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 INNOVATION
BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Research and
development is a major thrust area, as Dwarikesh believes in
the process of continuous innovations and capacity building.
Our R & D activities are generally related with improving
the quality of soil and sugarcane, improving the yield for
the farmers, ensuring better quality for our products,
increasing output and integrating modern technologies with
the existing processes. Our activities in this regard have
played a significant role in improving efficiency, quality
and output. Farming community and other people associated
with us have also been benefited by them.
As innovation is the key to further growth, Dwarikesh has
established a full-fledged wing to carry out activities in
different areas of agriculture technology, biotechnology and
manufacturing technology. A state of the art soil-testing
laboratory has been established at the Dwarikesh Nagar plant
to help improve soil conditions.
A bio-pesticides laboratory is also in place for development
of pesticides. Development of hybrid seeds is undertaken at
the sugarcane research and development facility. Such seeds
are distributed to the farmers to improve overall
productivity of our cane-purchase area. Some of the steps
taken to strengthen our R & D activities are:
Interact with sugarcane scientists/
research stations to educate in-house staff and farmers
about new technologies in sugarcane cultivation, innovation
in sugarcane research and modern farming practices.
Educate farmers on adoption of crop
rotation, use of bio-agents, and adoption of cultural
practices for control of insects, pests and diseases.
Encourage farmers to do autumn planting on
large scale for facilitating multiple cropping, which in
turn, would maximize their returns.
Create awareness about imjproved cultural
practices of sugarcane cultivation to obtain better yield,
as well as better quality of cane- research to facilitate
better vertical growth of cane, better girth, etc.
Use of
Remote Sensing for accurate geological surveyes of the command
area with use of satellite images for enhancement of yield
and sugarcane growth.
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