AAU Business planning & Development unit functioning For

Stimulating Agribusiness INNOVATIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

NIABI 2012: 2nd Global Agribusiness Incubation Conference,

Feb 7, 2012, Dr. B. P. Pal Auditorium, IARI, New Delhi

Dr R. V. Vyas

Principal Investigator & Head AAU BPD Unit

Research Scientist (Microbiology), AAU, Anand

Anand Agricultural University erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural

University is imparting education in agriculture and allied

sciences – a vision of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Kanaiyalal

Munshi

Colleges:

1. BA College of Agriculture,

2. College of Veterinary Science Animal Husbandry

3. SMC College of Dairy Science

4. College of food Processing and Bio-energy

5. College of Agricultural Information Technology

6. International Agri Business Management Institute

7. College of Agricultural Engineering Technology

About AAU…………

Stimulating Agri Business Innovations…

efforts of AAU BPD Unit

• Technology transfer

• Consultancy

• Testing and trials

• Providing lab space/equipments on rent

• Office space/incubatee room

• Match making with mentors and networking

• Bankable project reports

• Innovations nurturing (MSME Scheme)

• Developing PPP Models

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http://www.aaubpd.com

AAU Potential Eco friendly Technologies for

commercialization and Services

•Bio-inputs - Biofertilizer, bio-compost etc for crops.

•Tissue Culture Technology – Date palm and others

• Seed Business – Anubhav Branded

Self pollinating high yielding selected verities,

hybrids and breeders seed etc

•Biofuel plants – Bio diesel, biogas

•Dairy sector – Milk and Food Processing equipments

•Veterinary sector – Area specific mineral mixture for live

stock.

Liquid Bio fertilizers….

During Krushimahotsav 2010 and 2011 for each year supplied @ 1 LAKH BOTTLES

(to distribute among farmers as Krushi kit in 18,000 villages of Gujarat. This is a novel approach

of successful TOT from lab to land. This being a new technology to Indian agriculture has

promise to balance many shortcomings of chemical fertilizers curtailing cost of cultivation in crops

FEED BACK ON USE OF THIS BIOFERTILIZERS BY FARMERS RECEIVED FROM

GANDHINAGAR SHOWED YIELD INCRESASE FROM 10 TO 20 %

Anubhav Liquid Biofertilizers

• Low cost, easy to use, reduced

cultivation cost

• A single unit can produce several

strains

• CB Ratio : 1:4

• Retail Price : Rs. 100-150 per litre

• Capacity: 7lac liters per year

• Cost of tech transfer: Rs. 15 lacs for

corporate and 10 lacs for cooperatives

and NGOs

• Tech available for Azotobacter and

Phosphate Culture

• Investment Rs. 50 lacs to 1 cr.

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Biodiesel…

Oil expeller

Value chain of Jatropha processing for Biodiesel Production

Jatropha Plantation

Bark Leaves

De-capsulation

Jatropha Seeds

Biomass Gasification

husk

Shell

Briquettin

g

Oil Cake Fruits

Jatropha Oil

Trans esterification

Biodiesel Glycerol

•Biogas

•Organic manure

•Biopesticides

•Protein isolation

•Detoxified

cattlefeed

• Glycerin

•Polymer

•Soap

•Candles

•Fuel

• Lubricant

•Illumination

•medicinal

•Fuel

DEHULLING

•Fuel

FPT BE Anand

Anubhav seeds…

AAU Mega Seed Project Lead Scientist : Dr J A Patel, Plant Breeder

LAUNCHED ANUBHAV SEEDS since 2008 in market

Cereals:Wheat, GW496; Rice, Gurjari (GR11);Maize, GM3

etc.. (4846 q/y)

Pulses: Green gram, GG2,Chickpea, Guj 1,Pigeon pea,

BDN2, GT 100 etc (300 q/y)

Fodder: Anand Rajka, Sorgham (fodder), Oat (598 q/y)

Vegetables- Chilly, Brinjal, Okra and Cowpea (97.5 q/y)

Cash crops: Cotton, Tobacco, Banana (243 q/y)

Horticultural plants, grafts, seedlings (1.38 L nos.)

Tissue culture…

Tissue culture in Date Palm • Market 7 lac plants/yr

• Unique protocol

• Market Price of plants:

Pre hardened: Rs. 1200

Primary hardened:

Rs. 1700

Secondary hardened:

Rs. 2000

Cost of tech tran.: Rs. 40 l

Investment: Rs. 75 l

Tissue culture of Banana,

Papaya, Stevia, Jatropha 16

Probiotics for dairy

products….

DAIRY STARTER

CULTURES, PROBIOTICS

AND PROBIOTIC LASSI.

•Streptococcus

thermophilus MD2

•Streptococcus

thermophilus MD8

•Lactobacilus

acidophilus V3

•Lactobacilus

acidophilus V4

Under the Niche area of excellence on synbiotics,

formulations for synbiotic dahi and other products in the form

of raita blended with cucumber, tomato, banana and sapota

are being developed.

Technology for manufacture of “Probiotic Lassi”

has been developed and sold to Malabar Regional

Cooperative Federation, MILMA, Calicut, Kerala with the

help of SASNET-Fermented Foods.

Pro-biotic Lactic Cultures for

Dairy • Cost of tech transfer: Rs. 1

lac+ royalty on net sales.

• Investments: Varies

• Patent: In process

• Technology available for

Probiotic Lassi

• Cultures available for other

products

• Sudha Calci Probiotic Food

tech licensed to Patna Dairy

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Continuous Basundi making

machine…

Continuous basundi making

machine • Cost of tech transfer: Rs.

5 lacs

• Cost of machine: Rs. 15

lacs

• Shelf life (Basundi): 15

days (frozen )

• Demand: Hotels, Retail

outlets, Sweet shops,

marriages, festivals and

other functions

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Twin Cylinder Scrapped Surface Heat

Exchanger • Used for making Indigenous Milk

Products (Basundi, Kulfi mix,

Kheer, Khoa, Peda, Thabdi, Burfi,

Gajar Halwa, Dudhi Halwa etc.) can

be manufactured using the same

single machine.

• Also provided with skid mounted

plate heat exchanger to preheat

milk before feeding to the SSHE.

• Cost of machine=Rs. 15 l

• Tech fee=Rs. 5 l

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Protocol Development and commercial launch of

Dairy Products 2011

Launching of Halwasan

Launching of Sandesh

Launching of Kulfi

Cont.

Dietetic Frozen Desserts

• Low calorie, low fat

dessert

• Best for diabetics and

heart patients

• High calcium content

• Cost of tech transfer:

Rs. 5 l

• Investment: 15 l

(plant)

• Area: 700 sq. ft.

(min.)

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Area specific mineral mixtures for live stock..

Protocol Development and commercial launch of

Animal Mineral Mixture 15/08/2011

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Launching of Area Specific Mineral Mixture Plant & Product

Area specific mineral mixtures for

livestock • Area: 1000 sq. ft.

• Capacity: one tonne/day

• Cost of tech transfer: Rs.

2 lac + royalty

• Unit output cost: Rs. 40

/kg sale price Rs. 60 to 65

• Few players:

Cooperatives and private

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Other technologies

• Multi Utility Elevator

Platform

• Aonla Shredding cum

stone extracting

machine

• Tomato/lime seed

extractor

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Success Stories from AAU Liquid

Biofertilizer Technology 1. Commercialized Liquid Bio-fertilizer Technology to

Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals (GSFC) Limited,

Vadodara

2. Commercialized to Liquid Bio-fertilizer Technology

Kemrock Agritech, Vadodara

3. Commercialized to Liquid to Gujarat Agro Industries

Corporation Limited, Ahmedabad

• Provided Consultancy Services to Marshall Breeders, Nasik for the

establishment of World Class Animal Biotech Research Centre. The

centre got DSIR certification.

• Provided consultancy services to Shree Nijanand Dairy farm for

paneer making from cow milk. The entrepreneur is now getting 20%

paneer recovery over 12 % with this improved process.

Tech transfer conditions • Technology will be licensed on non exclusive basis.

• The client has to use the phrase “ a technology by AAU, Anand” on the

product packing.

• Training of technocrats (one to two) company technicians/scientists for the

production process at AAU for 15 to 20 days.

• Environment and other safety certifications are to be acquired by company

from government for production. Any kind of tax liability will be the

responsibility of client.

• This agreement will be subject to revision, renewal and / or cancellation by

mutual written consent of both the parties only.

• The legal matter if any will be resolved under Anand District Jurisdictions only.

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Steps in tech transfer

• Application for technology licensing on the prescribed

format.

• Non Disclosure Agreement /Confidential Disclosure

Agreement

• Demonstration(Lab/ plant visit at AAU)

• Terms of reference

• MoU for tech transfer and payments

• Commercialization

• Monitoring and watch

• Graduation-if required

• Impact assessment

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Future Business Opportunity

Identification in Agriculture • Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

• Food Processing

• Agri inputs

• Agri exports

• Agri supply chains

• Support services –product testing, certification,

lab services etc

• Animal Health and Dairy

• Consultancy etc

Everything else can melt but not Agriculture

Grab the opportunity before any one else does

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Rajababu V. Vyas , Research Scientist

:(O) 02692-260211,225813,14 Fax: 02692-260211, 261076

Email: rajababuvyas@yahoo.com, rvvyas@aau.in