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Utilizing co-products of the sweet sorghum-based biofuel industry as livestock feed in decentralized systems

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Title Utilizing co-products of the sweet sorghum-based biofuel industry as livestock feed in decentralized systems
 
Creator Srinivasa Rao, P
Reddy, B V S
Ravinder Reddy, Ch
Blummel, M
Ashok Kumar, A
Rao, P P
Basavaraj, G
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Sweet sorghum-based decentralized crushing and syrup-making units are a major component of sweet sorghum
value chains in India. Apart from the main product, syrup, there are several co-products, including grain, bagasse,
vinasse, steam, foam and froth. This chapter looks at the state of the art in utilization of these products in livestock
feed, as well as exploring emerging opportunities. If the policy framework of the country supports decentralized
models, this co-products utilization not only improves economic viability but also has environmental benefits by
way of reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are yet to be quantified.
 
Publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
 
Date 2012
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/6565/1/Utilizing_BookCP_FAO_2012.pdf
Srinivasa Rao, P and Reddy, B V S and Ravinder Reddy, Ch and Blummel, M and Ashok Kumar, A and Rao, P P and Basavaraj, G (2012) Utilizing co-products of the sweet sorghum-based biofuel industry as livestock feed in decentralized systems. In: Biofuel co-products as livestock feed: Opportunities and challenges. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, pp. 229-242. ISBN 978-92-5-107299-8