Good practices assessment on agribusiness innovation and entrepreneurship along with focus on enhancing environment through allied programs and initiatives.

1. AAU Business planning & Development unit
functioning For
Stimulating Agribusiness INNOVATIONS
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
NIABI 2012: 2nd Global Agribusiness Incubation Conference,
Feb 7, 2012, Dr. B. P. Pal Auditorium, IARI, New Delhi
Dr R. V. Vyas
Principal Investigator & Head AAU BPD Unit
Research Scientist (Microbiology), AAU, Anand

2. About AAU…………
Anand Agricultural University erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural
University is imparting education in agriculture and allied
sciences – a vision of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Kanaiyalal
Munshi
Colleges:
1. BA College of Agriculture,
2. College of Veterinary Science Animal Husbandry
3. SMC College of Dairy Science
4. College of food Processing and Bio-energy
5. College of Agricultural Information Technology
6. International Agri Business Management Institute
7. College of Agricultural Engineering Technology

3. Stimulating Agri Business Innovations…
efforts of AAU BPD Unit
• Technology transfer
• Consultancy
• Testing and trials
• Providing lab space/equipments on rent
• Office space/incubatee room
• Match making with mentors and networking
• Bankable project reports
• Innovations nurturing (MSME Scheme)
• Developing PPP Models

4. http://www.aaubpd.com
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5. AAU Potential Eco friendly Technologies for
commercialization and Services
•Bio-inputs - Biofertilizer, bio-compost etc for crops.
•Tissue Culture Technology – Date palm and others
• Seed Business – Anubhav Branded
Self pollinating high yielding selected verities,
hybrids and breeders seed etc
•Biofuel plants – Bio diesel, biogas
•Dairy sector – Milk and Food Processing equipments
•Veterinary sector – Area specific mineral mixture for live
stock.

6. Liquid Bio fertilizers….

7. During Krushimahotsav 2010 and 2011 for each year supplied @ 1 LAKH BOTTLES
(to distribute among farmers as Krushi kit in 18,000 villages of Gujarat. This is a novel approach
of successful TOT from lab to land. This being a new technology to Indian agriculture has
promise to balance many shortcomings of chemical fertilizers curtailing cost of cultivation in crops
FEED BACK ON USE OF THIS BIOFERTILIZERS BY FARMERS RECEIVED FROM
GANDHINAGAR SHOWED YIELD INCRESASE FROM 10 TO 20 %

8. Anubhav Liquid Biofertilizers
• Low cost, easy to use, reduced
cultivation cost
• A single unit can produce several
strains
• CB Ratio : 1:4
• Retail Price : Rs. 100-150 per litre
• Capacity: 7lac liters per year
• Cost of tech transfer: Rs. 15 lacs for
corporate and 10 lacs for cooperatives
and NGOs
• Tech available for Azotobacter and
Phosphate Culture
• Investment Rs. 50 lacs to 1 cr.
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9. Biodiesel…

10. Value chain of Jatropha processing for Biodiesel Production
Jatropha Plantation husk
DEHULLING
Bark Fruits Leaves Oil Cake
Oil expeller
•Biogas
•Organic manure
•Biopesticides
De-capsulation •Protein isolation
Jatropha Oil •Detoxified
cattlefeed
Shell Jatropha Seeds
Trans esterification
Briquettin
•Fuel
g
• Lubricant
Glycerol
•Illumination Biodiesel
Biomass Gasification
•medicinal
• Glycerin
•Fuel •Polymer
•Fuel •Soap
•Candles
FPT BE Anand

12. Anubhav seeds…

13. AAU Mega Seed Project
Lead Scientist : Dr J A Patel, Plant Breeder
LAUNCHED ANUBHAV SEEDS since 2008 in market
Cereals:Wheat, GW496; Rice, Gurjari (GR11);Maize, GM3
etc.. (4846 q/y)
Pulses: Green gram, GG2,Chickpea, Guj 1,Pigeon pea,
BDN2, GT 100 etc (300 q/y)
Fodder: Anand Rajka, Sorgham (fodder), Oat (598 q/y)
Vegetables- Chilly, Brinjal, Okra and Cowpea (97.5 q/y)
Cash crops: Cotton, Tobacco, Banana (243 q/y)
Horticultural plants, grafts, seedlings (1.38 L nos.)

14. Tissue culture…

15. Tissue culture in Date Palm
• Market 7 lac plants/yr
• Unique protocol
• Market Price of plants:
Pre hardened: Rs. 1200
Primary hardened:
Rs. 1700
Secondary hardened:
Rs. 2000
Cost of tech tran.: Rs. 40 l
Investment: Rs. 75 l
Tissue culture of Banana,
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Papaya, Stevia, Jatropha

16. Probiotics for dairy
products….
DAIRY STARTER
CULTURES, PROBIOTICS
AND PROBIOTIC LASSI.
•Streptococcus
thermophilus MD2
•Streptococcus
thermophilus MD8
•Lactobacilus
acidophilus V3
•Lactobacilus
acidophilus V4

17. Under the Niche area of excellence on synbiotics,
formulations for synbiotic dahi and other products in the form
of raita blended with cucumber, tomato, banana and sapota
are being developed.
Technology for manufacture of “Probiotic Lassi”
has been developed and sold to Malabar Regional
Cooperative Federation, MILMA, Calicut, Kerala with the
help of SASNET-Fermented Foods.

18. Pro-biotic Lactic Cultures for
Dairy
• Cost of tech transfer: Rs. 1
lac+ royalty on net sales.
• Investments: Varies
• Patent: In process
• Technology available for
Probiotic Lassi
• Cultures available for other
products
• Sudha Calci Probiotic Food
tech licensed to Patna Dairy
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19. Continuous Basundi making
machine…

20. Continuous basundi making
machine
• Cost of tech transfer: Rs.
5 lacs
• Cost of machine: Rs. 15
lacs
• Shelf life (Basundi): 15
days (frozen )
• Demand: Hotels, Retail
outlets, Sweet shops,
marriages, festivals and
other functions
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21. Twin Cylinder Scrapped Surface Heat
Exchanger
• Used for making Indigenous Milk
Products (Basundi, Kulfi mix,
Kheer, Khoa, Peda, Thabdi, Burfi,
Gajar Halwa, Dudhi Halwa etc.) can
be manufactured using the same
single machine.
• Also provided with skid mounted
plate heat exchanger to preheat
milk before feeding to the SSHE.
• Cost of machine=Rs. 15 l
• Tech fee=Rs. 5 l
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22. Protocol Development and commercial launch of
Dairy Products 2011
Launching of Kulfi
Launching of Halwasan
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Cont.
Launching of Sandesh

23. Dietetic Frozen Desserts
• Low calorie, low fat
dessert
• Best for diabetics and
heart patients
• High calcium content
• Cost of tech transfer:
Rs. 5 l
• Investment: 15 l
(plant)
• Area: 700 sq. ft.
(min.)
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24. Area specific mineral mixtures for live stock..

25. Protocol Development and commercial launch of
Animal Mineral Mixture 15/08/2011
Launching of Area Specific Mineral Mixture Plant & Product
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26. Area specific mineral mixtures for
livestock
• Area: 1000 sq. ft.
• Capacity: one tonne/day
• Cost of tech transfer: Rs.
2 lac + royalty
• Unit output cost: Rs. 40
/kg sale price Rs. 60 to 65
• Few players:
Cooperatives and private
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27. Other technologies
• Multi Utility Elevator
Platform
• Aonla Shredding cum
stone extracting
machine
• Tomato/lime seed
extractor
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28. Success Stories from AAU Liquid
Biofertilizer Technology
1. Commercialized Liquid Bio-fertilizer Technology to
Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals (GSFC) Limited,
Vadodara
2. Commercialized to Liquid Bio-fertilizer Technology
Kemrock Agritech, Vadodara
3. Commercialized to Liquid to Gujarat Agro Industries
Corporation Limited, Ahmedabad

29. • Provided Consultancy Services to Marshall Breeders, Nasik for the
establishment of World Class Animal Biotech Research Centre. The
centre got DSIR certification.
• Provided consultancy services to Shree Nijanand Dairy farm for
paneer making from cow milk. The entrepreneur is now getting 20%
paneer recovery over 12 % with this improved process.

30. Tech transfer conditions
• Technology will be licensed on non exclusive basis.
• The client has to use the phrase “ a technology by AAU, Anand” on the
product packing.
• Training of technocrats (one to two) company technicians/scientists for the
production process at AAU for 15 to 20 days.
• Environment and other safety certifications are to be acquired by company
from government for production. Any kind of tax liability will be the
responsibility of client.
• This agreement will be subject to revision, renewal and / or cancellation by
mutual written consent of both the parties only.
• The legal matter if any will be resolved under Anand District Jurisdictions only.
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31. Steps in tech transfer
• Application for technology licensing on the prescribed
format.
• Non Disclosure Agreement /Confidential Disclosure
Agreement
• Demonstration(Lab/ plant visit at AAU)
• Terms of reference
• MoU for tech transfer and payments
• Commercialization
• Monitoring and watch
• Graduation-if required
• Impact assessment
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32. Future Business Opportunity
Identification in Agriculture
• Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
• Food Processing
• Agri inputs
• Agri exports
• Agri supply chains
• Support services –product testing, certification,
lab services etc
• Animal Health and Dairy
• Consultancy etc

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34. Rajababu V. Vyas , Research Scientist
:(O) 02692-260211,225813,14 Fax: 02692-260211, 261076
Email: rajababuvyas@yahoo.com, rvvyas@aau.in