<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Developing a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain"^^ . "Sweet sorghum is a fascinating crop by virtue of its rapid growth, high biomass\r\nproduction potential, and adaptability to a range of conditions, high water use\r\nefficiency and its multipurpose use. Although scientists have been working on\r\nsweet sorghum for many years, the focus was mainly on its fodder value and\r\nuse. Recognition of its utility as biofuel feedstock is a recent development.\r\nConsidering the energy requirements, particularly of a rapidly growing economy\r\nlike India and its ethanol blending commitments, attention to sweet sorghum as\r\nan alternative feedstock for bioethanol production is a perfect choice. Keeping\r\nthis in view, a sub-project on ‘Sweet sorghum ethanol value chain development’\r\nwas developed with the help of consortium partners that included the Directorate\r\nof Sorghum Research (DSR), Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture\r\n(CRIDA), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), International Livestock\r\nResearch Institute (ILRI), Sri Venkateshwara Veterinary University (SVVU) and\r\nRusni Distilleries, which was eventually approved for funding by the National\r\nAgricultural Innovation Project under the Indian Council for Agricultural Research\r\n(NAIP (ICAR)).\r\nTaking a cue from the on-going genetic and crop management research on\r\nsweet sorghum, the sub-project was built on developing a sustainable sweet\r\nsorghum ethanol value chain by exploring the various options to increase onfarm\r\nproductivity, enhance the harvest window, plug loopholes in the supply\r\nchain, increase the juice extraction efficiency and its storage, mechanize sweet\r\nsorghum production and processing, and efficiently utilize the by-products. These\r\nmajor activities were shared among the partners based on their competencies,\r\nand were implemented in letter and spirit to build a successful sweet sorghum\r\nethanol value chain.\r\nThe economic competitiveness of sweet sorghum vis-à-vis other feedstocks;\r\neconomics of sweet sorghum for ethanol production, and the biofuel policy of\r\nIndia are also discussed in detail. The progress made in this endeavor, the\r\nexperiences gained and lessons learned are thoroughly documented and\r\npresented in this book. A few critical issues include favorable policy intervention\r\nin terms of stalk pricing (subsidizing raw material cost to the industry) and\r\nethanol pricing (subsidizing current ethanol production cost at an optimum level\r\nuntil the initial teething problems are overcome) and institutional support to\r\nhelp the industry to scale up the processing of sweet sorghum for bioethanol\r\nproduction more rapidly.\r\nxi\r\nThis is a joint work of all the partners in the consortium and we have cherished\r\nworking together. We thank the NAIP (ICAR) for funding this work and providing\r\nus an opportunity to work together to provide a road map for promotion of\r\nsweet sorghum towards ethanol production. We are confident that this report\r\ngives a realistic depiction of state-of-the-art technologies, the progress made\r\nin developing sweet sorghum, the opportunities and issues involved and the\r\nway forward to make the sweet sorghum ethanol value chain successful and\r\nsustainable.\r\n"^^ . "2013" . . . "International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics"^^ . . "International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A"^^ . "Ashok Kumar"^^ . "A Ashok Kumar"^^ . . "Ch"^^ . "Ravinder Reddy"^^ . "Ch Ravinder Reddy"^^ . . "J.V"^^ . "Patil "^^ . "J.V Patil "^^ . . "P P"^^ . "Rao"^^ . "P P Rao"^^ . . "B V S"^^ . "Reddy"^^ . "B V S Reddy"^^ . . . . . . "Developing a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "DevelopingASweetSorghum_2013.pdf"^^ . . . "Developing a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Developing a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Developing a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Developing a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . . "Developing a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #6769 \n\nDeveloping a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Sorghum"@en . .