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Follow on Google News | NABARD joins farmers and industry in advocating for SSI promotion among sugarcane growersSguarcane growers demand consistent extension support from industry and government to upscale SSI technoloty
By: AgSri, NRMC NABARD Dr.Vijyan Nair, Director, Sugarcane Breeding Institute (Coimbatore) Key Outcomes- 1. There is consensus among key stakeholders to bring one third of the Sugarcane Cultivation be brought under SSI by end of Plan XII to meet the increasing demand for sugar, fuel and energy needs while reducing the seed cane, water and optimizing fertilizer input requirement.. 2. For this every state Government (e.g. Tamil Nadu) has to set state targets by consulting the sugar factories for promoting SSI 3. Every Sugarcane factory and Group may want to have internal targets to contribute to the national target 4. Training and knowledge sharing and dissemination particularly in regional languages to reach large number of farmers 5. The required resources- human, financial and institutional may put in place to meet the targets “To meet the scale of SSI operations, it requires developing market-oriented models for extension services, including capacity building of extension workers both in the public and private sector, as well as farmers. This is a multi-stakeholder process, but the private sector has an increasingly larger role to play”, says Mr.Harsh Vivek, Associate Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation. Addressing the gathering Mr.R.Gnanaoli, Deputy Director, Agriculture Department Tamilnadu informed that Government of Tamil Nadu has fixed a target of 10000 ha this year to promote SSI. “What we are looking for is just not subsidy but sustainable investments sustainable production and sustainable productivity” Speaking at the seminar farmers called for increased extension support to mainstream SSI among sugarcane growers. Mr.Krisha Shinde, who successfully promoted SSI in Latur district of Maharashtra says, “more than subsidies we require knowledge inputs on a consistent basis to promote SSI”. Nabh Kishore Dash, a small farmer from Odisha has said that reduced input costs, reduced labor and water has resulted in increased income of two and half times through SSI. Dr.DG. Hapase, ex Director Vasantdada Institute of Sugarcane said, its time that SSI gets attention and support from industry and government to realize its potential in improving profits not only for industry but also the marginal farmers. For Media queries please contact TVVV. Rao (Vishy), Sr.Manager, Business Development, AgSri vrao@agsri.com-+ # # # Communication Resource Center is an media advocacy group formed by collective thinking individuals to raise awareness of citizens on environment, education, health, water, citizenship rights, human rights and child rights End
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