://www.jaisolar.com/default.htm

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Anusha Enterprises (AnushaRenewable Energy systems)was established in 2002 inMysore, Karnataka statewith a motto of developing

renewable energy products. Mr.Chandrashekar is the proprietor of the com-pany. Since 10 years the company is in so-lar business and has sold several solar heat-ers and solar lighting systems. Thecompany’s turnover during 2004-05 isaround Rs.1.2 crores. In 2009, the companyintroduced solar power fencing and now itis their major business.Solar power fencing and electric fencing aremajor security solutions for agriculture. So-

lar power fencing is an electrical fence. Thissystem actively controls entry of animalsand human beings by giving them a short,sharp, but safe shock. Electric fence ener-gizer produces a short, high DC voltagepulse (5-10 KV) at a regular rate of one pulseper 1.2 second and lasts only 300 millionthsof a second. Hence, the shock is completelysafe. The company’s main operation is inKarnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala becausesolar fencing is a wild animal and domesticanimal protection product in forest areas.Mr. Chandrashekar is a BA graduate andhas worked for 10 years in solar productdistribution line. Since 5 years, he is in solarrelated product sales and marketing and de-signing.He explains, “Our solar power fencing isnot a product. It is a project. Basically theseprojects involve assembling of differentproducts. We use all products from majorcompanies like Tata, Ibax, Exide, etc. Weuse MNRE approved and ISI approved bat-teries for work. Before taking the projectwe give the specifications and take approvalfrom clients. There are some restrictions and


Anusha EnterprisesIntroduced solar power fencing in 2009. Located atMysore, Karnataka

laws to be followed while erect-ing these kinds of projects. Butbefore taking up this project wetake permission from the con-cerned authorities.’’“Solar fencing is the modernday’s alternative to the conven-tional type premeter protection.These are active fences andpunish the unwelcome intruderthe moment they touch the fenceor try to tamper the fence. Theconventional types are onlypassive fences and it cannot re-sist the intruder if they forciblyintrude into the protected area.The solar fence gives a sharp,short but safe shock and createspsychological fear. Against anytampering, the alarm incorporated in the sys-tem gets activated and alerts the inmates ofthe protected area, which facilitates them tocounter the unwelcome intruder. Solar fenc-ing is used in agricultural lands, industrialareas and factory compounds, farm houseand estates and in residential layouts andother protected areas. This is a proven tech-nology,’’ adds Mr. Chandrashekar.Awareness on Solar Fencing“Basically our customers live closer to for-est belts. We send information on solar fenc-ing through broachers sent via Email andconducting exhibitions. We are planning toincrease sales hence want to introduce im-proved version of models in coming years,”shares Mr Chandrashekar.

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Problems FacedBranding the product is a major challenge.Then comes the labor problem. People don’twant to go to forest areas and work. Arrang-ing the labor to these areas is too costly.Increasing raw material prices, instabilityof raw material prices are the other prob-lems we face,’’ laments Chandrashekar.

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For further information, contact: Mr.Chandrashekar, Proprietor, Anusha Enter-prises, 1791/3, Hampi Circle, 2nd Stage,Vijayanagar, Hebbal, Mysore – 570017,Karnataka. Mob: +91 – 98452 06033,98869 36146, 94830 82385Email: [email protected]: http://www.anushasystems.com/

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Fenzgard IndiaOffers certified solar fences armed with alarms and also SMSalerts to farmers. Located at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Fenzgard India was incorporatedin 2007. The company is basedin Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Mr.George Eapen is the ExecutiveDirector of the company. The

company is a leading organization engagedin offering Turnkey Solar Fencing andConsultancy for Proactive Perimeter Secu-rity such as industrial security, agriculturefences, and turnkey solutions’ security.Bringing the experience in controlling diversespecies, Fenzgard India innovated fences forhuman access control, at the perimeter. Theseintelligent standalone systems ensures ac-tive security at industries, offices, residencesand vital installations 24x7, round the year,integrating seamlessly with existing rangeof access control systems and security per-sonnel.Mr. George Eapen, Executive Director ofFenzgard, has 16 years field experience, inthe design and erection of solar poweredelectric fences, for the mitigation of man-animal conflict and intrusion control. He hasbeen a resource person to the Tamil NaduState Wildlife Stakeholder’s Meet, in 2002and 2003, on Safety Issues related to Con-flict Containment Technique and has con-ducted training sessions for Field Staff ofthe Tamil Nadu Forest Department, underthe aegis of WWF-India / US Fish & Wild-life Services, in 2005.His innovative design of the Offset® Elec-tric Fence has received Design Registrationfrom the Patents Office in India. Conven-tional design of electric fences has seriouslimitations and False alarm rates, which hasnearly brought about a loss of faith in theconcept of electric fencing. The Offset®Electric Fence design has been a successfulconcept, in the control of Forced HumanIntrusion, as it incorporates new elements,to Delay Forced Entry.Mr. George Eapen says, “A good fence isidentified by NABARD as the primary in-frastructure to protect all other farm infra-structure. A good fence will eliminate croploss from wild animals and theft of pro-duce, which will enable the farmer to sleeppeacefully. A safety certified energizer willgive the farmer peace of mind, while pro-tecting his crops. These fences can be armed with alarms andalso SMS alerts to notify a farmer who doesnot live in the farm. Elimination of crop losscan organize a farmer by enabling him to

think of inter-crops and service agricultureloans with confidence. A well protected farmcan qualify for lesser agriculture insurancepremiums, which will also build confidenceamong funding banks to fund crop loans.’’“The Government at the Center and theStates should take steps to educate farmers,officials, and banks etc. on the laws of gov-erning electric fences by widely advertisingin local newspapers and media. The suste-

nance of farmers in their age old professionis crucial to our food security and so it isexpedient that while adopting technology,the Governments must ensure that the fencedoes not eat the crop. Banks can be a regu-lating mechanism, if they fund only safetycertified fences.As a resource person on safety to variouswildlife agencies, I have been highlightingsafety issues for over 10 years at trainingsessions, advertising in farmer’s magazinesand the media. In the best interests of wild-life and the farmers, it is time the Govern-ments looked into the issue of safety andregulation of such potentially dangerous tech-nology,’’ adds Mr. George Eapen.

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For further information, contact:Mr. George Eapen,Fenzgard India Private Limited, No. 1/329,Rangammal Colony, Kovilpalayam Road, N.G. G. O. Colony Post, Coimbatore – 641022, Tamil Nadu, India. Mobile: + (91)-9442138380 Free; +(91)-9597352505.Telephone: + (91)-(422)-2646178.Fax: + (91)-(422)-2646179.Email: [email protected]: http://www.indiamart.com/fenzgardindia/profile.html

Crown Solar Power FencingSolar power fencing manufacturers from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.Turnover last year 21 crores

Crown Solar Power Fencing wasfounded in 2001 by Mr.Krishna Reddy. The companymanufactures solar powerfencing. It clocked a turnover

of Rs. 21 crores in the last financial year.The manufacturing unit of the solar powerfencing is located in Hyderabad. Thecompany’s primary focus is on the agricul-tural segment. “Almost 40% of our segmentis based on agricultural and forest sector,”says Mr. Reddy. He adds, “This technol-ogy is very old but has been introduced tofarmers recently. Solar fencing protects their

yield from wild and domestic animals. Wecan see the results and difference this prod-uct is making when we visit their places forafter sales service or annual maintenancecontract.”Target Customers : The company tar-gets individual farmers as well as groups.Mr. Reddy maintains, “Recently, there aresome examples wherein group of farmersare joining hands and purchasing these sys-tems. The initial investment to install thefences is high but when 2-3 farmers cometogether to invest in the system, it becomesaffordable. They can share both the expen-diture and profits.”Functioning of the Fence : The batteryof the fencing is charged with solar energy.The main electronic component in thesefencing is the energizer, which takes 12 Voltsbattery DC voltage and converts into highvoltage pulses. These pulses are sent to thefence. The fence is designed according tothe targeted intruder. Different farmers tar-get different animals. In some places, farm-ers need to protect their land from domesticanimals only, while in others they need toprotect their yield from wild boars or wildKrishna Reddy

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Ibex GallagherOffers electric fencing systems for agricultural farms having cus-tomized features. Located at Bangalore, Karnataka.

Ibex Gallagher was formed as a jointventure with technical collaborationof Gallagher Group, New Zealand.The company caters to Indian andneighboring countries’ markets. It of-

fers solutions for security needs startingfrom perimeter control to effective integratedsecurity systems. “We have been cateringto various clients throughout the country.Forest department/ renewable energy de-partment and corporates engaged in com-mercial agriculture form our major clients,”maintains Mr. V. S. Nagaraj, general man-ager, marketing.Areas of Operation : The company op-erates pan Indian with strong presence inthe south. “We have deep rooted networkin southern states namely Karnataka, TamilNadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. We havespread to Maharashtra, Gujarat and up northto Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. We pro-pose to develop North Bengal, Assam,Madhya Pradesh and Orissa during the nextfew years,” says Mr. Nagaraj.Features : Ibex Gallagher’s electric fenc-ing system works on dual principals of “de-tection” and “deterrence.”• Detection: Every pulse that is fed to thefence is monitored in each fence zone acti-vating an alarm. If an intruder persists inclimbing, cutting or tampering with the fence,appropriate alarms are generated in respec-tive zones.• Deterence: Regulated electrical pulses aresent around the power fence every 1.2 sec-onds. Any intruding human or animal com-ing in contact with fence will receive a short,sharp and safe shock which is legal and non-lethal.Mr. Nagaraj says, “Our equipment is incor-porated with these features, which can becustomized.” Regarding quality, he adds,

“We have test reports and certified reportsthrough CPRI, and CIPET and Wild LifeInstitute of India to certify the safety of theproducts.”Target Customers : The company mainlytargets progressive farmers following com-mercial scale agriculture /horticulture withlarge size of holdings. “We have a networkof dealers throughout the country who willbe primarilyworking on thisaspect. Aware-ness is createdthrough adver-tisement andpublicity mea-sures and refer-rals,” avers Mr.Nagaraj.Challenges :Speaking aboutsome of thechallenges facedby the company, Mr. Nagaraj says, “Great-est challenge is to cope up with increasedcost of raw materials and to keep the pricelevel of systems in line with market require-ment.”Mr. Nagaraj is an agri technologist with morethan 30 years of experience in marketing ofagri inputs, fertilizers / pesticides, agri ma-chinery, and drip irrigation system. “For thelast 12 years I have been into progressivemarketing of power fence systems,” he adds.

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For more information, contact : IbexGallagher Pvt. Ltd,36/1, SubbaramachettyRoad, Basavanagudi, Bangalore 560 004INDIATel: 080 – 2661 1590, 2660 2084Mobile: (924) 275-9315Email: [email protected]: www.ibexgallagher.com

elephants. “The main strength of the solarfence is the electricity. Once an animaltouches the fence, it will experience a mildbut safe shock that will repel the intruderfrom entering the premises. If somebodytries to tamper with this fence, automati-cally an audio alarm is generated and it canbe heard in 300 to 400 meters radius. This ishow this system generally works. Usually,once this system is erected, it should lastfor about 10 years,” explains Mr. Reddy.Marketing Challenges : He shares, "thereare many firms who are ready to do thework for about 50% of our cost, but we arenot ready to drop our prices because thereare maintenance involved even after erect-ing a fence. We work as a team with thefarmer for his benefit. There is lot expenseis involved after erection too. So, we don’tcompromise on commercial part. We alwayswork on our technical strength and are happywith that.” Regarding safety requirementsof the fences, he says, “The energizersshould comply with BIS 302-2-76 safetystandard. We also recommend a passivefence outside the power fence so that no-body gets hurt accidentally,” says Mr.Reddy.Dealer Network : At present the com-pany has around 8 branches across India.“We try to reach farmers using our dealernetwork that help us advertise our prod-ucts. We also advertise in magazines,” saysMr. Reddy. Speaking about competition,he says, “There are many firms who areready to do the work for about 50% of ourcost, but we are not ready to drop our pricesbecause maintenance is involved even aftererecting a fence.” Mr. Reddy is an electronicengineer and has been in this field for 13years.

OUR CORRESPONDENT

For more information contact- Crown So-lar Power Fencing, 123/A, Ushodaya Tow-ers, Shahpurnagar, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad– 500 055, Andhra Pradesh,IndiaM -9391016607Email – [email protected] ,[email protected] – http://www.crownsolar.com/

V. S. Nagaraj


Impact of drip irrigation on my farmSummary of a discussion in AgricultureInformation.com on the benefits, problems and

challenges of implementing drip irrigation on the members’ farms

Drip Irrigation for Maizecultivation

Maize crop is sensitive to both moisture stress and excessive moisturehence it requires regular irrigation.

It is essential to ensure optimum moistureavailability during the most critical phase –45 to 65 days after sowing. Drip irrigationis more suitable for maize crop in dry lands.Through the system optimum moisture levelin the root zone can be maintained. “Firstyou should test your soil condition and thenadoption the BBF (1m width) system withdrip will be good option for maize cultiva-tion because if the field have the excess quan-tity of water that time crop will not be dam-aged,” says Mr. C K Pal, forum member.Drip Irrigation System forBetel vine

Drip irrigation is essential for betelvine. The conventional way of feeding water with bore well is labor

and cost intensive. It is a waste of water andpower. If the plans have the right spacingthen micro irrigation is ideal but if the plantsare scattered then irrigation is a problem. Tominimize the betel vine wilt, drip irrigationsystem should be implemented. Since betelvine requires high soil moisture, frequentlight irrigation is necessary depending uponthe season. Irrigation should be need-basedand proper drainage is essential during rainyseason.Betel vine should be cultivated as mixed cropdrainage and irrigation drip channels shouldbe made between every two, three or fourrows of arecanut depending of soil type.Drip irrigation of betel vine is common inMaharastra. Especially in drought prone

areas like Solapur it has been very success-ful. It saves water and labor cost, increasesyield and quality.Drip Irrigation for Sugar Cane

Sugar cane cultivation also require dripirrigation. The unit cost of drip irrigation system depends upon the shape

and size of area of cultivation, spacing be-tween the crops and number of plants.The cost includes:• Mainline/Submain• Laterals• Drippers/micro-tubes• Lateral connectors• Straight connectors• Filters (Screen or Gravel)• Bends/end plugs, couplers, joint, tees• Pressure gauge, water meters• Water regulators• Installation chargesThe average unit costs of drip irrigation sys-tem:Sugar Cane= [(0.75m+1.25m) x 0.15m] lat-eral spacing -2.25m

Cost can come up to Rs. 60440 per acreMember Ramu says, “Drip for sugarcane isright choice of irrigation. Sub surface dripsystem is an apt choice since surface dripsystem gets damaged either due to rat orduring harvest of sugarcane. Neta firm orJain irrigation is best company in drip irri-gation, however you need to check for qual-ity of the material irrespective of the com-pany involved. Inline drip is recommended.If the entire cultivated area is compact andis in a single place the total cost will belesser and economical.”Addressing the subject, member Prabhu whohas 30 acres of sugarcane crop says, “For30 acre expected cost of drip cum fertigationsystem will be around Rs.8 lac. Since mainline and sub main line requirement will belesser in length and hence lesser cost. Trench+ Installation charge + Vat for 30 acre =Rs.1 to 1.25 lac.”“If there is considerable distance betweenfield and water pump/ borewell or open wellthen extra cost likely to be incurred – ap-proximately around Rs.5000 or 10,000 de-pending upon the distance. Drip irrigationwithout fertigation tank is a utter waste. Ifstate government gives 50 % subsidy, thenyour cost of drip irrigation system will bereduced further down to Rs.5 to 5.25 lac for30 acre.”“Cost of cultivation per acre of sugarcaneincluding other inputs like water soluble fer-tilizers and manures, seed cane, pesticideand other cultural packages will come aroundRs.50,000 /acre including harvest labour andtransport.” Yield expected in drip cumfertigation system is 100 MTGross income for 100 MT @ Rs.2500/ton– Rs.2,50,000

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Risk allowed is 10% – Rs.25,000Net income ( Rs.2.25 lac – Rs.0.5 lac) –Rs.1.75 lacFor 30 acre net income will be expected tobe around Rs.52.5 lacHe adds, “Make sure that in order to getdesired yield you need to follow right vari-ety of sugarcane, quality seed cane, correctseason, timely cultural operations and otherassociated management practices.”Drip Irrigation and FencingMember Chanda has 24 acres of land, 35kms away from Gulbarga district. He wantsto install drip irrigation to cover 4 acres. Hewants to know the most effective and eco-nomical brand names (Jain/ NIssan/Godrejvet) in drip irrigation, approximatecost, subsidy from the government, whatkind fencing to install. Mr. Swamy suggests,“Jain Irrigation is a good brand but otherbrands are more economical. Cost will bedetermined on the choice of brand. Any au-thorized agency can install it. Subsidies arebased on the crop cultivated.” He furthersuggests using live fence for protection.Factors to ConsiderThe prime factors a buyer should considerwhile buying irrigation systems, accordingto Mr. Rajesh Shirodkar, proprietor SohamAgro services are, “Simple to use, efficiencyof irrigation system, its adaptability to fu-ture expansions, cost of irrigation, serviceand availability of spares.” Factors like soilquality, water availability, crop water re-quirement, and also electricity availabilityshould also be taken into account.Latest Technology in IrrigationThe latest technologies in the field of irriga-tion are automatic irrigation controllerswhich can be controlled by mobile applica-tions, and pivot irrigation system using so-lar energy. Mr. Shirodkar says, “Technol-ogy as best suited should be adapted to itsmaximum, which will reduce manpower de-pendency and offers better control over thesystem.”

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Soham Agro ServicesIrrigation Consultants based at Dombivli, Maharashtra

Soham Agro Services was foundedin 2002 by Mr. Rajesh Shirodkar.The company is located in

Dombivli, Maharashtra. It specializes inirrigation consultancy. Soham Agro hasimplemented several projects in the devel-oping various agro projects and designingand implementation of drip and sprinklerirrigation projects, in India and abroad.“The company is basically into providingconsultancy services for agriculture projectsand designing, supply and installation ofirrigation projects. Our company is alsodealer for irrigation companies,” says Mr.Shirodkar, adding, “Also we have imple-mented designing and erection of custom-ized polyhouses and shade net houses.”The irrigation systems the company dealsin include: • Drip Irrigation System • Sprin-kler Irrigation System • Rain gun IrrigationSystem • Irrigation and fogging system forpoly-house/ shade-net house • Reel Irriga-tion systemRain Gun Irrigation SystemRain Gun Irrigation System is a cost effec-tive irrigation system for large scale planta-tions like maize, and sorghum. The cost peracre varies between Rs. 25000 – 35000 peracre depending on the crop and land condi-tions. It also effectively reduces manpowerrequirements.Reel Irrigation SystemReel Irrigation System works on a self-pro-

pelling mechanism, there is a hose pipewhich is rolled on a reel, and attached to arain gun with wheels attached to it. Theycome in various sizes depending on the areato be covered. One need to unreel the raingun either manually or with the help of atractor depending on the size, and then startthe water, the reel retracts itself and at thesame time irrigates the field /crop while re-tracting, the retraction is either with the helpof turbine machines using the water pres-sure or can also have additional boosterpumps depending on the size of the raingun and the area to be covered.Benefits of IrrigationMr. Shirodkar maintains irrigation systemsfacilitate mechanized farming operations.“The entire irrigation system becomesmechanized as the system needs no manualintervention other than placing it at desiredstart point. The system automatically re-tracts itself at a pre-selected retractionspeed.”Temporary Landscape GardensThe company offers temporary landscapegardens and waterfalls. “The temporary gar-dens are not maintained or stored. As andwhen the need arises the plants are hiredfrom various nurseries which offer plantson hire and then returned back once the needis over. Generally they are for a 2-3 daysperiod. Several other components of a land-scaped garden like artificial pond are erectedusing HDPE pond liners,” informs Mr.Shirodkar. He adds, “Our main landscapegardening customers are individual clientswho maintain farm house or a weekendhouse.”Future PlansSpeaking about the future plans, Mr.Shirodkar says, “Soham agro services willbe concentrating more on offering custom-ized consultancy solutions for developingcommercial organic vegetable farming , bothunder open field and poly house/ shade nethouse cultivation.” He is M.Sc. in plantphysiology and has 16 years of work expe-rience.

Our CorrespondentFor more information, contact :Mr. Rajesh Shirodkar, Proprietor,Soham Agro services14, Priyadarshini, Near Agarwal Hall,Manpada Road, Dombivli, Maharashtra421201, Phone: 0251 2456204,Mobile: 9869246261,Email: [email protected]: http://www.sohamagroservices.com

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In Brief

FIAAP ASIA 2014Success of FIAAP Asia 2012 attracts newexhibitors to 2014 showThe most popular FIAAP Asia exhibition for2014 will be held at The BangkokInternational Trade and Exhibition Center(BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand. The exhibitionstarts from 8th April and lasts till 10th Aprilof 2014. The event will be co-located alongwith VICTAM Asia and GRAPAS Asiaexhibitions. FIAAP Asia exhibition is gainingpopularity ever since its introduction mainlydue to the participants who are internationalcompanies marketing feed ingredients andadditives. The international audience whovisit the exhibition increase exposure ofmarketers selling animal feed, pet food andaqua feed in the FIAAP Asia stalls. Largerexhibitors sign up early for the show so thatthey can secure the most coveted primepositions of the exhibition hall. Theirconclusions were that the FIAAP exhibitionwas right for them, it attracted a largeinternational audience, the visitors were ofa very high calibre and that they met manyof their clients at the show. The exhibitionwill be visited by senior industry executivesfrom top feed production companies in theworld and hence, exhibitors can greatlybenefit from FIAAP Asia 2014 event.For further information please visit theorganizers websites – www.fiaap.comwww.victam.com & www.grapas.eu

GRAPAS ASIA 2014GRAPAS ASIA 2014 continues to expandafter success of 2012 showGRAPAS Asia 2014 event will be held inBangkok, Thailand at The International Tradeand Exhibition Center from 8th to 10th April2014. This event wil l exhibit latesttechnology and innovation in the rice millingand flour milling industries. The internationalexhibitors find this event to be very importantas more than 40% of the visitors aregenerally from outside of Thailand. South

and South East Asian rice milling and flourmilling companies are now quickly signingup for the event to get prime positions asthey are impressed by the quality of seniorexecutives attending the event. In thisexhibition, visitors can expect to see latestequipments such as plansifters, roller mills,purifiers, bagging carousels, quality controlsystems and products for storage systems,temperature control, transportation, pestcontrol and post harvest management.Companies producing flour mil l ingtechnology will also be displaying theirlatest systems and equipment – roller mills,plansifters, purifiers, bagging carousels,quality control, etc.For further information please visit theorganizers websites – www.grapas.euwww.victam.com or www.fiaap.com

VICTAM ASIA 2014VICTAM Asia 2014 Animal Feed, theshow starts to fill up alreadyThe International Trade and Exhibition Center(BITEC) of Bangkok, Thailand will be busyfrom 8th April to 10th April 2014 as it hostsVICTAM Asia 2014 event along with FIAAPand GRAPAS Asia exhibitions. The VICTAMAsia event is enjoyed by visitors frominternational feed ingredients and additivescorporations as the exhibitors display a widevariety of animal feed processingtechnologies and equipments. It is not just awide range of technology that will be onshow within the exhibition halls. The visitorswho come from throughout the Asia/Pacificregion and beyond will also find an extensivedisplay of animal feed, aquafeed and drypetfood specialist ingredients and additives.This is because there will be another tradeshow within the same halls, this is FIAAP Asia2014. This trade show and its supportingconferences profile the increasinglyimportant use of specialist ingredients andadditives within compound feeds.

The VICTAM event is not just limited to Southand South East Asian market as the numberof industrial executives visiting the event frominternational companies is increasing everyyear. Apart from technologies andequipments, the exhibition will also featurean array of animal feed, dry pet food andaqua food products from internationalproducers.For further information please visit theorganizers websites – www.victam.comwww.fiaap.com & www.grapas.com

VICTAM ASIA 2014Biomass technology growing at VICTAMAsia 2014The VICTAM Asia 2014 event and associatedsupporting conference is scheduled to beheld at The International Trade and ExhibitionCenter (BITEC) of Bangkok, Thailand from8th April 2014 to 10th April 2014. Apartfrom being largest trade fair for animal andpet feeds, VICTAM has a significantdevelopment this year. The Biomasstechnology will be featured mainly in theexhibitions as the South and South East Asianmarkets are concentrating more on thisalternative green energy. The use of biomassas an alternative green source of energy isgrowing – domestically, industrially andmunicipally, therefore a show displaying thisnew technology to an expanding industryand audience will be well received byvisitors. The growing industry andinternational audience will be surelybenefited as they examine and touch theequipments and learn about varioustechnologies for generating biomass. Thisshow is supposed to showcase several Asiancompanies excelling in biomass pellet mills.This will serve as an inspiration for theattendees to start using green source ofenergy for their production.For further information please visit theorganizers website – www.victam.com


Question & AnswersBorewell InformationJoin the d iscussion at - http://bit.ly/11n51oZ

(1) Question :Last week I drilled a bore well for around 360 feet in mandyad istrict Karnataka & I got around 2 1/5 inch water,fortunately with gods grace I got water at 120 feet level &now my doubts are - While drill ing few of them suggestedto drill till 400 feet & few of them advised me to stop at300 feet.Please suggest me how to go about with these suggestions.(Now I cant change this but it wil l be helpful for myknowledge & I can share the same in future with some one).

(1.1) Bore well driller has inserted only casing pipe forthe bore well & he told only one is enough as the soil isgood & it is for 20 feet, pls help me whether it is f ine &what is the purpose of putting casing pipe.(1.2) My next question is now I need to buy pipes to putor to take water, Pls suggest me which pipes are good &also I have drilled bore well for 360 feet & water is foundat 120 feet now for how many feet I need to put pipes &which pipes are good & approximate cost for thesame.(1.3) Also please suggest me what are the motorsavailable & which one is good & also the cost.

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(3) Question :I have an agriculture land in a village in Tamilnadu. I paid thefee for survey to be taken through challan. I wish to know ifI need to carry my original Sale Deed on the Survey Day topresent the same to the Surveyor? If anybody has alreadytaken survey on their own lands, then please answer to thisquestion.

(3.1) Would the Xerox copy of my sale deed suff ice thepurpose?(3.2) What is FMP?

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(2)Question :This is Ramesh, I am planning to start dairy farm in a coupleof months. In my village I have more than 10 hectares of

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(4) Question :I am setting up a Silver oak and Hebbevu (Malai Vembu inTamil and Konda Veppa in Telugu) tree planat ion inchikmagalore(Karnataka). Planned area is 10 acres.

(4.1) What is the recommended d istance between twotrees?(4.2) What are the basic steps I need to take after plantingtrees?(4.3) How much should be water supply?

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Looking for Job as Veterinary DoctorI am a veterinarian. I have 4 year work experienceof Dairy Herd management, Artificial inseminationand pregnancy Diagnosis in cattle. I have good prac-tical experience of-1.Dairy Herd management,2. Artificial insemination,3. Pregnancy Diagnosis in cattle4. Feeding Management.5. cattle Health Management,6. Calf feeding and health,7. Fodder procurement like hay and silage making,In anyone looking for Veterinary Doctor for theirlivestock farm, feel free to contact me at-Vikas Mahala [email protected]

Looking for Job of Farm ManagerI am an Indian (Anil Mathew Varghese) holding aFirst class Master Degree in Business Administra-tion , Degree in Agriculture and a Certified Turf Pro-fessional from University of Georgia. To date have13 Years experience in the Landscaping/Horticulture/Management Industry Kuwait and have Undergonea 2 Years Trainee period in the Same at India, Bornin Sierrea Leone and brought up in Nigeria for15years. Was working as a Landscape Engineer,Horticulturist, Project Incharge,Procurement Engi-neer, Project Manager and worked as a Horticultur-ist & Agriculture Educator in South Africa till Dec2012.Want to know if anyone having a Farm managerposition in South India ready to pay good perks inexchange for a dedicated work. My contact detailsare-Anil Varghese [email protected]

Looking for Job as Plant TissueculturistSeeking position in an organization where I can ap-ply my thoughts and skills for the development ofthe organization as well as my personal growth. Briefsummary of my education-• Postgraduate in Biotechnology from the YeshwantCollege Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Parbhani,Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada University,Nanded (Maharashtra).• Postgraduate Diploma in Biotechnology from VidyaPrathisthans School Of Biotechnology, Baramati,Dist- Pune, Pune University, Pune (Maharashtra).• Graduate in Botany- from Sangola college sangola,Dist-Solapur, Shivaji University, Kolhapur(Maharashtra).My Area of interest-• Production of planting material of different cropsproblems with the help of different tissue culturetechniques.• R & D of tissue culture banana for developing stan-dard protocol for getting average yield.• Initiation of new crops from tissue culture.• Microbiological techniques.• Biotechnological techniques.

• Preparation of Plant Tissue Culture Media.• Selection of Plant Material and Explants initiation• Standardization of explants type and sterilizationTechnology.• Large scale tissue culture plant production of thefollowing plant species:, Banana, Teak, Gerbera,Pomegranate, sugarcane etc• Work on Laminar flow in Plant Inoculation roomand Plant growth room.• Elimination / control of plants phenolics and sys-temic bacteria during initiation.• Implementing hardening methods for lab TC Plantsin green house.• Record keeping in electronic media with the help ofsoftware.• Maintenances of instruments, and electronicsPlease contact me if you have a suitable opening forme. My contact details are-Madanmohan [email protected]

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Landscape Irrigation supervisorJob Description : We are looking for experiencedirrigation engineer. It is an immediate recruitmentposition.Desired Candidate Profile : Candidate must haveminimum 3 years experience in the field of Land-scaping or Golf course. Further, experience as irriga-tion plumber having good knowledge in landscapeirrigation with min 5 years experience or 2 yearsexperience in the gulf countries will be added advan-tage. He must have valid passport. Free visa, ac-commodation and best salary will be provided.Company Profile: We are landscape firm fromOman [Muscat].Contact Details: People interested in this position,please send your passport details along with experi-ence certificates if any and contact details to-Sajidulla Khan [email protected]

Farmers for Sugarcane CultivationJob Description : We are seeking for experiencedfarmers for sugarcane cultivation from India.Desired Candidate Profile : Candidate must haveminimum qualification as Diploma in agriculture. Hemust be having experience of atleast 5-10 years. Itwould be an added advantage if he has a valid pass-port.Company Profile: Our company is located in Zam-bia.Contact Details: Chief Agronomist, Zambia -+260972501077 [email protected]


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Filbert IndustriesFilbert Industries is located in Nagpur in Maharashtra state. Theproprietor of the firm is Mr. Rajeev Jagtap. The firm deals in Greenhouses, shade houses, supply of planting materials, irrigation andfogging systems, naturally ventilated multi spanand shadenet business.Nowadays, protected cultivation is becomingpopular, because of various conditions like climatevariation and other reasons. Huge investment isneeded in installing Green houses and shadenetswhich only a few can afford. Filbert’s Green housesare sturdy enough to withstand heavy winds andmatch to the specific requirements of every cropand climatic conditions. It allows maximum ventilation and thus mitigateagainst severe hot and dry weather. Green houses are ideal for cutflowers like Roses, Gerbera, Carnation, Anthurium, Lillium etc., vegetableslike coloured Capsicum, Broccoli, Zukini, Bitter Gourd, Cherry Tomato,Cucumber etc shares Mr. Jagtap.Filbert Industries proprietor Mr. Rajeev Jagtap says, “No new technologyhas come up for Green houses and Shadenets. We are using theprevailing one only. Day by day response from farmers are increasingand public are becoming more aware and as a result they comeforward to accept the Shadenet and Green houses.We are solely dependent on mouth publicity for our products. Anybodywho wants to invest in this, goes and see the project we have erectedearlier, talks to the concerned person, gets complete information abouttheir experience and other details and then they approaches us forerecting the same. There are lots of people who are techno savvy, whoby using internet, also find out the details. I also help those who arestaying in rural areas with no internet facility,’’ adds Rajeev.For information, contact : Mr. Rajeev Jagtap, Filbert Industries, 4, NissargApartments, Near Tirupati Bank, 14, Lendra, Bajajnagar, Nagpur,Maharashtra – 440010. Mo- +919822221423 Fax- +917122233034E-mail: [email protected] Website – www.filbertgreenhouses.com

Gayatri AgrotechGayatri Agrotech was established in January, 2012. The firm is locatedin Motera, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state. Mr. Tejas Panchal is the proprietorand the firm has 10 people employed. The firm manufactures

greenhouse, agricultural greenhouses,greenhouse shading, shade net and floweringplant. It is a member of IndiaMART since 2011.The firm manufactures greenhouse with latestdesign. It imports plastic from Israel and theend product is manufactured in Ahmedabad.The greenhouses are used by farmers whogrow vegetables like capsicum, cucumber,tomato etc.Greenhouse specification: The height ofgreenhouse is around 7.5 meters and comes

in 2 sizes, so the farmer can get more height in greenhouse and onlytwo sides 2.5 meter is cutting, hence, the farmer will get more area forcrop. It will be beneficial for the farmer in terms of production. He mayget around 10-15 percent rise in one season because they will getmore area inside the greenhouse. The height of a local greenhouse isonly 6 meters and they have 4-sided canopies, so the farmer will getless length/area for farming. The firm uses plastic from Israel from acompany called Vinegar. The firm imports them.Mr. Tejas Panchal holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from GujaratUniversity in 2003 and MBA from London Hertfordshire University. Hehas got good experience in the field.Mr. Panchal says, “We market our greenhouses in and around Gujaratstate particularly in Ahmedabad region. Our product is affordable toIndian farmers and my greenhouse is much better than the localgreenhouse.”For further information, contact: Mr. Tejas Panchal, Gayatri Agrotech,Gayatri House, Ashok Vihar, Opposite Government Engineering College,Sabarmati, Gandhi Nagar, Highway, Motera, Ahmedabad – 380 005Gujarat state Mobile No: (91) – 9825059988.

Natural Horticulture BusinessNatural Horticulture Business was established in 2005. The manu-facturing unit is located in Vapi, Gujarat state. The firm manufacturesthermal nets. It is the only manufacturer of thermal nets in India andthe annual turnover is Rs. 10 crores.

Thermal net controls the temperature. It bringsthe temperature down by a few degreesduring hot season. Farmers, who are prima-rily into floriculture and vegetable, are us-ing thermal nets. The company sells theirproducts throughout India but its main op-eration is in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana.Thermal nets are used more in areas withhigh temperatures. Natural Horticulture Busi-ness is the only company in India that manu-factures thermal nets.

Mr. Ashwin Furiya is the proprietor of Natural Horticulture Business.He studied inter-commerce and has 17 years of experience in thefield.Mr. Ashwin says, “We are the only manufacturer of thermal nets inIndia. Most of the demand for this product is met with through im-port. It is imported from Israel and China. Our quality is better thanthe ones that are imported and our rates are also less. We providesuperior quality at competitive rates. We buy the raw material –SGP plastic from Reliance. The company is progressing day by day.We manufacture 100 nets a day, but we have an order for 150.”“We are not giving any advertisement. But our business is flourishingthrough word of mouth. As we are busy in the Indian market, we arenot exporting our product but plans are there to export,’’ concludesMr. Ashwin.For further information, contact: Mr. Ashwin Furiya, Proprietor, NaturalHorticulture Business, No. 203, Shubham complex, Eru Char RastaRoad, Vijalpur, Navsari – 396 450 Gujarat Mob: (91)-9924509912. Email – [email protected]

Waman EnterprisesWaman Enterprises was established in 1986. It is located in Pune,Maharashtra state. Mr. Ajay Narkhede is the proprietor of the firm. Thefirm manufactures natural ventilator polyhouse, polyhouse, and net-houses, round-type and flat-type. The firm also manufactures green-houses for individual farmers and for Univer-sities for their research purpose. Apart fromgreenhouses, the firm markets seed process-ing machineries for grain industries. The firm’sannual turnover is around Rs. 1 crore.To create awareness about their products,Waman Enterprises has got its own websiteand is registered with IndiaMART. The mainpublicity is through word of mouth. To providegreenhouses with advanced technology, thefirm is working towards automation of varioussegments like curtain opening, roof sliding, etc. If a farmer invests ahigher amount, the firm is planning to provide air-circulator fans too.Now the firm’s main thrust is on modern technology. The firm’s targetcustomers are progressive farmers from Maharashtra, seed industries,Indian Council of Agricultural Research Department (ICAR), AgricultureUniversities, etc. The firm’s main market is Maharashtra state. Mr. AjayNarkhede is a chemical engineer in Pulp and Paper Technology. He hasgot 20 years of experience in agriculture field.Mr. Narkhede says, “80 percent of farmers are using greenhouses forflower cultivation. Only 20 percent are using for vegetable cultivation.Roses, Gerbera and Carnation – these flowers are grown mainly andthe farmers are getting good price in the market.’’“Greenhouses are the need of the time, and since there is uncertainty inthe nature, this technology will get a boost,’’ adds Mr. Ajay Narkhede.For further information, contact: Mr. Ajay Narkhede, Proprietor,Waman Enterprises, No. A-6, Flora city, Opp. CRPF, NH – 4, TalegaonDabhade, Pune – 410507, Maharashtra, India Mob: 09422161941.Email: [email protected]. Website: http://www.tradeindia.com/Seller-2157823-Waman-Enterprises/


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Golden Saplings

A former financeexpert takes onhigh-tech approach ongrowing vegetables

M r. Deepak Gupta completed his CA in 1996.Joined the finance corporate world and held manykey positions in reputed

firms, served for 15-16 years.SwitchHe had keen interest in agriculture and al-ways wanted to work in this field with com-plete dedication. He shares, “Sailing in twoboats is impossible hence I quit the corpo-rate world. Moreover, I was not very muchenjoying the corporate lifestyle where myhealth was also becoming major concern.”AHA MomentGolden Saplings was established in 2012with greenhouse at Sonipat. “Since this isour pilot project, we have only one green-house in which we are doing hydroponiccultivation using soil life culture,” says Mr.Gupta. Right now the company is growingcolored capsicum- red and yellow. “We haverecently sowed peach basil also,” he informs.Hired ConsultantMr. Gupta has hydroponic cultivation inhis farm. He has taken the help of aconsultant’s to set it up. “Hydroponic cul-tivation is a new concept in India and notmany are aware of the technology. I haveseen many farmers, who ventured into hy-droponics, fail in the early stages. It is veryimportant to have a consultant who can guideyou in all these important matters.”Government SubsidyMr. Gupta says, “The Haryana governmentgives 65% subsidy for greenhouse construc-tion. Here, the contractor of the greenhouseis responsible for claiming the subsidy. Thefarmer is liable to pay only his share. Thatwas the case with me too. I only paid thefarmer’s share and the contractor took the

subsidy from the government. We as suchdid not face any problems in claiming thesubsidy.”ChallengesWhen asked about the challenges faced, Mr.Gupta says, “Foremost problem was toerect the greenhouse. Since this work is verytechnical in nature, the contractors availablefor this work are very few. My contractorfailed to meet the deadline for completionof the greenhouse, which was complete inOctober 2012, whereas it was due in Febru-ary 2012.”ElectricityMr. Gupta informs that in Haryana there isno provision for free electricity for farmersthough electricity for irrigation comes at acheaper rate. “But that electricity comes foronly 4-5 hours in a day whereas hydroponicgreenhouse requires a lot of light: 4-8 hoursin summer and 3-4 hours in the winter. Asof now we are working with diesel genera-tors.”ImportantAdvising on selecting a greenhouse provider,Mr. Gupta says, “The farmers must checkthe contractor’s credentials. It is extremelyimportant to speak to the references, checkthe quality of work done by the contractor,and the way the contractor works. It is alsoimportant to check how professional thecontractor is because in this field there aremany unorganized contractors.”Market PriceMost farmers grow colored capsicum undergreenhouse cultivation. Speaking about thedemand for the greenhouse produce, Mr.Gupta says, “It will not be very easy to sellthe produce at good prices, although it willbe easy to sell it at the market prevalentprices. So selling is not a problem, but get-

ting a good price is always a problem be-cause lot of farmers are growing colored cap-sicum as it is supposed to be the safest cropunder greenhouse. At this point supply ismore than demand, so the rates are also notvery attractive in the market.”He advises, “The other crops which can begrown are seedless cucumber, strawberries,cherry tomato, and few other exotic veg-etables like lettuce and iceberg. There aresome other vegetables also which can begrown, but one has to consider the market-ability, and viability of the crop in the mar-ket. One has to also consider the time ittakes and what season you will get the har-vest in the market. Unless you can grow thecrops around the year, it will be difficult fora farmer to sell them. To get a good price,the harvest must hit the market in the peakseason when demand is high. For a round-the-year cultivation, one has to go for high-tech greenhouse, and not naturally venti-lated greenhouse.”Up NextMr. Gupta plans to for a bigger greenhouselater. “This time I shall opt for greenhousewith fans as Northern India has extremelyhot climate therefore it would be crucial togo for high-tech greenhouse. Next I haveplans to go for vertical farming as land isscarce and the untapped potential in agri-culture can only be attained through verticalfarming,” he concludes.

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Chandran’s Poultry was startedin 1983. It is located inPalladam Puliampatti,Coimbatore. The companyoffers a range of eggs, egg

products, and poultry feed.“It was started as a deep-litter layer farm.We fed the birds manually using pan feedingand pan watering system. But now all thesheds have been converted to cages withautomatic feeding and nipple drinking sys-tem. Few of the sheds also have automaticegg collection system. We have also gonefor silo feeding in few sheds,” maintains Mr.Balaji, partner.Liquid EggThe company plans to introduce liquid eggin the market in future. “This product hasgained popularity in western countries. Inthis product the eggs are broken, pasteur-ized, and given to industrial consumers in50 lit /100 lit containers. Our aim was tointroduce this to the bakery segment in TamilNadu. However, we received lukewarm re-sponse to this product when we did mar-keting survey with bakeries in Coimbatore,”informs Mr. Balaji. “We wanted to intro-duce this product as we were getting no pre-mium for the larger size of eggs we wereproducing.”Clean EggsClean eggs offered by the company are usedfor production of vaccines. “Unlike tableeggs which are unfertile, clean eggs are fer-tile eggs and are used in production of vac-cines for diseases like swine flu. The birdsused to produce clean eggs are grown in dis-ease-free environment and are grown with-out any vaccinations,” explains Mr. Balaji.Use of TechnologySpeaking about the use of technology in thefarm, Mr. Balaji says, “We startedChandran’s Poultry with strength of 3000birds. Now, we have grown to a strength of300,000 birds and we have a sister concernhaving almost the same strength. Previouslywe used to have birds in deep-litter system.The birds used to roam freely in search of

Chandran’s Poultry FarmTechno-savvy poultry farm in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu offerseggs in different forms

feed and water and in the process they spentquite a bit of energy which influenced feedconsumption. They also were susceptibleto diseases as they came in frequent contactwith other birds. In this system, 1-1.2 sq.ft. was required for every bird.”He adds, “Now, in cage system, we are ableto house 1 bird in 0.6 sq ft. (square footrequirement is even less in environment con-trolled battery cage system). We are alsoable to give birds feed with less energy. Theeggs are also cleaner as they are no longer incontact with droppings.The birds are also relatively disease free asthey are in contact with fewer birds in cages.Nipple drinkers have also reduced the wa-ter requirement to a great deal. We are alsoable to drastically reduce the number ofworkers in our farm.”He however cautions, “Though technologyis very important for enhancing productiv-ity, farmers should not go for technologyfor the sake of it. Some technologies whichare used by western countries are not rel-evant here. Environment controlled shed is

a case in point. Knowing what is appropri-ate is important.”Future PlansSpeaking about the future plans, Mr. Balajisays, “The poultry industry is currentlyfacing problems like rising feed costs, risingland prices, rising cost of construction, andalso increasing government restrictions andregulations. We are taking cognizance of theproblems and looking for solutions. Ourexpansion plans will take into considerationthe solutions to these problems,” he adds.Mr. Balaji has an engineering degree inMechatronics and master’s degree in man-agement. He joined his family business in2008.

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For more information, contact :Mr. Balaji, Partner, 2/77, PalladamPuliampatti (po), Karadivavi (so),Coimbatore - 641658 9942222141, Phone:+914255265461 / +914255265242,email : [email protected] /[email protected] /Web : www.chandranspoultry.com

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Banky’s FarmGoat farm in Fulmbari, near Aurangabad. Business full ofchallenges

B anky’s Farm was established in2012 at Fulmbari, Bodhegaon, 40km from Aurangabad district.Mr. Sandeep Bajirao Bankar isthe Managing Director. It is a goat

farm. The annual turnover is around Rs. 10 lakh.A goat’s life is about 10 years and within thisperiod one goat gives birth to 20 goats. Goatmeat has got high demand and the cost is alsohigh. To start a goat farm, banks never gives loansand one has to invest their own hard earnedmoney. Without giving collateral security banks won’t give finance.Mr. Sandeep Bajirao is a diploma holder in mechanical engineering. He did graduation inphysics and geology and postgraduation in petroleum exploration and production.Mr. Sandeep says “there are lots of challenges in running a goat farm, disease that affectsthe animals are the biggest problems because the area where the goat farm is located is asmall town and the doctors are staying about 20 km away. Also transportation is a prob-lem.’’“Right now I am fully involved in this business. My aim is to make this goat farm a big one.I want to have at least 5,000 goats within the next five years and to help village people bygiving them work in my goat farm,’’ adds Sandeep.

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For further details contact- Mr. Sandeep Bajirao Bankar, Managing Director Bank’s FarmM1/16/5,Ramnagar,Cidco N-2, Aurangabad -431003 [email protected]


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National Institute of Agricultural ExtensionManagementHyderabad based institute offers degree programs in agriculturalextension

Dr. Vikram SinghNational Institute of Agricul

tural Extension Management(MANAGE) is a 25-year oldinstitution under the Ministry of Agriculture, Govern-

ment of India. MANAGE offers post gradu-ate diploma in management (agri businessmanagement), post graduate diploma in ag-ricultural extension management and diplomain agricultural extension.Speaking about the programs, Dr. Vikram

Singh, Director, says, “The PG Diploma inManagement (Agri Business Management)was the first of its kind when launched in1996. As a result of this pioneering effort,various institutions and universities startedthis program to serve the niche area of agribusiness and food sector.”Programme SpecialtyDr. Singh maintains, “The PG Programmeis devised to suit the agri business and foodindustry which have direct application forfunctions like procurement, supply chainmanagement, agricultural extension manage-ment services, agri-enterprise management,trade and agri export management, agri in-put marketing, and rural advertisement.”Minimum EligibilityThe candidate must hold at least a Bachelor’sdegree or equivalent qualification in anyother subject with at least 50% marks orequivalent CGPA (45% in case of the candi-dates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Sched-uled Tribe, Persons with Disability category)

from a University or Institution. Thebachelor’s degree or equivalent qualificationobtained by the candidates must entail aminimum of three years of education aftercompleting higher secondary schooling(10+2) or equivalent. The candidates mustalso have a valid score of CAT-2012 con-ducted by IIMs. “The toppers and highperformers are given cash awards and meritcertificates,” says Dr. Singh.Summer Internship

The fourth trimester is designed toprovide opportunities to studentsto apply their knowledge and skillsin real-life work situation throughsummer projects with agri-businesscompanies. “Reputed agri-businesscompanies visit MANAGE duringOctober/November for selecting stu-dents for summer projects of 8–10weeks duration. Most of theprojects are focused on critical prob-lems related to future business strat-egies of the companies,” maintainsDr. Singh.He adds, “The summer internshipof 10 to 12 weeks offered to the stu-dents is a value added learning eventthrough which the students have theopportunity to learn about the realtime issues and find an answer tosuch problems under the direct and

careful supervision of the company profes-sionals. There is adequate emphasis givento orient the students to serve the sector astechno managers.”Village Visit ProgramThe PG programme has ‘Village Visit Pro-gram’ wherein the students stay in villageswith farmers for a fortnight. This programprovides the students an opportunity tounderstand the potential areas for develop-ment in agriculture as well as the constraintsfaced by the farmers. At the end of the studyvisit, a report is prepared on the status ofagri-economy of the village, analysis of theconstraints in agriculture and allied sectors,identifying opportunities for growth andformulating developmental strategies forthat particular village.PlacementRegarding placement of students, Dr. Singhsays, “Placement support facility is avail-able for the students, subject to passing inall the courses and meeting the specified at-

tendance norms. MANAGE provides as-sistance for summer and final placementsby way of printing and distribution of place-ment brochure, inviting potential employ-ers for interaction, training students in CVwriting, interviews and group discussion andoffering facilities for campus interviews tothe companies.”He further maintains, “Major agri-businesscompanies have recruited students of thisprogram as management trainees, besidesproviding summer placement opportunities.100% placements have been achieved sinceinception. The major sub-sectors for whichplacement demands have been coming forthinclude procurement, trading, banking, in-surance, agro-chemicals, seeds, agro-process-ing, fertilizers and retailing.”He adds, “Some of our recruiters of summerand final placements include BASF IndiaLtd., Coromandel Fertilizers Ltd., DevGen,Dow Agrosciences, E.I. DuPont IndiaPvt.Ltd., JK Agri Genetics Ltd., MonsantoIndia Ltd., PHI Seeds Ltd., HDFC BankLtd., ICICI Bank, Tata Chemicals Ltd.,Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, BritanniaIndustries Ltd., Dabur India Ltd., BILT, SABMiller India, Thomson Reuters, BhartiWalmart, Aditya Birla Retail Ltd., IFMRTrust, SKS Microfinance Pvt. Ltd., TERI,Indian Oil Corporation, Cargill India Pvt.Ltd., MCX, and NCDEX, besides others.”He maintains, “The maximum CTC offeredfor the batch 2010-12 was Rs.13.75 lakhsper annum, the average being Rs.6.92 lakhsper annum.”Dr. Singh has done M.A., M.Phil, and Ph.D in Psychology (Social Psychology). Hehas over 28 years of work experience. Hehas also worked with IIT Kanpur, andNIRD – CBOD, Hyderabad.

Our CorrespondentFor more information, contact : NationalInstitute of Agricultural Extension Manage-ment, Rajendranagar Hyderabad – 500 030Mobile: 9848017184,Email: [email protected]: http://www.manage.gov.in


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Agri Biotech FoundationConducts research programs and develops technologies to meetrequirement of farmers. Located at Rajendranagar, AndhraPradesh

Agri Biotech Foundation isengaged in biotechnology research. It was established in2007. “The company wasfounded by 14 individuals

who made significant contributions to agri-culture and rural development in India. Thefounders include former special director gen-eral of ICAR, former secretary departmentof biotechnology (government of India),VCs of agricultural university and traditionaluniversities, and representatives of Depart-

ment of agriculture and animal husbandry,besides others,” says Prof. G. Pakki Reddy,executive director.The company gets funding on project basis.“Initially we were funded by the govern-ment of Netherlands and now by the de-partment of biotechnology, Government ofIndia, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hor-ticulture Mission, and European commis-sion,” he informs.Research ProjectsProf. Reddy maintains, “All our projectsare demand driven, wherein the end users(farmer) decide the research agenda and sci-entists tailor the technologies to meet theneeds of local people. In that way the tech-nologies developed directly meet the require-ments of local farmers who predominantlyinclude resource poor farmers.”

Ongoing Research ProgramsSome of the ongoing research programs ofAgri Biotech are development of abioticstress tolerant rice through marker aidedselection, abiotic stress tolerance inmungbean and sesame through genetic engi-neering, bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, andtissue culture of teak and banana.Speaking about their success stories, Prof.Reddy says, “One of our big successes wasin agro forestry in 1500 acres in droughtprone districts of Mahaboonagar and

Nalgonda in AP.”GM CropsCommenting on the use of bio-technology in agriculture, Prof.Reddy says, “A lot of miscom-munication is taking place aboutbiotechnology, more particularlyabout GM. Opinions are highlypolarized depending on whotalks about it. Some civil societyorganizations take an ideologicalstand and bitterly oppose thenew technology.On the other hand private com-panies rigorously campaign infavor of technologies. But ABFbelieves that the truth is in be-tween. We provide scientificfacts on the pros and cons of thetechnology in a much unbiasedmanner and leave the judgmentto people.”Promotional CampaignsThe company conducts promo-

tional campaigns for all sections of the soci-ety including students, teachers, parents,input dealers, grass root NGOs, extensionworkers, and farmers besides others. “Dur-ing the campaigns we also display bio-prod-ucts and explain the advantages and disad-vantages, if any. So far the response to bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides has been good,”says Prof. Reddy.He supports sourcing from local producers.“ABF believes that in agriculture sector lo-cal people should have control on produc-tion as well as consumption,” he adds.Prof. Reddy however acknowledges thatIndian biotechnology industry is still at itsinfancy when compared to international in-dustry. “We are lagging behind. Our proce-dures are too cumbersome and discouragingfor young and enthusiastic entrepreneurs to

enter into this sector,” he says.Ph.D ProgramsAgri Biotech Foundation also offers Ph.Dprograms. The prerequisite include an M.Sc degree in life sciences. “We conduct ourown test and interviews,” says Prof. Reddy.MilestonesThe company has established 10 bio re-source centers. “We are promoting seed pro-duction by farmers and spreading it fromfarmer to farmer, supplying quality bio-products at affordable price as ABF is not aprofit making organization. We are highlysuccessful in creating definite impact on theawareness creation in the areas where weare working. Our focus is to consolidate ourachievements and create deeper imprintsrather than spreading too thinly,” says Prof.Reddy.Future Plans“In future we want to help in skill develop-ment and entrepreneurship development,”says Dr. Reddy.Speaking about the challenges faced by theindustry, Prof. Reddy says, “Technologiesare highly supply driven. Companies do notseem to respect opinions of the prospec-tive end users. This attitude should change.They should devote more resources and ef-forts to talk about science and technologyat grass root level instead of doing lobbying.Media is hyper-sensitive nowadays. Firstthere should be proper information andawareness among the media persons. Theindustry should invest on this."Prof. Reddy is a Ph.D in economics, M.Philand M.A in rural development. He has over30 years of experience in research and teach-ing and research administration.

Our CorrespondentFor more information, contact : Agri BiotechFoundation, Formerly A.P .Netherlands Bio-technology Programme, Behind old Veteri-nary Science College, Acharya N.G.RangaAgriculture University, Rajendranagar-500030. Tel: 040-24009011 Mobile: 09849477099 Email: [email protected]: www.abfindia.org

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Yuny MidexIndian Representatives of Delta Instruments at New Delhi, India

Delta Instruments started its India operations in 2012 and is based in New Delhi. Itdeals in bacteriology, dairy products, and milk analysis equipment. Mr. C. PhilipKuriakose represents the Delta Instruments, India operations. “We are getting

good response to the equipment but we haven’t yetstarted selling it,” says Mr. Philip.Marketing Activities : The company is promot-ing the equipment in India now. “We have startedquoting tenders. We are awaiting certain governmentapprovals and clearances to start sale in the variousstates,” informs Mr. Philip. He adds, “We are target-ing the dairy Industry and the milk processing plantslike Mother Dairy, and Amul, beside others. Due tothe high cost of the equipment, only larger dairyfarms can afford it.”

Product Pricing : Mr. Philip disagrees that price might be a constraint for Delta Instru-ments. “It is not going to be a constraint because all equipment cost this much. In fact Deltawill have a price advantage because our cost over Rs.10 lakh less than similar productsfrom other companies,” he says, adding, “These equipment are quiet beneficial for thedairy industry to prevent contamination.” Further speaking about the challenges, Mr.Philip says, “Building relationship with the dairy industry is our main challenge becausethe existing companies have already built good relationships over the years.” Mr. Philip isa bacteriologist. He has 15 years of experience in the dairy industry.For more information contact- C. Philip Kuriakose, M – 91 98910 27928Email – [email protected]

Delta Instruments, NetherlandsNetherlands based manufacturers of dairy analysis instrumentsintroduces products in India

Headquartered in Drachten,Netherlands, Delta Instruments B.V. was establishedin 1985. The company specializes in manufacturing

dairy analysis instruments used for analyz-ing milk and milk derivatives. “Our annualturnover is about •6 million,” says Mr.Wopke Beukema, sales & marketing direc-tor.Product PortfolioThe main products the company manufac-tures are lactoscope, somascope andcombiscope. These instruments are used foranalyzing milk. “The specialty of these in-struments is that you can accurately mea-sure the milk and also detect adulterants,”explains Mr. Wopke.ClienteleSpeaking about the main clientele of the

company, Mr. Wopke says, “Our clientscomprise central milk testing laboratories,dairy farms (who do the dairy herd im-provement testing and also use it for pay-ment purposes), and dairy processors. Theprocessors include milk factories where theequipment is used for standardization ofproducts. We also cater to veterinary sta-tions which use them for somatic cell counttesting. Many universities also use theequipment for research purposes.”India StrategyDelta Instruments has a distributor in India.“We started the India operations many yearsago but we have not got involved. But nowwe have a more long term strategy for Indiain place,” clarifies Mr. Wopke.Speaking about their future strategy for In-dia market, he says, “We plan to establish adistribution of our products with a goodsupply of service. In the next 10 years weforesee huge growth in milk production. Wewill be more focused on the quality of milk.This is exactly what our equipment is usedfor.”Pricing for Indian MarketsCommenting on the price sensitivity of theIndian consumers, Mr. Wopke says, “There

is a huge price difference in the currentequipment that is used in India and theequipment that we supply. I have spokento many producers in India and I realizedthat of course there is a big price gap be-tween the small equipment and our equip-ment, but I’m convinced that there is a goodmarket growing in India for our type ofequipment also.”He adds, “Our products range from about•30,000 to •300,000. This is what we cur-

rently supply to Indonesia and Thailand.For India we will have a better price strat-egy because we realize that it’s more a vol-ume market than a price market.”Asian MarketsCurrently South Korea and China are thefastest growing markets for Delta Instru-ments. “We have already been there for morethan 10 years and have created a large base.We are also focusing on other growing mar-kets like Thailand and Indonesia,” says Mr.Wopke.Mr. Wopke has been with Delta Instru-ments for the last 21 year. “I started off as aservice engineer and later I was service man-ager. For 10 years I was responsible for theirR&D and for the last three years I am thesales and marketing director,” he informs.Future PlansWhen asked about their future plans, Mr.Wopke says, “We have a strong interest inthe BRIC countries, especially India, Bra-zil, and Russia. We are also looking at thenorthern African countries. We will also ex-pand our product portfolio with new equip-ment in the future.”

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For more information contact –Delta Instruments B.V.Kelvinlaan 3, 9207 JB Drachten,P.O. Box 379, 9200 AJ DrachtenPh – (31) 512 582222Email – [email protected] – www.deltainstruments.com

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Ratnagiri ImpexSuppliers of farm equipment and machinery. Headquartered inBangalore, Karnataka.

Ratnagiri Impex was foundedby Mr. Vasudev Murthy. Thecompany supplies farmequipment and machineryunder the brands Agrimart

and Agrimate. “We provide demonstration,training and after sales service to our con-sumers. This is an integral part of our preand post sales services,” says Mr. SanjayVarma, retail head – Agrimart. The companyhas its production unit as well as headquar-ters in Bangalore. The annual turnover ofthe company is about Rs. 800 million andhas 450 employees.Challenges Faced : Speaking about theproduction and marketing challenges facedby the company, Mr. Varma says, “India isa country of many countries. This is moreevident across rural India. Trying to reachthe farmer in these remote locations is a bigchallenge."Product Portfolio : The range of prod-ucts offered by Ratnagiri includes: • Weedcutters • Rotary tillers • Chainsaws • Hedgetrimmers • Pole pruners • Earth augers •Lawn mowers • High pressure washers •Power cutters • Foggers • Blowers • Spray-ers • Harvesters • Shredders • Diesel En-gines • Diesel Pump sets • Hand Tools •Protective Clothing • Covering Segments.They also offer a host of other agricultureand horticulture products. “We offer a com-plete range of over 250 products.Product Specialty : Further speakingabout the product specialty, Mr. Varma says,“The equipment are single man operated,easy to operate, easy to maintain, low run-ning cost, multi crop application, and com-pletely portable. The machines cater to therequirements of small, medium and marginalfarmers who actually contribute 78% of thetotal agriculture output of the country.” Headds, “The products are customized to meetthe requirement of our customer with con-stant research with a focus on introducingnew machinery and accessories with latesttechnology, higher fuel efficiency and pro-ductivity."Market Presence : The company has avery strong presence in Karnataka, Kerala,Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. “In thesestates, the market share for our products is40%. We have huge expansion plan for Restof India, especially in states likeMaharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and NorthEast,” maintains Mr. Varma.

Distribution : The products are availableto customers through 125 exclusive Agrimartoutlets and over 400 dealer network. “Apartfrom this, we rolled out e-commerce, thusreaching out to customers at their home/of-fice or shop,” informs Mr. Varma, adding,“In future we plan to expand our networkto 300 Agrimarts, 1,200 Agrimart zones, and100 shop-in-shops.” The company is a2009 – ISO 9001:2008 certified.Speaking about competition, Mr. Varmasays, “Makita & Stihl are a few competi-tors we appreciate in terms of innovationand technology.” The company has also wonseveral awards and recognition like AgriBusiness of the Year Award in 2011, MostInnovative Retailer of the Year in 2011, andInnovative Retail Concept of the Year – Asia2012, besides others. Mr. Varma is a BE,

with MBA PMP. He has over 9 years ofwork experience.

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For more information, contact : RatnagiriImpex, 1/1 G, Annapurna House 7th Cross,New Guddadahalli, Mysore Road, Banga-lore – 560 026 Phone: +91 80 26985100 /101 / 102 / 26985210 M: 91 9482831672Email: [email protected]: www.ratnagiriimpex.com

Agribiz CorporationIntroduces Plastic Mulch Technology in agriculture to solve laborand water problems. Located at Anand, Gujarat

A gribiz Corporation wasfounded in 2010 by Mr.Prafulbhai R Patel, Managing Director. The companymanufactures mechanised

farm equipment at Vasad, Anand, in Gujarat.“Our main product is Plastic Mulch Filmlaying machine,” says Mr. Patel. “The com-pany was established to address acute agri-culture labor shortage.” Speaking about thechallenges faced, he says, “With respect tomarketing of machines, we faced numerouschallenges in working with farmers.Target Customers : The company mainly

targets the horticulture farmers. “We are giv-ing farm demos in our area, e-advertisement,and for out-of-state farmers we give infor-mation and video files to their horticulturedepartments,” avers Mr. Patel.Product Price : The products are mainlybought by big farmers with large land hold-ings and organizations. “This technology isfor saving water, fertilizer and pesticide. Sowe want to spread this technology to everyIndian farmer. However, at present only bigland holders and farmers buy this type ofmachine in India because they require themto save time and labor. And for small farm-

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ers, we always advise them to buy this typeof machine in groups so that it is affordableand they can also avail of advanced agricul-ture technology.”Quality and Training : Regarding qual-ity of the machines, Mr. Patel says, “In In-dia there are different types of soil avail-able. So we ask our customers about the soiltype and after that we are manufacture cus-tom made machines so that we can maintainour machine quality.”The company provides training to the cli-ents with respect to the use and mainte-

nance of the equipment purchased. “Whenpeople purchase our machines, our techni-cians go to farmers’ place and give neces-sary training to run this machine. We alsoprovide after sales services.”Market : Agribiz’s main operations are inKarnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat. “Rightnow only we are modifying this machine toserve in a better way. In future we will begiving attachments of transplanter to thismachine,” maintains Mr. Patel.In coming years the company plans to de-

velop more easy-to-use agri technologiesfor Indian farmers for better growth of bothagriculture and farmers. Mr. Patel is a me-chanical engineer with 30 years of experi-ence in agriculture.

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For more information, contact :Mr.Prafulbhai R Patel, MD, Agri-Biz Cor-poration, NH-8, Near Water Canal, Vasad,Anand – 388306 Gujarat. (India) Phone:+91-2692-274507 / 319228 M: +91 98987-46676 E : [email protected]: www.agribizcorporation.com

Suma AgroSpecializes in manufacturing Humicus-soil nutrient andconditioner. Based at Chennai, Tamilnadu

H umicas is a 100% watersoluble liquid organic soilnutrient and conditioner. Itis primarily humic acid extracted from lignite in the

form of potassium humate. Speaking aboutthe benefits of Humicas, Mr.K.Karthik,Managing Director of Suma Agro the com-pany that manufacturers Humicas said,“Humicas makes the soil fertile, leading toquality produce and increases the yield upto40%. It has 3%-5% nitrogen, 7.5% potas-sium, and plenty of micronutrients, and it isa certified organic farm input.”He added, “Humicas builds organic matter,increases the water holding capacity, im-proves the microbial activities in the soil,

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Humicas biologically stimulates plantgrowth, chemically changes the fixationproperties of the soil and physically modi-fies the soil. It increases the germination ofthe seed, buffers PH of soils and improvesion exchange capacities. Humicas retainssoluble fertilizers in root zone and increasesgermination of seed”.The ease of use of Humicas through foliaror fertigation is ideal for small farmers andlarge industrial farmers.Humicas can be applied to any type of soiland all crop varieties. Humicas rich in or-ganic matter, even the soil that has been dam-aged by continuous use of harmful chemicalfertilizers can be revived and made fertilesuccessfully. Regular application of

Humicas results in reduced consumption ofharmful chemical fertilizers.

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For further details please contact : Ms.Shenbagam, Suma Agro, New 25/1, 2ndFloor, Lakshmi Colony, T. Nagar, Chennai– 600017, Phone +91 44 2815 2898 / +9198401 45415, [email protected]

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Abroader Consultancy IndiaHyderabad based consultants having extensiveindustry experience in more than 15 sectors

Abroader Consultancy Indiawas established in 2001 inBangalore, Karnataka. Ms.Carin Rustema, Director andMr. Pratap Raju are the

founders of the company. It’s a cross-bor-der global consultancy services from and toIndia, Europe and North America.Abroader Consultancy has worked for morethan 12 years on international consultancyassignments. The company helps manyorganisations to set their feet on newgrounds, step-by-step. It helps clients toexplore global opportunities, enter newmarkets, the challenge is to make new ideaswork by ensuring that to give full priorityto long-term success of clients. Making op-portunities real requires both dedication andexpertise, besides a hands-on attitude andon the ground implementation support. Intoday’s world, the meaning of global busi-ness is truly dynamic and offers many op-portunities for companies around the globe.Abroader is a boutique consultancy firm.The team helps organizations turn marketpotential into business reality.The firm combines extensive industry ex-perience, in more than 15 sectors, with localmarket knowledge. It knows how to opendoors, identify international business op-portunities and make them real. The teamof consultants, sector managers, sector re-searchers and financial experts has more than70 years of private sector experience. Itsunderstanding of the local context and busi-ness reality, combined with hands-on andresult-oriented attitude defines how the firmworks with clients.The firm’s services include: Corporate Rep-resentative Services, Trade Show Represen-tation, Cluster Mission Support, StrategicPartner Search, Negotiation Support, LegalSupport, R & D Collaborations, Lead iden-tification & Qualification, Business Devel-opment, BID/Tender Modelling, Incorpo-ration of New Business, IP Protection Sup-port, Market Entrance Strategy, MarketResearch, Trade and Investment Promotion,Cross Cultural Training, Destination Pro-motion Services, Build-Operate-TransferFacilitation.Ms. Carin Rustema (M Sc.) holds a Mas-ters degree from the University ofAmsterdam (Communication Science) andtwo post-graduate diplomas in Brand Man-agement and Business Economics (Univer-

sity Groningen, Nether-lands). She married Mr.Pratap Raju and started thisAbroader Consultancy Ser-vices Private Limited in2001.Ms. Carin has more than 17years of international busi-ness and consultancy expe-rience in various sectors.She started her career in theinternational food and ser-vice industry in Europe,where she worked for 6years for reputed HRM,Telecom, Energy, Insuranceand Market ResearchFirms. She co-foundedAbroader Consultancy inIndia in 2001. With almost 20 years of in-ternational experience, she is responsible forthe European market and works with teamof consultants and associates in India tohandle client requirements. Since 2002, Ms.Carin was a Senior Visiting Lecturer at thebiggest Tourism Management University inthe world (based in the Netherlands) and isthe co-author of the book Corporate Com-munication Worldwide. She is the foundingmember of the India Netherlands BusinessCircle (Bangalore) and is a member of theAgri-Food Processing Expert Committee ofthe Bangalore Chamber of Industry andCommerce.Mr. Pratap Raju (Bachelor in Electronic &Telecom Engineering, MBA), born in Ban-galore, grew up in ten different Indian cities.He is an Electronics Engineer (JNTU,Hyderabad) with an MBA (Symbiosis,Pune) and was granted a Dutch Govt. fel-lowship in 1990 for a postgraduateprogramme in The Netherlands.Mr. Pratap has more than 25 years of busi-ness and consultancy experience in 3 conti-nents (Asia, Europe, North America) and 9sectors. He started his career in the technol-ogy sector in India and moved to Europe in1992 and held global business developmentpositions with international food and tech-nology companies in the Netherlands andItaly. In 2001, Mr. Pratap co-foundedAbroader Consultancy India Private Lim-ited and works since then on investment,trade and partnership opportunities for cli-ents in Asia (including India), Europe andNorth America. He represented the Prov-

ince of British Columbia (Canada) in India(2009-12) for their Trade and InvestmentServices in technology and innovation.Ms. Carin Rustema says “I was born andbought up and studied in Netherlands. I was21 years old when I moved from Nether-lands to Amsterdam. I studied agriculturescience. I happened to meet an Indian guyMr. Pratap Raju who came on a scholarshipfrom India to Netherlands and also studiedin Netherlands. He is from Andhra Pradesh,Hyderabad and he became my husband. Wefinally after spending time in Netherlandsmoved to Amsterdam. Later we moved toIndia and started this Abroader ConsultancyIndia Private Limited in Bangalore,Karnataka state.

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Are you interested in finding new businesspartners, entering new markets or estab-lishing a sales office to make your businessgrow? Then contact:Abroader Consultancy India Pvt. Ltd.(Registered Office)140A, 3rd Main, 1st BlockKoramangala,Bangalore – 560 034.Karnataka state. India .Tel: + 91 8971682052.Email: [email protected] Consultancy, Amsterdam(Administrative Office)Hoofdweg 660, 1055 AB Amsterdam,The Netherlands.Tel: + 31 20 7173149 (VOIP)Fax: + 31 84 [email protected]

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WTO Director General in India!Year-end Doha Round meeting in Bali likely to yieldresults : LamyWe need a simple way for classify-ing economies says WTO chief.

The Doha Round of the World TradeOrganisation, that has not delivered

results despite 12 years of negotiations,may throw up some agreements in theyear-end ministerial meet in Bali.WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy,the person steering the deliberationsover the last eight years, about whatwent wrong and what lies ahead.the emergence of emerging countries (like India and China) led toreshuffle of the basic name of the game, which was reciprocity forthe rich and flexibility for poor.This is simple to follow when it is clear who is rich and poor.Emerging countries blur this traditional view and finding a newbalance is difficult. The concept of Doha being a developmentround remains. But the question is how developing a country shouldbe (to qualify for benefits).

European union is a big mar-ket for Indian exports!What the OECD deputysecretary general says!Keep reforming, reforming!

Emerging nations like Indiahave tremendous growth

potential but policy hurdles andbarriers are restricting thisgrowth, said Richard Boucher,deputy secretary-general,Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD).India is well positioned to do.So I think prospects are goodfor India to becoming more in-

Cotton seeds, the focus!DuPont to double R&D spend in India!Solutions have to be local!

The $38-billion DuPont expects India to be among the

top five revenue contributors inthe next three-four years as theglobal growth axis tilts from theWest to Asia.At present, India is among thetop 10 revenue contributors tothe science-based products andservices multinational, withemerging markets contributing38%.Low-penetration, strong eco-nomic growth indicators andenhanced focus on research anddevelopment (R&D) are someof the factors that would helpDuPont grow faster than themarket, its global chairpersonand CEO, Ellen Kullman told.The 57-year-old Kullman, whois on a brief visit to India to takestock of the Indian operations,

besides meeting the local man-agement and industry leaders,said she would like to set thebar high on growth in India.DuPont, best known as the cre-ator of Teflon fluoropolymercoating, has been operating inIndia since the early '90s and its2012 revenue was $800 million."We will double our research anddevelopment activities in India.

We really need to bring sciencelocally to the Indian industry.Despite science being global,solutions have to be local andthat's why we are expanding in-novation and R&D centres. Ourcentres in India would not onlyaddress local issues but theirsolutions would apply to globalmarkets as well,'' said Kullman,who is the 19th executive to leadthe company in DuPont's his-tory, and its first woman to chairthe board.The focus at its Hyderabad andPune centres would be discov-ery and application of new tech-nologies that would help im-prove lives. The NYSE-listedDuPont spends about 5% of itsrevenues on R&D. Kullman be-lieves that organic growth willbe the way forward for DuPontin India but it will not shy awayfrom acquisitions if an interest-ing opportunity comes up suchas the one on cotton seeds.

volved in this kind oftrade.There are so many re-strictions and hurdlesthat India faces. You re-quire investment in in-frastructure, educationfor the purpose of in-clusiveness.But the biggest troublefacing India today is bu-reaucracy and corrup-tion.Sure every barrier, ev-ery bribe, every restric-tion makes it harder forIndia to be part of the

growth chains.It will be also harder for India tocreate those chains, which manyof the developing countries arewell capable of doing. At thesame time I see a lot of policyon infrastructure, skills and edu-cation.I am concerned the way the num-bers have bounced up and downfor India.I think this is a sign that youneed to keep reforming and re-forming. Then only India is go-ing to be attractive to domesticas well as foreign investors.They have to also know that

environment is conducive.Everyone benefits from theseagreements I think, multilateraleven unilateral benefits canbrought greater benefits such asremoving restrictions on somekind of foreign investments.These agreements will bring In-dia a better and stronger place inthe creation of global values.

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India opts out of crucialWTO talks!Says proposals in three sectorsput forward by US, EU againstits interest!

India has decided to opt out ofnegotiations for agreements

between select WTO membercountries for liberalizing foreigndirect investment and visa re-gimes in service sectors and forlowering import duty on 357information technology prod-ucts and 54 environmentalgoods, saying the talks wereagainst its interests.

NCP will not opposestatehood for VidarbhaSays Sharad Pawar

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a decision on Vidarbha," Pawarhad said while speaking to re-porters in the national capital onThursday (January 31).NCP state party spokesmanNawab Malik later reiteratedPawar’s stand, stating that hisparty has always been in favourof smaller states.Pawar’s statement is being seenas a bid to lure voters fromVidarbha to the NCP in the runup to the parliamentary andMaharashtra assembly electionsslated for 2014.Of the 62 assem-bly seats in Vidarbha, NCP hadwon 5 in the elections held in2009 while union minister PrafulPatel is the lone member electedto the Lok Sabha during the lastgeneral elections.Pawar’s statement comes at atime when Vidarbha has been in

the news for Coalgate, the multi-crore Maharashtra irrigationscam and suicides by farmers.More recently, BJP’s formerpresident Nitin Gadkari, whohails from Vidarbha’s biggestcity, Nagpur, shot into the lime-light for alleged irregularities re-lating to his Purti Group of In-dustries.The Congress party, includingparty general secretary andformer minister Vilas

Investments by Indian industry!Contracted in 2011-12

After the global crisis of FY09, investments by corporates,adjusted for inflation, again declined in 2011-12, albeit not as

severe as at the time of the recent financial meltdown.nvestment in manufacturing fell 15.16 per cent to Rs 5.64 lakhcrore in 2011-12 from Rs 6.95 lakh crore in the previous financialyear. The data came even as the government was looking at themanufacturing sector to provide jobs to the youth in the long run.The government aims to generate a large number of jobs in themanufacturing sector in over a decade by raising the share of facto-ries production in India’s gross domestic product from 15-16 percent to 25 per cent.According to the XIIth Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17) document, em-ployment in manufacturing reduced five million between 2005-06and 2009-10 after clocking growth of 12 million jobs in the first fiveyears of this century. The trend needs to be reversed since 183million job seekers are expected to join the workforce over the next15 years, the document says.

Coal India pacts with 11 firms under lens!

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has gone out of its way to sign fuel supplypacts with 11 companies, including alleged Coalgate beneficia-

ries, even before these firms reached the qualifying milestones suchas acquiring land, the state-run monopolys internal anti-corruptionwatchdog has said.In a report to the coal ministry, CILs CVO (chief vigilance officer)Manoj Kumar said supply pacts for 5,935 MW or one-and-a-half

times of the national capitals dailyrequirement have either been inkedor cleared for signing in spite ofdeficiencies in documents.A fuel supply agreement (FSA)holds the key to disbursal of insti-tutional funding for powerprojects. Lenders do not releasemoney till a project arranges as-sured fuel supply. Thats why CoalIndias LoA (letter of assurance) to

promoters lays down clear milestones to check flyby-night opera-tors or diversion of funds.Coming at a time when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) andthe Supreme Court are looking at the Comptroller and AuditorGenerals (CAG) report on coal block allotment which has come tobe known as the Coalgate report the vigilance report indicates howCIL has failed to get the message against giving undue benefit tocorporate houses.

Muttemwar, have been quiteconsistent in opposing the de-velopment of power projectswith a total generation capacityof 68,000 MW in coal-richVidarbha and not in the rest ofMaharashtra.

The federal auditors report onthe Sasan ultra-mega powerproject being built by ReliancePower in public partnership hadsaid the company benefited fromthe governments decision to al-low diversion of surplus captivecoal. There are three projectsthat are being promoted by cen-tral generation utility NTPC,DVC (formerly Damodar ValleyCorporation) and UP PowerCorporation Ltd.

Vietnam's rice exportsdouble in January!Vietnam is the world’sbiggest rice producer!

Vietnam's rice exports thismonth will more than

double from the same period ayear ago to an estimated 534,000tonnes, while the actual annualshipment for 2012 was reviseddown slightly, the AgricultureMinistry said.Revenues from the grain exportalso soared 76.4 percent fromJanuary 2012 to $259 million,the ministry said in its monthlyreport.Vietnam shipped 256,000tonnes of rice in January 2012,while the actual full-year exportvolume rose 12.7 percent from2011 to a record 8.02 milliontonnes, the report said, revisingdown a government estimate of8.05 million tonnes. Vietnam has projected to export7.5 million-7.6 million tonnesthis year.Farmers in the Mekong Deltafood basket will accelerate har-vesting of the winter-springcrop, the country's biggestamong its three crops a year,from late February or earlyMarch, and rice prices are ex-pected to soften due to increas-ing supply.

Reliance,Tata figure invigilance report

The vigilance report foundthree broad categories

where terms of signing FSAshave fallen short. One, where theproject is yet to acquire land orcomplete the transfer. Two,where promoters are yet to ar-range financing for the projector achieve financial closure; andthree, where a case has been re-ferred back to CIL over commit-ment guarantee.Eight private sector projects fig-ure in the vigilance report. Threeof them the Adhunik, Tata andSKS groups also figure in theCoalgate reports list of coalblock allottees. Reliance Pow-ers Rosa power plant too isamong the 11 FSAs under vigi-lance lens.


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Thoughts on the occasion of Barack Obama's second inaugu-ration address!

We are talking of only of the next elections!Not anything of any big deal growth agenda?

See Barack Obama's second inaugural speech. Obama has outlined a vision. A visionfor all-round growth, universal healthcare, big spending and also promoting globalstability and global peace. Fighting climate change challenge etc. We are basically a

talking nation, it seems. US President Barack Obama has been now in his second term. Seehis agenda. There is something to write home about what the American President hasoutlined as his second term agenda. The American society and politics is such that there isa wide polarisation of society there. There are racial issues, there are violence issues.See the gun control measures that a country like America needs to enforce and yet thePresident or his initiatives that often don’t work to the satisfaction of all sections.There is the rightwing Republican Party. They are as prejudiced as any about the President’ssome of the more progressive policies in healthcare and equal opportunities for the minori-ties and employment generation initiatives.America is the world's biggest power, economically, politically and militarily. We havemake concessions for that. So, world peace and war challenges give America a distinctadvantage and the rest of the world must make concessions for that unique power andleadership.Yet Obama for the first time has talked of taking on the climate change issue. Anissue on which the Americans are seen as a highly irresponsible nation which denied theclimate change for the simple reason that it was in conflict with the business and industrylobbies. So too the other "irrational" issue of science teaching in such matter like Darwin-ian Theory of evolution.Yet, we see here is a President who wants to reach out to a wider audience, why even to aworld audience, as he should given the fact that after all. The USA is the world's mostpowerful nation and also a great economy and military power. There are issues ofglobal security and global stability. So, everyone, why every country, big and small,is concerned about what the USA does and what the USA thinks about the big issuesof the day.So, China comes in and also other nations like Iran which is embarked on nuclear bomb-making and as such it concerns the rest of the world. Where does Indian come in all thesedeliberations?Alas, we are not a nation led by able leaders. We are caught up with small issues, in factpetty issues of elections, and the elevation of a dynastic heir in the face of so many grossdistortions of truth.As one pointed out recently, quoting the famed Russian author andthinker, Alexander Solzhenitsyn "one word of truth outweighs the whole world".This, we have to remind ourselves as heirs to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi!Is there any such big vision before India today? Are our leaders talk the truth or truths intheir day to day posturing, be it political reforms or economic reforms?Even China is talking of reforms and also taking on issues of great concern like pollutionand environmental degradation.In India we neither talk of political reforms or economic reforms in a more fundamentalmanner. Where is the economic vision?Where is the participation of the larger sections of people?Even the middle class in India is now on a disillusioned path.The fight against corruption saw the educated and motivated urban middle class had takento the streets. Te Anna Hazare movement galvanized people to come out and question thegovernment's true intentions on fighting corruption.The Justice J.S.Verma panel report must give the new set of leaders, both in the Congressand also in the newly elected Rajnath Singh-led BJP a new priority in the agenda for thenext general elections. There must be some bold and clearer vision before the next electionsbecome the hot issue in the coming days and months.There are many challenges. Many parties, many capable leaders and so too the nextgeneration, the voting population too much more astute and much more open-minded todecide what is good for the country and for the Indian people as a united voice of thesecond most big nation, with a billion and odd people on the planet.


"Let there be bread!"

EditorialEditorialEditorialEditorialEditorialThe public mood is anything but good!

Anything but positive!There is much cynicism and also muchanger to give a jolt to sweet dreams!Will it be Rahul Gandhi or Rajnath Singh?The new BJP President has tough task ahead!Rajnath Singh's "farmer face"! BJP has a new president and saysRajnath's farmer friendly politics may help the party!What does this mean for farmers and farming?

Rajnath Singh got elected, surprisingly, in a unanimous vote bythe BJP top brass and this has surprised everyone, both inside

and outside the BJP.BJP is the main national party and as such what happens to theBJP is what matters most in Indian politics. As it is, the nationalpolitical scenario gives the picture of a highly polarised state withmajor parties, from the Congress to the BJP and to other mainregional parties like Sharad Pawar's NCP to Mamata's Trinamuland also Naveen Patnaik' Bikujanata Dal to others in the Punjaband TN, gives a picture of great many contradictions.As on date the Congress has just past 200 and odd MPs, a clearminority tag to its many claims to the contrary. What keeps theUPA-II going so far is the glue of power and pelf, the offices ofprofit and privileges to make money and accumulate more power,money and followers?Let us admit that in most parties there are no basic ideologicalclarities, all that remains is simple calculation of power, how to getit and retain it by hook or by crook!That is why so many of the corruption scandals didn’t get so muchattention and any action on the part of the Manmohan Singh-ledleadership. Everyone knows that both Sonia Gandhi and Dr.Singhknow how weak they are, politically and morally.They are living with the devils and many evils in the form ofscandals, the less we mention them, the better for our own sanity!Such is the state of affairs.So, we all know and we, as a people, as a voting contingent alsoknow that when it comes to election time, all is fair!The moneyed class is only too happy to part with any amount ofmoney, both legal and illegal; everyone also knows how to convertthe illegal funds into legal ones!So also, there is no intent to do anything more than simply lipservice to all reform! From electoral reforms to party reforms to allother reforms.

Every sane person knows that there is much heavy ideologicalreform agenda with the incumbent government, any incumbent gov-ernment.There are in fact some of the long-lasting basic fundamental Consti-tutional reforms, there is a huge volume of reform report and fromit flows other reforms.So, why blame the poor Dr.Singh when he simply refuses to takecognisene of the need for Lokpal, or any other agenda of reformthat could clean the political system.The great Constitutional lawyer, F.Nariman says there are morenumber of MPs in the Lok Sabha with criminal records and he askshow can anyone expect to get some of these bills dealing withcorruption can be passed?So, the BJP, as the main opposition party is now facing with itsgreatest challenge to its own survival.

--------------------------------Mr.Rajnath Singh, the UP strong man is elected as the new chiefand it would be anyone's guess work how he would fare andwhether the BJP-led Opposition ranks could give the country aviable alternative.The short answer is yes and no!

--------------------------------The task if much more complicated than the task with Rahul Gandhi,who, in parity terms is the near equivalent to Rajnath Singh.The outcome of the next general election to the Parliament in 2014could be anything. It could be a total; surprise too.The electorate is a particularly difficult mood right now.There have been many bruises in the public mood and the publicopinion and also in the public perceptions of men and matters.UP with its number of MPs at 80, the state could turn the fortunesof any party.The Congress in the UP is in the fourth place.First the Samajwadi party. Second the Mayawati party. Third theBJP and only at the last comes the Congress.So, it is anybody's guess and the game is not easy for any newgladiators, so to say to jump into the rings!Now, the UP state's caste and communal complexities give MulayamSingh as on date an advantage. Next come Mayawati whose castere-engineering stood her well for so long. This time too she mightcome out with some new combinations, let us call it might be anynew deadly combination!

India progressively on the sidelines?Does India matter in the internationalarena?Who care for our diplomats and bureaucrats?Whenever we go abroad it used to be considered only courteous tocall on the Indian diplomats at our embassies.

So too at the other international foras, like UN agencies. InGeneva it used to be ILO. In other capitals it’s other counter-

parts. While recently we tried to call on at the UN agency, FAO.But alas! The mindset had changed this time! Why?It is the old thoughts and other experiences of Indians abroad,especially the Indian bureaucrats are it at the local embassy or atother UN bodies don’t take easily to each other easily!Why this cold feeling?May be we have been a nation of old style bureaucrats for far toolong.Yes, it is not a happy feeling and it may even be considered a bit

rude and ungentlemanly to say so!But be it as it is, it is still the fact that we, as a great democracy isruled or presided over by an archetypal bureaucrat!It only brings more coldness to our feeling of a sense of sharednationalism and patriotism.

--------------------------------Anyway recently at Rome we looked at the FAO website andwere pleased to read the headlines: Let there be bread! What fineline. That too uttered by no less a great man than Lestor Pearson,the then Canadian Prime Minister!

--------------------------------Now, the immediate provocation is that when you go abroad a seethe world and think back of India you are of course swelled withpride and a sense of patritism, dont you?And then see what is our record in international foras?This is the beginning of 2012 and at the end of last year it is almosta long time we, India, has been a non-permanent member of the UN


"Keep reforming, reforming!"

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Security Council, India completed seventh two-year term we havecompleted.

--------------------------------Oh, there can’t be any more greater nobility in man than savingthe children born with so much hope and dream in their tenderminds and hearts!

--------------------------------The UN Security Council is perhaps the most powerful body inthe world to secure peace, to promote goodwill, to prevent warsand also to promote international development goals like the Mil-lennium Development Goals (MDGs) that completes its term by2015.What is India's track record?Yes, India played its part. But not so visibly, as it used to be in the

olden, rather the golden days of V.K.Krishna Menon and othersand when Nehru was at the helm.Progressively, we as an internationally relevant nation had progres-sively sought to take our seat on the sidelines!The MDGs signed up by 190 nations in 200, committed the worldnations to some of the most ambitious and man-made and muchdesired goals of eliminating poverty, ensuring children survival andalso reducing gender discrimination and much else.MDGs have achieved much that is laudable and celebrated.600 people have been lifted, we are told, from poverty. Greatachievement.56 million more children go to school than otherwise be possible.Another great salute to those who made it possible.14,000 children, everyday, escape the danger of death traps!

OECD, Deputy Director General in India!The Agra-held India Partnership SummitBig shots from the WTO and OECD and Korea!What they said about India and our performance?As a nation, as a people and our government, bureaucray andcorruption!

Yes, they all noted our high corruption-tainted government andgovernance! Also, more importantly, our bureaucracy and the

many hurdles we put in the way of our own progress and growthetc!Please let us all note an take note of these serious observationsfrom people who are all experts in their own respective spheresand they have no axe to grind and they all the good wishes to seeIndia emerge as a great nation and economy and be a valued partnerin the global recovery from the recession and also promote inclu-sive growth.Yes, the first name comes to mind is none other than the WTO chiefPascal Lamy (who is soon to step down) as a chief for the mostimportant UN body, the World Trade Organisation that overseesthe world trade trends and flows his words carry heavy weight andgreat impact on all the countries, more so on India.India is an emerging country, an emerging economy and as such wehave to learn some lessons from this great trade expert and observerfrom abroad. Mr.Lamy says that first the world economic reces-sion is not triggered by open trade which is now in action, thoughheavily distorted for various reasons.So, we in India must understand the basic causes of recession whenwe try to under the phenomenon and also at the same time whenwe try to seek remedies and policy changes in India and also fromoutside countries like say USA and other European nations.After the US, EU (European Union) is the biggest market for goodsand services from China and India and other Asian and other na-tions.Now, Lamy says that the recession is owing to the failure to con-trol and regulate the financial system more carefully and more ac-tively when the first signs came about.Of course, Lamy doesn’t blame the USA but everyone knows it isthe US big financial system that triggered the recessions.This is now all old story.Now, Lamy said as for India we have to play a more active role, ofall areas, in particular in the so-called Doha Round of the tradenegotiations which is now in it’s in its eleventh year!Trade negotiations for India involve many aspects.There are first our own needs and our own negotiating capabilities.Our needs are to be seen in our current, both short and long-term

needs.India, in particular, in emerging as a big agricultural exporter! This,in particular again in the context of this magazine (Agriculture andIndustry Survey) perspective, we have to maintain a high profilecountry as a great agriculture country and an agriculture economyof great impact on our own geographical context ,as an Asianeconomy with other partners in agriculture modernisation, withChina on the one side and other countries like Malaysia and Indo-nesia, Thailand and Vietnam and Burma(the name doesn’t comeeasily to our memory!), we have to act in great co-operation tomaintain a collective bargaining power.In trade negotiations we have to have this collective bargainingclout, so to say, to bring our points of view to bear on the negotia-tions.Now, India exports a great deal of basic commodities, rice andwheat and sugar and much of mainstream spices. So, we need tohave some perspective in terms of these commodities.Next comes services.

--------------------------------Mr.Lamy says that closed trade is one problem, then, open tradehas its own problems.So, more and more our own agri experts, from universities and inthe government must know to master this subject.Trade and trade negotiations.In all our years of publication and it is time to mention here and letus hope not many might misunderstand our observations that weare perhaps the only agri publication in India and we are also theonly independent agri publication, with no government depen-dence whatever and also fully independent to express our opin-ions and observations without looking at either side!There is no agri publication in India with all its claims as a greatagriculture economy and whatever the government chooses tocall itself and also without seeking any favour whatever.

--------------------------------This involves a heavy price too!All who seek official patronage and in India all that is advertised aspublications or expression of opinion, even those opinions seen asgreat expositions of expertise and opinions is all to seek govern-ment attention and government patronage only.We have seen this supine obedience to please the government ma-chinery. Both the ministers and the bureaucrats who speak in thename of Indian agriculture first and foremost ignore the indepen-dent voices of the farm lobby. Even the farm lobby or lobbies thatoperate India are lobbies that try to please the officialdom, theestablishment and also they seek patronage in so many ways.


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Challenges before Indian democracy!

India, China and other democracies compared!A critical public opinion and a public awareness are called for.

A few days out of the country and in Europe, moreso in Italy, a country plagued by economic crisisand political instability, was a new experience andgave new perspectives. Seen from the old imperialRoman Empire capital, Rome, India didn’t seem to

matter to the outside world at all.More so when Indian polity is being led by Sonia Gandhi, anItalian-born person of no known connections and also with the twoItalian marines being tried in an Indian court, India didn’t seem toevoke any mention in our conversations and exchanges, from ordi-nary and yet educated and well-versed Italian citizens.All the ten days there I used to buy my daily newspaper, theInternational Herald Tribune, the widely printed and distrib-uted European newspaper and also the Wall Street Journal andone or two other British papers.It was on our last day when we boarded our plane we saw in theIHT and WS, there was this news of Rahul Gandhi being elevated

to the post of vice-president of the Congress party by his ownmother. Though the newspapers mentioned this fact of family dy-nastic succession the reporting was muted almost to the point ofcondescension. One report said that there was this uncertainty ofGandhi making it to the top job, given his age of 42 and yet he wasunprepared. One report said that Gandhi was still reluctant and yetas he said the next day to his audience in Jaipur:"My mother satwith me last night and cried" and revealed that both his father andhis grandmother were assassinated and so the thought must haveweighed heavily on both his mother and himself, no less his sisteras well.Yet, here he was, speaking in a more subdued voice and yet givingno clear indication what he proposed t do further.But seen in the wider international perspective there are challenges,more so in an open democracy like India, wherever there is socialdemocracy, be it in Germany and Israel, two states where electionshave happened and news were coming out there were many politi-cal parties these days and also the verdicts are always split. Eventhe veteran Angela Merkal is facing resistance. In Israel, there werenew parties and wherever there were youth unrest, as in Israel andwhere there is also middle class disssatisfaction, as again in Israel,there is uncertainty and we need new parties emerging as the win-ners and government makers.In Israel, it is very interesting to note there is a new party whosename itself is inspiring. The Yesh Atid (literally means: there is afuture! How wonderful!This party promoted by a TV personality won a sizable number ofMPs and it is now the king maker in a state where entranced Right-Left parties have only dominated so far.

I thought these multi-party democracies areall undergoing a radical change. Even the USA,the biggest country and the economy has seen these changing ver-dicts.People everywhere, in every country are seeing a new dawn, a newglobe and a new life perspective. The youth are in the ascendency.Yes, in India too we see this changing perspective.The two latest civil society upsurge, one centering around corrup-tion, the other centering around the social outrage of gangrape andviolence against women show that no more the political parties, sofar dominated by the highly narrowed power-base and also theBJP, with its own internal turmoil may not be the only arbiters ofpower. There are now other forces and other personalities as well.Now, as for the democracy in India, we have to realise that SoniaGandhi-led party is not the same as the party led by olden dayleaders. Even Indira Gandhi had her critics around within the party.Apart from her own old guard, the Syndicate, there were the YoungTurks and even others who were opposing her many wrong poli-cies. When Emergency was imposed Babu Jagajivan Ram resigned.The rest is history now.Now, the situation is entirely different.There is no internal democracy within the party at all. There are noindependent voices within the party.The CWC, the AICC and the PCCS are all dummy bodies. Onlyname sake!Abroad, there is a perception that India after all is a big country,with a sizeable population and a big market for foreign business.So, there is a comparison with China.And China! Oh, it is already invading the west. The whole of Italy,wherever we went, to Naples, Florence, the Chinese torusts arealways crowding the streets.All the Italian products and services, from wines to clothes carryinvariably the Chinese language price tags!So, Chinese are the big spenders! Indians in contrast were as con-spicuous as total scarcity goods! We didn’t see any Indian faces inall our stays in this part of Europe. This reminded me to say tomyself: after all India is still a poor country and also perceived so!Much more important there are persistent demands for press free-dom, more human rights, more room for expressing differences ofopinion. There have been micro blog revolutions. One famous ac-tress with some 30m followers on her micro blog had quoted inter-national celebrities to tell the Chinese authorities to say that truthis the ultimate test!What is there in comparison with China in reforms?Here we pretend that reforms mean only economics, not po-litical reforms! What an irony and hypocrisies!Indian democracy is now a mature polity. There is any number ofparties.So, the Congress party with a smug complacency and total disre-gard for public opinion is going about promoting a family dynastywith no one questioning that wisdom!

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Now, China is also in the news after Mr.Xi Jinping had taken overas the new President. See what he is doing there.He had gone around and is saying: no more pomp and ceremonyfor me!For me : four dishes and one soup”. This has now become thecatchword there.


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Migration of workers and professionals!

Globalisation's many positive gains!Migration has changed Indian employment pattern?

Why, the migration scene has impacted the Indian society, the middleclasses in many perceptible and imperceptible ways

There has this aspect of Indian economicdevelopment that has not received muchattention.The migration of students and profession-als from the developing countries to the de-veloped countries.These days you go to any European coun-try and very soon you find yourself withgroups of people coming to work there. If itis Turkish workers in Germany, then it isPunjabi agriculturists in very many Euro-pean countries. There is this recent newsthat Georgia, the former Soviet Russian state,now an independent state, has announcedopenly inviting Punjabi agriculturists tocome and buy agricultural land for very rea-sonable prices. And there has been an exo-dus of sorts! Groups of Punjab-based agri-

culturists, in groups, have bought land, from50 hectares to more land and they have mi-grated to Georgia to grow wheat to othercrops. Punjabi agricultural migration is ofcourse a good old story. They had gone toCanada long ago. Now also there is this con-tinued exodus.In Italy, though we have noticed somePunjabi youth working at Roman city shopsas helpers, there is any number of agricul-tural labour living in the rural Italian coun-tryside. The entire city of Rome is popu-lated with Bangladeshi workers; you can seethem at every corner.They stand in groups or in isolation andthey sell all sorts of goods, from umbrellasto raincoats and other clothes, dependingupon the season and in fact upon the day ofneeds. If there is an unexpected shower, youcan see there are any number of umbrellasellers and umbrellas are sold like hot cakes,so to say!When asked what prompted them to emi-grate to Italy the simple answer is lack ofemployment opportunities back at home.We met one or two Bangladeshi workerswho are engaged in cooking. Some are serv-ing at the hotels, restaurants and as tableservers. Now, the subject of migration tothe USA is much written about. There are

some estimated 4 million Indians in the USAand the American Dream is much writtenabout and newly debated.The IT industry revolution has changed thewhole attitude of the entire generation ofIndian youth. You can see the parents too,mostly from humble backgrounds, accom-panying there wards to Sanfrancisco andother regions in droves. There is now many

other issues about American visa regimeand visas to the spouses.Now, there is another angle to this migra-tion. This is the Kerala-origin Gulf mi-gration.In a new book by the two professors atthe Centre for DevelopmentStudies(CDS), we find that between1998 and 2011 there have been migrationto the extent of 1.16 million in 2008 andslightly coming down to 1,15 million in2011.It was also higher in earlier years. In 2003for instance, it was1.64 million worjkers1

The total remittances to Kerala in 2011 wasapproximately was Rs.50,000 crore!This is a big money that is starved of fundsfrom its very fragile geographical and physi-cal space. There are so many aspects to themigration story.As one would expect, such large scale mi-gration of male members of families havewrought havoc with the family life, the fami-lies are shattered in many cases. There havebeen other social and cultural and personalbreakdowns. The mental illness, the sui-cide rates, the break of families, the divorcerates and the family courts have all ex-ploded!This is the negative side of universal educa-tion, specially the education of girls and also

family lives. Also, there are some other as-pects. The regional imbalances. Also, thecommunal and social imbalances.For instance, there are 60 per 100 familiesin the Muslim communities. The rate forChristians is 30.While for the Hindu fami-lies it is only 19 emigrants per 100 families.But one thing. There have been also greatmany changes in the Gulf countries.While these new oil wealth has promptednew urbanisation drives and new cities inthe desert countries, there are also othersocial and cultural and even economic booms.For instance, some of these countries likeQatar, Saudi Arabia and even Abhu Dabhiand not to speak of Dubai, there are nownew age industries, Take for instance thecivil aviation sector.There is intense competition from thesecountries that consider promoting their ownnational airlines is a symbol of their comingof age.Qatar in particular is also noted for its num-ber one airline, Qatar Airways that is nowflying to some 120 destinations and it al-most looks alike Western airline in manage-ment, services and comforts to clients.Qatar is also making news, no making wavesin television. The Al Zazira TV is now al-most number one in the Gulf and middleeastern countries and also now in the USA!It had bought out the Al Gore promoted TVchannel, the former US vice-president hadsold it for a hefty price. Al Zazira had madenews for very many controversial things. Itis accused to triggering the Arab Sprint revo-lutions in the region!It almost competes with CNN in the USA.Much more unbelievable is its freedom tooperate. Its media freedom is envied every-where. For instance, it refused to give firstpriority to the country's chief, Sheik.......!So, the Gulf economies are changing. So toothe Gulf society, culture and arts and alsoother luxury segments. Even fashion shows,sports, tennis and other sports are now basedin Qatar!So migration, either to the Gulf countries oroutside in Europe could be a great integrat-ing global force for much good.

V.Isvarmurti, Founder & ChairmanAgriculture & Industry Survey

Migration and Indian middle classdreamsThis is all about the Indian middle classdreams.The new Indian middle classes arealso caught up in this dream and thishas impacted every aspect of Indianlife. Education, employment, marriage,migration, parent’s separation andother social and cultural issues.

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