AISJanuary2013 Webedition

CONTENTS
SPECIAL COVERAGE - SEEDS
January 2013
Namdhari Seeds..........................................................................................................18 Seeds manufacturer presently developing multiple disease resistant vegetable and field crop hybrids seeds. Headquartered in Bidadi, Bangalore Ganga Kaveri Seeds........................................................................................................19 Hyderabad based seeds producer soon going to launch maize, cotton and paddy millet seeds Parvathi Plantations....................................................................................................20 Sandalwood farm grown through scientific methods. Located at Bevinahalli Hobli, Chickballapur District, Karnataka
SPOT LIGHT.............................................16 * SSP Pvt. Limited / * Dehsetiler Ltd Q&A.........................................................28 IN BRIEF....................................................29 JOBS......................................................30 ENTREPRENEURS......................................32 * Agroroots * Bharat Book Bureau * Sunrise Scientific * A.P. Vanniarajan & Co AGRI DEVELOPMENT............................33 Green Belt Developer India IRRIGATION..........................................33 Ajay Industrial Corporation FLORICULTURE.........................................34 Club AD Bio Herbal Farms and Resorts BIOTECHNOLOGY..................................35 Green Well Biotech INSTITUTE.............................................36 Indian Institute of Forest Management AGRI ORGANISATION..........................37 Sikkim State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation COMMODITY TRADING..........................37 Harley Carmbel AGRI EQUIPMENTS..................................38 American Spring & Pressing Works PROCESSING EQUIPMENTS....................39 * Toshniwal Systems and Instruments POULTRY EQUIPMENTS ..........................40 Vijay Raj Poultry Equipments AGRI INPUTS............................................41 * Lotus Biotech / * Linga Chemicals Latest News & Developments................42
AGRI TALK Melia Dubia Propagation..........................................................................................22 Melia Dubia cultivation is done primarily in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh due to favorable climatic conditions. The tree is gaining awareness now and the pioneers in the field are not more than 4-5 years old. Plywood manufactures have shown interest in procuring the wood for veneering. Here is a summary of the discussion in AgricultureInformation.com on the correct way to propagate melia dubia plants
Middlemen in Poultry Business.....................................................................................24 Dr. Syed Altaf Gilani poultry consultant at Jammu and Kashmir and other poultry farmers discuss how poultry farmers are at loss due to middlemen smartness Buying and Selling Farm Lands .............................................................................26 Article summarizes a discussion in AgricultureInformation.com on the various aspects of buying and selling agriculture farm land
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BUY & SELL...............................................4 CONSULTANCY SERVICES...........................8 Offered / Wanted FARM LAND...............................................9 Wanted / Available VMGMART.............................................10
TUTOR BOARD.........................................11 MARKET PLACE.......................................12 Publishers Note.........................................45 Editorials..................................................47 Personal View............................................49 VIEW FROM THE VILLAGE.........................50
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DWanted Fresh Vegetables We want Fresh Vegetables in bulk quantity on daily basis from farmers. It would be preferred that farmers are placed in & around 60-100 Km from Hyderabad. People interested in this deal can contact us atVamsee JAYA DURGA GROUP, 800-8888-523 jayadurgaagrifarm@gmail.com DWanted Vermicompost I want to purchase Vermicompost for our Garden at Shillong. Please email us the complete details along with pricing Ex. Shillong. My contact details areSwami Vedasarananda, 8794242934 vedasaranandaswami@gmail.com DWanted Agri Land on Lease We need agri land on lease for minimum 3years. The land must have good source of water. The location of land desired is in Andra Pradesh. People interested in giving their land on lease may contact us at Sudha, 9550579587 agritech.sudha@gmail.com D Wanted Refined Sunflower Oil, Crude Degummed Rapeseed Oil and Canola Oil We are in search of Refined Sunflower Oil, CDRO with ISCC certificate, Refined Canola Oil, CPO and Refined, for our buyers European buyers. As we have huge request from our buyers, we would like the manufacturers/exporters of these products, who has necessary certificate, please contact with COA atSankar Ramann Jakarta - +62 812 85798565 sunexims9@gmail.com DWanted Tharparkar Cow I am looking for high milk yielding pure tharparkar cow for my farm near Periyakulam. Anyone having these cows and willing to sell can contact me atPrasath Babu, 9600954531 babu.odyssey@gmail.com DWanted Dwarf Mango Cultivators I am looking for someone in Andhra Pradesh to graft scions of various dwarf mango cultivators (e.g. Julie,Ice Cream,Cogshell and many) into mango seedlings as rootstocks. The scions will be wrapped in Parafilm M and so they will be live for many days. Contact me if interested atDigpati Roy, 9866453844 digpatir@yahoo.com DWanted Potatoes Wanted Potatoes 50mm to 70mm in 4kg mesh bag for exports. Farmers interested to supply this quantity can contact me atSunny Kindo, 09560625771 naturesharvests@gmail.com DWanted Farmers for Medicinal Herbs Cultivation under BuyBack We are Udaipur, Rajasthan based company doing herbal medicinal extracts & exports and herbal product manufacturing. We need farmers who are having interest to cultivate Herbal crops. Farm house holders like aloevera, stevia, tulsi, safad musli, colius, lemongrass, pamarosa, satavar, etc, also needed. We can provide the farmers with planting materials. Farmers and other interested parties may please feel free to contact me. Amrit Sanjeevani Herbal Herbotech- S.K. Pvt. Ltd. 09602635727, amritaloevera@gmail.com DWanted Watermelon Seeds We want Watermelon seeds in bulk quantity. Suppliers interested in supplying the watermelon seeds can contact us at with complete details on pricing, delivery schedule, quantity and so on. Our contact details areSunny Kindo naturesharvests@gmail.com DWanted Beema Bamboo Saplings We are looking for Beema Bamboo Sapling Tissues. The quantity required should be suitable for 5 Acres. Anyone interested in supplying these Beema Bamboo Saplings can contact us atDharmendra sharma 9920618871 dharam.trade@gmail.com DWanted Cocoa Plants I am looking for someone who can supply me cocoa plants. If interested email me the quote of same atRagu S ragu.selvaraj@gmail.com DWanted Lettuce I am from Hyderabad. I want to buy 5 to 10 kg lettuce of different types every week. Any suppliers or producers near to my place and who assures the quality and price can email me the details atSrinivas , 9908055434 sri_ni_vas6@yahoo.com D Wanted Real Ongole/Nellore breed Cows I have about 10 acres of land. As Ongole/Nellore breeds are slowly moving towards extinction hence for sake of pride and keep breed alive, I want to buy to REAL Ongole/Nellore breed of female and males. These cows shall be left alone in 10 acres. Please let me know if anyone has REAL breeds and interested to sell. My contact details areJag Reddy, 0 7732323233 jag.venati@gmail.com
To buy and sell agriculture products call 080-41698240 (Kavitha) or email : editorial@vmginfo.com
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DWanted Wheat and Maize I need wheat and maize on regular basis throughout the year. Farmers interested in selling their produce of wheat and maize can contact me to give their offer. Send in complete details about the produce along with the best price atJitendra S, 9892316464 jitendrasuryavanshi@gmail.com DWanted Paddy Straw We are looking for the paddy straw for mushroom. People interested to sell paddy straw can contact us atSakthivel Sakthivel, 9003880311 balupad14@gmail.com DWanted Comb Honey We need the comb honey. If anyone have the mentioned product for sale then please contact us atPalani Ponnan , 044 - 27463944 vmdairy@hotmail.com D Wanted Land on Lease in Andhra Pradesh Need 50 to 500 acres normal fertility land with or without water facility for long term lease (5 to 10 years). The location desired is in and around Andhra Pradesh. If anyone has the land or knows someone else having this acreage of land then introduce us. Our contact details areSandeep Thotakura , 9700681666 farmsandeep@gmail.com DWanted Tofu Processing Machinery I'm looking for tofu machines. The machinery required is from the first stage of processing tofu till the end of the entire process stage. Manufacturers of tofu processing machinery can email me the complete information about these machines, photographs and pricing details. My email address is Madusankha Kulasuriya madushankakulasuriya@gmail.com DWanted Wholesale Flower Suppliers I am looking out for wholesale fresh flower and dry flower suppliers. Contact me atKirit S kirtis476@rediffmail.com DWanted Hybiscus Subdariffa Is anyone cultivating Hybiscus Subdariffa? We are in need of these flowers in bulk quantity. Farmers interested in selling their produce can contact us atSankara Gunti, 9550579587 agritech.sudha@gmail.com DWanted Amla Oil and Powder This is Moosa from Iran, I've studied in India for 3 years and I did my dissertation on (evaluation of Amla on Brest cancer). So I need amount of this product in form of oil or powder (1000 kg) for import to my country. People who can help me in this process or how could I supply this amount in fresh form. Contact me atMoosa Heidari Iran - 00989188113339 heidari_moosa@yahoo.com DWanted Fodder Seeds I take privilege to introduce Dhofar Cattle Feed Co, a prestigious & leading dairy in Gulf. We are a big business group with diary, poultry, cattle feed, beverages and feed exports. We are growing maize, sorghum, bajra, barley, wheat, oats alfalfa etc as fodder for feeding our cattle. For the agricultural purposes, we require the following fodder seeds 1. Maize African tall, APFM-8, Ganga Safed 2, Ganga 5 2. Sorghum - Sorghum & Sudan grass, MP chari, SSG-3, SSG-53, HC-17, PC-23 3. Bajra 4. Barley 5. Rhodes grass 6. Paragrass 7. Napier grass 8. Guinea grass (BG-1, 9. Oats 10. Cenchurus ciliaris (IGFRI 3108) 11. Panicum maximum 12. Panicum antidotale 13. Cenchurus setigerus 14. Lasirus sindicus Please check with the import policies in Sultanate of Oman. If you can give us the quote and manufacturers as well as quality details, we will be in position to place order. My contact details are Dr Gowri Shankar gowri@dcfoman.com DWanted Aloevera Raw Materials We would like to buy any Aloevera materials from farmers or cultivators. We offer a good price for good quality materials. Please contact Rexy Vera, 9945858680 aloevavera@gmail.com DWanted Milking Machines I m interested in setting up dairy farm of about 40 to 50 cows. I want milking machine. I am searching for both fixed and movable machine. I would request all suppliers to kindly send me the brochure and price of machine. I will highly appreciate your quick reply. My contact details areSnatak Mundada, 9960639176 snatak18@gmail.com D Wanted Banana Fiber Extraction Machine We want to buy banana fiber extraction machine. Kindly send the details as in catalogue for all variants along with price and terms and condition. Our contact details are Mr. J. T. Parmar +91 9998054457 jivrajparmar@ymail.com DWanted Basil Seeds I am looking for Basil seeds in bulk quantity. Suppliers may contact me on mobile or can send me the details on email. The contact details are Chirag Gajjar K.T.C. INTERNATIONAL 9998732033, 9426065076 ktcint@gmail.com
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D Fresh Vegetables for Sale We have all kind of exotic as well as ordinary vegetables ready to sell. We give these vegetables at most reasonable price. We also offer fruits for sale. Interested buyers can contact us atSaravana Kumar, 09943931924 rajandgroups@live.com D Cloves, Black Pepper and Cinnamon for Sale We have a lot of one container each at the port of Vietnam of Cloves, Black Peper and Cinnamon. Any one requires these spices can contact us for purchasing this shipment. Payment terms will be LC/DD etc. We also offer jiggery powder for sale. If required then contact us at Bhupender Suryavanshi 09891769805 herbovl@gmail.com, internationalvl@gmail.com DGoats for Sale Goat farm at ottanchatram, dindigul dist. offers different goat varieties for sale. We have Pure Boer, Sirohi, Talachery and country goats for sale. Goats are available from 6 months baby to 5 years female and male goats. For further details contactManian RS, 9841931219 rsmanian72@gmail.com DPinnelli Guar Seed (RGC-936 Stem Variety) for Sale We are offering Pinnelli Guar Seed (RGC-936 Stem Variety) for sale at rupees 400/KG. We also have RGC-936 a single stem profusely branched variety. We have planted 5KG seed in 30inchX 10 cm mode. We have got 5 Quinta of yield per acre. 8-9KG seed can be sown in 30cmX15cm mode to get high yield. It is suitable for harvesting with paddy harvester machine. We also cultivated HG -365 and HG563 in other fields. We got high yield with RGC-936 compared to HG-365 and 563. Some farmers have planted pink colour seed (RGC-197??) surrounding Hyderabad got very less yield of 2 Quinta per acre. For more details contact Koti Chittela, 09908622913 koti.chitti@gmail.com D Cattle Feed Cottonseed Cake for Sale We offer premium quality Cottonseed Oil Cake, which is the solid material remained after extraction of the oil from the cotton seeds. Our Cottonseed Oil Cake contains a large amount of protein and oil, making it highly desirable for animal feed in India. Cotton seed cake is made from cotton seeds after extracting oil from the cotton seeds. Cotton seed cake is used for animal feed. which is good source of nutrition. It has long been used as a highly economic protein concentrated food for animal feeding. Being a great source of protein, fiber and energy Specifications: Protein : - 38-40% Max Fibre : - 15% Max Sand & Silica : - 1.5% Max Oil : - Less than 5% Moisture : 10%Max. Todays cotton seed cake rate: wholesale price: Rs:1050/Per Bag (minimum quantity above 200 BAGS)(Exmill). Retail Price: Rs:1100/ Per Bag (Exmill). Packing available in : 60Kgs gunny Bag. Delivery made across the nation. For placing the orders contact at D.Balaganesan, + 91 8 973 973 973 vsvoils@gmail.com DOrganic Compost for Sale We are the distributors of Organic Compost (not vermicompost). Our products are offered at take-away prices. To know more about it please contact me at Karthik Raman, 9964722060 rk@eroeipower.com DTeak Plants for Sale We are offering excellent quality teak plants for sale. For more information contact Venkatesh K, 8807220722 mani80143@gmail.com DWheatGerm Oil, Refined and Crude Sunflower Oil for Sale Pure WheatGerm Oil is offered for sale. The packaging is available from 4 oz to a drum. 4 gallon, 8 gallon and 16 gallon sizes are packed in easy to use single Gallon Bottles. Purchasing Bulk WheatGerm Oil is available at big savings. Take advantage of wholesale pricing available. We are also offering refined and crude sunflower oil for sale. The technical specifications of these two oils are [1]. Refined Sunflower Oil: Specific Gravity at 20c 0.916-0.923; Refractive Index at 20c 1472-1474; Lodine Value 120-143; Unsaponification 2.5 Max; Free Fatty Acid 0.1% Max. as Oleic Acid; Peroxide Value 1 Max. (meg/kg) Color Max. 2 Red (on 5 Lovibond cell); Moisture 0.1% Max; Appearance Clear and Bright Odor and Flavor Odorless and Bland [2] Crude Sunflower Oil: Grade Highest Sunflower oil process Mechanical (expeller) pressing; Acid number, KOH/ g 1.06; Moisture and volatile 0.08%; Free fatty acids 0.53%; Impurities 0.002; Unsaponifiables 1.2%; Color index, mg of iodine 15; Iodine value 125-145; Saponification value 180; Refractive index, 40C 1.4770; Specific weight, 20C 0.9165-; 0.9180; Peroxide, micromole/kg 5.5 Phosphor number 0.40%; Flash point, C minimum 225. For more information contactMunju William geramcooperativeLTD@hushmail.com DCoconut Farm for Sale 700 acres coconut farm with water source for sale in Palakkad district,
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Kerala state. The expected price is 17 lakhs per acre although it still stands slightly negotiable. For a farm visit and more infor contact Anish, 09633855169 anishf3@gmail.com DSandal Seeds and Teak Seeds for Sale We would like to inform that new sandal seeds are available for sale, apart from this treatment of previous year teak seeds is also over, so now you can enjoy sowing 1 year old seeds for better germination. The seeds are strictly for germination purpose only. Being a old member of agricultureinfomation.com we have opened a 10% discount for 10 days for only agricultureinfomation.com member, to get the discount don't forget to mention that you are member of the site. For more information contactNiharika 07566100043,07566688042, greenfield.fp@gmail.com, info@greenfieldagroforestry.com DFarm Fresh Vegetables for Sale We supply farm fresh vegetables, grown around Ooty, for bulk orders. Also offers Eotic Vegetables for sale like Lettuce, Zucchini, Broccoli, Leek, Red/Yellow Pepper, artichoke, red cabbage etc. Also available other local varieties like Potato, Beans, Carrot, Cauliflower, Cabbage etc. All other Organic Veggies are also available. For Enquiries and order details, kindly contact us at Ooty Fresh, 9442129000 appuok@gmail.com DAgriculture Waste Disposing Machine for Sale Agriculture Waste Disposing Machine, also called as Briquetting Plant is used widely in industries to dispose of the wastage which comes out on daily basis from those industries which is affecting pollution and harming it. To know more about these machines call atYash Patel, 9979852250 radheindusties@gmail.com DBio Fertilizers and other Agri Input for Sale Industry proven High quality Bio Fertilizers, Bio Pesticides and Fungicides for sale with reasonable price. Products very well suitable for Drip irrigation. Contact us for detailed information on the product at SAFS Organic Enterprises team Abdulkadhar Mohammed safs.orgmm@gmail.com DNutrients for Hydroponics Cultivation for Sale We are very happily inform to you , Our Product DI Grow Foliar Fertilizer is very suitable to Hydropinic Cultivation . Our product contains the following nutrients. Macronutrients: Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potasium and Magnesium; Micronutrients: Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Boron, Molybdenum and Humic Acid. It is safe effective and environment friendly too. To get more details contactVedam Naidu vedamnaidu@gmail.com DBio-Fungicide for Sale Diyarex Gold is a non-residue ecofriendly natural biofungicide, with significant added values to humans and the environment. It is the new generation of biofungicides for the control of powdery mildews, downy mildews, rust and early & late blight diseases in vegetables, herbs, grapevines and orchards. This biofungicide based on a plant extract of the alternifolia developed by RV Agri Corporation. The natural components contained in Diyarex Gold offer multiple modes of action on fungal cells, representing the unique fungicidal capabilities ofalternifolia. To place the order or to seek information feel free to contact at Raju, 09898083583 rajusvasoya@yahoo.co.in DCut CO4 Grass for Sale We are supplying chopped CO4 grass in Kerala/ coimbatore region. Weekly 10 tons. Price expected is Rs 3000/ ton .Contact if interested atKarthik Kalidasan, 9788553691 karthiksk69@gmail.com DEucalyptus Plants for Sale We are having large quantity of eucalyptus plants for sale . We will supply the plants at your door step to any part of the India. Now a days Eucalyptus cultivation is very good for mid size and large size land holders. The grower of this plant shall surely achieve very decent amount with low man power availability areas and waste lands, poorly irrigated areas). Every year eucalyptus pulp cost is growing rapidly. Anyone want to know about eucalyptus cultivation and project report fell free to contact me Sandeep farmsandeep@gmail.com DMalkangan Oil for Sale We sell cool presed malkangan (Celastrus paniculatus) (Jyotishmati) oil. To get more info contact Sudeer sudeer_iid@rediffmail.com DGreen Leaves for Sale We are from Tamil Nadu looking regular buyers of Curry leaves, Coriander leaves and Pudina (Mint) leaves. We are also having good quality coir door mats for sale. Interested persons are kindly requested to contact us atMuthiah Buvanendran,99765 89416 buvan70@hotmail.com
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Consultancy Services
WANTED
Wanted Consultancy for Setting Cold Storage
I am Ankit Gupta and I am interested in setting up a cold storage but I dont know how to do so. I would love to seek help from anyone who can get me all this done or any help anyone can provide. You can contact me on following Ankit Gupta, 8570941042 ankitgup94@gmail.com 9. Trichoderma harzinum 10.Verticillum licanii 11. Bio-Fertilizer Kindly let me know your interest so that we can take it up further. Dr.Somnath Bhattacharya dr.somb@gmail.com, +91-9820128389 so it can be on a small scale to start with and I can provide the initial investment to get it rolling. If anyone on this board is interested to associate with me, please contact atSidd Patel, sidd19_87@yahoo.com
Wanted Consultancy for Setting Organic Farm

I am looking to setup an organic farming venture anywhere in Gujarat. Frankly speaking I have no expertise in this field and I am looking for someone with the expertise who knows how to setup a organic farm and take it in to profitability venture. As I am new in this field
Wanted Consultancy to Develop Pomegranate Farm

We are based in Mumbai having farmland of 50acre in Gujarat. We are looking for qualified experienced persons having in depth knowledge about pomegranate plantation and who can help in developing the farm. Contact us atAjit Nagda, ajitholidays@gmail.com
Wanted Consultancy for Plantations

I am looking for consultants or ideas for plantation on a moderate size land (25-50 acres). I am also open to collaborating with third party turnkey horticultural services companies which will develop the farm initially till fruits come up. I am not looking for seasonal crops because that requires too much maintenance and there is a lot of uncertainty. I am considering plantation right now (like mango / papaya / pomegranate). The land is around Bangalore (~100km). My contact details areSharad Sharma, 8008204388 lov4farm@gmail.com
OFFERED
Consultancy Offered for Subsidy in Gujarat
This is Tejas Patel from Ahemdabad, Gujarat. I'm a consultant who deals in subsidy from various organization in India. Anyone interested in horticuture, marketing infrastructure & rural godown subsidy may contact me. My contact details areTejas Patel, 9925047774, tjspatel@rediffmail.com
Consultancy Offered for Organic Farming

I am an organic farming consultant and have been using the 1,000 year old Indian system of VRIKSHAYURVEDA to convert farms, gardens, orchards and plantations from conventional, chemical production to organic production in a few months' time for the past few years. Mango, banana, guava, pomegranate, orange, sapota, grape, strawberry and all types of fruit orchards will benefit greatly from adopting this system and save upto 25-30% on current input costs. Similarly, paddy, wheat , pulses, cotton and oilseed farmers; growers of medicinal and aromatic plants, cut flowers and vegetable growers will get better quality and a higher quantity of production by adopting this method. Very little has been written about the system I am using although it is as old as the hills. I prefer to come and train the farmers and growers on their farms/orchards/plantations by giving hands-on demonstrations. One week is sufficient to learn the basics of this system. If anyone interested in learning more about this system and implementing it in your orchard, field or garden please contact me atDr. Anjali Pathak, 09733222567, maijinaini@rediffmail.com
Wanted Consultancy for Dairy

I would like to know what type of Suitable Cow/ Buffalo i can use to start for Dairy farming? The place is in somewhere north - ahead Varanasi. Can a H.F or cross breed H.F cow be suitable for this place? And more details would be beneficial about them. Rahul, easyjobs4u2002@yahoo.co.in
Wanted Consultancy for Microbial Pesticide/Biofertilizer- Manufacturing Unit

We are interested in establishing good manufacturing facilities for Microbial Pesticides. We are searching for a Consultant who can take up the job on Turnkey Project basis. Prior successful experience is mandatory which should be verifiable. We are interested in the manufacturing facilities of the following products along with CIB-Registration: 1. Bacillus thuringiensis 2. Beauveria brassiana 3. Metarhizium anisoplae 4. Pasteuria penetrans 5. Paecilomyces lilacinus 6. Pseudomonas fluorescens 7. Pochnia chlamydosporia 8. Trichoderma viridae
Consultancy Offered for Biogas Enrichment and its Utilization Plant

We are a Energy Service Company (ESCO) accredited by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India and actively involved in energy audit, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects since 1995. Now we can render our services on turnkey basis for installation of biogas purification and its utilization plant like cooking, power generation & bottling for vehicular fuels. The industrial units like sugar, paper, biotech, distillery and any units having Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) can get very good revenue from their existing ETP by installing Biogas Purification Plant. We can render our turnkey consultancy for following services: 1. Design, Engineering, Preparing Detailed Project Report (DPR) as per MNRE 2. Supply for Zeolite Molecular Sieves (PSA) Type biogas Enrichment plant 3. Supply for Biogas Compression plant 4. EPC Consultancy services For any further techno-commercial details/ clarifications please feel free to get in touch at Pramod Hati, 06746533717 krishnaenergy@gmail.com
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Farm Land
AVAILABLE
Farm Land in Rajasthan for Sale
I want to sell cheap agriland in Rajasthan. The details are1) 400 Bigha Barren land in Jaisalmer Prize 20000 per Bigha. 2) 1200 Bigha Barren land in Jalore Dist. Prize 40000 per Bigha. 3)1000Bigha Agriland in Ahore Dist. good water level, red soil Prize70000per Bigha. 4)700 Bigha Agriland in Ahore Dist Prize 80000 per Bigha. 5)400Bigha Agriland with well in Sirohi Dist. good water level prize80000per Bigha 6)80 Bigha Agriland in Aou-Chimana near Jodhpur good water level Best for Gwar Corp. Prize 80000 per Bigha. 7) 103 Bigha Agriland in Asop near Jodhpur with well good water level Prize 2lac per Bigha. 8)100 Bigha Agriland in Jaisalmer with well and irrigation system runing corp. Prize 190000 per Bigha. People interested to buy these land can contact atN C Nayak 09460810422,08233098801 nemi.sunrise@gmail.com Future growth possibilities: MaduraiCoimbatore National Highway at 0.5km. Price expected is 6 lakh per acre. For more details contact Kumar D 09742834205 aerosat2409@gmail.com and agriculture purpose. Land also suitable for solar power plant. Please contact for more information Anbalagan Anbu 9843515194 anbusankar@gmail.com
Farm Land in Mysooru for Sale

Beautiful farm land for sale with 600 Teak trees near Mysooru. These trees were planted 20 to 25 years back along the fence and in the entrance. This is really 'value for money' deal. The farmer is not charging even a single rupee extra for the trees, so you can say - you are paying for the trees & land is yours (free) or you are paying for the land & trees are bonus. Right now paddy is grown. Water is available for all 365 days - abundant channel water. Electricity Yes with Pump house. Other Trees - Coconut. Fencing - Entire boundary is fully fenced. For further details contact Niranjana 9449827 sucharithamys@gmail.coFarm
Farm Land in Tirupur District for Sale

I like to sell our 1.25 acre of agri land in kallapuram, udumalpet, Tirupur dist. It is a very lovely place near to Amaravathy dam & Thirumoorthy dam. It is very greenish, with excellent water source, suitable for farm house & any kind of plantation. It got 20 feet road access and is near to Sainik School. This land is located very near to residential area. Its 15 minutes drive from udumalpet main town, 2 hours distance form coimbatore airport, 1 hour drive to Kodai hills. 30 mins drive to valparai, chinnar, moonar, just 10 mins drive to amaravathy dam. The cost of the land is just 15,000 lacs. Clean documents. People looking for peace & lovely nature can opt our land. Genuine buyers can contact me for any clarification. Ariya J + 9176622038 ariyajai@gmail.com
Farm Land in Sattur for Sale

We are having 800 acre for sale in Sattur. Farm Land is located just 7 km for NH7 and also on the road(SH). Total area is 800 acre continuous land and suitable for schema plot
Farm Land in Vandavasi for Sale

We have agri land near Vandavasi around 3.5 acres cultivation with cannal water. Expected price is 6 lakh per acre. The soil of the land is good for sugarcane and other cultivation. If interested contact us at Saminathan G Chennai - 22391658 poomaexim@gmail.com
WANTED
Wanted Farm Land near Mulabagilu-Kolar-Karnataka
We need a 3-5 acre agriculture land(Barren land) near Mulabagilu-kolar-karnataka. Anyone having this acreage of agri land for sale can contact us at Sridhar Gatt, 08026482761, gattbrother@gmail.com
Farm Land in Kannivadi for Sale

8 acre of land at Kannivadi for sale (Nearly 37 km from Karur, 35 km from Dharapuram, 74 km from Tirpur & 75 km from Erode). The land has single stretch, single ownership & clean documentation. Ground water source is available and has excellent road connectivity. The land is affordable in all respects. Nearby landmarks are: * Hospital at 0.5 km... * Canara bank at 1.5km... * Petrol bunk at 1 km... * National Highway (Karur-Dharapuram) at 1.5 km... * Matriculation school at 1.5 km... * Kannivadi Govt School at 2 km... * 365 days operational Cracker factory & warehouse at 0.5 km... * Frequent buses to Karur, Dharapuram, Coimbatore & Pazhani.
Wanted Farm Land in Chittor

I want to buy 50 acres of farm lands in and around chittor/Nagari in the price range of 75,000 to 2 Lac. Please do contact me atRaja R, 9035766213, raja.agri@hotmail.com
Wanted Farm Land in Kodikanal

I am looking for 5 to 10 acres of land in the foot of hill, Kodaikanal. The farm land may be located near Periyakulam to Palani stretch. Price range from 2 to 2.10 lakhs per acre. Sellers can contact me atKumaravel P, 9442242849, kumarawhale@gmail.com
Wanted Farm Land in Tindivanam/Villupuram/Maduranthakam

I am looking for purchase of 1 acre farm land near Tindivanam/Villupuram/Maduranthakam. It must be sole ownership and most important clean documents. Brokers excuse. Contact me for more information atNithyanandan Ammayappan, nithy2k@rediffmail.com
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Extracted from a succulent type of plant that was originally grown in northern Africa, the juice of the Aloe Vera plant has long been used in herbal medicine and alternative medicinal practices. The versatility of Aloe Vera juice is what makes it so popular in non-traditional medicine. Called an adaptogen by the medical community, Aloe Vera juice actually adapts to the needs of the body by providing amino acids, vitamins, minerals and various trace elements to the system. Sold on the basis of kgs. To request for a quote visit - http://bit.ly/TMFD5W
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To ensure that the water you are consuming is potable water, make use of the drinking water testing kit, which is compact, user friendly and provides instantaneous results. The testing kit easily identifies any existing problems in water and easily determines whether the water is potable. With a long shelf life, this water testing kit will prove to be very beneficial. To know more about the product and request a quote visit - http://bit.ly/UlpUd8
Amla Spray Dried Powder

Common in India with a sour taste and a yearlong shelf life, amla spray dried powder has been used as a hair care product and beautifying product but is best known as a general tonic and a fantastic source of vitamin C. As a general tonic, amla is a versatile medicinal herb that can be used to cure eye conditions, involuntary nocturnal emissions and sicknesses rooted in the urea-generative system. Individuals afflicted with diabetes, jaundice, gout and boils can also benefit from consumption of amla spray dried powder. Sold on the basis of kgs. To know more about the product and request a quote visit http://bit.ly/UnNrJS
Milk Thistle (Silybum Marinam Gaertn)

Milk Thistle is well known for its silymarin, an active flavanoid-lignan that has great regenerative qualities. Used mainly in the medicinal world as a liver-protecting agent to combat sicknesses such as hepatitis, the Milk Thistle also contains antioxidant effects. Astonishingly, recent studies have also concluded that Milk Thistles have the ability to reduce proteinuria in patients with type 2 diabetes. Referred to in the past as St. Marys thistle, the plant is identified by its whitebanded leaves. Sold on the basis of kgs. Read more and request for quote!
Bottle Gourd (Lauki) Spray Dried Powder

Bottle gourds are used largely in Indian medicinal practices because of the many benefits it provides when it is in its powdered form. Typically mixed with water to create a juice, bottle gourd spray dried powder acts as an alkaline mixture that increases the pH value in the pericardial fluid around the heart. Drinking the bottle gourd juice regularly can vastly improve the strength of the heart muscles and fights acidity. Additionally, bottle gourd also aids in digestion and those suffering from constipation. Sold on the basis of kgs. Get more information and also request a quote at - http://bit.ly/X5bH5N
Ashwagandha Extract Powder

Ashwagandha has long been used in Ayurvedic medicine, as a rasayana (or rejuvenating herb), to treat a variety of ailments and conditions. Also known by its scientific name, withania somnifera, Ashwagandha extract powder is known to promote physical and mental well being so as to increase an individuals longevity. Ashwagandha extract is used as a sleeping aid and as a means to help reduce stress. Sold on the basis of kgs. To request for a quote visit - http://bit.ly/Usbysz
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SSP - Processing Machinery
Navi Mumbai based manufacturers of Machineries for Processing Industry
SSP Pvt. Limited was established in 1977 in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra state. Mr. R.P. Banerjee and Mr. Tapas Chaterjee are the Founding Chairmen and Managing Directors of the company. Mr. Anik Roy is the senior manager of the company. It is a leading manufacturer of plant and machineries for the fruit, food and dairy processing industries. In the food processing line, the company manufactures instant coffee plant, instant tea plant, salt refinery both mechanical and vacuum, free flowing salt, glucose derivative plant, Amul extraction plant, honey processing plant etc. In the dairy segment, the company manufactures liquid milk distilling plant, milk Anik Roy powder plant, evaporated milk plant, condensed milk plant, lacto processing plant and food formulation plant. In the fruits sector, the company manufactures tomato paste ketchup purie plant, food concentration powder plant, food reconstitution plant. These are the products that the company is manufacturing on a daily basis. SSP Pvt. Limited is an ISO 9001:2008 certified and a full SEP holder company. The company has four manufacturing units Noida, Nagpur, Uttarakhand and Faridabad. As of now the company has got the market in 25 countries. SSP uses latest machineries for making qualitative machines. The company uses water jet cutter for precision cutting of stainless steel plates which are used for production of plant machineries. SSP Pvt. Limiteds Senior Manager is Mr. Anik Roy. He has got a Masters degree in Marketing from a university in UK. He has also got a bachelors degree in Business Administration. Mr. Anik Roy says the company has celebrated 32 years of its existence in respect to the products for the food, fruit and dairy processing industries. Whatever we manufacture is as per European standards in quality wise, and the price which is very competitive with respect to the European manufacturers. That is the reason we are getting more orders from Southeast Asia, Middle East, Aftrican region and even European companies. Amul, Mother dairy, Gopalji dairy and Rathnapu dairy are our clients. Likewise in coffee also Tata coffee, Narasu coffee, SLM coffee are all our clients. We have exported instant coffee powder plant for Ukraine and to South Africa. Today SSP is one of the most trusted engineering company having four manufacturing facilities to serve the needs of a huge list of satisfied clients across the globe like P & G, Shaw Wallace, Dr. Reddys Lab, Biocon, Unilever, Wockhardt etc. To achieve customer satisfaction, we provide a customized solution to meet the clients industrial need, says Mr. Anik. For further information contact Mr. Anik Roy, Senior Manager, SSP Pvt. Limited, 61 B, 6th floor, Agrawal Trade Center, Plot No. 62, Sector -|II, CDB Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400 614. Maharashtra. (India) Ph - 91-129-4183700 Email: anik.roy@ssp.co.in
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Manufacturers and suppliers of grain storage systems and silos. Based at Turkey
Dehsetiler Ltd. was established in 1998 in Turkey. Mr. M. Melih Yurter is the chairman of Dehsetiler Grain Storage Systems. It manufactures grain storage systems, silos, and handling equipment for the last 20 years. The company has got business links in 42 different countries which are mainly grain producing ones. This year the company wants to enter Indian market as India is becoming a powerful player in the grain market. The company feels that in future, India will have some investments on grain sector such as flour mills, new rice mills etc. Storage is one of the most important points
Melih Yurter when one grows grain. In India, the storage systems for agriculture products are old systems and one can see a lot of wastage. Dehsetiler Ltds Chairman Mr. M. Melih Yurter says, Grain products prices are going up every year and wastage is also mounting. Hi-tech storage facilities are the only solution to cut down the losses. We are entering Indian market to show that we are a storage company. We hope we establish a good contact here which will benefit both of us. During our visit to India, we want to study the Indian market as much as possible. We need some partners and these partners should have a technical infrastructure about the grain. That doesnt mean that they have to know everything about silos, and we supply technical infrastructure to them. This is our interest, adds Mr. Melih Yurter. Right now, in India, we focus on identifying some good technical partners to work with. We treat them like dealers. We dont ask any deposit from them, but we want them to be serious, honest and having good contacts in this field. Thats what we want. For further information contact: Mr. Melih Yurter, Chairman, Dehsetiler Ltd., OSB1.CAD.8.SOK, Afyonkarahisar-03030, Turkey. Mobile: 00905422152427/ 00902722211144 . Email mmyurter@hotmail.com
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Namdhari Seeds
Seeds manufacturer presently developing multiple disease resistant vegetable and field crop hybrids seeds. Headquartered in Bidadi, Bangalore
germplasm bank for safe custody of seeds is the most recent addition. Spreading Awareness To reach to farmers across India, the company has a product development and marketing team spread all over India. It regularly conducts live demos of its new and pipeline products at different locations in the country. They also get involved in guiding farmers to follow proper package of practices. Every year in February we conbrid seeds and genetically modified seeds, Mr. Manjunath says, In India for genetically modified seeds, 100% success has been achieved in the case of cotton as the government supports this crop. Research is also going on for other seeds but the success will be largely dependent on the government. Growth Prospects of Seeds Industry Regarding the growth of the Indian seeds industry and meeting international standards, Mr. Manjunath maintains, Indian
amdhari Seeds Pvt. Ltd. founded in 1985 breeds, produces and distributes vegetable seeds. It is head quartered in Bidadi, Bangalore. The company offers vegetables seeds and crop field seeds. In the year 1992 it started producing hybrid seeds. Recently, the company has added new field crops, cotton and rice hybrids, to its product portfolio. Speaking about the specialty of these seeds varieties and the response to the new seeds, Mr. T. Manjunath, general manager says, The response is very good. These hybrids have given very good results even when the country has suffered drought conditions. He adds, Our extra-long staple HB hybrid NAMCOT 803 BG II has received very good response in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. Similarly other BG II cotton hybrids like NAMCOT 612, NAMCOT 615, NAMCOT 627, and NAMCOT 616 are performing well in Karnataka, AP, Maharashtra and North India respectively. Rice hybrids like NS-1031 in early segment and NS1061 in mid early group have given encouraging results in hybrid rice growing areas of the country. R&D Activities Namdhari Seeds carries out marker assisted selection, DNA finger printing, and purity testing of seeds in its labs. Speaking about the major breakthroughs achieved by Namdhari Seeds in R&D, Mr. Manjunath says, Namdhari Seeds has achieved remarkable success by introducing multiple disease resistant hybrids in tomato and chilli. NSPL has also made major breakthrough by introduction of icebox watermelons, tropical cauliflower, high TSS melons, YVMV resistant hybrid okra, beit alpha cucumber, high yielding cucumber and coloured sweet pepper in the Indian market. In company has also ramped up its infrastructure facilities. The company has built greenhouses facilitating breeding of crops like indeterminate tomatoes and peppers. A
duct a Mega Field Day at our headquarters in Bidadi, Bangalore wherein many farmers, dealers, distributors and seedsmen visit and interact with our technical personnel, informs Mr. Manjunath. Customer Base The products are sold across India. Mr. Manjunath says, Our products have maximum presence in South India, but are very well accepted across India. We have in all 11 regional offices and research centres all over the country. Our hybrid vegetables are very successful in the country. Namdhari Seeds has also entered the exports market. Now, we also have our presence in Middle East and S.E. countries. The market share and acceptance of our products is growing in these countries, maintains Mr. Manjunath. Hybrid Seeds vs. Genetically Modified Seeds Commenting on the debate involving hy-
seed companies are upgrading to meet up the demand. Technologically we are working towards developing the seeds which can withstand the various diseases and diverse climatic conditions. Future Product Launches Commenting on new products that Namdhari Seeds will introduce in the market, he says, We are presently developing new hybrid varieties with multiple disease resistance in major vegetable and field crops. These shall be available in the market by mid 2013 Mr. Manjunath is an M.SC in agriculture and has been with Namdhari Seeds for 20 years. Our Correspondent For more information, contact : Mr.T.Manjunath, General Manager Namdhari Seeds Private Limited Bidadi -Bangalore Tel : 9845470850 manjunath@namdhariseeds.com http://www.namdhariseeds.com
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Ganga Kaveri Seeds

Hyderabad based seeds producer soon going to launch maize, cotton and paddy millet seeds
the help of well-equipped laboratories, research stations, collaborations and programs within and outside India. Apart from North East and Kerala the company operates one way or the other by selling their seeds in the rest of states in India. Mr. Ramana Rao is the CEO of the company. He is a Masters degree holder in Botany from Vishakhapatnam, Andhra University with specialization in genetics. Then he joined EID Parry India Ltd., and worked there since 29 years in seeds field. He worked in R & D, productions, processing, quality assurance, sales and marketing. He joined Ganga Kaveri Pvt. Ltd., 1 year and 3 months back. Mr. Ramana Rao says Ganga Kaveri is company for the entire year. That is a major challenge, adds Ramana Rao. Maize and rice has got potential for growth. These are two important crops. Drought tolerance is an important factor and key requirement of Indian farmers since monsoon is very erratic. Once these crops are through the drought tolerance then farmers can benefit a lot. If you take rice and maize cultivation of 10 years, both these crops are more or less stabilized. Any yield growth has to come from other factors other than increase of area. Here biotechnology will play a major role, opines Ramana Rao. Genetically modified seeds are available only in one crop i.e., cotton. For other crops, still there are no genetically modified seeds
Ramana Rao
anga Kaveri Seeds Pvt. Ltd was started 40 years ago as an informal family business. Later on it was converted as a private limited company in 1983. It was established in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. They are one of the first to start seeds industry in the country dealing in bajra, cotton, jowar, maize, paddy, sorghum and sunflower. Now, the company has got a full-fledged research and development, production, processing, quality control, sales and marketing of seeds. Mr. Ramana Rao is the CEO of the company. Ganga Kaveri Seeds Private Limited was the brainchild of Mr. M. Narasimha Reddy, a progressive agriculturist in a small village Maktha in Karimnagar district of Andhra Pradesh. He was the recipient of the Krishi Pandit award by the Andhra Pradesh Government. He recognized the need for growing seeds to meet the farmers requirements and thus promoted a firm called Ganga Kaveri Agricultural Farms in partnership with his eldest son Mr. M.V. Reddy. Ganga Kaveri started its seeds production work in association with Rockefeller Foundation and National Seed Corporation (India). It was in the late 70s the Ganga Kaveri Group ventured with its production processing distribution towards northern states of India with a production & distribution agreement with Pioneer Seeds of USA. During this period, Mr. Srikanth Reddy, a B.Sc., major in Agriculture and second son of Mr. M. Narasimha Reddy joined the company to strengthen the company. It ventured into northern states and started marketing seeds in Punjab, Haryana and parts of Rajasthan. When Pioneer Seeds decided to withdraw their license, the company started their own R & D and now its full-fledged company dealing in seeds. Thus Ganga Kaveri Seeds Private Limited company was established in 1983 as a registered private limited company and started its operations from Hyderabad. Ganga Kaveri carries out Research and Development and other scientific activities with
going to launch 3 new products maize, cotton and paddy millet during the month of May, 2013. There are 15-20 companies really concentrating on Research and Development in seeds and can sustain competition. But small companies definitely will have problems facing the competition with heavy investments in R & D and biotechnology. The main challenge will be large seed loss and legislation. Legislation in one way its good and in another way its bad. Good in the sense, whatever research one has done, he will be recognized and get a protection from piracy. That is a good thing. The other side of legislation is, the overall legislation creates a lot of problems for genuine companies. Law is always good, there is nothing wrong with the law, but implementation and interpretation at local level becomes difficult. Sometimes, even a small thing can become a big issue and the license can get cancelled or stopped. The seed business being seasonal, any problem during a particular season can affect the overall turnover of the
in India. Worldwide, genetically modified seeds are used in most of the crops, but in India only cotton is the only crop for which genetically modified seeds are used, i.e., BT Cotton cultivation. BT technology has got a gene which is toxic in nature for insects. There is an insect called bollworm which cuts the leaves. As soon as it cuts the leaves, the poison will go into it and the insect will die after sometime. Thats how the farmers can concentrate on cultivation. This used to cause lots of yield loss earlier. With the introduction of bollworm technology, i.e., BT technology, the loss due to bollworm has come down considerably. That is one benefit of the technology, says Ramana Rao. Our Correspondent For further information contact Mr. Ramana Rao, CEO, Ganga Kaveri Seeds Pvt. Ltd., Suit 1406-1407, Babu Khan Estate, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad 500 001. Phone: 0406666 7222 / 23 / 24, 040-23233518, Fax: 040-23233418. Email: ramana.rao@gangakaveri.in Website: www.gangakaveri.in
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Parvathi Plantations
Sandalwood Farm grown through scientific methods. Located at Bevinahalli Hobli, Chickballapur District, Karnataka
tivation costs. With increase in labour cost and time availability for investing in other agricultural crops, a shift from normal agricultural to forestry species with high commercial returns has been observed. Mr. N. Satish Kumar is partner of Parvathi Plantations and he is a D. Pharma graduate and got 30 years of experience in agriculture field. Mr. Satish Kumar says first I thank Dr. Sham Vishwanath. He helped me a lot in establishing sandalwood cultivation and other scientists gave me saplings free of cost. We have been trained by the scientists from from Mysore Soaps and Detergents, Mysore Sandal Oil factory and some NGOs and even some enquiries from Gulf countries. As for export, we are not in touch with anybody. He recollects we are a group of progressive farmers, with innovative ideas and experience in commercial ventures with high value crops. We have entered into sandalwood cultivation from the year 2007 initially in 3 hectares with the help of IWST we have up to 10 hectares of sandal plantations as on date. We harvestarted sandal nursery for promotion of sandalwood cultivation in private
arvathi Plantations was estab lished in Bevinahalli Hobli, Chickballapur District, Karnataka in 2007. The total area of the farm is 20 acres and only scented sandalwoods are grown. Mr. N. Satish Kumar is the partner of the plantations. Sandalwood is the fragrant heartwood of the species Santalum album L. The Sandal tree is of great economical importance because of its scented heartwood which yields very high commercial returns. Sandal tree is a hemi parasite which requires a host tree for absorption of few minerals from the root system of the host tree. The current demand of heartwood would fetch around Rs. 4,000 5,000/ kg of heartwood and the oil costs around Rs. 1- 1.25 lakh/liter. All the parts of the tree are commercially important with guaranteed high returns. Heartwood being the highest valued part of the sandalwood tree, followed by the mixed wood and sapwood. Even the seeds are sold at a market price of around Rs. 300 500/kg and leaves are also used as fodder. Sandal tree is a small evergreen tree attaining a height of 12 to 15 meters and a girth of 1 to 2.4 meters. The shape of the leaves vary with six morphological types recognized widely. The stem gradually turns brownish and becomes hard after one year of planting. The bark is reddish brown or dark brown and red inside, the outer most sapwood is white in colour and scentless, whereas, central core wood called heartwood is yellowish to brown in color and highly scented. The tap root system is not deep and lateral root runs almost parallel to the ground and the young rootlets produce haustoria. Root system contains the highest oil content in the tree. Variation in heartwood and oil content depends on genotype (source) and edaphic (soil and climate) conditions. Sandalwood cultivation is a very high lucrative investment with guaranteed returns. Establishment of sandalwood cultivation requires a very less investment and low cul-
Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) and they converted our farm as a demo plot to train farmers and students from all over India. Our saplings are well maintained by scientific methods and seeds are plucked and treated accordingly. I saw an ad in a newspaper and I wanted to develop my lands to get more returns with low labour cost, Mr. Satish adds. Establishing a sandalwood plantation is very easy but protecting it is very tough. One cannot expect any returns for about 12 to 15 years. One must invest and wait. There are two varieties in sandalwood, Santam Album L and red sandal. I am cultivating Santam Album L. We are in touch with Institute of Wood Science and Technology and IIHR. They are guiding us in proper way as how to take care in each step of the growth of the saplings, says Satish. Mr. Satish adds there is high demand in the domestic market. We have had an enquiry
farm lands by providing quality planting materials at a competitive price. We believe in quality service by providing good quality sandalwood seeds and seedlings. Apart from seeds and seedlings, we do provide consultancy for sandalwood cultivation based on the request of the farmers and also we do setup complete sandalwood plantations right from land preparations, planting to one year maintenance and later on hand over to the farmers/ organizations, Mr. Satish adds. Our Correspondent For further information contact Mr. N. Satish Kumar, Partner, Parvathi Plantations, Bevinahalli Village, Tondebhavi Hobli, Gowribidanur Taluq, Chickballapur Dist, Karnataka.Office: 080-26701668 Residence: 080-2300926 Mobile: 09845715312, 09035698045 Email: parvathiplantations@gmail.com Website: www.parvathiplantations.com
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The tree invariably comes up well irrespective of application of chemical fertilizers. The remarkable difference noticed in growth of melia dubia is when irrigation is used during summer and soil organic matter percentage is high. Further it is understood from the study of melia dubia in farmers fields that the response of the melia dubia to synthetic chemical fertilizers is not remarkable, whereas soil organic matter and soil depth is enough to allow fast establishment of roots. He further lists the factors responsible for economic harvest of melia dubia: 1. Enough water through rainfall or irrigation 2. No water logging; drainage is important where flooding for long period is possible 3. Soil should be rich in organic matter available either naturally or addition to soil through FYM, vermicompost, or other compost 4. Cured pressed mud is excellent and balanced nutrients for melia dubia is essential 25 kgs per tree per year is enough 5. Addition of VAM, azospirillum, phosphobacteria, and speudomonas. t.viride is advocated as it has long term impact 6. Basal application of rock phosphate is a nice idea 7. Intercrop of leguminous family may be recommended during early years of tree planting 8. Instead of synthetic chemical as nutrients, organic nutrients play a vital role in fast growth of melia dubia with quality timely yield in about 9-10 years 9. If soil is marginal and poor in terms of soil organic matter and nutrients, shallow depth of soil and water problem, then it is advocated to supply abundant quantity of organic matter in any form available in your location and NPK mixture at the rate of 2550 grams per tree, two times, during onset of monsoon
Melia Dubia Propagation

Melia Dubia cultivation is done primarily in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh due to favorable climatic conditions. The tree is gaining awareness now and the pioneers in the field are not more than 4-5 years old. Plywood manufactures have shown interest in procuring the wood for veneering. Here is a summary of the discussion in AgricultureInformation.com on the correct way to propagate melia dubia plants
Members who participated in this discussion : * savera farms * carnay * hariagro * ksraj * shanmuga06 with them To connect with them visit www.agricultureinformation.com
chamber conditions. This way you can do vegetative propagation. We have done and succeeded.
Nutrient Requirement of Melia Dubia

Savera Farms, Tamil Nadu enquired about the fertilizers to be used on one of their plots in the farm which exhibited stunted/ slower growth than rest of the trees. The farm carried out a soil test for major nutrients and discovered the soil was low in major nutrients. Member Carnay says, Melia Dubia is a fast growing tree. The nutrients requirement for Melia Dubia has not been worked out but research is underway. However it is being grown in different climatic and soil condition in India. Some farmers have applied chemical fertilizers whereas some others have not applied any fertilizers.
Propagation of Melia Dubia

Melia dubia are generally propagated by seeds itself by direct sowing or by planting out seedlings or stumps. Close to 85% germination may be expected in the first 2 months. Propagation of melias dubia through vegetative means is difficult but can be done. Mr. Srinivas. K advises, Take thick cuttings of melia dubia and keep them in any rooting media like sand or vermiculite and keep it in mist chambers. In 10 days new shoots start coming from the thick cutting. Take these shoots and root them under mist
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avera Farms was established in 2010 by Mr. Kaustubh Johri, Managing Partner, who is from an Engineering background. The farm is based in Vettikulam village, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. The Company has over 90 acres of plantations comprising mango, melia dubia, moringa and fodder. In 2013 we will be focusing on animal husbandry, namely goatery. Eventually, we would also like to get into value addition products related to moringa, mango and meat processing maintains Mr. Johri. Speaking about the challenges faced, he says, We have been operational for about 2 years now. The learning curve is steep and there are many variables involved for a successful crop. It is imperative to document all experiences, processes and schedules to understand what worked and what did not. It takes a while to understand the soil and efforts should be made to enrich it periodically. We do this by cultivating soil enriching herbs like daincha for nitrogen fixation. Marketing Challenges : Mr. Johri says, The biggest challenge today is the marketing of produce for the farmer. Many short term crops are still sold via brokers and that significantly decreases the margins for the producer. Last year, when we realized that agents were offering us rock bottom prices for watermelon, we undertook the task of marketing the produce directly in Sivaganga farmers market. We were able to 10. Study your location and devise you nutrient application accordingly
Savera Farms
Melia Dubia and Mango farm spread over 90 acres in Vettikulam Village, Tamil Nadu
to 6th year. Of course like any other cultivation there are multiple variables like soil, water, climatic conditions and external forces like alternative supply of raw material. Different farmers have tried multiple grid sizes ranging from 10ft x 10 ft and 20 ft to 20 ft. Farm Mechanization : The company has as a 18 hp mini tractor for ploughing which is easy to maneuver through mango and melia dubia plantations. It also has battery operated sprayers for its watermelon crop. This is to increase efficiency and reduce labor. While battery operated sprays work well for shrub crops like watermelon, it was not sufficient for Moringa trees. he clarifies. He adds, For moringa trees which are about 6 7 feet tall, the farm employs a tractor mounted pump with 50 m long hoses. Machinery and implements can be quite capital intensive, the investment is realized in terms of efficiency, effective task operations and less dependence on labor. Our Correspondent For more information, contact : Mr. Kaustubh Johri, Managing Partner, Vettikulam Village, Sivaganga district., Tamil Nadu, India, Tel : 094450 76595, Email : kjohri@gmail.com, Web : www.saverafarms.com fast growth, you have to create an environment similar to one that prevails in a forest. Mr. A Sivakumar, Priya Nursery Garden says, The melia dubia plant is forestry plant. So usually we never expect uniform growth. Agricultural and horticultural plants are cultivated in fertile land and the growing conditions controlled. My personal observations in melia dubia plantations is that initially, for one year, we never apply any kind of fertilizer organic or inorganic. The melia dubia will get established and accustomed to the concerned land. After one year apply urea, DAP and potash each 10 grams in every three months intervals. Selection of melia dubia seedlings is very important for healthy growth. It is not advisable to go for the clones of melia dubia plants. Finally organic fertilizers like well ripped cow dung manure and vermicompost can be used. Our Correspondent Share your views and opinions at http:// bit.ly/QIQWwZ
sell the produce at 75% of the retail rate, as compared to 30% of retail rate offered by agents. While marketing the produce directly may not be always feasible, it is imperative for the progressive farmers to form produce cartels or consortiums to take advantage of economies of scale. Methods of Propagation of Melias Dubia : Melia Dubia can be propagated by seeds as well as clones. Germination rate by seeds is close to 10-20% but has a good root development on the field. While plant propagation is not our forte, reliable sources have stated that deep tap root system is lesser in cloned varieties, says Mr. Johri.Regarding yield of melia dubia, Mr. Johri says, Conservative estimation of 10 to 15 cubic feet should be attainable by 5th soil fertility condition. I would also recommend spraying panchagavya to these plants and see the results in 2 3 months. Apply jeevamirtham to the roots at once in 15-day frequency. The cost of panchagavya application to a tree will be very less compared to that of the chemical fertilizers. It also boosts the immune system of the tree and makes it drought resistant. Mr. KS Raj says, Melia Dubia is a forest tree and grows naturally. To get good and
Use of Organic Manure

Ms. Ashwini advises, Since the organic carbon content is low, it is advisable to incorporate a lot of organic manure. Please use well decomposed sheep manure, poultry manure, vermicompost. All these are known to have high nitrogen content and will improve the plant stature gradually. Since melia dubia is a fast growing tree you can also incorporate 20.20.20 at 25 to 40 g per tree twice in a year. You can also adopt inter-cultivation of leguminous crops which will gradually increase the soil nutrition. Mr. Hari Prasath U, Hari Agro Products, too advises enrichment of organic matter in soil. You need to add as much natural substance as the plants need in the long run. Make your own vermicompost. I would recommend you make a mixture of decomposed leaves and other organic matter such as sugarcane fiber and azospirillum, phospobacteria and related stuff to set the
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Middlemen in Poultry Business

Dr. Syed Altaf Gilani poultry consultant at Jammu and Kashmir and other poultry farmers discuss how poultry farmers are at loss due to middlemen smartness
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unloaded into their godowns are fed heavily for the quick weight gain as these starved birds eat full. The consumer gets cheated when the retailer weighs the bird on the weighing scale and pays unknowingly for the feed in the crop at the rate of the live bird. While negotiating the rates, the dealer offers at least Rs. 5 per kilo gram of live broiler less than the rates at which he can get the same commodity from the dealer importing from outside the State. Another condition is being put around by the dealer that the birds shall be lifted in the morning only if kept off-feed and off-water overnight. While weighing the consignment, still a deduction of 1 per cent in the total weight is being made on the pretext of weight loss. Interestingly, the poultry farmer does not get cash for its produce but is presented a post-dated cheque having a minimum of 15 to 20 days for its encashment in contrast to the cash transaction with the outside dealer. As soon as the consignment is collected from the farm, it is delivered to the retailers on the same average weight. The dealer and the retailer have nothing at stake and still take the lions share while as the poultry entrepreneur has everything at stake and only gets peanuts, that too when the rate is favorable and the stocks give their optimum production. The middlemen grab maximum benefit from the trade at the cost of the poor farmers and the consumer. To make it more obscure, the Department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution System, Jammu and Kash-
n an article Dr. Gilani points out the poultry consumption in Jammu and Kashmir is huge and growing but the industry itself is unorganized. At the moment, the sector is being dominated by the commercial broiler farms. About 4500 in number, these farms are responsible for rearing of 300 lakh viable broilers per year. Another 150 lakh broilers and culls are being imported from outside the state. Under the present system, a poultry entrepreneur puts in lots of efforts in rearing of the stocks as per the technical norms. When the stocks attain the marketable weight, the real ordeal of the entrepreneur begins. The poultry dealers who act as middlemen between the farmers and the retailers spoil the whole broth. Their greed to earn more bucks in a short time prefer outside poultry stocks than the local ones. Reason being that the stocks transported from outside are under starvation during transshipment and as soon as
mir fixes the rates of the poultry and poultry products on the basis of the mandi rates prevalent at the time in Delhi and Punjab which puts another back-breaking burden on the farmer and the middlemen enjoy the swag. The state of affairs is flattering for the middleman and the retailer while as for the poultry entrepreneur and the consumer, it is very much inauspicious.
Solutions Suggested
Dr. Gilani also suggests the following solution to minimize exploitation by middlemen: 1. An extensive awareness campaign by the Animal Husbandry Department for educating the farmers about the setting up of their own retail sales outlets where about 20 per cent of their produce can be marketed directly. 2. To facilitate the sustenance of the poultry industry in the Valley, the experts of the Animal Husbandry Department need to be empowered for fixing the whole sale and retail prices of the live and the dressed poultry as per the production cost. 3. Hygienically dressed and chilled poultry meat needs to be popularized among the masses by launching an awareness campaign involving the health experts and religious scholars. 4. The dependence on imports of poultry and poultry based inputs has to be reduced by commencing the establishment of Breeding Farms, Hatcheries and Feed Manufacturing Plants in the private sector. Animal Husbandry Department has to act as a facilitator and assist in dissemination of related information to the prospective entrepreneurs. 5. Establishment of Poultry Mandis on the analogy of Fruit Mandis at every District Headquarter where the farmers and retailers shall be handling the market directly. Dr. Gilani says the solutions are easy to implement; the only thing needed is to create awareness among the farmer community. I am getting a very good response for the same. Yes, there will be resistance from the
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r. Syed Altaf Gilani is a poultry con sultant based in Kashmir. He has experience of over 17 years in the poultry industry. He is currently working as mobile officer (poultry) in the Department of Animal Husbandry, Kashmir. I am closely associated with the poultry entrepreneurs and feel that a farmer is the fulcrum of the poultry industry and their problem is the problem of the industry. Our Valley is mostly non-vegetarian and the annual consumption is to the tune of 450 lakh birds. We consume 150 lakh birds per day. Unless this industry is given a proper direction, it can collapse any time, says Dr. Gilani. He admits that this issue exists in other parts of India too. But in other parts, poultry mandis do exist which give some relief to the farmer community while as in this part of the globe, such a mandi is nonexistent, he adds. He relates a real life incidence of middlemen exploiting poultry farmers, I have myself witnessed this exploitation at the hands of the middlemen. When the birds broker community only, he says. Dr. Ganesh Prajapat, executive director ACI Agro Solution however disagrees with Dr. Gilani. He maintains farmers should concentrate on productivity and not on selling while the government must build the infrastructure. The producer should just produce the material and reach the production to the storage hub or processing hub. The grower will get more benefit in his specialization, he says.
Dr. Syed Altaf Gilani

Providing poultry consultancy for more than 17 years in Jammu and Kashmir
adversary day in and day out. Dr. Gilani says awareness should be created to prevent exploitation by middlemen. He maintains all the stakeholders should come forward to stop it. The pharmaceutical companies, feed manufacturers, breeders, Department of Animal Husbandry, and media, who have stakes in the industry, should sponsor seminars, awareness camps so that this exploitation is put to an end, he says, adding, There are so many multinational pharma houses. Our consumption of poultry medicines per annum is a whooping Rs.15 Crores. I wish they should come forward for this noble cause, he adds. For more information, contact : Dr. Syed Altaf Gilani, Professors Colony, Naseem Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India - 190006, Tel : 9419008532 E:altafgilani@thepoultryconsultancy.com; Web : www.thepoultryconsultancy.com When these birds are ready to sell then they are again shifted to the main or central poultry farm. The birds are sold out after twothree days. He adds, This model is suitable for small farmers. The profit can be shared with in the members, in this model one can easily workout on centralized processing of the birds. Our Correspondent Share your views and opinions at http:// bit.ly/Wq9S13
are ready for marketing, it is very difficult for the farmer to retain the birds beyond the marketable age as these consume a lot of feed and increase in their body weight fetches the farmer lesser cost per kg. So the farmer is left with no choice but to dispose off the stocks at the terms of the middleman. This is true for every farmer and is a common
Co-Operative Poultry Model

Dr. Prajapat also suggests a Co-Operative Poultry Model as a solution to avoid middlemen. He says, This model is bit advance than the last one. In this model there is central Poultry farm that is used for rearing small chicks up to five-six days. All the vaccination are done then these birds are shifted to the farmer as per their capacity this model can also include the small farmers. The farmers take care of these birds.
Frozen Poultry
Mr. Anant Garaty, Consultant Bio-security says, I am in agreement with the suggestions to the farmers but the real-estate cost makes it nonviable in todays scenario where the rentals are sky rocketing. I believe the farm rates should be announced logically keeping in mind the input/ production cost to the farmer. Also educating consumers on frozen poultry is very important as frozen poultry is hygienic, cost effective and has better shelf life too. Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore and many other Asian countries are consuming frozen chicken. There seems to be a myth in our country that fresh chicken only tastes good. In my opinion frozen chicken has no difference in taste if de-freezing is done in the right manner and the other advantages being hygienic, more chicken for the same price, control over spread of microorganisms.

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Buying and Selling Farm Lands

Article summarizes a discussion in AgricultureInformation.com on the various aspects of buying and selling agriculture farm land
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parent transactions in the sale price and mostly do it with bank DD or check. I render all assistance to the seller in case they do not have bank accounts, he adds. Identifying Genuine Land for Sale Identifying the land for sale is the most difficult part because all the resources may not be genuine and requires a lot of verification. Mr. Venkatraman says, When a proposal for sale comes to me, I personally visit the place and make discreet enquiries as to the sale of land mentioned by my contacts. When contradicting reports and negative feedback is given I just drop the property deal. He adds, I mostly operate with in a circle of 20 to 25 km in and around Kumbakonam since my clients want fertile agri lands at reasonable price range up to 10 lacs per acre. Being a native of this town since birth and having widespread contacts in this field, I get details about various available lands coming for sale. The information will be 75:25 with regard to correctness and real field situation when I go for first inspection. Gathering details about available lands is not that much difficult but identifying the right land is the main work. Mr. Venkataraman also helps them in patta
r. Raghupathi Venkatraman, agri con sultant and proprietor of Govardhangiri Con sultants advises on buying genuine agri land that are best suited for farming and are free of legal complications. The land that comes up for sale and contract farming must be assessed based on the parameters of location, irrigation facilities, free power, exclusive and direct access to the land, maximum price that can be fixed per acre, revenue and return potential for the investment. It also needs to be ascertained that the land is free hold, has no tenancy issues, has complete family consent for sale of land, and the owner has got valid title to sell the property. Mr. Venkatraman insists on getting all parent document copies. I also visit the village admin office and get some more revenue documents that may not be with the owners. I then apply for E.C from local registrar office, ensure that the land is free from encumbrance, no bank loan or mortgage is made, know the property guide line value, and ensure 100% genuineness of the property. I insist on 100 trans-
transfer, electricity free power name transfer, take them to local agri dept for subsidies and farm machinery, and look after their farming needs. Growth Prospects and Challenges Mr. Venkataraman maintains genuine trouble-free saleable agri lands are becoming scarce. The demand for agri lands is always growing but land availability is decreasing. Agri lands with best location, approach to field, free power, and water bodies nearby are hard to find. One has to scout for genuine properties over a month even, and it is becoming difficult to identify the genuine lands coming for sale. Growth rate is satisfactory but only those with similar background can survive for long in this field, he laments. He lists the various challenges and solutions as: The recent revision in the guideline value of agri lands in Tamil Nadu is not conducive and encouraging for land sale and purchases. Human power shortage is a worry and mechanization of farming is not adequately compensating this since government help is not that much forth coming. This will discourage willing agripreneurs in the future. Free power and more hours of electricity supply to farmers for the agri lands and cultivation is must and mandatory. This will adequately compensate river water shortage in Cauvery basin and delta region. Government support to new farmers in the form of knowledge sharing, support and subsidy available schemes should be more. Bio and organic farming to gain momentum and spread to new farmers to minimize agri expenses. Remunerative price for products and scientific farming with integrated support is must for all farmers. Buying and Selling Land Mr. Prajapat of ACI Agro Solutions shares few critical aspects with respect to purchase of land, There are three basic fundamental piller of farm Management. Land, Labor and Capital. Land is first pillar, without land we cant think about the agriculture. Now a
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days land is associated with two sectors real estate sector and agriculture sector. Both are at different directions. Increasing cost of land due to the real estate industry, the agriculture sector is effecting adversely. The increasing cost of land is hitting the cost of production. The farmers are more interested in colonization and land selling instead of Agriculture development. Mr. Venkatraman summarizes the key points in buying and selling agri land: For buyers: 1. Assess your physical capability before entering this field. Whether your body and health can permit the strain and energy that is required in agri farming. It will test your patience and make you feel frustrated at times, but it is a very pleasing and rewarding ultimately 2. Ensure and accept that you can breakeven only with proper planning and adopting scientific farming methods over a period of 3-4 years 3. Initial investment need not be more than 25 to 30 lakhs and buy a maximum of 6-8 acres 4. If you have more money and wherewith all then go for integrated farming after consulting best experts in this field. 5. Ensure to get the services of a broker firm and consult them before buying agri lands For sellers: 1. Hold your property for some time. Farming and agriculture are going to be the future viable business in next 5 years. Unless you need funds for family needs dont sell now
Raghupathy Venkatraman
Govardhangiri Consultants
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu based Real-Estate Consultants
ovardhangiri Consultants was established in 2010 by Mr. Raghupathi Venkatraman. The company is based in Kumbakonam. The company offers consultation in land assessment, contract farming arrangement and cultivation. Mr. Venkatraman right now offers consultation mainly in Tanjore and Trichy districts of Tamilnadu. He also undertakes projects in a few parts of Karnataka. Regarding the business scope Mr. Venkatraman says, Everyone who comes to me for purchase of agri farmlands have similar concern for the future and care for food security. They are widely read, understand the magnitude of issues in this field and want to prevent the indiscriminate fertile land use and callous attitude by the real estate sharks. The Procedure : Sharing the procedure to buy lands Mr. Venkataraman says, The buyers should know their budget, and expectations. They should do a reality check whether they can devote enough time and energy, or have the patience to take up farming. A reasonable investment is required to break even over a period of 3-4 years. In the initial stages it may get frustrating with so much of field work involved. A lot of patience is required to deal with the local labor scenario, government department related activities, and travel. If they can rise up to these challenges then there will be no stopping their success. So I would suggest prospective buyers to carefully consider these points and take the right decision before venturing into farming. For more information, contact : Mr. Raghupathi Venkatraman, Proprietor, 43, Thangavel Nagar, Karaikal Road, Next To H.P Petrol Bunk., Tirunageswaram, Kumbakonam 612204, Tel : 0435-2464021 / 2411021, Mobile: 9500181288, Email : raghupathiv@yahoo.com / raghupathiv9@gmail.com, Web : ww.govardhangiri.com 2. Adopt more economical measures in agriculture 3. Hold your stock and output for an extended period and get better remunerative price 4. Indulge one male in your family in this field and educate him in this subject. 5. Bio and organic farming minimizes expenses and gives more yield. Switch to this and stop using fertilizers and pesticides. Grow profitable trees all around your field Our Correspondent Share your views and opinions at http://bit.ly/VLUvky
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Want to Start Commercial Plantation I have do commercial plantation at my 100 acre farm at M P. Interested in Ukelyptus, Popular, Teak, Bamboo, Agar or any other plant which has high return on investment. People having knowledge on the subject, please help with the details. My contact details areDharmendra sharma dharam.trade@gmail.com Masoor Dhal or Red Lentil Processing Related Query Looking for advice and suggestion from those having experience in De husking (Processing) Masoor Dhal know as Red Lentil, as a med ium scale industry. Need to know from where to purchase Machinery/Mills, and Whole Masoor Dhal also particulars of processing operation. Please reply atNaheer Taip organic_plannet@yahoo.com Mushroom Cultivation in Goa I am interested to do mushroom cultivation in Goa, would appreciate to know in details of the same (feasibil ity, requirement cost, marketing and all other details of the project). Reply me atDerick Almeida dasayshi@lycos.com Best Capsicum Variety for Green Shade Cultivation I am new to green shade cultivation and trying to put capsicum. Please tell me which variety is good and profitable. I am planning this set up near to Hyderabad. Reply atSreedhar sreedhar3d@gmail.com Solar Powered Dc Submersible Pump I am writing to seek the opinion of members in this forum that have experience and / or have information on installation & l ifting of water from deep bore wells through solar powered submersible pumps. I am exploring the potential for install ing of a 3 HP equivalent DC submersible pump to l ift water from 400 feet depth. Connecting conventional AC pumps through solar power is expensive. I understand that a DC submersible pump requires less wattage / amperes as compared to AC pumps, which will bring down the cost of installation of solar panels to power the submersible pump. I shall appreciate if any members in this forum could share their experience. P S Krishnan krishps100@gmail.com Teak Plantation in Karnataka I'm a banker by profession and I'm interested to have Teak plantation in Karnataka. Query : Am I el igible to buy an Agricultural / Nonagricultural land (Dry/Barren land) for the purpose of Teak plantation, since I'm from an nonagricultural family and my income is above 2Lach per annum. Please guide. Sathya L P lpsagri@gmail.com Estimating Selling Price of Poplar Trees I have about 15 poplar trees that are approximately 7 years old. This will be the first time that I would be sell ing these trees. Can anybody tell me an easy way/formula to calculate the best price I could get for the trees. Please let me know the prevail ing rate of poplar in the market. My farm is located in Shaml i (approx 100 kms from Delhi). It will be great if someone can connect me to poplar dealers. Yashvendra Singh singh.yashvendra@gmail.com Which Animal is Good for Dairy Farming? I have plans to start a dairy farming in Pune. However, being new in this business not sure which animal I must select for dairy farming? And which is more profitable? Whether it should be cow or buffalo? Please help me. Sandeep Rajmane sandyrajmane@gmail.com Would Like Know Facts About Stevia Cultivation I would be grateful if someone can tell me about Stevia 1.Its cost of cultivation and total investment per acre. 2. Yield, per acre 3.cl imatic cond ition required to grow. 4.If there is any Buy back of its leaf or its extracts. 5. Market price approximately. 6. Plant suppl iers 7. Risk Factor Is there any training Institute in Bangalore who gives in detail training. Reply me at Sanjeev J sanjeevjaiswal2000@gmail.com Banana Fiber Extraction Training I am from Karnataka and wish to start a small scale industry which is eco friendly unit. Hence I selected banana fiber extraction. Can you advise where I can get training for the same and other information on the subject. Yenjeshhm at.yenjesh@gmail.com
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become the most enviable profession. says Mr.V.K.V.Ravichandran, a Bt cotton farmer from Tamil Nadu. Today, India is facing the huge challenge of growing population. Presently, population is over 1.2billion and the numbers are growing at alarming rate. According an estimate, we must increase our food production by 50% by the year 2025 to meet out nations growing food demands. Moreover, we have to also address the innumerable problems and constraints like depleting arable land area, diminishing water resources and adverse impact of climate change on agriculture etc. There is also an exodus of farm hands from villages to towns. If you go to any village you would rarely come across a farmer who is less than 35 years old. Agricultural Biotechnology is one promising technology that could provide answers to many of the problems India is facing today. Our farmers may be poor and lack formal education, but are clever enough to distinguish between good and bad. If he finds that a technology is effective and viable, he would implement it immediately. Bt cotton technology is one such technology that has transformed their lives and provided apt solutions to problems faced by the nation and has helped Indian farmers to grow substantially in every aspect. The technology is a success due to combined efforts of millions of cotton farmers, talented scientists, industry experts and technology providers. Article Source: Mahyco For more information contact- Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company,Dawalwadi, PO, Box 76, Jalna (MS) 431203, Maharashtra, India. Phone +91-2482-233881 .
Technology
Bt Coton farmers earn more incomes Report on farmers cultivating Mahyco's Bollgard Cotton hybrid seeds Technological advancement and its adoption in agriculture is transforming the lives of Indian farmers, especially those who have taken advantage of biotech products like Bt cotton over the past 10 years. Agriculture biotechnology has immense benefits and as a result it has seen rapid adoption by Indian farmers. It continues to transform the lives of farmers much like the IT industry did for others before it. Testifying to the benefits of this revolutionary technology, Karabasappa B Banakar, a Bt cotton farmer from Ranebennur Taluk, Haveri District, Karnataka said that he has been cultivating Mahycos Bollgard Cotton hybrid seeds since its introduction in the year 2002 and is getting good results. Mr. Hanumanthappa from Byadagi Taluk of Haveri Districts, Karnataka said that he had been cultivating cotton for the last 33 years and was not getting a good income from conventional seeds, however, after switching to Bt cotton, he started earning a sizeable profit. He now eagerly waits for technologies like herbicide tolerant hybrids which will provide great help to farmers in weed management. In India, harvesting is done manually. The bolls that are affected by bollworms do not open fully. As the bollworm infestation is practically nil in Bt Cotton it is easier to pick fluffy cotton from the fully opened bolls. For instance, if one labourer could pick 10 kg of non Bt cotton the same labourer can pick 15 kg of Bt Cotton. Further, as the cotton seed is an oil seed, it secretes oil when it is chewed by the bollworm. The secreted oil contaminates the fibre. This drastically reduces the quality of fibre. So, the traders prefer and offer higher rates for Bt cotton for its contamination free fibre quality. There are many more such direct and indirect benefits of Bt cotton. If we are able to derive so many benefits with a single trait, imagine the volume of benefits that will accrue to the farmers if they are provided with more GM crops encompassing various desirable traits. If this dream turns in to reality farming would
According to him, On-egg advertising has its own limitations. It can be sent only through distribution channels and therefore targeting of advertisements is difficult. However, for products like Salt, toothpaste, oil, fevicol etc., and services like TV networks, cellular networks, TV programs, newspapers, Radio stations etc., this can be an excellent medium as they are not restricted to specific geography / social profile. For further information contact- Mr. Balaji, Partner, Chandrans Poultry Farm, 2/77, Palladam Puliampatti (PO), Karadivavi (so) Coimbatore 641658 Phone: +914255265461 M: 9942222141 Email: info@chandranspoultr y.com / balaji@chandranspoultry.com Web: www.chandranspoultry.com
SIMA, International Trade Show in Paris

24-28 February 2013, SIMA the most international trade show in the agricultural world (agricultural equipment and livestock farming) will be held in Paris - France from 24 to 28 February 2013. The show will bring together all the key French and international players in the world of agriculture for five days at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. Agri professionals will have the chance to explore agricultural equipment, products and services for livestock farming, large-scale farming and specialist farming along with 400 dairy and beef cattle under one roof. The Exhibition shall be putting special emphasis on all forms of agriculture: intensive, integrated, sustainable and organic farming on large, small or medium-sized farms. It shall also have a forum where international speakers from around the globe would be addressing major themes in agriculture, offering an international vision. To know more details contact: Ms. Rasika Vad - Project Manager Promosalons, C/o IFCCI, French Bank Building, 4th floor, 62, Homji Street, Fort, Mumbai 400001. Tel: +91-2266100401Fax: +91-22-67479760 Email - rasika@promosalons.com
On-Egg Advertising
Chandrans Poultry introduces a new concept of advertising on eggs. Mr. Balaji explains, Chandran's Poultry Farm and its sister concern Hitech poultry farm produce and distribute 4- 4.5 lakh eggs every day. We are reaching so many households on a routine basis. In an industry where eggs are a commodity, we are trying to find ideas where we can get better revenues from the eggs and this concept of on-egg advertising was born. We have an egg printing machine which can print graphics and text on eggs. Normal printers cannot do this. We can print and distribute eggs with advertisements to our consumers. As opposed to other traditional media like newspaper and TV, the advertisements will reach consumers directly and is free from clutter. The novelty of the idea is also likely to create a viral market for the advertisers.
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JOBS
Plantation Manager
Job Description : To manage a 3 acre chilli plantation, supervise workers and maximize harvest yield. To organize, coach and monitor the daily field activities such as harvesting, pruning, fertilizer application, spraying, weeding, harvesting and etc. general tasks. To ensure that accurate and timely records are updated for - o Harvesting o Chemical and fertilizer utilization o Tools and Equipment o Attendance of Manpower To oversee maintenance of plantation infrastructure. To train, develop, coach and motivate the subordinate staff to perform according to set standards to enhance the productivity of the team. Desired Candidate Profile : Matured appearance, Age 19+ to 30 years old. Diploma or Degree in Agriculture or related discipline. Able to read, write and speak in English. Minimum 4 years work experience in vegetable farming. Hands on experience of fertigation systems and drip irrigation. Experienced in the plantation of chillies. Monthly salary roughly 2k - RM 2,800.00.. Insurance +Medical+ Accommodation provided Company Profile: Plantations farm in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Contact Details: Candidates interested in the above stated position, please send your application & CV stating current & expected salary to- Muruga Nathan nmnathan@yahoo.com
JOBS WANTED
Wanted Job in Exotic Vegetable Production I am looking for job in exotic vegetable production and i am having good knowledge about production of vegetables especially exotic like lettuce,brocoli, zuccini, pakchoi etc. if any one who have requirement of agriculture graduate with experience of exotic vegetable production can mail me. My contact details areVishal Nale, 9823187625, vbnale@gmail.com
Wanted Opportunity to Work as Working Partner

My name is Sandeep Reddy. My qualification is MCZ. I have deep interest in doing business but as I dont have capital to invest so would be interested in working as working partner. Hence, anybody looking for working partners or business partners without investment please contact me atSandeep adala, +9700064937, sandeep.adala@yahoo.com tain labour and ensure that all equipments are handled well and the farm is managed well without supervision from our end. Company Profile: Swapna Farms is a 12 acre farm around 40 Kim's from Mysore. It is a fully equipped farm. Soon there are plans to start a dairy very soon. Contact Details: Interested candidates please contact me directly on 9845028337. Email resume at Suresh@swapnafarms.com
Agri Sales Executive

Job Description : The candidate shall be responsible for marketing and sales of agri input in Western Maharashtra region. He must be based in Nashik city. Desired Candidate Profile : Minimum graduation is must. Prior experience in sales of agri input shall be an added advantage. Company Profile: To know more about the company and job feel free to contact us. Contact Details: Send in your resume with complete details at- S.BHATTACHARYA Mumbai +91-9820128389 dr.somb@gmail.com, somnath_b@vsnl.net
Tomato Cultivation Expert

Job Description : A farm in Ghana requires a tomato cultivation expert to manage high yielding varieties under tropical conditions. Desired Candidate Profile : Experience of growing processing tomatoes in a large farm shall be an advantage. Company Profile: A well established farm in Ghana. Contact Details: Email the resume/details to our email id directly at- Shashikant Bhatkulikar Ghana +233244311219 sbhatkulikar@yahoo.com
Coffee Estate Manager

Job Description : We are looking for experienced manager for our coffee estate. He shall be responsible for the entire day-to-day operations at the farm. Good package would be provided. Desired Candidate Profile : Candidate must hold minimum graduation in agriculture or horticulture. Prior experience of working in coffee estate is preferred. Company Profile: It is 70 acre coffee plantation located in Hakatur, Coorg (12 km from Madikeri). Contact Details: Ramanathan Ramakrishnan ramanathanlr@gmail.com
Manager Cum Office Coordinator

Job Description : We have requirement of one candidate for the position of Office Cordinator, who can handle the following tasks- *Promotion of the Products and services of organization *Solve the query over Phone *Solve the query over Email *Handle the office meeting of the customers *Field visit *Export import documentations *Liaisoning with government offices *Liaisoning with buyers *Liaisoning with Suppliers Desired Candidate Profile : Must have good knowledge of agriculture and the English communication. Graduation is the minimum qualification we are looking for in the candidates qualification. Previous experience shall be an added advantage. And the person should be a go-getter. Remuneration is not a constraint for the deserving candidate. Company Profile: The company is into many different agriculture related operations. We are based in Jaipur.
Farm Supervisor / Manager

Job Description : We are looking for a farm supervisor / manager who can stay and look after the entire operations of the farm. Desired Candidate Profile : Person should be hardworking and honest. He should be able to main-
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Contact Details: Please send your CV with complete detail to the email ID. The position is for Jaipur Office. Be clear about the relocation. Ganesh Prajapat ACI Agro Solution, G-33, Golden Times Tower, Central Spine, Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur ( Rajasthan) India Contact +91- 7597920642 Tel :- +91-141-2339608 Email :- executivedirectoraci@gmail.com http://www.stevia.blogspot.com
ONLINE MEDIA company requires Graduate ladies with broadband internet at home and with excellent English skills for tele-marketing. Flexi time 3-4 hours/day, work from home.
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Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and few other states as well for sales of organic fertilizer & org. pesticides & fungicides and other herbal products. We want to expand our business in rural area. So we need marketing officer in all districts of Rajasthan. Desired Candidate Profile: We need the candidate to get challenge to develop his field and earn a smart income life time. Company Profile: Our company expands its agri input products in the rural region of the country. Contact Details: Amrit Sanjeevani Herbal Herbotech S.K.PVT.LTD. Udaipur Rajasthan M-09602635727 email-amritaloevera@gmail.com
Dairy Farm Supervisor

Job Description: We are looking out for smart supervisor. He shall be responsible to overlook day to day operations of the farm and help in expansion. Desired Candidate Profile: Candidate should have passion towards dairy farming and affection towards cows. Need to have strong business sense. Accommodation shall be provided. Remuneration is not constraint for the right candidate. Company Profile: The farm is in Kelamangalam, near hosur in Bangalore. Contact Details: Siddharthan Muthuraj m_siddharthan@yahoo.co.uk
Farm Expert
Job Description: I need one expert in animal cows, fruit cultivation and inter crop. Desired Candidate Profile: The person must have good knowledge about the subject in detail. Company Profile: My farm is located in Satara, Maharashtra. Contact Details: Send in the details at svtalwalkar@yahoo.com or my mobile no.9766397500
Farm Personnel
Job Description: We are looking for labour family for farm near Bangalore. We need 2 families to work in the farm. We will provide the following, housing, water, electricity, cows for milk, rice and dal, can grow own vegetables, medical expenses (we have our own hospital), schooling for the kids, transport and Insurance. Desired Candidate Profile : We want good families to work and will be rewarded well for the hard work. Every year bonus on the profit. Company Profile: The farm is 10 acres farm. The farm is located in Bangalore. Contact Details: If anyone knowing any such family, please introduce them to me. My contact details areSudhakar Reddy dsreddy104@gmail.com
Agriculture/Horticulture Graduates
Job Description: First Agro is hiring four Trainees for our vegetable production in Talkad, near Mysore. This is an ideal opportunity to gain hands-on experience as a Grower and enhance your experience in hydroponics environment while learning from experienced growers. This position has potential for advancement into an Assistant Grower in a supervisor position in four to five years as First Agro is planning 1,500 acres of farm production all over India in next 5 years. Trainee Growers will assist Assistant Grower and learn about seed propagation, hydroponics fertigation management, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), inventory control, and harvest management. Role & Responsibilities: 1. Assisting Assistant Grower for planning and coordinating the production of vegetables such as Colour capsicum, English Cucumber, Cherry Tomato and others, from seed propagation preparation to harvest in hydroponics environment 2. Involved in selecting and propagating seedlings and bulbs, and grafting new varieties to root stocks 3. Maintaining crop production by cultivating, de-budding and pruning, and maintaining optimal growing conditions in assigned greenhouses ...... Desired Candidate Profile: Qualification and Experience: Fresh MSc / BSc (Agriculture), MSc / B.Tech (Horticulture) or BSc (Horticulture) from a reputed University in India or abroad, graduated in last 1 to 6 months. Preference will be given to candidates with knowledge and project experience in hydroponics. Contact Details: Please visit the Employment page of our web page and email your resume for consideration. Website - www.firstagro.com/employment.html
Agronomist
Job Description: We are looking for an Agronomist with experience in Fertilizer Production & Sales both in mixed and straight fertilizer blundings. Desired Candidate Profile: Candidate having experience in African state is an advantage for this position. Company Profile: Freshpick is a Zambia based company. Contact Details: Interested candidates can email the CV at- Chief Agronomist Zambia - +260972501077 freshpick.chandra@gmail.com
Marketing Officer
Job Description: We are offering new concept of marketing in Rajasthan,
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Entrepreneurs
Agroroots
Agroroots is based in Bangalore, Karnataka. Mr. Deepu is the proprietor. Agroroots is a team of well qualified agriculture professionals dedicated to improve the social, economic and environmental sustainability of small, medium and large farmer livelihoods. The essential component for the overall development of agriculture sector is through extension, consultation and farming services. In this field, Agroroots strives to achieve the objectives by focusing on three core areas. The company produces and publishes video documentaries on latest technologies in agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and allied agri-business in the form of DVD and web portal for the benefit of farmers. The company aims to produce and publish documentaries on 200 topics related to agriculture and allied sector by 2015. Though the company is successful in creating the DVDs, they are not able to reach the rural mass due to lack of publicity. The company is a self-funded organization. For the betterment of agriculture, the company has come up with a portal, where 20-25 documentaries will be posted on topics like agriculture, sheep, insemination techniques in sheep, mechanization of agriculture and transplantation technique in paddy. The proprietor of Agroroots, Mr. Deepu says, We have launched the portal for the benefit of farmers. The videos will be ready in 15-20 days. The company has video documentaries on latest technologies in agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and allied agri-business in the form of DVD & web portal for the benefit of our farmers. We try to carry these agriculture related documentaries through DVDs to the remote places where there is no internet connection. The price of DVDs is nominal and farmers can buy the product directly from our office or they can buy it by sending DD or buying it online through debit card / credit card / through IVRS (Phone Pay). For more information, contact : Mr. Deepu, Agroroots, No. 60, 5th C Main 3rd Cross, 2nd Block, R.T. Nagar, Bengaluru 560 032 Karnataka Mobile: 98451 66701 Email: deepu@agroroots.com
Sunrise Scientific
Sunrise Scientific Inc was established in 2007 in Bangalore, Karnataka state. Mr. Vijay Suriya is the founder and Chief Executive of the firm. The firm manufactures a wide range of temperature-controlled lab equipment and clean air systems. It supplies to Biotechnology Industries R & D centers, Q.C. lab, agricultural & educational institutions and hospitals. Sunrise Scientific Inc has got its own infrastructure to manufacture quality products that are used in R & D labs. The firm has laid down strict quality guidelines to achieve complete customer satisfaction. The firm incorporates the latest and directive technology through their extensive research and development activities. Sunrise Scientific Inc Chief Executive Mr. Vijay Suriya is a Diploma holder in electrical engineering and has got 15 years of experience in this field. Mr. Vijay Suriya says, We have our own infrastructure to manufacture quality products that are used in R & D Labs. We represent the latest and directive technologies and incorporate latest know-how of available modern techniques and innovation accessible to us. We have laid down strict quality guidelines and directives at every stage of manufacturing and product integration, so as to achieve our motto of complete customer satisfaction through business ethics. We have got customers in Southern India and Central India and wish to cater to other parts of the country. At present, we are not exporting as we have to upgrade our infrastructure. We have a good reputation in the market and earned customer satisfaction tag, adds Mr. Vijay Suriya. For further information, contact Mr. Vijay Suriya, Chief Executive, Sunrise Scientific Inc, 10, Pete Chennapa Industrial Estate, Kamakshipalya, Bangalore 560 079. Karnataka State. Phone: 080-23486137 Mobile: 9845422588 , Email: vijaysuriya8@gmail.com
Bharat Book Bureau

Bharat Book Bureau was established in 1989 in Navi Mumbai. Mr. M. K. Chettiar is the CEO of the company. Bharat Book Bureau is the leading market research information aggregator that provides market research reports, industry analysis, company profiles, business reports, country reports, newsletters and online databases to corporate, consulting firms, academic institutions, government departments, agencies etc. Through industry analysis, one can identify opportunities, analyze requirements of the customers, and study the competition sectorwise. Bharat Book Bureau provides over a million reports from more than 400 publishers around the globe. Their publishers include Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Business Monitor International, LexisNexis, FT.com, Datamonitor, Euromoney , Freedonia, Global Research & Data Services, BCC Research, Euromonitor, EnerData, National Technical Information Service, Canadean, Infraline etc. The market research reports the company provides will help global companies examine the different markets before setting up a business or expanding into different countries across the world. The company gives complete perspectives on the current market scenario, trends, segments and future outlook. The business reports will provide information on business objectives, employees, strategies, competitors, structure etc., of various organizations. These reports will help to develop a detailed analysis on the strengths and weaknesses of the management. Bharat Book Bureau CEO Mr. M. K. Chettiar is a business administration graduate and Masters in information science from ISI (Indian Statistical Institute). He has got 30 years of experience in information industry. Mr. Chettiar says that they deal in market research reports. Through their ecommerce website, they have established their presence worldwide. They also provide project reports relating to farming, crop cultivation etc. For further information, contact : Mr. M. K. Chettiar, CEO, Bharat Book Bureau 810, Real Tech Park, 8th Floor, Sector 30A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400703 , Maharashtra. India. Phone: 022 27810772 / 773 Email: chettiar@bharatbook.com
A.P. Vanniarajan & Co

A.P.Vanniarajan & Co is located in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. The company deals in red chillies and caters to domestic market. Being in the trade since 5 decades, the company has built a name in the market for quality, value and reliability. Its annual turnover is around Rs. 70 crore. Even though the company has no brand name they sold the chillies in bulk quantities. A number of varieties of chillies are available from low heat to high heat and low colour. The company meets the customers requirements with lab reports 334. The general whole chillie is used for domestic consumption. The teja chillies have very high heat and the Guntur byadgi has high colour and low heat. Companys Managing Partner is Mr. Arun Jayakar. He is a diploma holder in textiles. Since childhood chillies has been his passion and now being in the trade fascinates him. Mr. Arun Jayakar says after a long time the government has started giving incentives but it is lower than what China government offers its exporters. We need more support from the government to control the use of pesticides on food crops. Pesticide residue has to be controlled at the farm level itself. In Andhra Pradesh, we are facing power crisis which is to be addressed immediately, as our sister concern runs a cold storage in Guntur, adds Mr. Arun. To stay ahead in the growing world of competition the company now focuses on value added products, opines Mr. Arun. For further information contact Mr. Arun Jayakar, Managing Partner, A.P. Vanniarajan & Co., 25-16-218, G.T. Road, Near Mirchi Yard, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Mobile: 9849184670. Email:apvandco@yahoo.com
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DEVELOPMENT IRRIGA AGRI DEVELOPMENT / IRRIGATION
Green Belt Developer India

Chennai based agriculture development company operates on multi-integrated agriculture concept
reen Belt Developer India Private Limited was estab lished in 2010. It is an agri culture development com pany headquartered in Chennai. We established this company based on the concept of multi-integrated agriculture concept. Initially the basic idea was to ensure each and every family in India has one acre of agricultural land for agriculture reliance, says Mr. Sathya Narayanan, director. He further explains, The reason behind the concept of one acre land is that one acre of agriculture land can cater to food requirement of a small family. In this concept we are making them own one acre of undivided agriculture land by themselves. We have ensured the system will work by itself, irrespective of the people involved. It will be executed by a project monitoring committee formed by another NGO working with us, Green Belt Welfare Society. That NGO will form a project monitoring committee once that land is finalized. After the development of the land, it will hand over to owners and the company will execute the agricultural activities. It will work as a contractor labor. There will be project monitoring committee consisting four members from the NGO and five members from the owners. This way continuous execution will be done and the agriculture land is protected, he says. Adding, Because of the current development ratio, we have given an option to the owner that after 25 years, 5% of the land can be utilized for personal, noncommercial purpose. They can use it for essential purpose on that particular location. Other Activities The company will also be conducting educational tours on these lands after setting up adequate infrastructure. The owners of the place can come and stay there for four days or five days in a year at a time. This way we will be creating an intimacy between them. We will offer time share to the owners and also conduct educational tours for other visitors. That revenue too will go back to the project. This way the technology we hire or purchase can be utilized for all of our projects. The manpower can also be utilized, maintains Mr. Narayanan. He adds, 10% of profit will be accumulated separately in separate corporate ac-
count. Then the project can be expanded in different locations. When the family multiplies more land can be allocated to the family members. In traditional agriculture when the land gets divided through generations till the holdings become very small. So that is the main object of our organization. The Process After the company has 400-500 participants, it will start land procurement/purchase. We will create awareness about the project, we will ask them to join only in the concept, just a visit check without taking any amount. After 400 members join, we will finalize the location of the land. Whoever first makes the payment will be inducted. Whatever revenue is generated from cultivation will added in corporate account
and total account from there will be shared, says Mr. Narayanan. Our Correspondent For more information, contact : Mr. Sathya Narayan, Director, Green Belt Developer India Private Limited, No.6, Sai Nagar, Virugambakkam, Chennai 600092, E: greeninfo@greenbeltindia.com Phone: 044 32427044 / 04432479452 / 9710920000
Ajay Industrial Corporation

Manufactures and exports agriculture implements. Located at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
jay Industrial Corporation Ltd., (AICL) was established in 1961 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The company manufactures various kinds of products related to water management. It manufactures and exports a wide range of hand pumps, CPVC pipes & fittings, uPVC pipes fittings, UPVC column pipes, UPVC casing & screen pipes, pressure pipes, drip irrigation systems, rainguns, layflat hose pipe, garden hoses etc. It is an ISO 9001-2008 certified unit. AICL is the first Indian manufacturing unit especially in hand pump segment. AICL has been regularly winning Export Excellence Awards at National level from Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPCINDIA) of the ministry of Commerce, Government of India for many years towards maximum contribution in exports. The company adheres to the international quality standards in manufacturing. The company operates throughout India and the products are CPVC pipes & fittings, UPVC pipes & fittings. AICL also exports the products primarily to Africa. It exports hand pumps & PVC casing & screen pipes. Ajay Industrial Corporation Limiteds international marketing manager is Mr. Ajay Kumar Jain. He is an MBA with 15 years of experience in international business. Mr. Ajay Kumar says, To reach to farmers, AICL participates in various exhibitions and hold demonstration of our products to enlighten them. Nowadays, farmers too are aware of the new methods of farming and irrigation. With the support of our employees, clients, dealers and distributors, our product quality and services are acceptable throughout. Our in-house research and development division is involved in continuous improvement of our products quality and features and also in development of new products. Since 2004-05, the company won consecutively for five years Shield for Star Performer & Outstanding contribution to engineering exports awards. The company is rated as 1S3 by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), adds Ajay Kumar. Our Correspondent For further information, contact: Mr. Ajay Kumar Jain, Ajay Industrial Corporation Ltd, 20/11, Site IV, Sahibabad Industrial Area, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201010 India. Phone: 0120 2774747 Email: ajayjainin skype.
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FLORICULTURE
lub Ad Bio Herbal Farms was founded by Mr. Faisal Mohammed, chairman and design director, in 2006. It is a floriculture company located in Trichur, Kerala. Mr. Faisal initially faced a lot of hurdles. The main problem was acquiring quality plants. Some tissue culture labs produce low quality plants by mixing high quality imported plants with low quality plants, he says. In future the company is also planning to start joint-venture with interested people over 100 acres of land in the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Kerala. In the joint venture the other partner will be given all the planting materials by us with buy back agreement, says Mr. Faisal. Range of Flowers Grown The company started with planting anthurium, followed by gerbera and orchids. Now our main concentration is on heliconia, which is more commercially viable and profitable in our climate, informs Mr. Faisal. He maintains that heliconia flowers are most popular among his clientele. It is very easy to cultivate in our climate with a reasonable investment which can give big profits in two years and the profit will be more and more in the coming years with less investment compared to other flowers. They have good immunity, and drought resistant to a certain extent, so cost for maintenance is very less, he maintains. Ideal Condition for Growing Heliconia Speaking about the ideal conditions for growing various flowers, Mr. Faisal informs, Heliconia typically thrive in well-draining soil that is rich in decaying organic matter. Garden loam enriched with leaf compost would be ideal; with an addition of a small amount of sand should the soil pack too tightly to prevent proper drainage. Heliconia ideally requires at least 6 hours of direct sunlight as this would encourage continuous flowering. Lower amounts of sunlight would result in the production of lush foliage, with flowers. Plants would tend to grow taller and larger with less light. However there are also species of heliconia which enjoy shade like heliconia pendula and heliconia stricta. Heliconia should be watered as often as possible at least once in the morning and once in the evening. The soil should never be allowed to dry out completely. A large heliconia can consume enormous amounts of fertilizer, and grow to immense proportions. Bone meal is an ideal choice. However regular fertilizing with slow-release fertilizer of NPK ratio 13:5:13 works just as
Club AD Bio Herbal Farms and Resorts

Producers and suppliers of flowers. Presently, focusing on Heliconia flower variety. Located in Trichur
well. The plants require maintenance. Dead leaves and stems should always be removed. Heliconias need proper irrigation and use of only organic fertilizers for better flowers. Mulching the farm to increase the organic content and humus is also recommended. Target customers The company mainly supplies to the metros in India. The company is planning to enter the exports market next year. We have already acquired more land and planted more plants to meet future exports needs, he adds. Orchids In orchids, Mr. Faisal recommends Annie black orchids imported from Singapore, which can be cultivated in full sun. The cost of cultivation is low and maintenance
is easy for this kind of monopodial orchids. Compared to the production of flowers and return, it is more viable. The climate in Kerala is ideal for floriculture including orchids and heliconia, he maintains Hybrid Seeds Most hybrid seed varieties takes 11 months to 18 months for flowering. Usually carebea varieties take more time for flowering. Varieties like stricta iris, eden pink, wagnariana, gayana, tropics, yellow torch get flowers very easily within 6 to 11 months. It is always better to calculate minimum 2 years period for flowering heliconias in the project planning. Growth Prospects of Floriculture Industry Mr. Faisal predicts good future for floriculture industry in India. It is predicted that in 2040, India will overtake USA and in 2050 India will be number one floriculture industry in the world, overtaking China. So there is no doubt that in the coming years the demand for flowers will be increasing in India and abroad. It is a wise decision to start floriculture now, he says. Mr. Faisal is an architect professionally. He worked in Aecom in Middle East before starting his venture. Our Correspondent For more information, contact : Mr. Faisal Mohammed, Chairman and Design Director, Club AD Bio Herbal Farms and Resorts Pvt.Ltd. PO Perinnanam, Trichur - 680686, Kerala, India Phone: (480)-2846926 Mobile: 8086049101 Web: http://www.indiamart.com/club-adbioherbalfarms/#profile Email: mmfisal@gmail.com
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BIOTECHNOLOGY
reen Well Biotech Private Limited was established in the year 2011 at Hosur, Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu. The founders of the company are Messrs. P. Naveen Kumar, K. Palaniyandi, S.Kandasamy and S. Madeswaran. The company has a business interests in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and medicinal plant development and promoting throughout the world. Green Well Biotech Private Limited is a creation and dedicated effort of highly experienced persons. The company maintains stringent quality standards and coupled with the latest research technology to produce superior cloned plants with lowest level of rejection. The company indulges in micro propagation technology. Micro propagation is a tool of Biotechnology. Micro propagation is the practice of rapidly multiplying plant material to produce a large number of progeny plants, using modern plant tissue culture methods. Tissue culture plants has got many advantages uniform growth, uniform yield, quality disease and pest free plants, production of many plants that are clones of each other. At present the company produces one million plants per annum. A number of laboratories keeps on increasing every year. This tissue culture industry completely depends on agriculture. Since agriculture is growing, tissue culture industry is also growing. In India, tissue culture industries are not completely streamlined. These industries should be accredited to DBT and this should be made compulsory for every lab. Green Well Biotech Private Limiteds Managing Director Mr. Palaniyandi is chemistry graduate and got 32 years of experience in Active Pharma ingredients manufacturing industry as Deputy General Manager. Mr. P.Naveen Kumar is a Genetic Engineer and a post-graduate in production and quality management is the Technical Director of the company. He has experience in R & D and with good knowledge in this field. Mr. Madheshwaran is the Director of the company. He is a Mechanical Engineer and worked in Automatic Loom Industry as Superintendent for 6 years. Mr. Kandasamy is the Director of the company. He is an Electrical Engineer having 34 years of experience in Pesticide and Active Pharma Ingredient Industries as General Manager (Engg.). Green Well Biotech Pvt. Ltds DirectorTechnical, Mr. Naveen Kumar says the main marketing challenge is to convince the farmers for the adoption of the modern technol-
Green Well Biotech

Hosur, Tamil Nadu based biotech company develops tissue culture plants using micro propagation technology
ogy in the farming field. The production of plants is done completely in the aseptic condition, so the works done in laboratory are to be done very cautiously. The company is continuously working to give the quality plants at the lowest cost for the ben-
P Naveen Kumar efit of the farmers. Apart from this, we also link the farmers to the market where they get better price for their produce. We not only help our customers but also each and every farmer who approach us for their need. We always ensure to provide a high quality product to be produced and supplied to our customers. We have a well trained team of executives to meet the quality product outcome and supply. We monitor each and every step of the complete process till it reaches the customer to ensure the quality product is supplied to the society. We have around 10 executives who work in our lab. We appoint the people who have good understanding of the technology. We train them with our technique and make them an expert in those techniques, adds Naveen Kumar. When asked about the distribution strategy of the company, Mr. Naveen Kumar says,
"We appoint farmers as the distributors because they know our plants quality. Those Farmers are our very own customers. " He further adds, Green Well Biotechs main markets are Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Right now, we are not exporting any plants. But we have plans for the overseas market. In the next 5 years we want to be the leader in this industry. Our wish is to make Indian agriculture to be world leaders. At present 26 to 50 employees are working in our company and our annual turnover is Rs. 1crore (approx), concludes Mr. Naveen Kumar. Our Correspondent For further information, contact : Mr. P Naveen Kumar, Green Well Biotech Private Limited, No. 4/8, Ramana Sri Nagar, NGGO Colony, Bagalur Road, Hosur 635109, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India. Mobile: 09677767701. Email: info@greenwellbiotech.in / greenwellbiotech@gmail.com

Cochin Pai & Company Tel : 0484-4030102/2382412 Alleppey S.P.Pai, Good House Tel : 0477-253909 Calicut Vijay Book Stall Tel : 0495-2360783
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INSTITUTE INS TITUTE
Indian Institute of Forest Management

Offers three regular educational programs in Forest Management. All courses are residential programs held at Bhopal
ndian Institute of Forest Man agement (IIFM) was established in 1982. It is located in Bhopal, MP. The IIFM is currently of fering three regular educational programs: two-year PG Diploma in Forest Management (PGDFM), one-year Post Master M. Phil program on Natural Resource Management (MRM) and four-year Fellow Program in Management (FPM). Benefits of the Programs : Prof. K. N. Krishnakumar, professor in the faculty of Communication and Extension Management speaks about the milestones achieved by the institution since its establishment and the various benefits offered by the various programs. He maintains the courses help the students to become better managers. These courses not only help the students to understand the perspectives of natural resource, development and environmental management, but also to develop managerial skills required in the context of modern business management. Program Specialty : Some of the important features of the programs offered by IIFM, according to Prof. Krishnakumar, are: 22 batches of PGDFM batches with total strength of 472 PG Diploma holders have passed since the inception 13 batches, with total strength of 150 MPhil degree holders in natural resource management have passed out of the Institute since 1994 100% campus placement of PG Diploma holders Majority of the students are being placed in development, and environment sectors Good number of IIFM alumni are in the middle and senior management cadre Large number of students get admissions for higher studies in reputed international universities Need-based specializations- development management, environment management and conservation & livelihood are introduced through elective and audit courses Student Goals : Prof. Krishnakumar warns that the students taking up the program should have an inclination to work in
the development sector, particularly with the local/ rural communities, that too in challenging and hostile situations. Students who have flair towards social and human relations would find this course interesting. Further, the prospective students should also know before joining that this course is fully residential and highly demanding in terms of their time and effort. Also let them remember that though this course is essentially deals with the core area of Forest management, they have to specialize either in conservation or environmental or development management. The allotment of specialization is based on both students choice as well as their merit standing in the first year, he adds. Explaining the evolution of forestry management in recent years, Prof. Krishnakumar says, The present day concept of forest management is vastly different from the traditional concept. In todays context, the forest resources are not seen in isolation but they are very much integrated with environmental, economic and social aspects of human living. Since human interference is single most crucial factor for forest degradation, this aspect, though cannot be eliminated, but has to be effectively managed. At the same time human aspect in forestry is the most complex phenomenon as it is intertwined with so many factors. IIFM tries to imbibe the knowledge and sensitivity
Prof.K. N.Krishnakumar
among its students towards the management of human and social dimensions of forest. Eligibility Criteria : Graduate of any stream with 60% aggregate marks is eligible to apply to the two-year PG Diploma in Forest Management (PGDFM) course. However, they will have to appear for the CAT exam followed by GD and PI for getting selected to this course. Job Opportunities : Prof. Krishnakumar informs there are many openings in the field of forestry management. The students of the two-year course undergo three specializations: conservation and livelihood, environmental management and development management, which have very close link with the field of forest as well as natural resource management. These three specializations help the students to find placement avenues in the areas of conservation, environment and development management, he says. The field of forestry management has changed over the years. One of the striking changes that are taking place in forestry sector is linking sustainable forest management practices with community development by providing gainful alternative livelihood opportunities to the local communities. The second change that is keenly foreseen is the active role of joint forest management committees in carbon trading and forest certification process. These avenues are greatly expected to provide the local communities much needed livelihood opportunities as well, he maintains. Prof. Krishnakumar is Ph.D in agricultural extension with 29 years of work experience. Our Correspondent For more information, contact : Prof. K. N. Krishnakumar, Ph.D, Professor in the faculty of Communication and Extension Management Indian Institute of Forest Management, Po Box 357, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal MP, 462003, India 9826247108, +91-7552775998 9826247108, www.iifm.ac.in
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ORGANISA COMMODIT TRADING OMMODITY AGRI ORGANISATION / COMMODIT Y TRADING

ikkim State Cooperative Sup ply and Marketing Federation Ltd., (SIMFED) was estab lished in 1983 in Gangtok, Sikkim state. Mr. Brijendra Swaroop is the Managing Director of the company, who is an engineer by qualification and works as an MD on deputation, and Mr. Kailash Rai is the Deputy General Manager. SIMFED is an apex cooperative of Government of Sikkim and was specially created as distributor/wholesaler/supplier of all types of cut flowers and fresh vegetables. The company also exports ginger. Flowers and vegetables are items that lose their freshness if not properly taken care of in all aspects like production, handling and packaging. Hence, SIMFED has made a strict policy to follow the industrys recommended guidelines in all their business activities. The companys turnover for the year 2011-12 was Rs. 104 crore. It is a member of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED). The company is a wholesaler, distributor, supplier and trader of fresh preserved vegetables like butter beans, cabbages, butter beans, lamrangey, iskus, turmeric tuber, large cardamom and cut flowers like cymbidium, lillium flowers, Asiatic lilies, fresh cut flowers, open field cut flowers etc. The vegetables offered by the company are high in nutritional content, and are available in tamper resistant packing, unadulterated and hygienically processed. To avoid vegetables from getting spoilt and flowers from withering, the company takes great care in packaging and uses industry recommended materials to pack the vegetables individually and in bulk quantities to ensure that the vegetables are packed in hygienically in sterilized condition by using various automated machines. SIMFED also exports fresh ginger, ginger majaulay, sliced ginger, dried ginger, ginger powder, ginger flakes, canned baby corn, canned sweet corn, mandarin oranges, kiwi fruit etc. The companys sales volume is around Rs. 50 crore and its production capacity is 50,000 metric tonnes. At present 52 employees are working. Mr. Brijendra Swaroop says, We are in the state where organic production is the traditional norm. We have banned the use of fertilizers and chemicals from the year 2003 onwards. By 2015, we want to be a fully organic state which has not been achieved by any other state in India and may be even world. So, Sikkim state is setting an example for a healthy lifestyle by providing healthy organic food items.
Sikkim State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation

An apex cooperative of Government of Sikkim specializes in cut flowers and fresh vegetables since 1983. Located at Gangtok
low volume crops in vegetables, flowers and medicinal plants. The company has signed MoU with Himalaya Drug Company for contractual farming in medicinal plants. Flowers and vegetables are such items that lose their quality and freshness if not properly taken care in all aspects like packing and handling. Hence, Sikkim State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd has made a strict policy to follow the industrys recommended guidelines. Our Correspondent For further information contact: Mr. Bijendra Swaroop, Managing Director, Sikkim State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd. Dr. Kotwal Building, Sonam Gyatso Marg, Opp. Hotel Sonam Delek, Gangtok 737101.Sikkim, India. Phone: 91-3592-203432 Mobile: 094341 69208 Email: brijendra.swaroop96@gmail.com
Brijendra Swaroop Since vegetables and flowers are highly perishable items, the Government of India should come forward to establish cold storages. At present, we are hiring cold storage facilities and talks are on with APEDA, NHB and NCDC for cold storage facilities, adds Mr. Brijendra. He also says, The company is now focusing on contract farming in high value and
Harley Carmbel
arley Carmbel (India) Pvt. Ltd was established in 1989 in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala state. The company deals in non-basmati rice, spices, coffee beans, cooking oils etc. It is a star trading company dealing in the above mentioned commodities. Harley Carmbel is a Government of India recognized star trading house dealing in finest quality rice, natural spices, coffee beans, natural foodstuffs & cashew kernels. Harley Carmbel is an ISO 9001-2008 certified company. Its annual sales turnover is around US $ 25 million. The companys last year
Exports agri commodities to International market. Based in Kochi, Kerala

turnover was Rs.8.8 lakhs and the current year turnover is around Rs. 125 crore. Today, Harley Carmbel India Pvt. Ltd is one of the most well-known names in the field of manufacturing and exporting rice, coffee, foodstuffs, vegetable oils, soaps, incense sticks and ayurvedic medicines. The company made a humble beginning and now it is a leading name in the market. The firm ships out non-basmati rice, spices, cardamom nutmegs, dry ginger, black pepper, coffee beans both Arabica and robusta and cooking oil Gingelly and Coconut oil to Middle East, Far East, Europe, Africa and US. At present the company caters to international market only and has no plans to enter domestic market. Harley Carmbel is one among the top exporters for nutmegs, coffee, cardamom, vegetable oil etc. It is an organization of repute and is known worldwide for its authentic range of edible and medicinal products. The company is in the international market for the past 22 years. Harley Carmbel (India) Pvt. Ltds Managing Director is Mr. Ajay Kumar. He is a qualified cost accountant and he started an export organization. Mr. Ajay Kumar says, The Central Gov-
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ernment is not keen to promote exporters. Each ministry seems to have a portfolio projected to their regime and so no long term plans. It looks clear that the ones who lay down the export policies are doing so not to promote the trade but to safeguard someones interests. For instance, vegetable oil exports are restricted. One can send only up to a packing of 5 kg and the maximum quantity allowed for export is 20,000 M. Tons. They have restricted vegetable oil export because of fear of price escalation. The Central Government is doing nothing to help exporters. Harley Carmbel is one among the top exporters for nutmegs, coffee, cardamom, vegetable oil etc. In the next five years we are planning to be one among the top 5 players for coffee, nutmegs, cardamom, rice and cattle feeds. At present we cater to international market. Kochi is one of the fastest growing cities in India and a commercial capital of Kerala. Today, the company is proud of the fact that the name Harley Carmbel is one to reckon with for international trade from this part of the country, says Mr. Ajay Kumar. Our Correspondent For further information, contact: Mr. Ajay Kumar, Managing Director, Harley Carmbel (India) Pvt. Ltd, 287, 4th floor, D.D. Vyapar Bhavan, K.P.Vallon Road, Kadavanthara, Kochi 682 020. Kerala, India. Phone: +91 484-2323938/ 940. Mobile: 09846033919 Email: ajay@harleycarmbel.com
American Spring & Pressing Works
Mumbai based manufacturers and suppliers of plant protection equipments

tablished American Spring & Pressing Pvt. Ltd. In December 1953, the factory was shifted to Malad, West Mumbai in Maharashtra state. In October 1957, the company introduced the first power operated equipment. In January 1960, the company was christened as American Spring and Pressing Works Pvt. Ltd. The origin, development and revolutionization of crop protection appliances in India have become synonymous with late Mr. L.M. Patel and M/s. American Spring and Pressing Works Pvt. Ltd. From 1997 onward ASPEE has started giving Farmer of the year award. American Spring & Pressing Works Pvt. Ltds Systems Manager is Mr. Santosh Patole. He is a commerce graduate and also a diploma holder in business management. For the last 25 years he is working as a Systems Manager in ASPEE. Mr. Santosh Patole says, We are the pioneers in the national market which means we are there in the market only on the basis of high quality products and our competitive price structure. Nowadays, we find a lot of competition from low range products but we dont compromise on the quality. We also face competition from China, but
merican Spring & Pressing Works Pvt. Ltd (ASPEE) was established in 1949 in Malad, West Mumbai, Maharashtra. Late Mr. Lallubhai Makanji Patel is the founder of this company. ASPEE manufactures sophisticated plant protection equipments like agriculture sprayers, dusters, Aspee Tractamount sprayer, Aspee Knapsapk sprayer, Aspee Turblow, Aspee Htp, Power sprayer, Aspee Bursh Cutter etc. It is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company. ASPEE is the first Indian manufacturer of plant protection equipment to get this certification. ASPEE is also one of the invited members on Bureau of Indian Standards for discussions and implementation of standards for plant protection equipment. It has also got the credit that the companys many products have got ISI mark. Late Mr. Makanji Patel, himself a son of a farmer, was leading a simple life, and always thought of the welfare of farmers. With this in mind, he established ASPEE Agriculture Research and Development Foundation and ASPEE Research Institute with a capital of Rs.7.90 crore to conduct research in agriculture and agro equipment and thus es-
Santosh Patole we still serve the country farmers with high quality products. We have a network of around 80 distributors and 800 dealers across India to give after sales service to our esteemed farmers. The company has now reached Rs. 150 crore business during 201112. We are also organizing Farmer of the year award for the best farmer in various agricultural categories through our foundation in the name of our founder/ managing director, Mr. Lallubhai M. Patel. The foundations chairperson is Dr. Swaminathan, father of green revolution. Many prominent people like former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Union Agriculture Minister Mr. Pawar had been the chief guests over the period. We still are not able to capture the international market. Yet we are trying to reach them by participating in international exhibitions. We do have our exports with East Africa, Kenya and Sri Lanka. Since last year, ASPEE is trying to capture the section of farm mechanized segment. As of now, the farmers of India are more educated and highly technical. So, we need to cater the needs of the 21st century farmers, says Mr. Santosh. Our Correspondent For further information contact: Mr. Santosh Patole, Systems Manager, American Spring and Pressing Works Pvt. Ltd., Aspee House, B.J. Patel Road, Malad, West Mumbai 400064 Phone: 022-28822331 Mobile: 09821473574 Email: sanpa90@gmail.com
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PROCESSING EQUIPMENTS
Toshniwal Systems and Instruments

Specializes in manufacturing process instrumentation, process vacuum, powder processing and temperature measurement equipments since 1948. Located in Chennai
oshniwal Systems and Instru ments Pvt Ltd was established in 1948 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The company specializes in process instrumentation, process vacuum, powder processing equipment and temperature measurement instruments. In 1990, the company started manufacturing twin shaft powder mixer invented by Mr. Forberg, Norway. As the company grew, it obtained license from A & J Mixing International Inc, Canada and started manufacturing single shaft mixer during the mid2007. The company also offers vacuum conveyor, dryer and granulator equipment. Marketing Initiatives The 3 major fields of activities of Toshniwal are: powder mixing, vacuum technology and flow measurement. In all these areas the company has local production some with collaboration and others only representation. All its manufacturing is based in Chennai and has collaborations with German, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian and Canadian companies. The manufacturing units are ISO 9001:2000 certified. A company spokesperson says, We pick up the products / agencies that complement our manufacturing activities. This helps give solutions and value added components locally designed. The cooperation and our working with international company has always been a long terms association. In the domestic market the company does not sell through too many distributors because all the products manufactured by the company are application oriented. Market for Products Regarding the companys growth, the company spokesperson maintains, The company understands the market requirement and has developed the product ranges accordingly to cater to industry needs. The powder mixing division, especially, has made phenomenal growth by offering batch mixing plants for application such as food, animal feed, chemical and building material in-
dustries and also by offering ranges of products such as vacuum dryer, vacuum conveyor, and granulator. Regarding their market presence, the company spokesperson says, Our competition is the multinational companies. We probably are among the few Indian owned and run companies in this sector. New Technology for Bio-Fertilizer / Pesticide Industry Recently Toshniwal introduced a new generation of mixing technology mixer for biofertilizers / pesticides. The new generation mixing technology offered by Toshniwal is now available in India for the bio-fertilizer / pesticide industry. The fluidized zone mixer comprises a series of paddles affixed to two shafts positioned in double-drum housing. The shaft rotates in opposite direction at a specific peripheral speed. The paddles are angled and overlap in the middle of the mixer. The paddles mechanically fluidize the material by lifting it and creating a weightless condition in the center of the mixer which
creates very efficient transport system thereby even very large / small amounts of liquids can be distributed evenly throughout the mixture. The special accessory provision of Pin Mill System for delumping the powder and liquid addition features proven absolute suitability for the bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides manufacturing industries which demands large quantity of microbial (broth) liquid on to the carrier lignite / talc powders to achieve the final product in homogeneous lump free form. This helps to get a consistent and uniform bacterial count level while in storage to get best results for the crop productivity and protection from insecticides. The mixing equipment also has the flexibility with add on features to function as dryer / vacuum drying for agglomerating powders by the addition of binders. Economy Toshniwal Mixer is useful for manufacturing seaweed liquid / botanical extracts coated bentonite (granulated) product for plant growth stimulants / nutrition supplements. The mixer will be provided with liquid dosing system as an option. Our Correspondent For more information, contact : Toshniwal Systems and Instruments Pvt Ltd 267, Kilpauk Garden Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 010 (India) Phone : +(91)-(44)-26445626/26448983 Mobile: 9382617000 Email: sales@toshniwal.net Web: www.toshniwal.net
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POULTRY EQUIPMENTS / AGRI INPUTS
Vijay Raj Poultry Equipments
Manufactures poultry equipments and cages using latest technology. Located at Hyderabad
Target Customers Mr. Uday maintains they target big farmers. Big farmers are the ones who can adopt the new techniques easily. Earlier it was very difficult to satisfy a new client about the new technologies but we had managed to convince them, he says. Besides the domestic market, Vijay Raj caters to customers across the globe, especially from Middle East and African countries. Mr. Uday is an MBA and has 18 years of work experience in the industry. Our Correspondent For more information, contact : Mr. Uday Singh,
ijay Raj Poultry Equipments Pvt Ltd. was founded in 1972 by Mr. Vijay Singh Bayas. The company is located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It manufactures poultry cages and poultry equipment. The company takes up turnkey projects in India and abroad. Mr. Bayas has over 5 decades of experience in the poultry industry. Technical Up-gradation Regarding using latest technologies in the poultry equipment manufacturing, Mr. Uday Singh, director, says, We have improved on many lines of poultry equipment and cages from A type, California and H type battery cages to fully automatic systems which reduces human labour. They also bring good profit to the farmers since by using modern technology increases eggs and chicken production. Range of Products The range of products manufactured by Vijay Raj includes: Poultry cages Battery (H type), A type, California type cages for chicks, growers, layer and breeder birds with egg collection system, manure collection system and auto feeding system Poultry cages: Vijay Raj comfort cage for tropical climate (6 birds per box) Nipple drinkers for breeders, layers and chicks Environment control system (fans/cooling pads/ fogging) Ventilation/exhaust fans Space heaters/gas brooders/electric brooders Automatic pan feeding system for commercial broiler and breeders Automatic nest boxes/ silos Broiler plastic equipment, incubators Vaccinators, debeakers, foggers (plastic and brass) Products Specialty Speaking about the specialty of the equipment, Mr. Uday says, These systems reduce human effort, are easy to install and use, maintenance free, and are eco-friendly. Vijay Raj offers both standard and customized equipment. Some of our products are customized to the poultry shed or poultry requirement. We provide full training for using and maintaining our products with complete guide for the future reference, maintains Mr. Uday. He further maintains, We provide full after-sales support for its national and as well as international clients with full technical support. We keep our spares ready in stock and provide the farmer complete 24X7 support.
Uday Singh Bayas Vijay Raj Poultry Equipments Pvt Ltd., Vijay Raj House, 11-2-391 Opposite Government Hospital, Nampally, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA, Tel : 91 040 65159751, Mob: 98480 21219 Email : vijayraj@vijayrajindia.com http://www.vijayrajindia.com
Lotus Biotech
Manufactures water-soluble fertilizers and micronutrients. Headquartered in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
otus Biotech was established in 2009 by Mr. Suresh Reddy. The company clocked an annual turnover of Rs. 5 crores in the financial year 2010-2011. The company manufactures water-soluble fertilizers and micronutrients. The company is headquartered in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The range of products manufactured by the company includes: Nio fertilizers: Azocare, Phosphorich, Paddygold A, Noduleplus Vermi-compost: Suphala Neem cake: Sanjeevini Micronutrients: Nutrimax Growth promoters: Greengold, Nutriplus, Florich, Fertisol Biopesticides: Mr. Green, Dada, Croma, Marshall, Mig, Stricker
Indirapriyadarshini
R & D Activities Speaking about the companys R&D activities, Ms. Indirapriyadarshini, technical manager, says, I have worked on practically all the plants in different areas with different weather conditions like Krishna and Godavari districts. These districts have a wide variety of crops. I have also worked on hilly areas like Araku and Paderu. I have also worked in areas that grow expensive spices as crops like coffee, elaichi, and turmeric. We design the formulations as prescribed by the norms of government. The company is working in collaboration with other service organizations working in the remote areas of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. We are in the process of ISO registrations so it may still take time to get loyalty. We have very good remarks from Andhra Pradesh state government, NGOs, and Tribal development societies, she adds. Annual Production and Distribution The annual production of various products by Lotus includes: biofert-300MT/month, biope-350MT/Mpn, vermi-3000-4000MT/ year, nem-4000MT/year, and micronutri1000MT/month. Right now it caters to the domestic market but is planning to enter the exports market soon. Regarding distribution of the products, Ms. Indirapriyadarshini says, We have a wellestablished marketing staff network, areawise, through which we reach directly to
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Linga Chemicals
Manufacturer and supplier of bio fertilizers, bio fungicides and bio pesticides. Serves Indian and International market from Madurai, Tamil Nadu
the dealer or sometimes even directly to the farmers. Marketing Initiatives In terms of spreading awareness about their products the company regularly conducts campaigns and shows in their areas of business. They also organize field trials. We show them the difference between past and present and what may happen in future, avers Ms. Indirapriyadarshini. Future Plans She is optimistic about the future of organic products. She says, When we started our turnover was Rs. 72,000 but now it has reached Rs. 5 crores. That shows our reaching the goal but we are still trying to increase the number and I am sure that we will reach that goal. We and our company aim to motivate maximum number of farmers to embrace organic farming. Ms. Indirapriyadarshini is an M. Sc in biotechnology. She has also done a certificate course in business studies and is currently pursuing his M.Phil. She has an experience of 6 years. Our Correspondent For more information, contact : Ch.Indirapriyadarshini, Technical Manager, LOTUS BIOTECH, No-146/2C I.Pangidi, West Godavari, AP, India Phone number: 8827329281 Email: lotusbio@yahoo.com / chilakamarriindira@gmail.com
inga Chemicals was established in 1991 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Mr. P. Mahalingam is the pro prietor of the company. Its one of the leading companies in the field of Agro Chemicals producing and marketing micro nutrients, plant growth regulators, wetting agents, bio extracts, bio products, flowering stimulators, secondary nutrients, water soluble fertilizers etc. The company was started with the object of providing high standard of quality with motto customers satisfaction. Its founder Mr. P. Mahalingam spearheaded this business and today with 20 years of experience and guidance he has been able to bring in exceptional growth. During these years, the company has built the Micronol brand which has become outstanding brand both in the domestic as well as in the international markets. Micronol product is a Micro nutrient fertilizer that protects and preserves crops with proven technology. Now the company is well positioned and has a strong market base. The company has gained excellent achievements by using hitech techniques and with the dedicated work force. Mr. P. Mahalingam says Linga Chemicals is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of all Micro nutrient fertilizers, Bio fertilizers, Bio fungicides and Bio pesticides. Organic fertilizer prices are high, slow in result with normal yield and less profit but it enriches the soil fertility. Whereas, the
P. Mahalingam chemical fertilizer prices are low, quick and best result with high yield with more profit but spoils the soil fertility. Entry of foreign companies is an opportunity for us to improve our quality. We import raw materials and finish the products here. Farmers are our judges and all our products are preferred by our farmers. We progress through a deep understanding of our customers requirements and the company strives to give quality products with creative ideas and innovating products, says Mr. Mahalingam. For further information contact: Mr. P. Mahalingam, Proprietor, Linga Chemicals, 3, B 1 Police Station Lane, East Masi Street, Madurai 625001 Tamil Nadu Phone: 0452-2321722, 5376633 Mobile: 09994445313 Email: lingachem@yahoo.com
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some of the existing policies as well as adoption of innovative ways of financing. To see the progress made in infrastructure, it is interesting to look at the 10th, 11th and 12th Five-Year Plans (see accompanying graphic). Surprisingly, there were quite a few positives that were accomplished in the 11th Plan. The projected investment was . 20.56 lakh crore, but actual investment was Rs 19.45 lakh crore an achievement of about 95% of the projected investment. In the 12th Plan, 80% of the investments are expected to come from four key sectors: power (34%), roads and bridges (18%), telecom (17%) and railways (11%). time when Gujarat elections have just concluded and States such as Bihar have raised their voice seeking special category status. Generate 50 million new work opportunities in the non-farm sector and provide skill certification to equivalent numbers during the 12{+t}{+h} Plan, says the draft. It also highlights the need to reduce the head count ratio of consumption poverty by 10 percentage points over the preceding estimates. With more focus on skill development, the draft talks about enhancing access to higher education by creating two million additional seats for each age group, aligned to the skill needs of the economy. Guar prices!
Indian hybrid seed market
Industry Veteran
To post 10% growth, says Bayer!

ith rising incomes, huge population, changing food habits and untapped export potential, India is the growth engine for Asia and the total value of Indian market for two critical agricultural inputs seeds and crop protection products will double by 2020 from the present 2.1 billion ($2.7 billion), according to Joerg Rehbein, Head of Indian Subcontinent, Bayer CropScience. A sub-group of Bayer AG, Bayer CropScience, one of worlds leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of seed, crop protection and non-agricultural pest control, registered annual sales of 7.3 billion ($9.5 billion) in 2011. The Vegetable Future Forum held in Monheim, Rehbein said focus was on advancing the welldiversified portfolio of crops including fruits and vegetables, oilseeds (soyabean and rapeseed/mustard) as well as hybrid rice. In cotton, Bayer is a leader in crop protection. Sounding upbeat about prospects in India, he said that the market for hybrid seed, already growing at a fast clip, is set to record 10 per cent growth a year and crop protection will grow at about 7 per cent a year. Asserting, We believe in collaborations and partnerships, Rehbein said his company has entered into collaborative work with value chain partners such as tractor companies that help mechanisation and suppliers of water management systems such as drip irrigation. The company has also entered into over
Deepak Parekh says

Only politics constrains Indias infrastructure!
he key mandate of the HighLevel Committee on Financing Infrastructure was to review the Planning Commission's sector-wise projected investments for the 12th Five-Year Plan, including the share of investments from the public and private sectors and make sectoral recommendations to accelerate investments. The committee submitted its interim report in October 2012. Says Deepak Parekh the industry veteran. India requires infrastructure investments to the tune of $1 trillion during the 12th Plan. Financing investments of this scale requires an overhaul of
12th Plan draft calls Highly speculated agri for creating 5 crore commodity jobs! uar prices have risen mys
he Planning Commission has proposed to create five crore new job opportunities during the 12th Plan (2012-17). The Commission, in its draft document, has listed 25 core indicators for the Plan. These reflect the vision of rapid, sustainable and more inclusive growth, it added. The NDC meeting is crucial at a
teriously in three months as flourishing dabba (illegal) trading in small towns of Rajasthan has driven up the price of the commodity despite weak demand. Prices of guar seed in the illegal trade have trebled to Rs 14,000 per quintal (100 kg), while guar trading at exchanges was banned last year after the prices jumped 1,000%.
hina said it will better pro tect farmers land rights and boost rural incomes and public services to help narrow the divide with urban areas. The government will increase agricultural subsidies and ensure reasonable returns from planting crops, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing an annual work conference to set rural policy. The goals, which include increasing rural incomes by at least as much as those in urban areas, reflect a new leaderships focus on reforming the land system and addressing wealth disparities as it encourages migration into towns and cities to boost consumption. Li Keqiang, set to take over from Wen Jiabao as premier in March, is champion-
Rural reforms in China! Farmers land rights to be protected!
A new and liberal China?

Gives a new urban-rural development push!
ers a bigger share from land deals, its about changing local governments reliance on revenues from land, and its ultimately about a fairer system of sharing Chinas economic growth. Yuan said he expects the government to be appointed in March to announce a slew of policy initiatives from changes to the household registration, or hukou, system to trading in land-use rights as part of Lis urbanization drive. The Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.3 percent. Some Asian markets are closed today, while trading hours are restricted in some others.
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ing urbanization as a growth engine. A completely new policy approach is emerging under Li Keqiang, said Yuan Gangming, a researcher in Beijing with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Its about giving farm-
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Bankers beware! tion. While farmers income is protected, the surplus has ensured there is no inflation in milk while prices of dairy products have dropped. While Hatsun Agros margins are squeezed it is an opportunity to expand procurement in the long-term, he said. Hitachi - The Japanese giant with 100 and more MNCs under its belt to invest Rs 4,700 cr over 3 years! Russia winter wheat
Scope of priority sector lending extended!

The Reserve Bank of India, on Wednesday, eased norms for priority sector lending by banks and also expanded the scope for distributing loans to agriculture and weaker sections of the society. The additions and amendments will be operational with effect from July 20, the RBI said in a notification. The central bank allowed banks to include loans to corporates, including farmers' producer companies of individual farmers, partnership firms and co-operatives of farmers directly engaged in agriculture and allied activities dairy, fishery, animal husbandry, poultry, bee-keeping and sericulture (up to cocoon stage) up to an aggregate limit of Rs.2 crore per borrower, to be considered as apriority sector lending. thirty food chain partnerships with firms that operate long the food supply chain like food processors, food traders and retailers. Milk production! Gujarat first! Agro Product together procure nearly 50 lakh litres of milk directly from dairy farmers. According to industry sources, on going flush season is seeing a rapid increase in milk production and the co-operative and private sector has managed to keep procurement going even as in neighbouring States the dairy industry is declaring a procurement holiday. Following a review last week, the Dairy Development Department had announced that cooperatives in Tamil Nadu were procuring about 27 lakh litres of milk daily. The milk is sold as liquid, packeted milk and processed into various dairy products. In the private sector, Hatsun Agro procures about 21-24 lakh litres of milk daily and according to the Tamil Nadu Dairy Associa-
Seen at 38.6 mt
ussia, one of the world's top wheat exporters, is expected to harvest 38.6 million tonnes of winter grain next year. The winter grain yield is expected to average the same level of the last 5 years, at 2.7 tonnes a hectare.
Britain likely to face huge immigrant wave!
To make its big presence in India

apanese major Hitachi plans to invest Rs 4,700 crore in India to set up new manufacturing plants, acquisitions and strengthening collaboration with Indian companies by fiscal 2015. Hiroaki Nakanishi Presi-
ritain should prepare itself for a huge wave of immigration which was not witnessed since it last opened its doors to Eastern Europe. UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has warned that 29 million Bulgarians and Romanians will have the right to unrestricted access to Britain''s benefits system after 2014, reports Express.co.uk.
TN second!
Dairy is attracting farmers for its weekly payments! ith nearly 70 lakh litres of milk being handled daily by the cooperative and the organised players in the private sector, Tamil Nadu has emerged the second largest dairy player after Gujarat. Though a far second, with cooperative in Gujarat alone handling 1.2 crore litres of milk, two of the largest players in Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation and the private sector Hatsun
US FDAS move
To approve GMO fish draws flak!
A
dent Hitachi said, We expect to nearly triple our consolidated revenues to Rs 200 billion (Rs 20,000 crore) from the current Rs 67 billion (Rs 6,700 crore) by the fiscal year 2015. We will increase our employee strength from about 6,800 to 13,000 in this period. He said that the company is eyeing acquisitions in social infrastructure and engineering services, but did not give any specific details. Genetically Enhanced Seeds
High speed train in China

693 km in less than three hours hina has successfully con ducted test run of the worlds longest 2,298- km long Beijing- Guangzhou highspeed railway, ahead of its formal launch. Running at an average speed of 300 km an hour, the train had taken only two- anda- half hours for the train to cover the 693 km distance from Beijing to Zhengzhou, the northern section of the whole route that links the countrys capital and the southern economic hub. Zhou Li, director general of science and technology with the Ministry of Railways (MOR), also aboard the train, told reporters that he was confident in the country's railway technologies.
To Get Carbon Credits

he United Nations-over seen emissions-market regulator has approved a system of rules that will allow farmers using genetically improved seeds to claim carbon offset credits, according to Arcadia Biosciences Inc.
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controversial genetically engineered salmon has moved a step closer to the consumer's dining table after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday the fish didn't appear likely to pose a threat to the environment or to humans who eat it. AquAdvantage salmon eggs would produce fish with the potential to grow to market size in half the time of conventional salmon. If it gets a final go-ahead, it would be the first food from a transgenic animal - one whose genome has been altered - to be approved by the FDA. The AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon egg was developed by AquaBounty Technology to speed up production to meet global seafood demand.
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Publishers Note
Yes, the 12th Plan draft!
It is always a draft! Never a final outcome!

Puts lots of hopes on the farm sector
griculture even now would continue to hold so many people in employment, it is for you, dear individual readers, to decide whether Indian agriculture is still bur denied by job-seeking people or our agriculture has the muscle to contain or give jobs to so many people. As per the chart that is given with the draft, agriculture employment in 1999-2000 contained 237.67 million of people in employment. In 2004-05, the very same farm sector held on for as many as 258.93 million! In the next period, in 200910 the farm sector had given jobs to 244.85 million! How is that possible? In 2004-05 the sector holds more people and then after 5 years it has only 244.85 millions. So, so much migration has taken place from rural, farm sectors to the urban and non-agricultural sector? This is not explained in the draft. But the new draft speaks so much about the farm sector, it expects to grow, the farm sector has grown 2.4 per cent in the 10th plan to 3.3 per cent in the 11th plan. In the 12th plan agriculture is expected to grow or projected to grow at 4 per cent. This, the commission says is critical for the projected economic growth of 8 per cent. But be sure, the World Bank man, our own previous economic adviser now says boldly, India would grow only at less than 6 per cent! So, the Indian economists have lately become bores, no one cares to listen to them and yet they are there everywhere talking of rates of growth those appeals to them, to their egos! Anyway, we can be sure that Indian agriculture with all its problems has done well, There are other data to show that for the first time, as Ashok Ghulati, the agri expert notes in a column that India has achieved a great historical first, namely that during October 2011 and September 2012,India exported 10 million tonnes of rice, replacing Thailand and Vietnam, the traditionally the two great world rice exporters far behind! Who in the government has said this? In the Planning Commission and celebrations? No, there is no time for anyone for farmers. There are continued farmers suicides in the old ways. Suicides now reached even the Cauvery delta regions; in Tanjore districts in TN. Farmers suicides had taken place of course in Maharashtra and also in Karnataka. Our questions to the Central government, the RBI, Nabard and others are that why there is no bold action>? No bold vision? Where are our old ideas for a National Co-operative bank? For a national agricultural insurance corporation? Where is the National Co-operative Union envisaged long ago? At least once you have heard of the Prime Minister speak of strengthening the co-operatives. Your minds are not on the real people, who are not vote banks, who are weaker sections in the social and economic ladder. There is still too much centralisation of powers at the top. Only now the Planning Commission has decided to do away with the too many Centrallysponsored schemes. Why? Not out of any concern for the people at the bottom. You know well that under the latest developments, after so much exposes of corruption and the rise of crony capitalism, the political and administrative corruption you have to be managing your populist phrases in such an ambiguous way that inclusive growth is really happening in a blatant exclusive way. You are leaving out the really weaker sections out of the growth story. Unless you bring to books the real and the (let us say the fat cats, to use a plain phrase) culprits. Both the corporate offenders and the political offenders. Have you sent to jail any one of them, from these two categories? China has done it.USA has done it. Japan has done it. Here you even dont agree for the passing of the Lokpal bill. This is real issue. Unless you do something boldly and prove your credibility, you would continue to neglect the poor. The poor are too many in India still. They are a continuing embarrassment for the government and the middle classes. So much needs to be really done. What we now expect is some honesty and truth from the government, from the political class.
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Editorial
12th five year plan draft!
Believe in the agriculture sector!

he just released 12th plan draft(it is always a draft, please note!) makes the most unsurprising and most dull statement that you have to believe in the farm sector after all! Yes, the ladies and gentlemen of make a permanent, or almost permanent career at these high-end job centers talk the same old tired language, even the very jargon that doesnt make immediate sense to the general readers of newspapers and make very little effort to digest their highly misleading statements."Employment elasticity in the agriculture, services and manufacturing sectors had declined in the second half of the decade from 2000 to 2010.The negative employment elasticity was the result of people moving out of agriculture to sectors where wage rates were higher" Is this a great statement? Of facts or wisdom? Neither! Indian economy is growing, fine. This growth is triggered by several factors. One great factor is the international economic climate. There is a worldwide economic change and growth and we all know that how, right now, the Indian growth is slowed down by the international economic recession or slowdown or call it by whatever we prefer. All these changes, we mean ,the international economic climate needs to be explained to the people by the experts who are sitting in Delhi. Right, the very head of the planning commission and his deputy who are known to all, every citizen, are top economic experts and it is they who should explain and educate and articulate to the people and even the opinion-making sections of the middle classes, top industry men and women and even bankers and also to the media and why even to the very last man, the common people. Is there any such articulation from the leaders? In our view there is none so far.
We seem to have forgotten the international economic scenario. There is no Indian view as articulated by the Prime Minister. What does it mean that the US is debating the fiscal cliff? Does it have an impact on the Indian economy? Indian exports? Now, China and Japan and even the South East Asian economies are likely to impact Indian economic growth prospects. One good example is the Indian railways. Where is India and where has gone China? We are years and years, nay, decades behind China in planning for our railways. Let us make railways as the one critical sector of growth in the 12th After all these masters of ambiguity, who else, but the same set of professionals who have made New Delhi their permanent habitat! Sitting on their top perch they lord it over, they survey all they see below and dispense wisdom for the poor mortals! Again, who else, those who make their living in the far flung open fields, the villages and the nearby hamlets and small towns. plan. There could be dramatic growth in India. The industry captains, poor souls some of them, talk but dont do that loudly! Some of them say the projects pipeline is rather dry at the moment. Others say there is inordinate delay in decision-making and clearing the projects. The urbanisation process is accelerating. The migration from rural areas are taking place. Migration abroad might falter and yet the globalisation is irreversible. Encourage the private sector. Private sector, MNCs in agriculture sector you have to regulate.
Indian growth story has to come from the private sector

India must think big and take up big projects, develop Indian capabilities in infrastructure, manufacturing and services.
The consumer boom will emerge as the per capita income goes up!
Some thoughts! nfrastructure, manufacturing, services could grow fast as the per capita incomes go up! Indian growth story has to come from the private sector, from now onwards, it seems. As we have noted elsewhere, India is lagging behind China in railway infrastructure. So, now the Indian railways and the Central government have given the opportunity to the five big Indian infra companies to build and operate the 65km long elevated railway line in Mumbai, from Churchgate to Virar. The companies involved are: L&T IDPL, Gammon Infra, IL&FS Transportation, GMR Infra and CAF South Africa. The cost of the project is Rs.21,147 crores. It is time we in India become aware that while we criticise the big private companies indulging in various corruption and other unfair practices that also spoils the image of the government, it is also needed to realise what our Indian capabilities are. India is far behind China in executing big projects. India is also weak in mastering the government-private sector healthy relationship. The other big infrastructure projects are Delhi airport expansion. Cost Rs.12,800 crore. Sasaan power project((Sasaan UMP) Rs. 20,000 crore. Delhi airport Metro Express,Rs.5,800 crore, Mundra
UMPP Rs.18,000 crore and Hyderabad Airport Rs.2500 crore. The point is that India has to go for big infrastructure projects, mostly in the transportation sector and of course, other sectors like energy etc, so that there is a big and dramatic change in the mindset of the people at large. A recent study by Mckinsay reveals that in manufacturing India has to gain much. There is still the manufacturing of high value products is still a preserve of the developed countries. And more and more bigger companies in the construction business are all within the two most important countries in Asia, namely from Japan and China. Of the top ten constructions engineering companies five are from Japan and China only. Even now, in the Bangalore Metro there are two tunnel boring machines that are from China. Our metro rail bogies are also built in South Korea and transported from there. How long we have to wait before Indian can acquire these capabilities? The British Prime Minister, David Cameron had openly warned that India might overtake Britain in its competitive advantages to emerge as a winner. These are all positive news indeed. It is only relevant here to say that India has a long way to go, from the current basic goods manufacturing to use "innovative technologies like chips making etc. We have to have a better understanding of the Indian economy, he number of workers in high productive employment in manufacturing, services, and also low paying agriculture and rural employment.
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Editorial
India is now a young country. The median(average)age of Indians is 25.The media age in China is 35,in the USA it is 40. That means that as the world economy goes through the current crisis and emerges on the growth path(it is all possible and it is a complex and complicated process).We have to see that in the next few years our per capita income will also grow. It is now, the per capita income of Indians, average, is 1,800 dollars (Rs.98,000 per year). when the per capita income goes up, say, to, from 2,000 dollars to say 4,000 dollars consumers aspirations also go up. In such an economy and in such a situation you have 1.2 billion live, peoples today. When they grow up the world economy itself would change. It is variously estimated how many billions of consumers will join the high income and high consumption league! Now, the point is that we, as a country of 1.2 billion lives, must have a long-term vision. This vision will also give the hope and the drive to think big and implement projects bigger enough to take India towards a high consumption economy. There will be an entirely new class of consumers who will join the spending, consumption league. So, our economy, its key drivers, the companies (In 2,010 there were 25 billion dollar companies. By now we have 177 billion dollar companies. India will add more and China will add much more). So, seen in this perspective what we are doing now, as big infrastructure projects, now might look big, not so big enough, in the next one decade. The world will be different and so too India and its economy and our demands, consumption.
Gujarat Lokayukta is now in place! Supreme Court Governor's act! confirms the
Yet, the state, TN, is also a highly corrupt state politically and also in administration. TN was once the first rank state in administrative efficiency and also in clean governance. Now, it is just the opposite! What about Gujarat? There is every reason to suspect that Mr.Modi's government is not that efficient and clean. There are allegations of high corruptions and other wrong doings. So, there must be some reason why Mr.Modi was not willing to have a Lokayukta in place. So, he didnt co-operate in getting the Lokayukta installed. So, what the state governor did? The madame governor in a bold move (and she must be congratulated in a male-dominated society) consulted the state high court chief justice and the leader of the Opposition and of course without the co-operation of consultation by the council of ministers and the chief minister she (obviously assuming a majority judgement) went ahead and appointed the judge as the Lokayukta). This means in effect that without the chief executive's consent and in fact, against the wishes of the state government the Lokayukta was appointed. In some states, like Karnataka when there was the Lokayukta there had been much good work done. Even under the last Lokayukta under the charge of Justice N.Santhosh Hegde a Chief Minister (B.S.Yeddiyurappa) had to resign and go to jail, other ministers had to go; they too eventually had to go to jails. Big and huge corruptions were otherwise would not have been tackled. Even in TN, where such big corruptions are no news, we see the plight of the people as well as their so-called charismatic leaders. Though, eventually, the corrupt get caught, in TN too, the chief ministers had to spend time in jails and for various reasons and circumstances, it is a sound argument and only wisdom to have the Lokayukta offices are filled up without further delaying tactics. What we say about the states applies equally well to the Central government. We have to enact the Lokpal bill that would only give a further impetus for the states to enact the state Lokayukta acts and appoint the ombudsman so that the rise of political corruption, it is now the single most danger to the polity in India. India is at a critical stage. The Central government, under Dr.Manmohan Singh, is losing its lustre owing to allegations of high corruption. So, Gujarat under Mr.Modi who aspires to become the next Prime Minister must set a good example and inspire confidence for fulfilling his ambition.
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es, in a very controversial and call it what other names you like, the Gujarat governor, acted in a bold manner and she appointed a retired high court judge as the Gujarat Lokayukta and the appointment was done in an unusual circumstance. To put the story in simple terms, the Lokayukta post was kept vacant for 9 long years. This in itself was unusual and gives an idea to the public at large the motives behind such delay in filling up the high office that is to fight and curb the political and administrative corruption that abounds in almost every state. More so in Gujarat where there is so much social tension, the undercurrents of which can be traced to the rise of communalist politics. The state of Gujarat is also considered a model for development. Its economic growth is the envy of other states. Investments poured in. Every other big industry is here. Openly the big men, like Ratan Tata endorsed the actions of the Chief Minister, the redoubtable Narendra Modi whose otherwise dynamism is a byword now. But unfortunately, there is the other side and everyone who invites critics to this side of the darkness is equally overwhelming. Certainly, Mr.Modi is not a darling of the elite, the international community of experts. Just now, Amartya Sen had openly talked against Mr.Modi's model of economic development. There is now this open debate: whether economic growth alone is the criteria for the well-being of the citizens, children and their education etc. The human development index of Gujarat is not much to write about. Sen has contrasted Gujarat's Human Development Index with those of Kerala and TN where there is both growth, as in the case of TN and also employment, almost universalisation of education and health. Kerala is always a forerunner in HDI though; Kerala is poor in other basic parameters of industrial employment. Keralites have to go outside, go to Gulf and other countries for their livelihood. There are other issues in Kerala, like suicides and depressions etc. Yet, Mr.Modi has done the impossible by winning the Assembly elections for the third successive term. This hasnt happened in any other state. Even in TN where the two Dravidian parties are alternating and where the DMK chief is a veteran in election games. Yet, he was roundly defeated this time; his party is not even the opposition party in the Assembly. Such was his rout.
ersonal Vie iew Personal View

A comparison of India and China!
The new Chinese leadership promises
To fight corruption and inequality!

In China there is much growth and also much wealth concentrated in a new generation of rich and powerful party leaders. Some of the richest are the sons and grandchildren of the once great party leaders.
here are great many inequalities. For the past 11 years, low key, low-motivated incumbents. the party and the government had stopped publish I am sorry to say this but I want to convey my feelings. ing the inequality index. There are all the latest luxury Yes, we have one E.Sreedharan, the maker of the Delhi Metro of cars show rooms in Shanghai, Rolls Royces, Porche, which I feel so proud but except for the konkan railways, what else Maserato, we used to drive past almost every day. is the progress? So too the very expensive foreign brand luxury goods, Tiffanys, As soon as we landed in Shanghai airport, we proceeded straight to the maglev bullet train! It was again a shock. How could China do Paris Herms and what have you! So, China is a very rich country already, almost 15-20 years ahead this, we here couldnt even try. And the rest of our stay and experiences were equally all surprisof India. ing and led to compare every Yet, the newly elected President, aspect of the Chinese life with Xi Jinping, has promised to fight Of course, any comparison is a sensitive issue. And that too, to India's. corruption and also ensure great compare India with China or China with India is a gamble at The airports, oh, you have to deal of equality. best. It is a great risk too to do this exercise. It may be visit China to believe to what giHow he will do it, everyone is criticised from many points of view. watching with much anticipation. And yet, I wanted to do this keeping in mind the large audience ant strides they have made in air transport and airport facilities. Let us also remember, compared in India, who may not know much about China and also no idea Chungdo, our first stop-over, with India (where have nominated of what China is like today and what it is doing as a country, as the Prime Minister by the party an economy and as a political system. Also, there is no way any then, Shanghai, it was a shock again. How could they build such president, in China, Xi Jinping ordinary mortal in India can do such an exercise like what I giant airports. Back in Bangalore, was "elected" by the parliament, intend to do here. the name, Bangalore Internathen by a 300 member of consortional Airport sounded ironic. tium, then by the polibureau. Yes, it is still an one-party state but Xi is now talking of a "co-operative The very floors we traversed in Bangalore airport were unfinished collective leadership with eight other political parties. So, we must concrete or broken cement floors! give due attention and watch out for new developments in China Almost for the next century the Chinese seems to have planned and built their airports. Almost non-stop, for every minute there was a under the new leadership. I was in China recently for a few days as a tourist and a curious plane queuing up for take-off. Planes from every country, every watcher and an outsider. To give an idea of what I know before I zeal giant jumbo jets and we were soon tired of keeping count of undertook this journey I want to add that I had had a long connec- the number of take offs and landings. Once inside the city, Shangtion with the China affairs, I studied Chinese language for three hai, it looked not just like Mumbai but like a Western city. years under the legendary Prof.Tan Yun Shan at Santiniketan and in All skyscrapers, all the housing estates are sky-high, not to speak the late 1950s I was the first student Prof.Tan chose to be sent to of the other sky-scrappers! The city roads were all kept clean. As China for further studies in China. Chou-En-lai came to India in I write these lines I am watching out to see whether the Bangalore 1958 he was sent to Santiniketan by Pandit Nehru to get conferred roads are cleaned off the accumulated garbage that was piling up for days! the Desikottama Hondegree by the Visva-bharati university. Of course some of my classmates later went to Beijing and it is In Shanghai I used to see at every turn there were municipal garbage now all old story. Now, to come to my recent China visit, I should cleaners, every location I could see these blue attired women and men and the city roads were a pleasure to drive through. say at the outset I went there with my eyes and ears open! So what I found there and what I saw, the spots I visited were all All the taxis, there were not two wheelers or auto ricksaws ,all the taxis were modern, foreign made cars, may be the cars were made almost on our own, at our own initiatives. The point or points I want to make here is that no one, almost inside China but most of the Japanese or South Korea made, also none before my visit came back and told us that China today German cars. There were more mercedes than we have seen elseis a very much advanced state, advanced economy. Almost where in Asian countries. These vehicles gave an idea of the prosChina is now ahead of India by at least some 15 to 20 years! It perity of the average consumers and the taxi users. was a shock to me. Also no one told us that China is doing things, Now, for the other aspects. The citizens were all much better lookbuilding roads, rail lines, in particular, in a furious sort of speed. By ing, well nourished and well endowed. the latest statistics the high-speed trains is now almost covering Surely, there is no poverty, we didnt see any poor or beggars, as the major routes in China. Just see the contrast with Indian on this we see so much still even in the best citizens, be it Bangalore or New Delhi. Of course, we have to study these problems in some one count one! In India, in the last 20 years or so, we have always had the rail- depth and also make further enquiries. V.Isvarmurti, Founder & Chairman ways portfolio with a Congress ally, often unsuited persons, first Agriculture & Industry Survey by persons like Mamata Banerjee and then even now with very Agriculture & Industry Survey z
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he new Chinese Presidentelect Xi Jinping has gone about openly proclaiming his twin goals: one, fighting cor ruption and cleansing the political system. Two, fighting the rising inequality in China, now a fast-growing economy, well ahead of India by some 15 years. In India, what are the priorities with an elected government? Fighting corruption? Fighting inequality? No, not at all, it seems. They want to fight poverty here! Raise the rate of growth, they add one adjective, inclusive growth! People started tired. It looks a hopeless fight, this fighting of high corruption. Everyone, every other party seems to be fighting for dynastic succession. The DMK in the South openly says so. The others in Maharashtra too seem clear about this political succession. The Congress party is very clear and every other constituent of the party, be it its new supporters, the younger leaders or the other allies, are also are reconciled to the single most one goal of ensuring some smooth succession. So, where are the aam aadmi? Where are Anna Hazare and his Team? We met the other day Justice N.Santosh Hegde, the former Supreme Court Judge and the former Karnataka Lok Ayukta and we conversed and exchanged views on what is happening in the country. Mr. Justice Hegde is perhaps the only most articulate member of the Anna Team and he expresses his vies and opinions in a wellreasoned manner and as such his views command wide attention. Even when I go out into the interiors, in other states too, whenever I mention his name ,it is nice to see his name is very popular and evokes immediate response. That also shows the common man is wellaware of the great issue of political corruption. As others, notably well-respected and well-qualified commentators like for instance Mr.Kiran Karnik (we met him also once at Pondicherry recently) puts it the younger generation, the teens, as he put it in a recent column are now coming to the streets to protest against the growing corruption. The recent scams have all now become well=known acronyms,2-G etc. The point here is everyone also now says the New Year would bring about a radical change given the recent twin agitations at the New Delhi power centre, Jantar Mantar and also on Raisina Hills. It is almost as if the 1989 French Revolutionaries and the
Fighting political corruption and providing corruption-free citizen services
Where is Anna Hazare Team?

What Arvind Kejriwal doing? Corruption is now a big political issue! Not only in India. In China too!
1968 student agitators in Paris went to the very doors of Versailles Palace and the Elysees Palace! Things could go out of control if one more such agitation comes to the New Delhi streets, fear commentators. Now, Anna Hazare and his first team were able to raise the conscience of the country lar outrage over the New Delhi incident gangrene. Now, even this is overdone, it seems, by the TV channels. So, once the heroes, whoever they may be and for whatever it may be, goes out of the TV screens the heroes are forgotten or their cause is undervalued? It is time we have to think of some more fundamental ay this issue is dealt with. We told Justice Hegde that the Anna Team must politically engage with the electoral process. There will the government, the parliament, the elections, the parties too. So, we told Judge Hegde to tell other Anna Team members that Anna Team must make a choice of some high priority issues like interacting with the civil society groups like the Election Watch, the Democracy Reforms, other NGOs engaged o reforming the electoral laws, party funding reforms and also, very important, Anna Team can scrutinize with the help of these NGOs and others with expertise like, say, the former Chief Lection Commissioners, to get a list f the names of candidates of all parties, who are contesting elections these candidates would take an oath not to take a bribe and then the Anna Team can endorse these candidate for election. That is partially a corrective to the present wholesale agitations and such announcments. As for Kejriwal we leave him to his own devices. We just say that a political party can grow and not growing depending upon its core political ideology and its appeal. As for Anna cant go on every time on a fast. Gandhian tools now ,in a mature democracy with well-established processes, have to be different to different historic contexts. We are glad to note that Justice Hegde for his part said he welcomed our suggestion and he would put before the Team in its next meeting. V.Isvarmurti Founder & Chairman Agriculture & Industry Survey
owing to the great cause they took up. They want the Lokpal made into law. Then, came Kejriwal's foray into active politics. He adopted a tactics of exposing highly sensational corruption deals. Te media, in particular, the TV news channels gave the agitations intense coverage and thanks to such 24/7 exposure they, Anna and now, Kejriwal, are well-known all over the country. Fine. Where are they now? Is asking this question right or rude? We feel it is only right we should ponder over the next stage in the fight against corruption. This fight is that of the aam aadmi, not any one person or one party agenda. Everyone is concerned now about how to make the Indian politics, the political system free of this growing menace. Given the attitude of those in power, it looks they dont care for fighting corruption. So coal scam etc were brushed aside and there is all this hue and cry about FDI in retail. Unfortunately, even FDI is no more news thanks to the new eruption of popu-
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