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he growth rate of Indian Feed Industry is still way behind many other countries in the South East Asian Region. It is time
that we make sincere efforts so that it grows at a faster rate. This challenge has gained all the more importance lately, because of the increasing demand for the food products of animal origin like milk, meat, poultry and fish
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from its ever growing human population. Moreover, a large chunk of
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population in India is now in the process of shifting their eating habits from pure vegetarianism to consume foods of animal origin, which may
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be also due to increased incomes, bringing also sophistication in food habits. Unfortunately, the feed industry in India is facing a twin
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and other is, soaring prices of these raw materials, which is again
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the fact that grains are being given preference for human consumption
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first, followed by poultry and only a little percentage used as
problem. One is that of shortage of raw material (the feed ingredients) related to their shortages. The feed shortage in India is basically due to
ingredients in other livestock feed. With regard to maize and oilseeds like soya, mustard and groundnut, whose byproducts, the oilcakes are
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The possible way out to increase the supply of raw material for feed industry. Yes, it is possible, however, the government has to take a very serious view of the problem and take a sincere decision at the highest level regarding the following points:
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Dr. Dinesh T. Bhosale Former Chairman, CLFMA of India
Increase the area under cultivation for these oilseeds as well as maize, and break the prevailing vicious circle of only having ricewheat cultivation in certain areas of the country, which many a
Mr. Amit Sachdev Indian Representative, US Grain Council
times is grown in excess of our requirements, so much that its storage becomes a problem, and a good proportion gets spoiled and is even unfit for animal consumption.
Dr. P.E. Vijay Anand US Soybean Export Council
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Allow the cultivation of GM foods, especially the soybean and
Dr. Suhas Amrutkar Subject Matter Specialist, Animal Nutrition, MAFSU, Parbhani
countries, including US, China, Brazil and some European countries,
Dr. SN Mohanty Former Principal Scientist, CIFA
health of animals. Why should India lag behind when others
mustard. GM crops are now regularly been grown in many western because of their higher yields and having no adverse effects on the countries have been consistently witnessing its benefits. And if
Dr. Meeta Punjabi Mehta Agricultural Economist
India has already allowed the cultivation of GM cotton, then what is the hitch in the cultivation of GM soya and mustard.
Dr. Swamy Haladi Feed Additive Expert
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Make the import of soybean and mustard simpler and cheaper, government must protect the domestic livestock farmers/ feed
Dr. R Gnana Sekar Lead Consultant, GS Dairy Farm Consulting
manufacturers from unbridled imports regulating the flow by suitably tweaking imports tariffs just like in edible oils.
Dr. Suraj Amrutkar Assistant Professor, Dept. of ILFC, SKUAST-J, Jammu
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Contents INDUSTRY THOUGHTS
05 Securitizing feed for poultry industry RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
08 Technology to feed cattle from waste ARTICLE 10 India: The next Darling of the Global
Oilmeal Market? 12 Agricultural biotechnology has the potential to boost up the supply of raw material for feed manufacture 14 Future growth potential and economics of poultry feed industry in India MARKET PROJECTIONS 17 Maize price stable in
India, wait for the new crop INTERVIEW 18 Interview with INFAH Upcoming Events
Event Coverage
24 Grain Tech India-Milling event for the industry
10 PDFA International Dairy & Agri
25-27 November 2015
2015
Pelleting Tips 22 Instructions for better extruded feed
CATTLE FAIR GROUND, JAGRAON, LUDHIANA (PB.) INDIA
5-7 December 2015
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INDUSTRY THOUGHTS
One of the silver spots in the otherwise
have no co-relation to international
gloomy agricultural scenario in our
values.
Atul Chaturvedi
country is the Poultry Industry. This
Scenario of corn industry
Adani Group
sector has been growing at more than
The story of corn is relatively better but
10% per annum and has the potential
the writing is on the wall and going
to grow more at more than 15% if only
forward availability is going to get
its feed requirement can be securitized
tighter and tighter.
at competitive prices.
Soya crop at around 9/10 million and
More than two decades back, it was
corn at around 22 /23 MT and not
told by a visionary that India within five
growing, and that should ring alarm
years will cease to be a net exporter of
bells in poultry industry. The period of
meal and corn and may actually start
complacency is over and the industry
importing the same. The words though
will have to seriously start looking at
prophetic did not come true till 20
the future unfolding scenario and
years later (still partly).
calibrate their responses accordingly.
Contrary to all predictions in the past
Rising income levels and change in
the soya crop continued to grow from
food habits is resulting in more people
strength to strength. In due course of
shifting to protein rich diets. No
time Soya industry became its own
wonder the poultry sector is growing at
worst enemy as more capacity started
a healthy clip of 10% and in future has
chasing too few beans. The crop
the potential to top 15% growth. The
increase started plateauing and soya
current requirement of soya meal for
industry is being pushed to the wall
the animal feed sector is in excess of 4
and is fighting a losing battle. The
MT and growing year after year.
plight of soya industry is being felt by the Poultry industry as well by way of ridiculously high prices for meal which
On the one hand there is growth in domestic consumption of soya meal
On the one hand there is growth in domestic consumption of soya meal and on the other the availability of the same is shrinking
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and on the other the availability of the
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INDUSTRY THOUGHTS
which used to be closer to 10 million
Poultry Poultry are achievable with the current pace of Industry Industry Agricultural development? Agri growth (12% growth) (15% growth) at sub 2% and poultry consumption Soyabean 21.31 mmt 27.19 mmt growth at more than 12%, the gap Corn 69.29 mmt 81.70 mmt
tons is now being talked about at 8 to
population is migrating in search of
same is shrinking. This is in spite of the fact that meal exports from the country have practically become zero. Soya crop
between demand and supply is going
8.5 million tons. With farmers becoming better living standards food habits are reluctant sellers in view of diminishing changing big time. Analysts predicts
to keep widening and assume alarming
returns the bean availability for
there is a direct co-relation between
We are actually staring at an impending
crushing industry is negligible. No
increase in wages and shift of family
disaster and the time for action is now
wonder the poultry industry has to
from consuming staple based diets to a
or else the nation will forfeit its protein
fight for securitizing its meal.
high protein one including fruits and
security just as we have forfeited edible
vegetables as well as dairy and meat
oil security.
products. This point is corroborated by
Way Forward
the fact that in 2006 calorie
In my humble opinion some
requirement from livestock was 184
suggestions to face the looming
which will grow beyond 300 by the end
challenge are as below:
of next decade. The writing is very clear on the wall; the next decade belongs to
proportions.
!
11.6 million hectares land under
Poultry and Feed industry. Whether the
G.M crops which is higher than
supply of feed ingredients would keep
China. Why confine G.M to cotton
pace is a moot question?
alone, we should bring corn and
We have tried to develop different
soya also under G.M. This could be
scenarios and the potential requirement
our only savior as our land laws
of soya meal and corn by 2025. Some
would not permit big time
basic assumptions are as below:
mechanization and corporatization
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requirement has been plotted on basis of 12 and 15 % growth
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of farming. !
soya meal inclusion in broiler is at 30%
Break the wheat/rice cycle in North India and replace it
corn inclusion in broiler feed is assumed at 60% and in layer feed
with corn/mustard cycle. This
for how long? We understand about
at 50%
will kill two birds in one stone. It
60% of the corn produced in India goes ! for the animal feed sector. The poultry
consumption growth of soya and
will bring down production of
corn in other sectors like human
wheat and rice in which we are
sector consumes about 44% of corn
and industrial is assumed at 10%
surplus and replace it with much
exports have been assumed as
needed corn and mustard.
producing about 22/23 million tons of corn the industry is still not in trouble.
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and supply still outstrips demand, but
produced in the country. With India
06
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Improve yields in whichever way possible.
assumed at 25% and in layer feed The situation of corn is relatively better
Biotechnology: India has about
However this situation can change dramatically in next few years as with few big plants coming up for producing starch and ethanol and demand for animal feed also skyrocketing. Till now the country has been able to provide both soya meal and corn for the feed industry albeit at very high prices compared to world values. Question remains if going forward demand can be met or not. As the cities are urbanizing and
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zero On the basis of above assumptions the picture which emerges is really scary and should shake up the policy makers from their deep slumber. The total requirement of soya beans and corn for taking care of domestic consumption including Poultry is as below. Note- If soya meal inclusion increases
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Allow feed industry to freely import DDGS.
Last but not the least; allow unfettered free trade of soya meal and corn. Why should the poultry sector be made to pay almost USD 200 higher for their meal? This is blatantly unfair and is restricting the growth of this sector which at last count is more than INR
by 5% due to lower values, soya bean
50000 crore and growing. To protect
requirement by 2025 would be 32 MT if
domestic farmers from unbridled
poultry industry grows at 15% and imports, we can regulate the flow by marginally less if industry grows at 12%. suitably tweaking imports tariffs just Do we seriously think these numbers like edible oils.
R&D
Technology to feed cattle from waste The organic waste generated by the
their immune system, leading the pH at
food sector, such as crop waste, expired the right level to destroy viruses and
Microbiological process to unfold the nutrients from organic waste and make them more digestible for
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animals
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products like milk, soups, meat and
bacteria that harm animals.
vegetables, as well as those that do not
When subjected to the microbiological
meet quality regulations, are being
process, the bacteria unfold the
transformed through a microbiological
nutrients from the organic waste to
process, and the final product can be
make them more digestible for the
added as an ingredient in feed for farm
animals. This process breaks the bonds
animals, according to Mexico based
and makes the structural sugars
company.
digestible, so when animal consumes
Biotectra founder Luis Jose Cruz Gavi単o the new feed, they will obtain a greater explained that failing to eliminate this
amount of nutrients.
type of waste represents a major health
The development team also wants to
risk. In order to solve this situation, the
provide alternatives to grain or seeds
veterinarian from the National
that can otherwise be sold for human
University of Mexico (UNAM) have
consumption. So Biotectra set the goal
developed a technology that kills
of creating a technology that submits
disease-causing viruses and bacteria in
this type of organic waste to a rapid
food, which is then processed to obtain
fermentation process, creating a
an ingredient that is added to cattle
finished product in 72 hours that can feed. One feature of this additive is that be consumed by the animals. it improves feed digestibility for The Biotectra team collects food animals.
industry waste and takes that raw
The process is patented as a
material to their premises, where they
microbiological activator, which is
transform it into an ingredient of cattle
added to the mixture of waste and
feed. The production is in line with the
promotes the development of
regulations of different types of food
acidophilus bacteria and fungi, which
for each species, such as pigs, cattle
promote a healthy environment in the
and sheep.
intestine of the animal and reinforces
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India: The next Darling of the Global Oilmeal Market? Time and again, India is compared with
Economic Research), consumption of
China in anything from manufacturing to poultry meat increased from nearly a agricultural commodities trade. Despite
quarter of a kgin 1987-88 to 2.2
the differences in terms of their agri-
kgs(2009-10) and the growth is higher in
food industry profile, these two countries the urban areas. Meanwhile, industry continue to influence the global market
sources claim the percapita annual
for everything. Although these two are
consumption actually stands at 4 kg
countries with billion-plus population,
currently. One can say increase in poultry
India is different from China as itsoverall
meat reflects the overall animal protein
economic growth is dependent more on
consumption including fish and eggsin
domestic consumption than China's
the country. Although the numbers from
primarily exports-driven growth. Also,
different sources differ, the trend is very
India's population growth rate is
clear that consumption growingat not
healthier than China and the former
less than 6 to 8 percent annually.
worst performer and was the most
Consequently, the animal feed sector is
affected in the recent stock market
enjoys a bigger share of relatively
collapse. As an example, China's poultry
year India adds 22 million to its
growth. Currently, India's demand for
meat segment has shown negative
population but recent trends in China's
compound feed (22 million tonnes)
growth in the last few years stagnating
demographic profile indicates that the
comes mainly from the poultry feed
at around 12- 13 million tonnes. Also, its
country is indeed getting older may be
(about 13 million tonnes)segment. Soy
dairy sector is marred by food safety
due to its One-Child policy. Superficially
and corn are the biggest components of
in demographic profile has significance in economic growth and development,
issues and as a result, demand for compound feed is not witnessing any
rapeseed, and cottonseed are also widely appreciable growth in the recent years. All these have their corresponding used depending on prevailing relative
labor force replenishment, and ultimately prices and availability.
impacts on food consumption behavior,
essential needs (e.g. food) and
In contrast, China's meat and livestock
food prices and composition of food
discretionary consumption and
sector is experiencing turbulence and in
expenditure patterns.
recent years suffered in terms of bad
India's domestic food consumption
reputation, slower economic growth, and
patterns exhibit positive trend for animal
food safety and quality issues including
proteins in the recent years. According to smuggled meats etc. Chinaag.org NCAER(National Council for Applied
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meat and animal feed sector was the
younger population than the latter. Every also expected to register concurrent
this should not matter but this difference animal feed and oilmeals including
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Raghavan Sampathkumar
India: The next Darling of the Global Oilmeal Market
mentions in a recent article that China's
basket. If one looks beyond these numbers, it is clear that firstly, China's economic slowdown is reflecting in its food consumption growth and consequently global demand for commodities including oilmeal and
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quality, nutritious compound feeds as
appropriately, India's oilseeds sector
of animal feed.Hence, India seems to
the experiences from the developed
would not be able to meet the growth in
assume a pivotal position in relative
countries demonstrate. All these are
demand particularly from the feed
terms to China though the latter will
directly or indirectly pushing the demand segment andthe country's reliance on
remain a very significant player when
for manufactured feed.
imports will stay steady or most likely
import volumes are considered.
Thus, overall buoyancy in food and feed
grow.It is rather a complex scene that the
Analyses by different think-tanks also
sectors along with growing emphasis on
best and high-quality protein meal from
show steady rise in demand for
food safety, quality, health and nutrition
India is exported while millions of tonnes
processed and value-added meat and
are making India an important market
dairy products due to the brisk growth in among the emerging economies.
of oilmealare imported at the same time. Although the reasons for short-term
However,India's supply side for its feed
surge in imports may vary such as a
Restaurants and Catering), tourism, and
raw materials has more constraints that
significant drop in local production (e.g.
hospitality sectors in India. Growth in
rather increase its dependence on
rapeseed) or cheaper global prices,
modern food retailing sector in recent
imports. Due to a prolonged, unjustified
which could be temporary or seasonal,
years also has its fair share of
and skewed policy focus on rice and
long-term outlook on the demand for
contribution in creating demand for
wheat (the Votebank crops), the oilseeds
oilmealsfrom India is rather bullish
newer and healthier product categories.
sector, similar to pulses, minor millets
because of the changing food
For example, the dairy feed segment
and coarse cereals, has been affected
fast food culture, HORECA (Hotels,
could well be the next big thing in India's significantly. Lack of conducive policies animal feed market, if one learns from
on support prices, marketing and
the magnitude of investments pouring in procurement, and regulations that limit from venture capital and/or private
private players are some of the notable
equity firms. Any significant factors that strangleIndia's domestic improvements in productivity at the farm oilseed production. Till such time these level can only be achieved by using high impediments are addressed
consumption patterns and increasing average household incomes. In summary, India will remain a major importer of feed raw materials and will indeed, get more prominent in global oilseed and mealtrade than China mainly due to its stronger and more resilient domestic consumption scenario.
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oilcakes which are essential components
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unwilling sellers in view of falling returns, the bean availability for crushing industry is insignificant. Hence, the poultry industry has to fight hard to secure its supply of feed raw materials. Recently, to deal with the impending competition of cheaper imports of chicken legs from the United Sates, Indian industry has demanded P J Suresh, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Monsanto India Region
permission to import at least one million tonne soya meal, to help the poultry industry to get cheaper raw material and reduce its cost of production, which is thrice the cost of production of US chicken legs. It has been observed that cost of Indian soya meal is higher than the global soya meal because the productivity in India is much lower than the productivity of countries like the US, which have adopted the technology of GM soya, with no ban on its production and consumption as feed.
When feed supplies are dwindling,
the poultry and dairy industry.
prices are rising. With increasing
However, under the prevailing
demand in high protein food, can we
situation, it is difficult meet this
afford to resist agriculture
demand, without relying on imports.
biotechnology, which offers a solution
Dwindling supplies of feed
to farmers and the feed industry
Soya and maize are an important
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noted that due to back-to-back drought, it is estimated that the summer-sown corn output this year is
going to drop by 15 per cent, and this source of feed for the poultry industry, corn accounts for nearly 80 percent of India is witnessing a significant growth and their current production is around India's total output. It is being in the demand for foods of animal 9/10 million tons for soya and 22 /23 estimated that 60 percent of the corn origin, which are rich in protein, like million tons for corn, in India. produced in India goes for the animal milk, chicken meat and eggs. Initially, Annually, the domestic poultry feed sector, and the poultry sector the demand was majorly from the industry consumes around 12 million consumes about 44 percent of corn urban areas, now it has been observed tonne of maize and 4 million tonne of produced in the country. However this that rural demand is also increasing soymeal. Together, these account for situation can change dramatically in gradually. This is certainly an some 85% of total poultry feedstock. next few years with few big plants encouraging sign for the poultry and At the outset, it may seem that the coming up for producing starch and dairy industry, which has been production is satisfactory, but the ethanol and demand for animal feed witnessing a revolutionary change reality is not and hence it is ringing an also skyrocketing. This perhaps might over the years. Today it has got alarm bell to the industry, because this be the reason that the representatives transformed into well-organized, consumption is growing year after of the corn industry too expressed scientifically oriented and year, while the availability of the same need to import the feed raw material. technologically driven industry, which is shrinking, especially for soya meal. Price volatility in feed- a rising all set to witness further growth, as This is in spite of the fact that our concern along with decreasing the demand for foods of animal origin meal exports have practically become supplies increases. zero. Soya Production which used to Over the past few years, feed prices However, rise in demand for high be closer to 10 million tons has now had seen an upward trend backed by protein diet for human consumption come down to about at 8 to 8.5 high maize prices, continued strong also means greater use of cereals and million tons. With farmers becoming demand from the poultry sector and oilseeds for animal feed especially for against feed shortage?
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The situation for corn, may not be as alarming at the moment, but it is to be
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Agriculture biotechnology has the
recent report from Rabo bank, periods
farming in regions in which the crop is
potential to arrest the situation
difficult to grow. Countries like US,
of significant feed price volatility will
Today, we are faced with an
Brazil, Argentina, and China among
become “the norm� throughout the
extraordinary set of challenges of
others have been consistently
coming decade, which warns that as
increasing food production of animal
witnessing its benefits.
global demand for meat, fish and dairy
origin with all the other limitations like
Biotechnological interventions can play
grows, so will the demand for animal
land, water and weather and the
a vital role not only in the productions
feed.
question is how we would meet these
but also in environmental protection
Recently, in Germany the poultry
demands.
and sustainability. Genetically modified
farmers association (ZDG) recently
feeds can improve water and soil
We also have another challenge that withdrew its 14 year old commitment to the food we produce has to be highly only use non-GMO soybeans in poultry cost efficient to make it more
quality by reducing levels of
feed, as the same was getting
waste.
phosphorus and nitrogen in animal
sustainable. This means that the real unsustainable. Similar concerns are also prices of milk, eggs, meat and fish within the UK feed and food sectors would be falling. So how do we that it is becoming increasingly difficult produce more food for feed or in other and costly to maintain a non-GM words increase crop productivity? In supply chain, and that it may become such a situation when the scope of unsustainable at some point in the using conventional methods of cross future. breeding etc is decreasing with limited The question is how we are going to land available, agriculture
effective, as no single option would
meet the demand and ensure protein biotechnology can potentially play a security very significant role.
goal in an eco-friendly, cost effective
While there is a rise in the consumption Agricultural biotechnology brings of protein rich diets, with the changing together advanced disciplines of lifestyle of the people that the demand is going to reach higher proportions is very clear as it has been estimated that at 194.6 million, India today houses the highest number of protein deficient and undernourished people in the world. Further, by 2030, India will be home to 1.6 billion people, which means overall demand for food will be much higher. While there are many poor in India (roughly 60% of the population), there are also some very rich people, along with a rapidly rising middle class. Incomes have been rising by 7-8%. Hence there is a greater demand not
biology, genetics, molecular biology,
The strengths of the Indian biotech sector are mainly excellent scientific infrastructure in agriculture, trained man power, knowledge base, rich biodiversity and low cost of production. Hence an integrated approach to livestock development would be provide the answer for achieving the and sustainable manner.
The revolution that biotechnology for
biophysics, biochemical engineering
insect protection in cotton has brought
and computer science.
for India, can also be replicated in other
In the face of a proven slowdown in the
crops like soya and corn. This
productivity gains from the green
intervention will surely catapult the
revolution, biotechnology or gene
poultry and the feed industry to the
revolution has the potential to increase
next level of growth and help these by
production to meet future food needs.
increasing supply of feed and in the
Hence India needs high yielding
process enable India to ensure protein
varieties of cereals and oilseeds, which
security for the coming decades.
would need minimum irrigation,
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fertilizers and pesticides to meet feed requirements for its growing livestock population.
just for more food, but also for better
There is also scope for producing
quality food, in terms of fruits and
disease resistant crops, which take a
vegetables and milk, eggs and meat.
devastating toll on crops like corn, soya,
The Economic Times Securitising feed for poultry
industry, 14 September 2015 2
The Economic Times - Poultry market likely to see
double-digit growth in 2015, 25 December 2014 3
The Economic Times Securitising feed for poultry
industry, 14 September 2015 4
The Economic Times - Indian poultry industry wants
to import 1 mn tonne soya meal to compete with US imports, 19 June 2015 5
Thus it is very clear that the
rice etc. After Bt cotton, we do not
opportunity for the poultry and feed
have any commercially available cereal
industry to grow are enormous, but the
or legume genetically modified grain
question is how we ensure supply of
that is considered disease resistant, in
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feed ingredients at an affordable price
India. Agriculture biotechnology can
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at the current pace of agriculture
also help increase crop's ability to
launches drive to fight protein deficiency, 23
development when adverse weather
withstand natural environment factors
conditions create further decrease in
such as heat and drought, soil toxicity,
launch of all-India protein awareness campaign, 24
yields.
high salinity etc and hence improve
September 2015
Reuters - Drought to cut India's summer-sown corn
output by 15 percent industry, 14 September 2015 6
Pigworld - Rabobank issues warning of significant
feed price volatility, 8 July 2015 USDA Gain Report GM14008 The Hindu Business Line - Poultry advisory body
September 2015 9
The Economic Times - Poultry India announces
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Abhijeet Banerjee, Religare Commodities The poultry industry has been
As a result, the Indian poultry industry
in size. Poultry feed in India comprises
expanding at a rapid pace in Andhra
could achieve feed based efficiencies
grains like maize, wheat, sorghum,
Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu,
and rationalization. Roughly 90 per cent Bajra, Ragi and broken rice, grain by-
and hence there lies ample opportunity
of the broiler industry uses compound
products like rice polish, de-oiled rice
for individual feed players to grow.
feed and India is the fourth largest
bran and maize gluten meal; oilseed
Increasing demand for poultry products broiler producer and third largest egg from these states has been the
producer. Having said that, compound
groundnut and sunflower; animal
contributing factor for the growth of
feed in the egg layer industry remains
protein sources like fish meal, whole
poultry sector in these states in recent
highly underutilized and usage varies
fish, meat and bone meal, poultry-by-
years. Current demand for poultry feed
from 5 per cent to 25 per cent. Total
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in India is estimated between 21 and 23 feed demand is estimated at
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meals from soybeans, mustard,
product meal; vitamins, minerals and various feed additives.
million tonnes. Poultry feed accounts
approximately 11.5-11.8 million tonnes,
Increasing household incomes have
for nearly 60 per cent of the total feed
based in the current egg production. In
been responsible for a steady growth of
market in India. The consumption of
future the egg laying industry offers a
poultry consumption in the country. As
poultry feed also increased to 8 per
promising potential for the growth of
a result animal-based protein intake has
cent during 2012-13, as compared to 7
the feed industry.
also improved. Broiler meat has an
per cent during 2007-08. The Indian
The total feed demand is currently
advantage of being a healthier choice
poultry feed market has the potential
expected to be around five to six per
versus red meat like mutton, pork and
to grow by 7 to 8% in next few years.
cent in context to the egg industry.
beef, as it comes under the white meat
Domestic broiler industry has been
Studies have revealed that significant
category. It is cheaper than seafood as
considered the strongest driver behind
opportunities exist in the egg industry
well. Estimates show that India's per
the development of feed industry in
for compound feed demand in the near capita consumption of broiler meat
India, and has benefited significantly
term. However from a broader
grew by a 7.4 per cent compound
from the presence of integrators (which
perspective, egg layer farming will be
annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2009-
is 70 per cent of total industry), in
integrated backward into feed millings
10 to 2013-14, while egg consumption
addition to a shorter production cycle.
amid farms consolidating and growing
rose by 3.7 per cent CAGR. The per
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capita consumption of broiler meat is
consumption. Cost establishment
they are about 6 to 8 months of
estimated to grow by a slower 6 per
charges, supervisory charges, labor
age and broilers get ready to be
cent CAGR from 2013-14 to 2017-18,
charges, expenditure on feeds,
marketed for poultry meat at the
while egg consumption might improve
medicine, miscellaneous expenses,
age between 6 to 10 weeks. As the
slightly to 3.9 per cent CAGR, going by
depreciation on poultry bird
interval between the poultry
the research data.
building, poultry house, implement
generations is very short, it is
Statistical studies convey that Tamil
and furniture, and interest on
possible to bring about a
Nadu has the largest poultry feed
working and fixed capital were also
phenomenal increase in poultry
requirement of 1.38 million tonnes from
included - Kumat (1975), who
production in short interval. For
broiler and 1.97 million tonnes from
attempted analyzing the cost
example starting with a set of
layer sector. Second is Andhra Pradesh,
structure of egg production.
pullet and a cockerel, it is possible
Fixed costs include the cost of day
to produce 2,500 commercial
1.27 million tonnes for broiler and 3.09
old chicks, interest and
pullets within 40 months which in
million tonnes for layers. Similarly,
depreciation of fixed capital, capital
turn can lay half a million eggs
Maharashtra annually requires 1.23
like land, building and equipment
within 18 months. Poultry is not a
!
million tonnes for broiler and 360,000
and variable costs include expenses
seasonal industry but gives a good
tonnes of feed for layers. West Bengal
on feed, human labour, medicine,
income throughout the year with
state requires 1.12 million tonnes of
miscellaneous expenses and
minimum labor and expenditure.
feed for broilers and 120,000 tonnes of
interests on working capital -
Moreover, the farmer also starts
feed for layers, while Haryana & Punjab
TalukderTalukder, J.K, C.V. Reddy
getting returns very early, as layers
state require 880,000 tonnes of broiler
and Tej Abrader (1983)
start laying at their, age of 6-8
feed and 1.49 million tonnes of feed for ! layers. Entry of more organized players,
Poultry had become a vital
months, the farmers can take good
component of the farm economy
care of poultry and earn a
higher integration in the poultry feed
as it generates additional income
substantial income from eggs,
industry in addition to stable feed
and employment in the rural area.
meat, feathers and manure -
prices will be seen as drivers for growth
The cost estimates revealthat feed
Chandy (2005)
of poultry feed industry in near future.
alone accounts for about two
!
Egg production costs declined to
Takeaway from few research studies
thirds of the total cost - Pandy R.K.,
their lower level when the size of
conducted on poultry farming/feed
Bhardwaj, S.P. Mahajan, V.K. and
the laying stocks exceeded 5000
industry in last 3-4 decades
Nirman K.P.S. (1996).
birds and there were economics of
Chicken start laying eggs when
size over the different ranges of
!
The sums of money that have to be ! paid for the efforts and sacrifices
output. If the aim is purely egg
for producing a commodity are
production, only such breeds
Relevant Statistics of Poultry Industry
expenses of production and this is called cost of production - Alfred
Egg Production per Year
65000 million per year 3.8 million tonnes
Fixed costs include the cost of
Urban area consumption
80%
chicks, depreciation and interest on
Rural area consumption Feed consumption
20% 10.5 million tonnes Maize per year
Feed consumption
4 Million tonnes Soymeal per year
fixed capital and rent - Singh and Patel (1974) !
Data
Broiler Chicken Production
Marshall (1970) !
Specifics
Egg production cost consisted of the cost of pullets up to the laying point, feed, labor, electricity charges, depreciation, interest on
Source: USDA & US Grain Council
should be maintained as
Sector wise contribution in Animal Feed 5.20%
processing all the qualities of good egg layers i.e. quick maturity and
0.80%
capacity to produce a large
capital etc - Ports Mouth (1975) !
number of standard size eggs -
Land requirement for poultry
Ames and Ngemba (1986)
farming is low, the amount of
Poultry
capital investment need not be
Cattle Feed
high, the gestation period for capital is short and poultry can utilize by-products of food grains which are unfit for human
32%
Aqua 62%
Others
!
Around 1,382 small and large poultry co-operative societies have been set up in the country for marketing of eggs. But due to their limited operational areas and lack
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ARTICLE of support either in inter-state or in
influenced by climatic and soil
In order to encourage poultry
export trade, and lack of resources
conditions - Panda and S.C.
business contribution towards national
to undertake a total programme of
Mohapatra (1998)
income, and provide employment to
procurement, package, storage,
Researchers have often reviewed the
the rural masses, the government
transportation and retailing of
area of rural development and poultry
needs to solve the problems
eggs, these co-operative societies
farming, poultry infrastructure, cost
associated with the poultry farming, in
have achieved limited success. The
of production, production and profit,
coming years. There are concerns of
total turnover of these societies
marketing and its problems. There
rising costs of raw materials for
was Rs.45.3 million only in 1976-77
are evidences from research studies
producing poultry feed so the
as compared to an estimated
that show poultry farming
Government has to check the pressure
national egg production of
contributing for rural development.
to reduce feed costs. One solution can
Rs.4,000 million. In the present
The studies have insisted on
be enhancing the usage of enzymes,
study the cost of feed, medicine,
infrastructure requirements and
as it helps in improving nutrient
labour lighting, water and
marketing problems in the poultry
absorption and ingredient digestibility.
miscellaneous expenses are included in variable costs. The
farming. It becomes necessary for the This in turn, will be beneficial in allowing higher flexibility in feedstuff government to consider significance
total cost of production varies
and economic feasibility in expanding
utilization, reduce feed costs and can
poultry farming in the country.
keep a check on the quality as well.
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West African poultry & feed market to grow under USDA development project The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has chosen the American Soybean Association's (ASA) World
Department. Ghana is home to 26.4
soybean meal. It will train Ghanaian million people, and a West African hub poultry producers, improve feed for business growth. milling practices and products,
Initiative for Soy in Human Health
The Ghanaian government seeks to
(WISHH) Program and key partners to
revamp the poultry industry, which has feedstuffs, and much more.
implement a major poultry
slumped in the last 30 years. “The
development project in Ghana.
project will contribute to increasing
The USDA Foreign Agricultural
the supply of both meat and eggs to
Service's Food for Progress Program
address ever-growing demand in
helps developing countries and
Ghana”, said William Brown, Ph.D.,
emerging democracies modernize and
country director of Adventist
strengthen their agricultural sectors.
Development and Relief Agency
As a result, it improves agricultural
(ADRA-Ghana), which is a partner on
productivity and expands trade of
the initiative.“The project could trigger
agricultural products.
the growth of poultry, maize and soy
“ASA is pleased to partner with USDA
industries, which will provide
in agricultural development that
employment and increased income.
supports expanded and mutually
This will culminate in poverty
beneficial trading relationships,” said
enhance storage and handling of
Today, the trends are even clearer,
reduction.” ASA President Wade Cowan. “Nowhere Kansas State University is a is there greater need or bigger subcontractor in WISHH's Assisting
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
potential return on investment in
other economic analysis, developing
agricultural development than in SubSaharan Africa. WISHH is a trailblazer for trade.” The United States is among Ghana's principal trading partners, with twoway trade between the two countries reaching $1.45 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. State
Management in the Poultry and Layer
proving that WISHH-founding farmers planned well. According to U.S.
Industries by Feed Improvement and
countries dominate world demand
Efficiency Strategies in Ghana
growth for agricultural products. As a
(AMPLIFIES Ghana).
result, these countries will account for
The multi-faceted project will promote the use of improved poultry feeds, and procure feed ingredients, including 15,000 metric tons of U.S.
92 percent of the total increase in world oilseed and meat imports in 2013-2022. Source: Soygrowers
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MARKET PROJECTION
In last one week (4th week of
down for some time and it is interesting
September), due to holidays and a
to see that in the midst if the harvest
short week no major market activity.
when normally prices tend to move
Also rains in southern peninsula have
down, this week the prices moved up
has given that added advantage for the
exchange CBOT) for the three contracts
Current corn Gluten Meal (CGM) prices
Rabi crop and farmers could sow the
was up, Dec up 3.13% to $153.14/MT;
too are down and indicated at
crops sooner as the soil moisture is
Mar up 3.04% to $157.55 and may up
$630/MT.
expected to be good. As on Sept 24,
2.88% to
2015 (as per GOI data), maize has been
$160.38/MT. FOB
sown in 7.662 mill hac of land in
prices were
2015/16, 1.31 million hac more than
indicated at $173-
Amit Sachdev Indian Representative, US Grain Council
remain very competitive, freight rates
(Container freights) to SEA region is added to a feel good factor and there is by close to 3%, but this uptrend could down making it a good buy. FOB US some hope that the maize crop will be short-lived. US and other nations will Gulf @ $181/MT and PNW @ $186/MT. survive and India will have a reasonably be flush with corn and prices are not Delivered prices to Vietnam indicated good crop. Withdrawing monsoon rains expected to move up. Corn on the @ $242/MT and to China @ $222/MT.
7.563 mill hac in 2014/15 khariff. The
has affected the growth of the crop in
and at PNW at
the July-Aug 2015 period.
$188/MT. Prices
Overall the spot prices have remained
from other origins
stable, Nizamabad at Rs.15344/MT;
have remained
Karimnagar Rs.15475/MT; Davangere at
stable. Argentina
Rs.15750/MT; Sangli RS.16000/MT and
$160-166/MT;
Gulabbagh Rs.14212/MT. Not much
Brazil $161-
maize is in Bihar the new marketing
168/MT; Black Sea
year starts on Oct 1, 2015 for the khalif
corn $166-169/MT
season. While the large extent of
and French corn at
supplies of maize are likely to start later $177-180/MT. in the month of Oct, some early
Indian corn at this
harvested grain may be expected to
point does not
arrive in some regions and prices would stand a chance in be good, but this will also is high the world market. moisture maize.
DDGS prices
US corn prices move up in otherwise
remain very
stable international market
competitive
In the US the prices had been going
DDGS prices
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Interview with INFAH
I
NFAH (Indian Federation of Animal Health Companies), is a very young association representing Indian animal industry, which has made a remarkable growth in a short span of 3 years. It takes up the issues related to animal health with the Regulators and various governing bodies of the country.
In an interview with Think Grain Think Feed, Dr. Arun Atrey, President and Mr. Vijay Teng, General Secretary of the association discussed various industry concerns-role of antibiotics, impact of GST (Goods and Service Tax) and future scope for the industry. Below are excerpts from the interview: Please give us in brief the role played by Indian Federation of Animal Health Companies (INFAH) and its sub-committees in the development of poultry, dairy and livestock industry in India. Indian Federation of Animal Health Companies abbreviated as INFAH, is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization working towards the common goal of raising the standards of domesticated animal health care in India. INFAH is the cohesion of progressive Indian and multinational animal health companies and represents the animal health industry. The Federation takes up the issues with common denominator to the Regulators and different governing bodies of the country, including various Ministries, in a bid to improve and maintain the health and welfare of animals in terms of disease prevention, treatment and control. Internationally, INFAH partners with global animal trade bodies and is also affiliated to global organization “Health For Animals. The Federation has been further divided into various sub committees, to take up the issues with different government and non- government entities. viz. a) Drugs & Therapeutics' focussed on Technical & Regulatory issues; b) Imports & Exports; c) Biologicals & Bio-Security; d) Herbals; e) Animal Feed Supplements; f) Good Marketing Practices & CSR; g) Human resource Infact, these honorary sub-committees are the lifeline, and based on its recommendations, the Management Committee of INFAH decides further course of action.
Dr. Arun Atrey
Though this Federation is quite young, but still one would like to know the various milestones achieved by INFAH in its short tenure of 3 years? How does INFAH define the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
A veterinarian and management Graduate, Dr. Arun Atrey is currently President of INFAH and also
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holds the position of President
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& Head-Global Animal Health Business of Cadila Healthcare
Federation may be young, but is quite vibrant and in tandem with different Ministries and organizations has been able to achieve the following objectives during its short tenure: ! ! !
Disease Surveillance, Biosecurity, Imports & many other wide ranging technical & commercial issues.
Initiated collaborative research project framework with DBT with a way laid out for obtaining funds for those interested from Industry in research in herbal animal healthcare products.
assignments on behalf of AH some visible improvements in
Represented the issue of FDC especially with respect to Veterinary Industry. This ultimately led to better understanding & exclusion of Veterinary drugs
Limited. He has handled many Industry, which has brought
Took lead in ensuring 'withdrawal periods' being mentioned on the primary packing of all veterinary drugs
!
Represented and submitted the views of the Industry on the alarms raised by some NGO's finding on antibiotics residues in chicken meat.
!
With the help of analytical lab experts, works with IPC on revision of IP and on inclusion or deletion of API and their formulations.
INFAH is committed to CSR for better animal healthcare and enhancing livelihood through better animal husbandry practices. INFAH “sets a realistic agenda of development of grassroots through alliances and partnerships with sustainable development approaches. At the heart of solution lies intrinsic
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coming together of all stakeholders in
players say that it is more of a myth.
does it have on Indian Livestock
shaping up a distinct route for an
Please share your views on the same.
Industry?
equitable and just social order.
Yes, INFAH does propagate appropriate
While it is expected that GST would
INFAH has been able to focus on
use of antibiotics for treating bacterial
integrate state economies and boost
Farmers Awareness Campaigns and
diseases. Internationally, EU does not
overall growth in long term, would be
Educational initiatives, especially on
allow use of medicated feed additives,
industry-friendly, irrespective of the
Need of regular deworming, Role of
but it would be wrong to say that the
type of the industries, actual impact
nutrition on animal productivity and
use of antibiotics is totally banned.
would be known after the bill is passed.
health and Control measures for
Antibiotics are still being used in
However, proactive approach would
disease prevention.
developed and EU countries in animal
We have also focused on Extension
production for the treatment of
activities emphasizing on Quality Milk
bacterial diseases and MRLs are well
[Clean Milk Program], Farm Hygiene
defined. In our country, the poultry
and Improvement of animal
meat that had been randomly tested
productivity. Recognizing the role of
for antibiotic residue and found to
Women in Animal Husbandry, INFAH is
contain antibiotics, but their levels are
committed to work for their
in fact, lower that the antibiotic
Empowerment and educating them
residues levels (MRL) prescribed even
about scientific animal management
by EU countries. Unfortunately, the MRL
practices.
levels for antibiotic residues in India are
INFAH also highlights the role of the
yet to be standardized. Nevertheless,
Industry to the society at large and
INFAH has been educating the farming
focuses on increasing protein
and allied communities for judicious
consumption through the celebration
use of antibiotics as per the withdrawal
of World milk day and World egg day.
period mentioned on the label of
INFAH is committed to creating a
respective products and has also taken
healthier India.
up the issue with the concerned on
that are being faced by Indian
false alarms being raised on faulty interpretation.
livestock industry today? Please
Cost-effectiveness is the biggest
throw some light on these issues.
issue faced by complete value-chain
Distribution of livestock is more equitable compared to that of land. Unfortunately, the sector has remained under-invested. Nonetheless, the animal husbandry sector has been growing faster than crop sector.
of the feed industry, what solution
Vijay Teng
would you like to suggest to the industry, so that the compound feed is available at an affordable price to
Mr. Vijay Teng has travelled a
the consumer/farmer?
long journey from a Financial
Soya and maize constitute major part
Journalist to an Animal Health
Achieving the average growth rate of 6
of feed cost awaiting second 'green
% (both in livestock and poultry),
revolution'. As per the current norms,
however, would require addressing
GM origin crops and its byproducts are
following two main challenges:
still under active consideration in our
and also the Executive Vice
country while same are being used by
President, Women's Health &
!
Shortage of affordable nutritious feed and fodder
!
Frequent occurrence of some emerging and re-emerging diseases
With increasing consumer awareness, antibiotic resistance is becoming a bigger issue for the whole world. For that reason, antibiotic use is being banned in several countries of the west. But here in India, industry
our major competitor countries. The associated organizations have already been discussing the issue with the
Specialist, presently he is the General Secretary of INFAH
Global Animal Health Business at Intas. Mr. Teng has the
concerned Government authorities.
honor of having being profiled
Moreover, use of non-conventional
as “FRONTRUNNER” for
feed stuffs also need to be explored
Corporate Excellence among
through scientific research. GST (Goods and Service Tax) was discussed during recently concluded CLFMA symposium. What impact
young professionals by “Business India”.
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analytical procedures and have systems
joint ventures, diversification,
migration, once implemented.
for arriving at least-cost ration
integration and efficient service
What does future hold for Indian
formulations. The feed industry
chains, e-commerce and use of the
feed industry? Considering the
presently though restricted to dairy and latest information technology in
multiple challenges it is facing, what
poultry feed manufacturing; would
global tenders, trading, export/import
kind of shape do you visualize it
have to work on principle of economies
and other commercial activities. At the
takes in the next 10 years?
of scale and venture into aqua, buffalo
root of all these developments will be
The future of animal husbandry and
meat and pork industry, while also
the technical and scientific
feed industry is bright. The feed
exploring the virgin export feed
development of feed manufacturing
industry too would grow as most
markets. The next decade will witness
technology and increasingly use of
factories have modern computerized
significant changes in restructuring,
biotechnology & more scientific
plants, employ latest equipment for
mergers, acquisitions, amalgamations,
formulations.
ISRO pilot study with NDDB to help frame policy on fodder, wastelands In order to help policy makers address the growing scarcity of cattle-fodder in the country, Anand-based National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) along with Space Applications Centre an Ahmedabad-based arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have successfully conducted a pilot study of fodder growing areas and wastelands in Banaskantha.
Source: cgssementi
In this study initiated by NDDB a first
fodder. “At macro level, the fodder
identify villages by integrating details
of its kind for cattle fodder ISRO's
availability problem does not appear
such as human census, livestock census,
remote sensing technology was used to that large, but at micro- level, i.e. at the map fodder growing areas and later a state level, the problem varies
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stakeholders monitor and plan dairy
village-level ground study was done
geographically. For instance, states such development at village level.
during the Rabi season between
as Gujarat and Rajasthan will fall far
ISRO's SAC has been working on
October 2014 and March 2015.
short of the (fodder) requirement while
national-level forecasting of seasonal
The idea behind the project is that the
Punjab will have better availability,” the
crop sowing pattern for the
data generated could help use available NDDB chairman added. fodder optimally. We can also estimate According to Indian Council of the availability of fodder well in Agricultural Research (ICAR), there was advance to help make better plans in a green fodder shortage of 206 million
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and land use of those villages to help
government through its Forecasting Agricultural Output Using Space, Agro, Meteorological & Land-Based Observation (FASAL) project using the
case of shortage. The pilot study was
tons in the country. This shortage
same remote sensing technique.
successful and it will now be scaled at
could rise to 400 million tons by 2025.
The current project is an extension of
Apart from remote sensing study, the
this technique even though it was more
state and then national level,” said NDDB chairman T Nanda Kumar.
exercise involved field surveys that
of a challenge as reading fodder
Banaskantha district, marred by large
were carried out three times, with the
pattern using satellites is not that easy.
number of cases of poverty and large-
team members visiting 69 villages to
Fodder crops are grown by small and
scale migration due to drought, was
verify fodder-growing areas. The
marginal farmers in small patches of
found to have 81,000 hectare land
geographic position of the areas was
land and are generally mixed with
under green fodder and 57,000 hectare
recorded using hand-held GPS
regular crops, which posed the
of cultivable wasteland.
systems.
challenge of differentiating these crops
The study also points out that at least
The data will be further fed into an
through remote sensing, a project
35 percent of villages in the district
internet-based dairy geographical
report prepared jointly by the ISRO and
have more than 5 percent wasteland
information system (i-DGIS), which has
NDDB states.
that could be developed to grow
been developed by the NDDB to
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Sugarcane as cattle fodder in drought-hit regions-will it be a solution to fodder scarcity? Even as the government contemplates the use of sugarcane as fodder for cattle in drought-hit areas instead of using it to extract sugar, experts fears that this nutritious but carbohydraterich food may have more adverse affects than good on the animal. With the drought-affected regions of Maharashtra facing acute shortage of water and fodder for cattle, the state government has decided to import sugarcane in bulk quantities from the neighboring state of Karnataka. The government plans to use it as fodder
is highly nutritious but it has the
said: “Cattle's physiology is generally
instead of using it to extract sugar.
potential to harm the animals if fed for capable of digesting all that they eat.
Veterinary doctors say that feeding
long. Generally, diabetes in cattle
But feeding only sugar cane may have
cattle only sugarcane is not
would amount to damage to the
adverse effects. Sugarcane has very
recommended. “Normally the big
pancreas. In a cattle farm, it will be
high amounts of carbohydrates, fibers
animals never show symptoms of
very difficult to identify such animals
diabetes, while smaller animals such as and treat them,” said a veterinary cats and dogs can be diagnosed
doctor from Mumbai.
visually if they are diabetic. Sugar cane Another veterinary nutrition expert
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The preference of good-looking
whether a pellet is qualified in size or
thoroughly to make it free of any
products on the fiercely competing
not. Pellets that size in the range are
blockage.
market have had feed manufactures
“uniform� and qualified, while out of
2) Die holes blocked by large ground
pay more attentions to the
the range are nonconforming
particles or foreign matters (usually
appearance quality of extruded feed
products and should not be delivered
are
pellets.
to customers.
accumulated
Therefore some operational tips are
For example, feed pellets that
residues),
offered by feed milling technology
extruded out from 3.0mm die
especially
provider to help eliminate appearance
openings if ranging from 4.2mm to
when
problems and add value to feed
5.0mm are acceptable, while of 3.5mm
extruding
extrusion productions, with the
or 6.0mm diameter is unacceptable.
small pellets.
support of our experienced service
Therefore, to control extrusion process
Production problems in this case are
technicians.
and prevent inconsistent finished
easy to be identified. The finished
The most common problems on the
pellets from production is very
pellets usually are uniform at the
appearance of extruded feed are size
important.
beginning of production, but this
difference, irregular shape, and poor
There are four conditions, under
performance cannot sustain for a long
pellet surface smoothness.
any of which pellets of non-uniform
time and pellets in large size and small
Size difference
sizes will be produced:
size generated.
Size differences between feed pellets
1) Feed mash and water added into
In this case, it has to stop the extruder
4.2 5.0 mm
the conditioner cannot be evenly
to clean the die holes. In order to
mixed with
avoid die hole blockage, the ground
each other
particle size of raw material should not
because
exceed 1/3 of the die hole.
water
3) Screw is worn out and end of life.
added into
This situation can be identified
the
through the
conditioner is not sufficiently
clearance between
atomized.
chamber inner wall
productions. An acceptable range
In this case, the water atomizing
and screw flight
therefore is defined to identify
nozzle should be checked and cleaned
profile. The normal
are inevitable in extrusion
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clearance is 1.5mm-2.0mm. When it
larger than 1,000RPM. And the
This problem could be improved if
larger than 5mm, pellets in different
number of blades on knife can be
hard blades are applied, or to
sizes are produced.
varied to meet the needs of the
substitute other material that with
In this case, it is necessary to replace
specific sizing job, especially when
lower fiber content for the fiber-rich
the worn screw with a new one.
producing products in large size, too
material in feed formula, or to use a
4) Feed flow unevenly distributed to
many blades will result in extruded
sieve with finer holes for grinding.
discharge at Venture tube because of
pellets of wedge-shape.
severe wearing loss of the distributing cone. In this case,
4) Knife blades are broken because of 2) Incorrect installation of knife blades. the presence of hard foreign matters. This problem usually refers to knife In this case, broken blades should be blade that cannot be installed to
the
replaced with new ones.
touch the surface of die plate, and
distributing
Poor pellet surface smoothness
usually generate pellets with burrs or
cone should
In order to bring down energy
uneven cutting ends, especially when
be replaced
consumption, many feed mills adopt
hard blades are used for cutting.
with a new
In this case, readjust the installation of
one. Quality problems related to pellet shape include unshaped pellets and
knife blades. And if soft blades are
hammer mills with sieve apertures larger than 1.0mm for secondary grinding in extrusion production. The
used, it is better to adjust the blades
large ground particles reduce the
pellets of irregular cutting ends. The
to touch the die plate with a tiny
reasons why such problems would rise
deformation.
are:
3) Fiber residues adhering on knife
Irregular shape
blades. This is because the feed
1) Improper number of blades on the
formula being treated is rich in fiber,
cutting knife, and improper knife
which is not easily cut by knife blades,
surface smoothness of pellet products. Therefore, it is recommended to employ an ultra-fine pulverizer for the final grinding process, so as to
kinds of extruded feed to be
ensure there are 85% ground especially with soft ones. As the result, particles passing through an 80 mesh pellets of uneven cutting ends are screen.
produced, the knife speed should not
produced.
speed. As we all know, no matter what
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participants and speakers exchanged their respective opinions and experiences, and suggested ways to improve the industry by imbibing modern advancements, shared by the participating international companies like Buhler India, Alapala Machines (Turkey), Molino (Turkey), and many others. “Foreign companies, manufacturing farm machinery and processing equipment, view India as a potential market, because interest in farm mechanization, automation and on-site value addition has already escalated in India�, pointed out Syed Jafar Naqvi (Chief Coordinator, Media Today Group) Overview of Grain Tech 2015
in his opening remarks of the Conclave.
India, developing at an unprecedented
held on 21st August 2015, in the Cassia
Dr. G. Kalpana (Prinicipal Secretary,
pace indicates towards change
Hall of the BIEC Conference Centre.
Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer
expected in the economy. Agriculture
The Conclave had national and
Affairs, Govt. of Karnataka) stressed the
plays an important role in Indian
international speakers, who highlighted
need to ensure food security.
economy and provides a source of
the emerging trends of value-addition
6th edition of the event witnessed the
livelihood to almost 70% and
in grain milling industry, market
participation of almost 30 countries
employment to almost 58% of the total
scenario of value-added and RTE
including Turkey, China, Taiwan, the
Indian population. The country is
(Ready to Eat) products, quality issues
Netherlands, to name a few. More than
world's second largest producer of
and technical solutions, mega food
220 national and international
food, next only to China, but accounts
parks, the relationship between cold
stakeholders exhibited their products
for less than 1.5% of International Food chain development and food sector,
and it became huge success with
Trade. This indicates requirement of
and the scope of agribusiness and food
participation of almost 40,000 visitors
greater adoption of modern
industry as a viable career option. The
from all sectors of the industry.
technology. As a result, India is emerging as one of the hottest destinations for grain milling technologies. To facilitate communication and interaction between different sectors, GrainTech India was launched. 6th edition of the event was organized on
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21-23 August 2015, at BIEC, Banaglore.
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6th GrainTech India focussed on grains,
GSI experts in grain storage silos booth at Grain Tech
Syed Jafar Naqvi (Chief Coordinator, Media Today Group) giving speech in the conference
Buhler Group at Grain Tech
Audience listening to Indian Flour Milling Industry Conclave
cereals, oilseeds, feeds, products & technologies. The annual event seeks to reduce the technological gap in production, processing and supply. The event has helped in satiating the increasing domestic demand and also in fulfilling the export targets of food products. An important highlight of the event, was the Indian Flour Milling Industry and Mega Food Parks Conclave which
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and cattle has been growing at a steady years, the growing population is
livestock feed in India, organized its
rate year on year. Milk production is at
expected to consume almost twice the
57th National Symposium at Jaipur,
140 million tones and growing at about
amount of animal protein than today. To
Rajasthan. Hon'able CM Smt.
6%; the broiler meat industry is
Vasundhara Raje along with Shri Prabhu growing at 8% and India holds 2nd
face the challenges in enhancing and sustaining productivity to ensure food and
Lal Saini, Minister of agriculture &
position in aquaculture after China.
nutritional security, the industry requires
animal husbandry, govt. of Rajasthan
Livestock GDP is growing at 3.5%. To
research & development in scientific and
and Shri C S Rajan, Chief Secretary,
support this growing industry, about 28 technological innovation along with the
Rajasthan presided over the inaugural
Mn MT of compound feed was
right policy approach,” he added.
session. The theme of the symposium
produced in 2014-15 and is likely to
SV Bhave, Dy, Chairman, CLFMA and
was Sustainable and Profitable Growth
grow to around 40 Mn MT by 2020.
MD, Berg and Schmidt India, said,
of the Animal Agriculture.
Currently, about one third of the total
The symposium had three sessions. The Animal Feed requirement of 80 MMT p.a in India is in the form of Compound Feed first session 'Creating Sustainable demand to Accelerate Growth' which
“Globally, the numbers of food-insecure people and those suffering from protein-calorie malnutrition is
and it is growing at about 8% in India.”
increasing. The time taken to transfer
focused on role of branding to increase
“Factors like growing urbanization and
technology from Lab to Land is
consumption of animal protein and the
income growth is contributing to
therefore crucial. It is becoming
readiness of the industry to meet the
changing food consumption patterns,”
increasingly important for the livestock
goals. The second session addressed
said Mangesh Wange, Dy. Chairman,
industry to balance economic growth
issues pertaining to the skill availability,
CLFMA and Head, Animal Feeds
with environmental and food-safety
food safety and the impact of GST on
Business, Godrej Agrovet. “In a few
standards.”
the economy. The last session focused on potential of various protein sources and the need to increase automation. Officials from the Govt. of Rajasthan also showcased the investment opportunities in the State including incentives, subsidies and grants. Amit Saraogi, Chairman, CLFMA and MD, Anmol Feeds said, “The Indian livestock industry across aqua, poultry
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Foreign investment expected in Aquaculture Deputy Director S. Kandan chaired the
Owing to EHP, farmers will suffer loss, as
workshop.
shrimp loses weight,” he added.
RGCA All India Project Director Y.C.
RGCA Deputy PD Jaideep Kumar;
Thampi Sam Raj said of the total $ 5.51
NaCSA CEO K. Shanmuka Rao; L.
bn. aqua exports from India, aqua
Vannamei Multiplication Centre,
products worth $ 3.5 bn. are from
Visakhapatnam, Project Manager H.
cultured scampi and 80 per cent of
Dinesh Kumar; Assistant Project
shrimp production arrived from Andhra
Managers (APMs) V.N. Biju and Remany;
Pradesh during 2014-15 financial year.
Aquatic Quarantine Officer A.K. Panda
“There is scope to increase production
and CAPL Assistant Technical Manager
if farmers follow better management
Karthick Kannan gave power-point
practices. To improve quality,
presentations on various diseases
surveillance teams, comprising
prevalent in shrimp as well as
members of MPEDA and NaCSA, will
prevention methods.
collect samples to screen diseases in all
As the State has a 974-km coastline and
coastal districts and alert farmers to
scope for increasing production of
prevalence of viruses,” he added.
shrimp, shellfish and other exotic
Dr. Kandan said White Spot Syndrome
species, international traders are
Virus (WSSV) and Enterocytozoon
coming forward to invest in farming,
Hepatopenaei (EHP) infection were high
processing and export units.
in L. Vannamei species in coastal districts. Source: The Hindu Commissioner of Fisheries, Ram Shankar Naik, has said several countries, including Japan, China and the US, were keen on investing in
Ration Balancing Programme-an initiative by NDDB
aquaculture owing to its high potential in the State. “As the State has a 974-km coastline and scope for increasing production of shrimp, shellfish and other exotic species, international traders are coming forward to invest in farming, processing and export units,” Mr. Naik said. He also asked Fisheries Department officials to help farmers prevent diseases to produce quality shrimp.
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Mr. Naik was inaugurating a State-level
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workshop on 'shrimp disease surveillance and capacity building measures' for Fisheries officials. Officials of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), Chennai; National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (NaCSA), Kakinada, and the Central Aquaculture Pathology Lab (CAPL), Sirkali, spoke of disease surveillance and remedial measures on the occasion. Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
Dairy farmers in Erode district are being rate in growing calves leading to early sensitized to the ration balancing
maturity.
programme (RBP), an intervention by
The NDDP has made available detailed
National Dairy Development Board
guidelines on RBP and fodder
(NDDB) to educate milk producers on
development on its website
balanced feeding of their dairy animals.
www.nddb.org/ndpi. Projects submitted
The benefits are multi-pronged,
by cooperative Milk Unions, State Dairy
according to P. Muthukumar, a dairy
Federations and producer companies
farmer of Kuzhalipalayam village, who is have been approved for Coimbatore, keen to avail himself of the benefit of
Tiruchi, Madurai, Vellore, Villupuram,
door-step advisory services on proper
Erode and Salem Milk Unions. So far,
use of locally available feed resources at around 6000 dairy cooperative societies least possible cost; increasing milk
across the country have been covered
production with more fat and SNF
under the project. Under National Dairy
(Solids Not Fat) percentage; improving
Plan Phase-1, INR 360 crore have been
reproductive efficiency by reducing
earmarked for RBP implementation in
inter-calving period and increasing
14 States, according to official statistics.
productive life of animals; improving
Source: The Hindu
general health; and improving growth
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Hydroponic fodder to boost dairy feed sector Hydroponic fodder promises to be the
available packaged feeds. A judicious
way to redeem dairy farmers faced with
management of feed mixture per cattle
scarcity for quality cattle feed,
is 25 kg of hydroponic fodder, 10 kg of
especially for dairy farmers in urban
conventional green fodder and 5 kg of
areas who do not have enough land to
straw per day per cow, which yields
cultivate the required quantity of green
about 15 litre milk a day, suggests Ms.
fodder.
Harsha. Such a feeding programme can
Such farmers are dependent mostly on
result in saving 20 to 25 per cent of
packaged cattle feed. Of course
daily feeding and working cost.
hydroponic fodder cannot substitute
'Hydroponics' means the technique of
green fodder and hay completely, as it
growing plants without soil or solid
lacks in fibre content. But it is definitely
growing medium, but using water or
a better substitute for packaged feeds.
nutrient-rich solution only, for a short
The urban dairy farmers in Kerala are
duration. The fodder production unit
worried about the ever increasing price
distributed by the KDDD has a
of cattle feed, and the lack of
greenhouse and a control unit. The
availability of green fodder. Shrinking
greenhouse has tiered racks, each rack
land size in the state ensures lack of
has rows of perforated trays for soaked
availability of green fodder and hay in
seeds. Pipes fitted with micro-foggers
Poultry feed researcher presented with Nor-Feed award for plant extract
Karthivashan Govindarajan Mr Karthivashan Govindarajan, PhD candidate, has won the first edition of the Veterinarian Nor-Feed Award thanks to his work on the nutritional role of
sufficient quantities. The spiraling cost
above each tray ensures proper
of packaged cattle feed adds to the
maintenance of required humidity and
cost of dairy farming. Hydroponic
water fogging of the seed trays in the
Published in 2015, his thesis was
fodder provides an effective solution
greenhouse. Tube lights provide
conducted with the scientific team of the
for both problems.
optimal light requirement inside the
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). His
greenhouse. The sensor-controlled unit
works identify and highlight the role of
Kerala Dairy Development Department
(KDDD), in Kannur and Thrissur districts, regulates input of water and light under its Integrated Dairy Development automatically. Seeds like maize, barley
Moringa oleifera extracts on broilers.
this plant's active compounds on production performance and quality of poultry meat, in particular by improving the broilers' antioxidant status. “I am a strong believer in the elite potential of natural products as the source of active candidates in the field of nutrient supplement in both human and animal health and nutrition,” said the Prize winner. Future in-feed applications
Project, has recently introduced a
and sorghum are used to grow fodder.
scheme to produce hydroponic green
The unit requires electricity round the
fodder. The department has already
clock.
distributed 24 hydroponic fodder units
The seeds are sown in a batch of 12
to select dairy farmers-14 in Thrissur and 10 in Kannur. V.S. Harsha, the Dairy
trays on a daily basis. Water and soluble supplement will surely help the nutrients are sprayed at regular researchers, farmers and feed
analyzed to understand its activity and efficient impact in broiler performance. “Adapting and optimizing Moringa oleifera leaves extract as a dietary
Extension Officer (DEO), Thalipparamba
intervals. Within six days the plants
professionals to provide an efficient and
Block, Kannur, claims that hydroponic
reach a height of 22 cm; they are then
cost-effective feed for broilers,” he declared.
fodder is more nutritious than the
peeled off from the trays, and the
conventional green fodder and cheaper
fodder is now ready to feed the cattle.
and safer than the commercially
Source : The Hindu
Nor-Feed plans 2nd edition of the award
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The active compounds of Moringa oleifera leaves extracts were carefully
in the beginning of year 2016.
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Marine proteins' growth potential will see more acquisitions Cargill's $1.5 billion megadeal for
we will be only in feed, or farming as
Norway-based EWOS will likely, be
well," Wathne said.
followed by more acquisitions due to South East Asia and some Latin the growth potential of marine proteins, American markets such as Mexico, said Einar Wathne, CEO of EWOS. Ecuador and Brazil are "growing fast" "Cargill is willing to invest in marine
which poses a significant potential.
proteins. It is a long-term thinking
EWOS is specially interested in the
organization that has done the move
shrimp feed market, something new as
into marine proteins, choosing EWOS
the company "has grown in salmon
as a vehicle to enter that sector," he
markets, but very little in others."
said.
"We can improve the shrimp feeds;
The US firm can get considerable
although it is different to fish, I think
benefits from bringing the technology
preventive health area," he said.
other species. The firm feels it can generate value from transferring EWOS' know-how in salmon to shrimp, tilapia and other warm water species in Asia and Latin America, using Cargill's global platform. On the other hand, EWOS can also benefit from Cargill, as the US food processing giant opens up new markets and a wider range of species to the
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Whereas EWOS is present in five countries, Cargill is in 37 with animal nutrition operations, but not in aquafeed. In Asia, EWOS is only in Vietnam, producing snakehead feed, with its presence in Latin America limited to Chile. EWOS also produces feed for salmon farmers in Canada, Norway and Scotland. "Cargill and EWOS will look together at new geographic areas and will grow more in the areas that we are to see if
The promise to share technology and knowledge in the field of aquaculture, made by business giants from Australia at the Global Investors Meet, is expected to be a huge step for the local industry. Speaking on building the "blue economy", Association of International Seafood Professionals executive
director Roy Palmer said, "Australia can some of the know-how that we have for develop the workforce capacity for salmon feed can be used in both, in raw Tamil Nadu by teaching fishermen material replacement, and in the
and know-how used in salmon feed to
Business giants from Australia to share technology for aqua industry
advanced harvest techniques." Emphasising that pushing expensive
R&D focus
fish feed and Australian products into
EWOS spends about $12 million to
the Indian market wasn't the idea, he
$15m per year in research and
said they were looking to share
development (R&D) in order to have an
environment friendly technology that
efficient feed formulation and find
uses less water and land.
different solutions against fish diseases
Others wanted knowledge exchanged
through natural components.
between local and Australian
"We have different strategies. One is to
universities. "We can help in areas of
make feed that contains a component
educational research and technology
that prevents diseases, that naturally
where faculty can also be trained," said
stimulates the immune system. This
Dr Ravi Fotedar, professor and
solution will not be 100% a solution,
international program director
but the level of protection is good,"
(sustainable aquaculture), Curtin
Wathne said.
University .
"A second is what we call 'clinical diet'
Welcoming this, World Aquaculture
for fish that has a disease, for instance,
Society director (Asia Pacific chapter) Dr
for Pancreas Disease (PD). We make
S Felix said, "We plan to have an
special formulations that make it easier
exchange programme where students
for fish to live with the disease."
from Tamil Nadu Fisheries University
"A third, feeds with anti-attachment
(TNFU) can do a part of their course in Curtin University." Felix said they would
component, which has no direct impact on the fish but creates like a mask for the share native techniques like integrated aquaculture and low saline method fish [against some diseases]," he said. Even with higher fishmeal prices
with Australian universities. The GIM
increasing feed costs, fish farmers still
attracted investments worth nearly INR
demand quality feeds, with high
500 crore from about six companies in
performance, regardless of price,
areas of research and development for
Wathne said.
aquaculture industry , he said.
"It's not the price of the kilo per feed
Significant collaborations in dairy
but the cost per kilo fish that is
development and food processsing
important," he said.
were also discussed.
Source: Undercurrentnews
Source: TimesofIndia
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