India Maize Summit'15 - Session 1: Amit Saroagi, Chairman – CLFMA of India & MD – Anmol Feeds Pvt Ltd
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Importance of any crop can be judged by its area, production utilization and share in trade. The same criteria or standards can be applied to maize to judge its importance as cereal crop.
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India Maize Summit'15 - Session 1: Amit Saroagi, Chairman – CLFMA of India & MD – Anmol Feeds Pvt Ltd
- 1. India Maize Summit 2015 Mr. Amit Saroagi Chairman – CLFMA of India & Managing Director – Anmol Feeds Pvt Ltd 1
- 2. Introduction 2 Importance of any crop can be judged by its area, production utilization and share in trade. The same criteria or standards can be applied to maize to judge its importance as cereal crop.
- 3. Outlook for Indian Maize Industry • India, a prominent player in world maize market. In the year 2012-13, export of maize reached a record 5 million tonnes, which was 24% higher compared to the previous year. To create required impact in Indian Maize crop, dissemination of technologies is utilized across the entire value chain. • As the market demand for maize increasing in India, it becomes logical to invest more time in identifying, examining and suggesting reforms in key areas of Maize value chain 3
- 4. Feed Ingredient (Coarse Grain and Oilseed Production in 2013-2014(MMT) ) Maize 23.78 Sorgham 5.57 Pearl Millet 8.6 Barley 1.6 Small Millets 0.42 Ragi 1.56 Groundnut 6.48 Soybean 10.23 Rapeseed / Mustard 7.37 Castor seed 1.12 Sunflower 0.58 Sesame 0.65 4
- 5. Challenges faced by the industry • Consistent quality of Maize • Shortage of quantity of Maize • Pricing of Maize • Intermediaries • Quality Hybrid • Farmers Issues • Post Harvest Losses 5
- 6. Way ahead • A massive expansion in area under hybrids could transform Indian maize scenario • Public private partnership - Private sector R&D and adoption of new technology would lead to enhanced investment in maize research • Rabi Maize could help meet demand requirements consistently throughout the year • Focus on post harvest management practices like bulk handling and silos to reduce wastage • Focus on export given India’s export potential • Better Farm to Agribusiness Linkages to enable efficient procurement of produce 6
- 7. Thank You 7
Editor's Notes
- Maize holds a prominent position in Agriculture. The increasing use of Maize as animal feed, increasing interest of the consumers in nutritionally enriched products and rising demand for maize seed are the driving forces behind emerging importance of maize crop in India. As per the available evidences, a decade ago just 5 to 6% of maize was used for industrial purpose and approx 50% for feed meal, which has now increased considerably. Maize is also playing an important role in the crop diversification policy of various states. Government of India has appointed an inter ministerial panel on crop diversification to help farmers look beyond paddy, which consumes huge amount of water, fertilizer and power. With a view to encourage farmers to grow more maize, the Government has fixed the MSP of maize for 2013-14 crop season at Rs.1,310 per quintal, which is the same as that for common paddy. India is also a prominent player in world maize market. In the year 2012-13, export of maize reached a record 5 million tonnes, which was 24% higher compared to the previous year. Despite this significant progress, there are concerns on supply – demand issues in maize. Indian Maize crop, despite occupying large area under cultivation has low productivity. This calls for building effective partnership among stakeholders to encourage new productivity enhancing technologies through R & D and also dissemination of such technologies through R & D and also dissemination of such technologies across the entire value chain to create required impact. As the market demand for maize increases in India, it becomes logical to invest more time in identifying, examining and suggesting reforms in key areas of Maize value chain
- Maize (corn) is main source of energy in poultry feeds. It’s replaced partially by other coarse grains depending on their prices as compared to maize. Soybean meal is major source of protein for poultry feeds. Other oilmeals are also used in poultry and other animal feeds
- Buyers do not get consistent size of grain quality especially in term of the size and moisture content especially in kharif season & due to this frequent rejection occur . During the month of july – sept the crop stocked by traders starts to diminish and maize procurement become difficult. Bihar is the only key Maize supplier during the Rabi seasons however there is a need for adequate storage and drying mechanism. Maize prices have consistently gone up during the past few year, & being the a major raw material for both starch & poultry feed, margins are affected since there is a lag between increase in maize pricing and transfer of increased prices to the end user. Due to the fragmented land holdings of farmers and requirement of cash payment, buyers are not able to procure maize directly from farmers and are incurring additional cost of intermediaries. There is a need for hybrids of different maturity groups namely , long, medium and short duration hybrids and varieties with high yield potential suitable to various agro- climatic regions. Drought, pest, and insect tolerant or resistant hybrids and varieties suitable to different agro- climatic zones are required. Inability of farmers to spend on good quality seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides etc and traditional cultivation practices in the interiors and the remote areas affects the yeild as well as quality of maize. Maize suffer heavy post harvest losses estimated at 20-30% . The main factor is the lack of farmers education, coupled with poor infrastructure and handling for transportation, improper storage and facilities, resulting in wastage and pilferage.
- Way ahead A massive expansion in area under hybrids could transform Indian maize scenario: Single cross hybrids are the preferred seeds of maize for achieving high yield. Hybrid seed technology in maize can immediately double the yields. Year after year, area under hybrids is expanding. However, presently hybrids constitute just 30 per cent of total plantings in a given year. It is estimated by the Directorate of Maize Research that hybrids would constitute 90 per cent of the total area by 2050. This would provide a major boost to the maize seed industry. Public private partnership - Private sector R&D and adoption of new technology would lead to enhanced investment in maize research The private sector involvement in Indian agriculture is a recent development. This is apparent in initiatives such as infusion of new technologies like BT cotton, hybrid seed technology in maize, pusa basmati rice, etc., suggesting beneficial outcomes from public sector partnership with the private sector farmer groups and the like. Technology can be the prime mover of agriculture growth in future. Future breakthrough technologies in agriculture could come increasingly from the private sector. Maize is one of the most extensively researched commodities by multinational seed corporations, as it allows increased value capture due to prevalence of hybrids. The government has to play a more proactive role as coordinator, facilitator and also as a regulator. Higher investment in basic infrastructure like roads, canal waters, watersheds, check dams, etc. could attract private investment in other areas of the supply chain. Greater agricultural research and development efforts and investments are essential to increase agricultural productivity. Public sector working in tandem with private sector will be able to synergize the strength of both in meeting the challenges ahead. It is estimated that all factors remaining constant, use of quality seeds alone can increase crop yield by 15-20 per cent. Difference in yields across various regions of the world can thus be partially attributed to the quality of seed used. Seed technology coupled with agronomic innovations (plant spacing, tillage etc.) can have significant impact on crop yields. Rabi Maize could help meet demand requirements consistently throughout the year: Maize demand is even throughout the year, however supply is skewed with 77 per cent of production in kharif season .Rabi maize has emerged as an important crop in the non-traditional season and non-traditional areas. The predominant rabi maize growing states are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal. There is potential to increase the production of maize by increasing the production of rabi maize in the coming years as rabi maize has a higher yield at 4 MT/hectare as against 2.5 MT/hectare for kharif maize. Though Maize favourably responds to better crop management both in kharif and rabi season, the erratic rainfall pattern of the south-west monsoon comes in the way of timely field operations of kharif season. In the absence of any major environmental impediments in rabi, the desired field operations can be planned and executed at the most desired time. Moreover, the various environmental factors, including absence of any major disease and insect pest in this season, helps in realizing better profits from every additional unit of monetary inputs. Focus on post harvest management practices like bulk handling and silos to reduce wastage Focus on post harvest management practices like bulk handling and silos to reduce wastage Focus on post-harvest management by farmers could help in reducing wastage and spoilage at various points from farm to market yard and could lead to several benefits such as saving in time and cost of handling grain, greater expedition in loading and unloading railway trucks and greater ease in cleaning and grading. In order to decrease post harvest losses and increase the life of produce proper infrastructure for storage is required. Bulk handling as a method of storage can create cost and operational efficiencies. Silos form an integral part of bulk handling of commodities and have many advantages over traditional warehouses in the Indian context such as requirement of lesser area for installation, larger storage life span, inbuilt system to protect grain from bacteria , reduce wastage of grain etc. However, there are many hurdles for adoption of bulk handling or silos in India as it requires a complete overhaul of logistics from farm to the end processor (carriages, transport, port facilities, etc. ) to handle these goods in bulk. Further, small scale farming, fragmented production and varied farming practices prevent significant aggregation. Bulk Handling systems could be an important denominator for the success or failure of post harvest management for maize. Globally, countries are increasingly adopting affordable metal silos which enable farmers to store their crops safely, rather than lose them to pests or being forced to sell them off cheaply straight after harvest when prices are at their lowest. Focus on export given India’s export potential 80 per cent of India’s current exports are to Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. The top importing countries, Japan, Korea and China are both much closer to India than USA, Brazil and Argentina (top exporting countries). India could have a cost advantage due to lower shipping costs. Further, declining exports from USA and price parity offered by Indian maize provides India an opportunity to increase exports to these countries. Farmers should be educated on handling post-harvest cleaning, grading and switching to standardized packaging of produce to meet export market requirement. Better Farm to Agribusiness Linkages to enable efficient procurement of produce Innovative farm to agribusiness linkages can drive disintermediation and enable hassle free procurement of produce. These linkages help in increasing the bargaining power of small farmers and improves their income from the marketplace, potentially increasing agricultural viability.