?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=CPE+172.&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6769%2F&rft.title=Developing+a+Sweet+Sorghum+Ethanol+Value+Chain&rft.creator=Reddy%2C+B+V+S&rft.creator=Ashok+Kumar%2C+A&rft.creator=Ravinder+Reddy%2C+Ch&rft.creator=Rao%2C+P+P&rft.creator=Patil+%2C+J.V&rft.subject=Sorghum&rft.description=Sweet+sorghum+is+a+fascinating+crop+by+virtue+of+its+rapid+growth%2C+high+biomass%0D%0Aproduction+potential%2C+and+adaptability+to+a+range+of+conditions%2C+high+water+use%0D%0Aefficiency+and+its+multipurpose+use.+Although+scientists+have+been+working+on%0D%0Asweet+sorghum+for+many+years%2C+the+focus+was+mainly+on+its+fodder+value+and%0D%0Ause.+Recognition+of+its+utility+as+biofuel+feedstock+is+a+recent+development.%0D%0AConsidering+the+energy+requirements%2C+particularly+of+a+rapidly+growing+economy%0D%0Alike+India+and+its+ethanol+blending+commitments%2C+attention+to+sweet+sorghum+as%0D%0Aan+alternative+feedstock+for+bioethanol+production+is+a+perfect+choice.+Keeping%0D%0Athis+in+view%2C+a+sub-project+on+%E2%80%98Sweet+sorghum+ethanol+value+chain+development%E2%80%99%0D%0Awas+developed+with+the+help+of+consortium+partners+that+included+the+Directorate%0D%0Aof+Sorghum+Research+(DSR)%2C+Central+Research+Institute+for+Dryland+Agriculture%0D%0A(CRIDA)%2C+Indian+Institute+of+Chemical+Technology+(IICT)%2C+International+Livestock%0D%0AResearch+Institute+(ILRI)%2C+Sri+Venkateshwara+Veterinary+University+(SVVU)+and%0D%0ARusni+Distilleries%2C+which+was+eventually+approved+for+funding+by+the+National%0D%0AAgricultural+Innovation+Project+under+the+Indian+Council+for+Agricultural+Research%0D%0A(NAIP+(ICAR)).%0D%0ATaking+a+cue+from+the+on-going+genetic+and+crop+management+research+on%0D%0Asweet+sorghum%2C+the+sub-project+was+built+on+developing+a+sustainable+sweet%0D%0Asorghum+ethanol+value+chain+by+exploring+the+various+options+to+increase+onfarm%0D%0Aproductivity%2C+enhance+the+harvest+window%2C+plug+loopholes+in+the+supply%0D%0Achain%2C+increase+the+juice+extraction+efficiency+and+its+storage%2C+mechanize+sweet%0D%0Asorghum+production+and+processing%2C+and+efficiently+utilize+the+by-products.+These%0D%0Amajor+activities+were+shared+among+the+partners+based+on+their+competencies%2C%0D%0Aand+were+implemented+in+letter+and+spirit+to+build+a+successful+sweet+sorghum%0D%0Aethanol+value+chain.%0D%0AThe+economic+competitiveness+of+sweet+sorghum+vis-%C3%A0-vis+other+feedstocks%3B%0D%0Aeconomics+of+sweet+sorghum+for+ethanol+production%2C+and+the+biofuel+policy+of%0D%0AIndia+are+also+discussed+in+detail.+The+progress+made+in+this+endeavor%2C+the%0D%0Aexperiences+gained+and+lessons+learned+are+thoroughly+documented+and%0D%0Apresented+in+this+book.+A+few+critical+issues+include+favorable+policy+intervention%0D%0Ain+terms+of+stalk+pricing+(subsidizing+raw+material+cost+to+the+industry)+and%0D%0Aethanol+pricing+(subsidizing+current+ethanol+production+cost+at+an+optimum+level%0D%0Auntil+the+initial+teething+problems+are+overcome)+and+institutional+support+to%0D%0Ahelp+the+industry+to+scale+up+the+processing+of+sweet+sorghum+for+bioethanol%0D%0Aproduction+more+rapidly.%0D%0Axi%0D%0AThis+is+a+joint+work+of+all+the+partners+in+the+consortium+and+we+have+cherished%0D%0Aworking+together.+We+thank+the+NAIP+(ICAR)+for+funding+this+work+and+providing%0D%0Aus+an+opportunity+to+work+together+to+provide+a+road+map+for+promotion+of%0D%0Asweet+sorghum+towards+ethanol+production.+We+are+confident+that+this+report%0D%0Agives+a+realistic+depiction+of+state-of-the-art+technologies%2C+the+progress+made%0D%0Ain+developing+sweet+sorghum%2C+the+opportunities+and+issues+involved+and+the%0D%0Away+forward+to+make+the+sweet+sorghum+ethanol+value+chain+successful+and%0D%0Asustainable.%0D%0A&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6769%2F1%2FDevelopingASweetSorghum_2013.pdf&rft.identifier=++Reddy%2C+B+V+S+and+Ashok+Kumar%2C+A+and+Ravinder+Reddy%2C+Ch+and+Rao%2C+P+P+and+Patil+%2C+J.V++(2013)+Developing+a+Sweet+Sorghum+Ethanol+Value+Chain.++Documentation.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++&rft.relation=CPE+172.