IINRG Vision 2050
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IINRG Vision 2050
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Director ICAR-IINRG, Ranchi
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Natural Resins and Gums, Lac, Gum Karaya, Guar Gum
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Preparing Vision 2050 for the Institute was a highly challenging task. Visualizing how the sector is likely to evolve during the time frame set, based on a sound projection of the overall local, national and global scenario, is sine qua non for developing an appropriate strategy. We also had to consider the factors which would directly influence the production and consumption of the NRGs based on the current and emerging trends. Envisioning the projected demand of the commodities addressed will be the obvious basis for developing the road map of vision document. The task is relatively easier with regard to food commodities which could be based on projections of population growth as well as changes in food preferences. Envisaging demand for non-food produce like natural resins and gums (NRGs) after about four decades is rather complex. Consumption of NRGs is linked to quality of human life, as their strong areas of consumption are in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutics. Safety considerations are expected to positively impact on the demand for NRGs; development of novel areas of consumption will also push it up further. Thus a multifold increase in demand is envisaged necessitating concomitant increase in NRG production. India is a major global player in NRG production at present and a substantial portion of its production is exported to various countries. The estimated production of NRGs in the country during 2013-14 was around 8.9 lakh tonnes. It is hoped that the demand would grow stronger due to increased worldwide interest on use of natural products. The world would move towards environment-friendly production technologies and safer raw materials that are renewable and can be produced on sustainable basis. NRGs like seed gums and lac have immense potential for production enhancement as per demand growth, whereas for exudate gums it is limited. Lac, derived from specific lac insect species, is unique, as it is a source of multiple products of commercial value, such as resin, dye and wax and can be used for versatile applications. NRG production is inherently vulnerable to climatic conditions, leading to fluctuations in supply and price, both of which are vital for maintaining a sustainable demand. All the R&D efforts should be to achieve higher and sustainable productivity with optimal inputs,ensuring high quality of NRGs and development of novel and specialty applications especially in low-volume high-value products; emergence of new frontier areas would trigger paradigm shift in application domains. Biotechnological tools would enable harnessing genes for mass production of useful molecules in bio-factories. Such production systems would complement rather than replace the conventional production systems; drastic changes are nevertheless foreseen with introduction of highly organized plantations with advanced parameter monitoring, automated management systems for precision farming for sustainable production. IT-enabled advanced information and communication systems would lead to management of production systems at national level, for demandproduction matching, on annual basis. Strong linkages and partnerships with stakeholders: farmers; domestic and overseas industries related to processing and consumption and production counterparts, is cardinal for the Institute to achieve the goals being set. Growth of NRGs can’t be achieved solely by technology development and therefore R&D institutions have only a limited role to play in this regard. The key domains that contribute to state and growth of any such sector are: (i) production strategy, mechanism and status; (ii) procurement and price management; (iii) commodity value chain including supply and quality assurance; (iv) innovative application development and consumption promotion. All these components are like the links of a chain; a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Therefore, realization of goals set in this vision would entail involvement of stakeholders in unison with coordination as a consortium. The pace of technological strides has tremendously increased in recent decades and this trend would continue during the forthcoming decades as well. Barriers of distance would be broken by ICT. Inter-country marketing channels would become more open, globalizing the markets, which would tremendously impact such export-oriented commodities. Besides, the institute could in future move on to related area such as biopolymers, derived especially from agrowastes, ushering new domains of research. Thus, even a realistic portrayal of the roadmap and sector scenario by 2050 in the NRG sector is likely to read like a science fiction. This document may therefore be viewed as rather a conservative picturization of NRG sector by 2050 and R&D framework to a meet the requirements that would emerge. Not Available |
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2018-09-24T11:02:56Z
2018-09-24T11:02:56Z 2015-07-01 |
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Vision Document
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IINRG Vision 2050, Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi, India. 34 pp.
Not Available http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/7225 |
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English
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ICAR-IINRG
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