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VASANTDADA SUGAR INSTITUTE

VSI Bulletin : Vol.-14, Issue-1, April 2014

Vol. 12, Issue - 4, December 2012

At the end of quarter (March 2014), out of 157operating sugar mills during 2013-14 season, 45% ofsugar mills were closed their crushing operations andthe state’s sugar industry produced 7.00 million tonsof sugar which is less by 0.70 million tons as comparedto the previous season. Sugarcane crop has damageddue to heavy hailstones in some districts viz. Pune,Ahmednagar, Solapur and Osmanbad of the state. TheVSI’s team of agricultural scientists made survey ofhailstone affected cane area and suggested remedialmeasures to be undertaken to save sugarcane crop.

During this quarter, VSI achieved two greatsuccesses- Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh, Director General,felicitated with “Award of Excellence of Society forSugar Research & Promotion: 2014” and consolationprize for VSI’s research paper – “Integration of differenttechnologies of nutrient management for minimal useof chemical fertilizers in sugarcane’ at IISR, Lucknowin the International Conclave on Sugar Crops andSugarFest – 2014.

VSI has proved its strength at international forumas one of the best training centre for sugar & by-product industry with assignment of Fiji SugarCorporation. In addition, Home Department,Government of Maharashtra (GoM) has approved thelaboratory of Departmental of Alcohol Technology fortesting and certifying samples of Spirits, Denaturants,Country Liquors (CLs) and Indian Made Foreign Liquors(IMFLs) and the laboratory of the Department ofEnvironmental Sciences has accredited by NABL, New

Delhi for testing of 58 parameters of water,wastewater, air, soil, solid waste, compost and noise.

The scientists of Department of AlcoholTechnology and Sugar Technology Departmentparticipated and presented their research papers inInternational and national conference/seminarsorganized by IISR, Lucknow; M/s Nexgen ExhibitionsPvt. Ltd., STAI and AIDA, New Delhi. VSI hasparticipated in national level agriculture exhibition– “Krishi Vasant 2014” held at Nagpur and state levelagriculture fair-cum-exhibition ‘Shiv Ratna Krishi2014’ held at Shankarnagar-Akluj and presentedinformation on VSI’s activities, R & D work onsugarcane and input services to about seven lakhcane grower visitors from the country and aroundthirty thousand cane growers & students from Solapurdistrict respectively.

During this quarter, the delegation from Belgium,Mr. PK Jaha, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser,Ministry of Consumers Affairs, Food and PublicDistribution, Government of India and 11 membersdelegation team of 6th Asia international conferencevisited VSI to access the performance of sugar beettrials and to see the research work conducted onvarious aspects of sugar industry.

During this quarter, the Agricultural Sciences andTechnology Division has organized three one-dayworkshops viz. “Sugarcane Management in Summerand Drought Situation”, “Drip Irrigation andFertigation in Sugarcane” and “Disease Managementin Sugarcane” for CAOs/CDOs of sugar mills inMaharashtra. In addition, Training Program on ‘Sugarcane Agriculture’ was conducted forProgressive Farmers from Orissa.

Vol.-14, Issue-1, April 2014

(M.R. Shinde)



FLASH NEWSFLASH NEWS

Farewell ..........................................................................................................

Mr. C B Dhole working with Account Section as a Junior Account Officer retired on

31st March, 2014 after 27 years of service with VSI. He was given a warm farewell by

colleagues. We wish him a happy and healthy retired life.

CONGRATLATIONS ..........................................................................................

Department of Environmental Sciences

VSI celebrated 65th Republic Day of India on

26th January 2014. National flag was hoisted by the

Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh, Director General, VSI. All

staff of the Institute attended the function.

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

Consolation Prize for Research Paper

THE 65TH REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS

NABL ACCREDITATION FOR VSI LABORATORY

The laboratory of the Department of

Environmental Sciences has been accredited by

National Accreditation Board for Testing and

Calibration Laboratory (NABL), New Delhi in

accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for chemical,

mechanical and biological testing. The scope covers

58 parameters of water, wastewater, air, soil, solid

waste, compost and noise.

The research paper – ‘Integration of different

technologies of nutrient management for minimal

use of chemical fertilizers in sugarcane’ by Mr. DB

Phonde, Dr. PS Deshmukh, JP Kharade and RR More

has received the consolation prize in the interactive

session of International Conclave on Sugar Crops and

National SugarFest - 2014: “Sweeteners and Green

Energy from Sugar Crops – Emerging Technologies”

held at Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR),

Lucknow on 15th–17th February, 2014.

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CONGRATLATIONS ..........................................................................................

We congratulate Dr.

Sanjay Patil, Head &

Technical Advisor,

Department of Alcohol

Technology, for receiving Ph.

D. degree in Biotechnology

on 23rd January, 2014 from

University of Pune. The title

of his thesis is “Kinetics,

Simulation and Scale-up of Process for Fermentative

Production of Glycerol and Arabitol using Hansenula

anomala”.

Now his academic qualification is a rare

combination of M. Sc. (Bio-chemistry), Bombay

University, M.Sc. (Engineering) from Indian Institute

of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Ph. D. (Biotechnology)

Department of Home, Government of

Maharashtra (GoM), vide notification dated 2nd

January, 2014 has approved Vasantdada Sugar

Institute (VSI), Pune for testing and certifying samples

of Spirits, Denaturants, Country Liquors (CLs) and

Indian Made Foreign Liquors (IMFLs) by making

amendments in Maharashtra Prohibition Act (XXV of

1949), in clause (c) of rule 2 of the Maharashtra

Country Liquor Rules 1973 and in clause (b) of rule 2

Maharashtra Distillation of Spirits and Manufacture

of Potable Liquor Rules 1966.

It is mandatory for distilleries and bottling units

in the State to test their samples of spirits,

denaturants, CLs & IMFLs for routine analysis as per

the Excise rules. These routine analysis facilities are

now availed at VSI for all distilleries and bottling units

in the State.

The Department of Alcohol Technology has set-

up all facilities required for analysis of all these

distilleries products and initiated the testing of

samples received from the distilleries and bottling

units.

Department of Alcohol Technology

STATE EXCISE APPROVAL FOR VSI LABORATORY

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. SANJAY V PATIL

from National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)-Pune

University.

He has completed Ph. D. under the guidance of

Dr. B. D. Kulkarni, a renowned scientist at CSIR,

Professor & Dean, Engineering Sciences, AcSIR in

research areas of chemical reaction engineering,

mathematical modeling, artificial intelligence,

biochemical process design & development etc. and

recipient of many top-most and prestigious awards

such as Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, J. C. Bose

Fellowship, FICCI Award, Fellow of Indian Academy

of Sciences etc.

Hearty congratulations to Dr. Sanjay Patil on his

splendid achievement…



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EVENTSEVENTS

The 20th meeting of Institutional Bio-Safety Com-

mittee of VSI was held on 12th March, 2014 under the

chairmanship of Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh, DG, VSI in

presence of Dr. P Suprasanna, Head, FPBS, NABTD,

BARC, Mumbai and a DBT nominee, Dr. K Harinath

Babu, Sr. Scientist, VSI – Member Secretary, Dr. RM

20th Institutional Bio-Safety Committee (IBSC) Meeting

Devarumath and Dr. Prashant G Kawar, Scientists, VSI

– Members participated in the meeting. Discussions

were held on issues related to bio-safety, work

progress and new project proposals submission to

various government agencies for financial assistance.

NEWSNEWS

National Environmental Awareness Activity 2014

The Department of Environmental Sciences

participated in the National Environmental

Awareness Campaign (NEAC) 2013-14 of the Ministry

of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi during

February-March 2014. The theme for awareness

campaign was ‘Biodiversity conservation’. Under this

theme action component was ‘Public biodiversity

register for medicinal and other auspicious plant’.

The staff and students of the department created

environmental awareness amongst the students of

Madhyamik Vidyalaya , Yadavwadi, Taluka: Purandar,

Dist Pune.

Student from IX standard participated in this

awareness program. During this awareness campaign

M.Sc. (environmental sciences) students from VSI

conducted nature trail in the village and Hargude

forest area. Awareness activity was completed by

organizing poster exhibition, essay competition, quiz

competition, lecture on importance of medicinal plant

and trees present in the surrounding environment,

During nature trails school students identified various

medicinal and other important native trees species.

This activity helps to build up knowledge of important

native and medicinal trees of surrounding area; also

students were surprised to know the diversity existing

in their own village. The staff of the Environmental

sciences department was also actively involved in this



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program. Some of the staff member delivered lectures

on the importance of nature.

The awareness campaign ended with a small

ceremony comprise inauguration of poster exhibition

and release of biodiversity register of the village

and prize distribution amongst the students for essay

competition, poster competition and quiz

competition. The local MLA Mr. Vijay Shivtare was

the chief guest for this occasion. The aim of

awareness campaign was to introduce new vision

towards environment and its conservation and

protection of biodiversity and natural habitats for

sustainable development. The project was

successfully completed with enthusiastic

participation of school students.

VSI participated in the National level Agriculture

fair-cum-exhibition – ‘Krishi Vasant 2014’ held at the

campus of CICR, Nagpur during 9th–13th February,

2014. The exhibition was jointly organized by the

Government of India (GoI) and Government of

Maharashtra (GoM) with Confederation of Indian

Industry (CII) as the strategic partner.

The exhibition was inaugurated by His Excellency,

Mr. Pranav Mukherji, the President of India

accompanied by Mr. Sharadchandraji Pawar, Union

Minister for Agriculture, GoI. It was the biggest ever

national level congregation of farmers from the entire

country, agro-industries, research organizations, Krishi

Vigyan Kendras, State Governments, Financial

Institutions and all other stake-holders. The event was

unique; more than 300 live demonstration plots of

cereals, pulses, fodder, oilseeds, vegetables and fibre-

crops of total 54 crops, with live stock like animals,

poultry and fish were displayed by 119 institutes

including research institute like VSI, SYMMIT, ICRISAT

and ICARDA. Approximately, seven lakh of visitors

including the farmers and officers from all over the

country visited various exhibited stalls and interacted

with representatives to get knowledge about research

work made by Indian agricultural sector in past 100

years.

NATIONAL LEVEL AGRICULTURE EXHIBITION – KRISHI VASANT 2014



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Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh, DG, VSI inaugurated the

exhibition stall of VSI and explained the information

on VSI’s activities, research work, achievements,

sugarcane varieties and all products etc. to the

visitors. VSI’s team members viz. Dr. RS Hapase,

Principal Scientist, Plant Breeding, Dr. (Mrs.) PS

Deshmukh, Soil Science, Mr. RB Bhoite, Tissue Culture,

Mr. BJ Takalkar, Economics and Mrs. SD Ghodke,

Microbiology explained the various activities of VSI

and work carried out for the benefits of sugarcane

agriculture and the sugar industry.

Dr. RS Hapase had given guidance through Video

conference to the sugarcane growers of Vidarbha

region for the implementation of the strategies to

increase the sugarcane cultivation and productivity

in the region.

Inauguration of VSI stall by

Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh DG, VSI

Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh explaining VSI’s activities

to the visitors

RB Bhoite giving information on tissue cultured plantlets

to the visitors from Punjab stateDr. RS Hapase giving information to the visitors



AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

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BJ Takalkar, SD Ghodke giving information to the visitors Dr. (Mrs.) PS Deshmukh explaining the importance of various

liquid bio-fertilizer products

Visit of Mr. Nitin Gadkari, former BJP national president Mr. Nitin Gadkari shown keen interest in VSI

activities – specifically publication for cane growers-

Oos-Sheti Dnyanyag

Mr. Nitin Gadkari’s interaction with VSI staff. Visitor at VSI staff.



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Greetings by Mr. Quadri, Karnataka state cane grower and

appreciating the new variety CoVSI 03102

Farmers appreciating sugarcane size of

a variety CoVSI 03102

Visit of Professors from MPKV, Rahuri (Dr Dhonde, Head,

Agronomy & Dr Gadakh, Sr. Sorghum Breeder) and Scientist

from SBI, Coimbatore (inset) at VSI stall

Visit of Mr. KV Deshmukh, Coordinator for the National

Exhibition and Director, ATMA, Commissionerate of

Agriculture, Pune

VSI participated in the state level agriculture fair-

cum-exhibition ‘Shiv Ratna Krishi 2014’ held at

Shankarnagar-Akluj, Dist. Solapur on 23 rd-28th

February, 2014. The Exhibition was jointly organized

by Mahashivratri Yatra Mohostav Samiti, Akluj and

the Agriculture Department, Government of

Maharashtra with cooperation of Sahakar Maharshi

Shankarrao Mohite-Patil Cooperative sugar mill and

other units. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mr.

Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, Chairman, Maharashtra Rajya

SSK Sangh Ltd. In all 350 different organizations were

participated and displayed their agricultural

activities. The live demonstration plot on drip

irrigation, inter-culturing, trash mulching etc.

displayed by sugar mill remained the main attraction

of the visitors. Mr. Jaysinh Mohite-Patil, Chairman,

Sahakar Maharshi Sankarrao Mohite Patil Cooperative

sugar mill and Mr. Madandada Patil visited the various

stalls and shown keen interest in displayed various

agricultural actives. Approximately thirty thousand

farmers and students from various organizations

visited the exhibition. VSI’s team members viz. Mr.

BJ Takalkar, Dr. SG Dalavi, Mr. VN Pawar, Mr. DS Jadhav

and Mr. SG Brahme explained various activities of

the Institute on cane development to the visitors and

importance of VSI’s publication-”Oos-Sheti Dnyanyag”

for cane growers displayed at the exhibition.

SHIV RATNA KRISHI - 2014



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Inauguration of VSI Stall by Mr. Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil Mr. Vijaysinhdada Mohite interacting with VSI team

Mr. B J Takalkar explaining VSI’s activities to the visitors Visitors and VSI stall

Dr. SG Dalavi explaining benefits of tissue cultured

plantlets and liquid bio-fertilizers products to

the visiting cane growers

Visitors at the VSI stall



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TRAININGSTRAININGS

TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FIJI SUGAR CORPORATION

On invitation from the Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC),

Fiji, Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh, Director General, VSI

(DG) visited Fiji during 18th-24th January, 2014 and the

business conducted is as

under:

The VSI has undertaken

training to the sugar

engineers, sugar

technologists and

electrical engineers of FSC

since last 2 years. The

Director General

inaugurated the training

program of third year at

the training center

Lautoka, F iji Islands.

During this inaugural address, DG impressed upon the

participants about the need of the training and the

strength of VSI in different areas related to sugar and

alcohol industries.

DG visited the Sugarcane Research Institute

(SRI), Fiji and had a prolonged meeting with Dr. Samu

Railoa, Manager (Extension Services), FSC. Dr. Samu

Railoa informed that FSC is having around 41000

hectare of land under four mills situated in Fiji. He

also mentioned the problems pertaining to low yield

which is around 40 tons per hectare which is very low.

DG explained the dynamics of sugarcane cultivation

and invited the attention of FSC on different aspects

of sugarcane cultivation including agronomy, soil

chemistry, planting and harvesting program, etc. Dr.

Samu stressed the strong need to support the

agricultural activities to ensure good quality raw

material for the present four sugar mills and FSC is

intending to start a new mill very shortly. DG assured

that he would certainly look into all aspects and

problems faced by FSC and discuss these issues with

the Chairman, FSC.

Mr. Abdul Khan, Executive Chairman, FSC has

appreciated VSI’s training program conducted for his

staff in the meeting with DG. He mentioned that this

training benefited to the mills for improvement in

technical efficiency,

production of good quality

sugar, saving of

production cost and FSC

was able to pay bonus to

employees after many

years. He further

mentioned that the Tonne

Cane Tonne Sugar (TCTS)

loss was brought down to

8.95% from 13.5% and

sugar mills achieved

sugar recovery of 11.0%

from 8.0% by increase of 3 units. The mills now paid

Fiji $85 per ton of sugarcane with 30% more than

earlier cane price payment. In the meeting, the

Executive Chairman had discussed on the following

issues:

i. Training partnership with VSI and pathway

beyond certain level, i.e. award of degree/

diploma;

ii. Support of VSI for getting assistance from

Government of India;

iii. Adherence to the educational norms to Fiji

Higher Education Commission to assist in

arrangement of mill visit in India by FSC

technical team as part of “on the job training”

and upgrading the skills of FSC technical staff;

iv. The services of VSI in the areas of Research

and Development (R&D), particularly in

Agriculture;

v. Partnership with VSI for mill audit and

assistance in improving factory operations on

long term basis and the framework of such

arrangement and cost involved;



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vi. Sharing of library information with VSI library

and VSI can assist in this regard;

vii. The Executive Chairman, FSC stressed that the

Fiji is having population of about 0.8 million

of which 25% is directly or indirectly

dependent on the sugar industry. The

Government of Fiji has 68% stake in FSC and

the sugar industry is the only industry in Fiji.

Therefore, its viability and sustainability are

of utmost important to Fiji and he mentioned

that with the help of VSI, the FSC would be

able to achieve the strength required for

running the industry in an efficient manner.

He was of the view that whether FSC can

become a member of VSI and then there will

be a strong bond between VSI and FSC and

possibility of giving membership of VSI by VSI

needs to be explored on priority.

DG informed the Executive Chairman that he

would discuss the above issues with Mr.

Sharadchandraji Pawar, President, VSI and the

members of Governing Council of VSI.

A meeting with Ms. Salote Rabuka, Director, Fiji

Higher Education Commission was organized to

formulate the VSI’s training programme to the Fiji

personnel at Government level. The Director

explained the modalities of the Commission to the

FSC officials and requested that a proposal may be

sent to Fiji Higher Education Commission which will

be considered mainly for recognition of registration.

His Excellency, Mr. Vinod Kumar, High

Commissioner of India welcomed the DG and grateful

to VSI for arrangement of training to FSC personnel

and appreciated impact of training on improvement

of technical efficiency of Fiji Sugar industry. Further,

he mentioned that the “Indian Technical and

Economic Co-operation (ITEC)” program was

launched on 15th September 1964 as a bilateral

program of assistance of the Government of India

for the developing countries and so far 158 countries

in Asia, East Europe, Africa and Latin America are

invited to share in Indian developmental experience

in various fields. Under this program, there are

certain Institutions which are recognized by the

Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs

and if VSI is included in that list, Fiji participants can

be covered under this ITEC program which is fully

funded by Government of India and therefore, the

name of VSI should be included in the list of

organizations which can impart training.

The Permanent Secretary for Sugar, Ministry of

Sugar, and Government of the Republic of Fiji had

meeting with the DG. During his earlier visit to VSI,

the agreement of training program to FSC was finalized

and was very happy about the programs conducted

in Fiji. In the meeting, he discussed the issue of

inclusion of VSI in the list of organization under ITEC

so that Fiji can get the benefit of the program and

informed that the Fiji Government is going to make

the proposal to Ministry of External Affairs,

Government of India for inclusion of name of VSI in

that program. He further said that a delegation from

Fiji is scheduled to visit India around 12th February

and would meet Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture,

Government of India.

The D.G. sounded them that necessary proposal

may be sent to VSI to work out the modalities of the

intending program.

The details of the training program are as under:

(i) Foundation course Dec & Jan. 2011-12

(ii) I & II Semester Jan. & Feb. 2013

(iii) III & IV Semester Jan. & Feb. 2014

(iv) V & VI Semester Jan. & Feb. 2015

For the training, each year, two batches of five

technical persons from VSI in each batch in Sugar

Engineering, Sugar Technology, Instrumentation and

Computer are deputed for two weeks at Fiji.

The FSC is has serious problems with the

sugarcane cultivation, yield, soil health and would like

to make agreement with VSI for training in agriculture.

The Agreement for Consultancy in Agriculture will be

discussed and decided with FSC when their officials

will visit to India.



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Agricultural Sciences and technology Division of

VSI has conducted a special training program for

the progressive sugarcane growers from Orissa

State under National

Agriculture Technology

Management Agency

(ATMA) during 6 th-7 th

January, 2014. Office of

the Sugarcane

Development officer,

Bargarh, Orissa

sponsored the program

under ATMA. The program

was inaugurated on 6th

January by Mr. B Dey, Sugarcane Development Officer,

Bargarh. In his inaugural speech Mr. B Dey took review

of sugarcane agriculture of the Orissa State and

emphasized the need of training to the sugarcane

growers for improvement in sugarcane productivity

and sugar recovery status. On behalf of VSI, Mr. BH

Pawar, Senior Scientist & Head, Plant Pathology

Section welcomed the trainees and appealed to the

farmers for accepting the modern agriculture

technologies in sugarcane agriculture and expected

Training Program on ‘ Sugarcane Agriculture’for Progressive Farmers from Orissa State under ATMA

higher sugarcane productivity to the tune of 100 tons

per acre. Twenty–five sugarcane growers from

Bargarh District of Orissa participated in 2-days

residential training. Seven

lectures and 5 practicals on

various topics like sugarcane

agriculture in Maharashtra,

sugarcane varieties, seed

nursery, tissue culture,

planting methods, soil

fertility management,

irrigation water

management, use of bio-

fertilizers, farm

mechanization, ratoon management, integrated

disease & pest management were conducted by the

agricultural scientists. More emphasis on practicals

was given during the training program. A special

question–answer session was organized on the

second day for the trainees. In the concluding function

Mr. B Dey and all trainees expressed satisfaction about

the training module, lodging and boarding facilities

and expected the help of VSI for the development of

sugarcane agriculture in Orissa in near future.



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During the quarter under review, the Sugar

Technologists of VSI participated in national level

seminars and presented research papers

International conference on

“Deregulation driving stability and Investment

in the Indian Sugar Industry”

Mr. RV Dani, Head of Sugar Technology

Department, VSI participated and gave presentation

on “Water Conservation in Sugar Mills” at the 6th

Sugar Asia International Exhibition & Conference on

Sugar/ Distilleries/ Co-gen/ Cane Farming that was

held on 27th-28th February, 2014 at Bombay Exhibition

Centre, Goregaon (E), Mumbai organized by M/s

Nexgen Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. In the

presentation it was enumerated ways and means to

utilize water entering into the mill along with the

sugarcane, which amounts to about 70% of the

weight of raw material. If the guidelines given are

adhered strictly, it is not only impossible to achieve

zero raw water requirements but can generate surplus

water. The delegates were very much impressed on

the need to conserve water and to achieve the zero

raw water requirements in the sugar mill.

The conference was an event where key players

of the industry as well as speakers and delegates from

many countries USA, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia,

Germany, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Singapore,

Japan, Argentina, France, Ghana etc. were

participated to know about the latest technology and

to share the developments in research. The various

speakers from the Sugar, Alcohol, Energy and other

industries participated by presenting their research

work and knowledge in their respective fields. The

exchange of views and ideas were very informative

and useful for the current and future prospects of

sugar industry and its allied industries.

SEMINARSSEMINARS

International conference on “Deregulation driving stability andInvestment in the Indian Sugar Industry”

National Seminar on “Refined Sugar as a means ofImproving Profitability”

A National level seminar on “Refined Sugar as a

Means of Improving Profitability: Model of process

conversion” was organized by the Sugar Technologists

Association of India (STAI) on 22nd February, 2014 at

hotel Le Meridein, Pune.

Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh, DG, VSI was the guest

of honors and addressed the gathering and suggested

for studying exact domestic demand of refined sugar,

increasing awareness campaign on merits of the

refined sugar over plantation white sugar and

importance of automation in sugar manufacturing

process. The delegates appreciated the suggestions

made by him.

Mr. RV Dani, Head, Sugar Technology Department,

VSI chaired the first session on “Sugar Industry’s

Future Destination: Production of Refined Sugar” and

made his opening remarks on the topic “An overview

of the World Sugar Scenario” and stressed the need

of refined sugar production for the sustainability of

the Sugar Industry.



The International Conclave on Sugar Crops and

SugarFest – 2014: “Sweeteners and Green Energy

from Sugar Crops – Emerging Technologies” was held

at IISR, Lucknow during 15th– 17th February, 2014. At

the conclave Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh, Director

General, VSI delivered a foundation lecture on “Indian

Sugar Industry: Research and Development Priorities

for 21st Century”. The Executive Body of Society for

Sugar Research and Promotion (SSRP) has

recommended his name for the “Award of Excellence

of Society for Sugar Research & Promotion: 2014” and

received the award certificate at this Sugar Conclave.

Sugarcane is raw material for sugar industry and

one of the major cash crops cultivated on about 4.5

million hectares area by the about 50 million farmers

in various states of India. He presented average

sugarcane productivity variations in various states

of the country and mentioned that alarming situation

for Indian sugar industry due to the stagnancy and

continuous decline in sugarcane productivity with

stagnant sugar recovery around 10% over the years.

He put up the statistical data on wide variations in

sugarcane productivity of tropical (77 to 85 tons/ha)

and subtropical (45 to 60 tons/ha) sugarcane growing

states of the country and as compared to sugarcane

yield of 350 tons/ha achieved by some of the cane

growers. Therefore, there is great need to bridge the

gap between potential and present sugarcane

productivity and improving sugarcane recovery upto

12%. He focused on this major issue of stagnation in

average sugarcane yield & sugarcane recovery and

emphasized that there is urgent need to take remedial

measures for improving sugarcane productivity with

proper implementation of advanced cane development

and management programme.

He mentioned that to bridge the gap between

potential and actual cane yield is possible, if the

various recommendations made by Research Institute

and State Agriculture universities implemented

properly put into the practice at cane growers cane

fields.

To achieve the expected level of sugarcane

productivity, he explained the most important priorities

needed to be implemented by Indian sugar industry.

I) Varietal development and planting programme

: SBI Coimbatore is only Institute in the country

working for the development of varieties through

conventional hybridization method. Recently, VSI has

established Sugarcane Breeding Centre at Amboli,

Dist. Sindhudurg in Maharashtra. This centre is made

fully operational with a wide range of germplasm and

CoVSI 9805 a mid-late maturing variety is released in

2009. The variety VSI 434 developed through tissue

Foundation Lecture at National SugarFest – 2014

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culture technique is an extra early maturing high

sugared and drought tolerant variety has been

released in 2012 for general cultivation in

Maharashtra. The priority has to be given to develop

high yielding and high sugared sugarcane varieties

resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses suitable for

all agro-climatic zones in India at faster way presently

that it takes about 17 to 18 years. Molecular biology

and genetic engineering techniques may help in

conventional breeding and tissue culture technique

for improvement in varietal development.

II) Encourage Seed Multiplication and replacement

Programme : The good quality seed material is not

used even by 10 percent of sugarcane farmers

because of inadequate implementation of three-tier

seed multiplication programme at sugar mill level. It

is proposed to develop 50% seed replacement

through conventional seed programme and 50%

through tissue culture technique. Tissue culture

needs to be encouraged for assured genetic purity,

better and early germination, quicker coverage by

better varieties and higher sugarcane yield.

III) Soil fertility management : An integrated

nutrient management system having judicious

combination of organic and inorganic fertilizers

coupled with bio-fertilizers may serve a potential tool

for sustaining the soil fertility and productivity in the

sugarcane-based intensive cropping system on a

long-term basis. An advanced techniques of remote

sensing and GIS need to be exploited in soil fertility

evaluation, mapping and delineation of salt affected

soils so as to suggest nutrient management and

reclamation of problematic soils.

IV) Exploitation of Microbial inoculants : A

biofertilizer have the ability to fix atmospheric N and

to mobilize the plant nutrients and growth regulating

substances. Glucanoacetobacer is an entophytic

bacteria plays an important role in N fixation and

fulfills the 50% requirement of nitrogen in sugarcane.

Therefore, priority has been given for research and

development like mass production of efficient

bioinoculants in agriculture.

V) Drip irrigation and Fertigation : It is crucial to

use available water more preciously and judiciously

so that land and water use efficiency can be

increased manifold. Drip irrigation is effective in

saving of 45 to 50% irrigation water in sugarcane.

Raingun sprinkler also saves 30 to 35 % irrigation

water. Fertigation through drip saves 25 to 30%

chemical fertilizers. A new technique of subsurface

drip irrigation is also very efficient system for increase

water and fertilizer use efficiency in sugarcane.

VI) Strengthening Research on Mechanization : To

cope with farm labour shortage and reducing expenses

on operations like planting, inter-culturing and

harvesting. The priorities are to be given to develop

indigenous tractor drawn implements suitable for

small, marginal and high land holdings.

VII) Plant protection through bio-control agents:

Chemical control diseases and pests are not

environment friendly. Bio-control measures can play

an important role in effective management of many

pests of sugarcane on long term basis. Focus has to

given on this area for research and development. The

present system of Central Insecticide Board for

registration and production of bio-pesticides is very

stringent need to make easier.

VIII) Improvement in productivity of ratoon crop:

The area under ratoon cane is around 40% in most of

the sugar mills that have lower sugarcane yield than

plant cane. Hence, efforts are required for increasing

productivity of ratoon cane through ratoon

management practices.

IX) Strengthening HRD and Extension mechanism:

Present extension mechanism in sugarcane

agriculture is not up to the desired level and needs to

be strengthened immediately. There is need of

separate cane development wing with computer and

web based training facilities at every sugar unit.

X) Development of cane juice quality based cane

pricing policy : At Present, cane growers are getting

cane payment through FRP and SAP system of cane

payments set by Central and State Government which

is linked with sugar recovery of the sugar mill. The

implementation of juice quality ( pol in cane) based

cane price system will encourage farmers for growing

high sugared varieties and also improve sugarcane

productivity for better remuneration.

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Three-day National Technical Seminar On “Production of Spirits/Ethanol from Grains, Cellulosic and Ligno-cellulosic materials”

A Three-day National level Technical Seminar on

“Production of Spirits/ Ethanol from grains, Cellulosic

and Ligno-cellulosic materials, Improving Blending,

Maturation & Packaging Technologies for Quality

Liquors & Latest Effluent Treatment Technologies”

was organized by All India Distillers’ Association

(AIDA) at Hotel Crown Plaza, New Delhi from 26th-

28th February, 2014.

VSI has participated in the seminar and Dr. SV Patil,

Technical Advisor & Head, the Department of Alcohol

Technology, VSI and Mr. SP Takale presented research

papers viz.

� “Cellulosic Ethanol through Biomass Gasification

and Gas Fermentation” - Mr. RS Patil, Miss SV

Bhosale and Dr. SV Patil.

� “Advanced Instrumental Analysis of Spirits and

Liquors by Gas Chromatography - Mass

Spectrometry”- SP Takale and Dr. SV Patil.

The AIDA is important platform for the Indian

distilleries producing alcohol for various applications

including blending with petrol.

The seminar covered various important issues on

grain alcohol production, manufacture of Distillers’

Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS), water and energy

conservation, 2nd generation ethanol production,

ethanol blending, blending and manufacture of quality

liquors.



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WORKSHOPSWORKSHOPS

A workshop on ‘Sugarcane management in summer

and drought situation’ was organized at Vasantdada

Sugar Institute, Pune on 22nd March 2014. Total 64

participants from 34 sugar mills of Maharashtra were

attended the workshop. Dr. SM Pawar, Sugarcane

Specialist, Central Sugarcane Research Station,

Padegaon and Mr. Pandurang Shelke, Joint Director

(Development) Commissionorate of Sugar, Pune,

inaugurated the workshop by lightening the lamp.

Mr.Manepatil, Scientist & I/C Head, Agronomy Section

welcomed the delegates and given brief idea about

theme of the workshop. Mr. Pandurang Shelke, chief

guest in his inaugural address narrated the present

status of the sugar mills in Maharashtra on sugarcane

availability, sugarcane crushing and average

sugarcane yield & sugar recovery.

Dr. SM Pawar, Sugarcane Specialist, Central

Sugarcane Research Station, Padegaon delivered

lecture on “Impact of climate change on sugarcane

production and sugar recovery.” He presented the

factors responsible for low sugarcane productivity

and sugar recovery. The effect of climatic factors,

natural calamities like drought, flood/water logging,

hailstorm and heavy rain etc. affecting sugarcane

productivity and recovery and appealed to the

popularize the technology of sugarcane management

during such adverse condition.

Mr. SB Mane-Patil, in his lecture presented the

One Day Workshop on‘Sugarcane Management in Summer and Drought Situation’

effect of summer and drought situation on sugarcane

crop and remedial measures to be taken to overcome

the situation. He suggested the management

practices under drought condition such as use of viz.,

trash mulching, paired row planting system, drip &

sprinkler irrigation, foliar application of 2% MOP &

Urea, Multi-macro & Multi-micro nutrient liquid

fertilizers in water stress condition.

Dr. RS Hapase, Principal Scientist and Head Plant

Breeding section gave information on a sucrose rich

midlate maturing sugarcane variety CoVSI03102

suitable for drought situation.

Mr.VJ Khot, Founder Director, Dr. Babasaheb

Ambedkar SSK Ltd. Dist-Osmanabad reported a

success story of ratoon management in drought

situation in factory operational area. Mr.MR Bhadule;

Chief Cane Development officer, Vittalrao Shinde SSK

Ltd. Dist-Solapur explained his experience regarding

cane development activities implemented during

summer and drought situation at sugar mill.

In the concluding session, Mr. Shivajirao

Deshmukh, DG, VSI expressed the need to spread

sugarcane management technologies in summer and

drought situation and highlighted the importance of

trash mulching, drip and sprinkler irrigation, use of

VSI’s Multi-macro and Multi-micro nutrient liquid

fertilizers for foliar spraying in water stress condition.

The program was concluded with a vote of thanks by

Mr.SB Mane-patil, coordinator of the workshop.



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One Day Workshop on “Drip Irrigation and Fertigation in Sugarcane”

One Day Workshop on “Drip Irrigation and

Fertigation in Sugarcane” was held at VSI Pune on

22nd February, 2014 for the Agricultural Officers, Cane

Development Officers and Agricultural Graduates

working in the sugar mills of Maharashtra State. Total

112 participants from 59 sugar mills in the state

attended the Workshop. The Workshop was

inaugurated by Dr. SS Adsul, Director of Agriculture

(Extension & Training), Commissionerate of

Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra.

Dr. Adsul, in his inaugural address, took the review

of the area under sugarcane, average sugarcane

productivity and sugar recovery and expressed the

concern about the fluctuation in the cane productivity

owing to the recurring droughts in the state. He told

that, Maharashtra ranks second last as regards to

irrigated area in the country and hence, there is an

urgent need to have a fresh look to area under

sugarcane and the use of water for this crop under

conventional furrow irrigation. He emphasized that,

in view of water scarcity and increasing prices of

chemical fertilizers, the use of drip irrigation with

Fertigation technique in sugarcane is a need of an

hour for sustained sugarcane productivity with

increased land, water and nutrient use efficiency. The

Government of Maharashtra has decided to bring the

entire sugarcane area under drip irrigation in five

years. He also gave the information on different

programmes like Farming school, technology

demonstrations, farmer’s trips to research

organizations and progressive farmer’s fields and the

subsidies given by the Government and asked the

participants to take the benefit of the same.

In technical session, the first presentation on

“Important Aspects of Drip irrigation System in

Sugarcane Agriculture” was made by Mr. PP Shinde,

Scientist, Agricultural Engineering. In his presentation,

he highlighted the different drip irrigation systems

used in sugarcane agriculture with its merits and

demerits, components of the drip system and their

functions, water requirement of sugarcane under drip

system, standardization, quality assurance and

maintenance schedule of drip irrigation system after

installation. He recommended the use of inline surface

drip irrigation system in sugarcane crop at wider

spacing of 1.5 m or in paired row method of 0.75 m –

1.5 m in medium deep soils.

The second presentation on “Fertigation in

Sugarcane’ was made by Mr. AS Deshmukh, Senior

Scientist, Agricultural Engineering. In his presentation,

he highlighted the importance of fertigation, different

NPK fertilizers suitable for fertigation and their

compatibility, methods of fertigation, fertigation

equipments with their advantages and disadvantages,

research work done at VSI and the recommendations

made in Joint AGRESCO meeting of all Agriculture

Universities in the state. He stressed the need of using

fertilizer injection pumps for proportional and uniform

fertigation.

All the mill officers actively participated and made

interaction with the VSI scientists of their queries. The

DG, VSI in his concluding remarks expressed that, the

mill Officers should take the interest in the cane

development work and implement the phase wise

program of drip irrigation in the operational area of

their mill to increase the sugarcane and sugar

productivity. As regards to any technical input about

drip irrigation and fertigation the VSI will provide all



the guidance. He also told that, the recommendations

of the Workshop should be circulated to all the sugar

mills in the state.

Recommendations

� Based on the recommendation made by VSI in

Joint AGRESCO 2013, A fertigation schedule

should be as follows:

Recommendation passed in Joint AGRESCO June

2013:

Application of 70% of recommended dose of NPK

in the form of Urea, Phosphoric acid (61% P2O

5) and

Muriate of Potash respectively in thirteen equal splits

starting from planting at an interval of 15 days up to

6 months through drip irrigation is recommended for

higher productivity and monetary returns in pre-

seasonal and ratoon sugarcane.

The recommended d ose for NPK under surface

irrigation for sugarcane (Kg/ha)

Pre-seasonal – 340:170:170

Ratoon – 250:115:115

The dose of NPK through drip irrigation for sugarcane

(Kg/ha)

Pre-seasonal – 240:120:120

Ratoon – 175:80:80

The quantities of fertilizers for each splits application

through drip irrigation for sugarcane (Kg/ha)

� The mills who have installed the subsurface drip

irrigation system for sugarcane in their operational

area should record the observations regarding the

moisture distribution pattern at surface and

subsurface layers of the soil. They should also

record the observations regarding water

consumption, increase in yield and water use

efficiency in comparison with conventional and

surface drip irrigation. The data needs to be

compiled and submitted to VSI.

� The farmers who are planning minimum one plant

cane and four ratoon crops should only be

encouraged for subsurface drip irrigation system

installation.

� All the sugar mills should prepare the phase wise

plan of bringing sugarcane area under drip

irrigation in next five years.

� The sugar mills should organize the farmer’s trips

to the fields of the farmers who have successfully

implemented the Drip irrigation in sugarcane.

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Particulars Urea Phosphoric Muriate of

acid Potash

Pre-seasonal 40 15 15

Suru / Ratoon 30 10 10



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ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON ‘‘DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN SUGARCANE’

One day workshop on “Disease Management in

Sugarcane” was organized on 25th January 2014 at

Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune. Mr. BH Pawar, Sr.

Scientist & Head, Plant Pathology Section, VSI

welcomed the chief guest Dr. DV Indi, Assistant

Pathologist, Central Sugarcane Research Station,

Padegaon and participants of the workshop. During

welcome speech he highlighted the importance of

the topic of the workshop. The workshop was

inaugurated by Dr. DV Indi, chief guest and in his

inaugural address; he highlighted the situation of the

sugarcane diseases in India in general and in

Maharashtra in particular and emphasized the need

of increasing awareness about the sugarcane

diseases among the staff working in agriculture

division of the sugar mills and sugarcane cultivators.

Total 64 participants from 34 sugar mills Maharashtra

were present for the workshop.

He also delivered lecture on “Sett and Soil borne

Diseases of Sugarcane in Maharashtra viz., Whip

Smut, Grassy Shoot, Wilt, Red Rot, pineapple and

Ratoon Stunting & their management”. He presented

the details of the sugarcane diseases transmitted

through sugarcane setts and soil and control

measures for these diseases through integrated

disease management practices. He also appealed to

the participants for the popularization of the

technology of sugarcane disease management.

Mr. BH Pawar delivered the talk on “Foliar Diseases

of Sugarcane in Maharashtra viz., Rust, Pokkah Boeng,

Eye Spot, Brown Spot, Ring Spot and Yellow Leaf

Disease/ syndrome & their management”. During

presentation, he highlighted the importance of the

foliar diseases with reference to the sugarcane and

sugar productivity. He appealed for the prevention of

entry and spread of sugarcane diseases by different

management practices viz., selection of good quality

seed, adoption of three-tier seed nursery programme

for seed production, sett treatment with pesticides

before planting, integrated fertilizer management ,

efficient water management , follow up of the modern

ratoon management technology etc.

In the concluding session, Mr. Shivajirao

Deshmukh, DG, VSI expressed the need of spread of

technology for the management of sugarcane

diseases. He also highlighted the importance disease

surveillance for restricting the spread of the serious

sugarcane diseases like red rot and wilt in

Maharashtra. The participants from the sugar mills

resolved their doubts regarding sugarcane diseases,

their cause, symptomatology spread, economic

importance of the diseases and their control

measures. The program was concluded with a vote of

thanks by Mr. VC Vasekar, Technical Officer, Plant

Breeding Section to the chief guest, coordinator,

workshop committee members and other staff of VSI

who contributed for the success of workshop.



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VISITORS TO VSIVISITORS TO VSI

A delegation from Belgium consisting Mr. Jean-

Noel Evrard, Marketing Manager, Mr. Bruno

Vandamme, Commercial Director, SESVanderHave and

Mr. Mohan Bajikar, India representative,

SESVanderHave visited VSI on 11th March 2014. The

Institute has started a collaborative research on

evaluation of sugar beet varieties with

VISIT OF DELEGATION FROM BELGIUM

SESVanderHave, a Belgium based sugar beet seed

Production Company.

The Director General and scientists of VSI

discussed the prospective of sugar beet crop in

tropical India with the delegation. Delegates visited

sugar beet varietal trials at the Vasantdada farm and

expressed their satisfaction.

Visit of Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Government of India

Mr. PK Jha, Additional Secretary & Financial

Adviser, Ministry of Consumers Affairs, Food and

Public Distribution, Government of India visited the

VSI on 10th March, 2014 to see the research activities

conducted on various aspects of sugar industry at

the Institute. He made discussion during the

meeting with Mr. Shivajirao Deshmukh, Director

General (DG), VSI, Mr. Vijay Singhal, Commissioner

of Sugar, Maharashtra State and various scientists

of VSI on the status of cooperative sugar sector in

present deregulation situations, research proposals

submitted to SDF for funding. He appreciated the

VSI’s research activities and assured to assist for

processing and clearance of VSI’s various research

proposals pending with SDF at the earliest. DG

felicitated him by offering Shawl and Bouquet. He

visited to Institute’s laboratories.



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Visit of Delegation of 6th Sugar Asia Conference

A delegation team of 11 members from U.S.A.,

Ecuador, Germany and Mauritius of 6th Sugar Asia

International Exhibition & Conference visited VSI on

1st March, 2014. The members evinced keen interest

in the activities of the Institute and well appreciated

the academic programs of the Institute for the

development of technically competent personnel

required for the Sugar Industry as well as the

research, extension & advisory services catered to

the member and non-member sugar factories in India

and abroad. The team made a visit to all departments

of the Institute and acclaimed the way the Institute

is functioning dealing with each and every aspect

right from the sugar cane production including

breeding of new sugar cane varieties, supplying of

quality seed grown under the well organized and

scientific cultivation practices to sugar manufacturing

and development of ancillary industry by utilizing the

by-products such as bagasse, molasses and filter cake

under one roof for the overall development of the

Sugar Industry. They also admired the use modern

and most sophisticated equipment in the field of

research.



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VISIT OF BOARD OF STUDIES COMMITTEE

A Board of Studies Committee appointed by the

Botany–Board of Studies, University of Pune visited

VSI on 29th January, 2014 in context of revision of

syllabus of M.Sc. (Wine, Brewing & Alcohol

Technology) course that is being conducted by the

Institute since 2010-11. The committee members Dr.

BN Zavare, Chairman, Prof. TD Nikam, University of

Pune and Dr. Tushar Patil, Praj Industries Ltd. had a

meeting with the Director General and the staff of

Department of Alcohol Technology and Department

of Environment Sciences.

Mr. RV Burase, Technical Officer, Department of

Alcohol Technology made a presentation on ‘Proposed

revised syllabus for M.Sc. Wine, Brewing & Alcohol

Technology course’ wherein subject wise topics for

all semesters were included and explained in detail.

Dr. S V Patil, Head & Technical Adviser, Department of

Alcohol Technology explained the requirements of the

industry, possibilities of placement of students and

important topics to be included in the revised syllabus.

Dr. Tushar Patil suggested including life cycle

analysis of process of wine making, process of

manufacture of value added chemicals from cellulosic

feed-stocks and mechanical harvesting of grapes in

the proposed revised syllabus. The committee made

suggestions to VSI for inclusion of important topics

under compulsory subject and other under optional

subjects, 60 hours per subject teaching and

submission of the proposed revised syllabus

incorporating the changes suggested in the meeting

to Pune University for finalization of the syllabus in

the next meeting of Botany–Board of Studies.

OTHER VISITORS TO VSI DURING THE QUARTER

Name of Institution Visitors Total

January 2014

Umarkhed Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Yavatmal Officers and Farmers 52

Koregaon Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Satara Officers and Farmers 104 (2)

Khatav Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Satara Officers and Farmers 52

Gondiya Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Gondiya Officers and Farmers 46

Mahatma Phule Mahaviyalaya, Pune Lecturers and Students 52

Shankarrao Mohite Patil Vidyalya, Dist.: Solapur Teachers and Students 24

Krishak Samaj Member, Dist.: Belgaum Directors, Agril.Office 14

And ATMA Manager

Department of Farm Mechanization, College of Agriculture, Pune Lecturers and Students 27

Ambad Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Jalna Officers and Farmers 52

Purti Power & Sugar Ltd., Dist.: Nagpur Officers and Farmers 50

Shree Dada Maharaj Natekar, Panchkoshadharit Gurukul, Teacher and Students 31

Chikhali, Dist.: Pune

Partur Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Jalna Officers and Farmers 51

Aurangabad Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Aurangabad Officers and Farmers 47

Awate College, Manchar, Dist.: Pune Faculties and Student 52

Individual Farmers from Maharashtra State Farmers 143 (22)

Individual Officers from outside State Officers 19 (6)



Name of Institution Visitors Total

February 2014

Koregaon Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Satara Officers and Farmers 52

Arts Science & Commerce College, Pune Teacher and Student 27

New Arts Commerce and Science, College, Dist.: Ahmednagar Lecturers and Students 36

Farmers Training Centre, Dist.: Vadodara, State: Gujrat Officers and Farmers 53

Yeshwantrao chavan College of Science, Dist.: Satara Lecturers and Students 66

Progressive Farmers Group, Gorakhpur, State: Uttarpradesh Officers and Farmers 33

Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar College, Dist.: Osmanabad Lecturers and Students 32

Malshiras Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Solapur Officers 30


Individual Farmers from outside State Farmers 20 (5)

March 2014

Latur Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Latur Officers and Farmers 52

Sinhgad College of Science, Pune Faculty and Students 25

Shirol Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Kolhapur Officers and Farmers 50

Office of Deputy Director of Agriculture, Baitul, State: Madha Pradesh. Officers and Farmers 31

Malshiras Taluka Agriculture Office, Dist.: Solapur Officers and Farmers 108

S.S.Patil Cillege of A.B.M., Dist.: Raigad Lecturers and Students 17

K.K.Wagh College of Biotechnology, Dist.: Nasik Lecturers and Students 18


Individual Farmers from outside State Farmers 16 (5)

Total : 1720 (105)

Figures in brackets indicate number of visits.

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