Journey of CF

2010 2010
Tatas CF Plant starts Production GOI support for availability of raw material Tata initiates setting up of Hi Tech CF Plant DAC approves 12 CF grades CF guidelines issued by GOI

22nd Nov 2010

Customized Fertilizers for Higher Crop Productivity

FAI Annual Seminar 2010

2009 2008 2008 2007

11th Mar 2008

Series of CF workshops conducted CF formulation & Field Validation trials by Tata, Nagarjuna & Deepak FAI & DAC proposal on CF to CFC FAI Working Group Concept paper in IJF & Presented in FAI seminar

2007 2007 2006 2005

Tata CF Plant Babrala

Indias 1st Customized Fertilizer Plant: Launches first CF product 22nd Nov 2010

Media Response: CF Launch

Farmers Response:

Quality report
PARAS FARMOOLA: Wheat
Particle Size

Common Farmer Practice

Specific gravity increases

Urea prills

N Paras Farmoola FCO limits Plant Lab, Babrala R & D Lab, Aligarh

Zn

Moisture

Uneven distribution near root zone Segregation @ application

10 0.5 10 9.8

18 0.6 18.8 18.8

25 0.7 26 26

3 0.5 3.84 3.41

0.5 0.1 0.47 0.56

0 0.1 0 0

< 1.5% 1 - 4 mm
DAP granules

0.3 1.29% 1.34%

> 90% 99.29% 99.33%

Sulphur postules MOP crystals

Bulk blending Zn / B Powders

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Causing unbalanced application and low response

Common Farmer Practice

Specific gravity increases

Area & Crop specific Fertilizers

Same practice for all crops Same practice for all area
Urea prills

Urea prills

DAP granules

DAP granules

Customized Fertilizer

Bulk blending MOP crystals Zn / B Powders Zn / B + Powders Sulphur postules

MOP crystals + Sulphur postules

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Resulting to Yield stagnation and soil degradation

Balanced application and efficient response

Developing appropriate CF practice

Customised Fertilizers: R & D

Data

Scientific Principles

CF practice
Tata

Soil Water Plant Yield

QuEFTS STCR CRK Area & Crop specific

Deepak Coromandal

Nagarjuna

CF performance: Rice
B:C Ratio 6.5 2.73 13 %
40 36

CF performance: Wheat
2.02 9%
38 32 35
25 Yield (qt/acre) 20 15 10 5 0 Tata Trial Yield PF Av Yield Av Yield 21.6 17.96 12.9

B:C Ratio

2 20 %

27 %
Yield (qt/acre)

30 18 20 10 0 Tata (Basmati) Trial Yield Coromandal PF Av Yield Nagarjuna Av Yield 14.2 9.4 12.97 12.97

CF performance: Sugarcane
B:C Ratio 4.7 18 %
564.2 478 350

CF performance: Potato
5.3 B:C Ratio 100 18 % 8.9

600
Yield (qt/acre)

16 %
345 297

186 200 Yield (qt/acre) 150 95.7 100 50 0 Tata Trial Yield PF Av Yield 77.7 158

20 %

400 200 0

239

65 40

Tata Trial Yield

Deepak PF Av Yield Av Yield

Deepak Av Yield

CF performance: Cotton
B:C Ratio 2.56 23 %
16 11.3

CF increases Fertilizer Response by optimizing Fertilizer dose

7.9 28 %
14.5
Fertilizer Dose (kg/acre)

Yield Increase

27 %

20 %

16 %

18 %

Yield (qt/acre)

16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

13

300 200 100 0 Rice Wheat Sugarcane Potato

4.34 2.57

Coromandal Trial Yield PF Av Yield

Deepak Av Yield

Farmer Dose

CF Dose

Source: More than 300 experiments conducted at Farmers fields and KVKs

Value Proposition:

Global trend paradigm shift

No of Plants 4500 12 6 12 8 No of Grades >500 350 30 30 >20 Installed capacity (Lac MT) 2000 12 18 16.5 18

High B:C ratio Convenience (one go Sourcing, efficient application) Efficient Micronutrient Carrier
Country China Malaysia Indonesia Technology Steam Granulation Wet Granulations Steam Granulation Steam Granulation Steam Granulation Bulk Blending Steam Granulation Bulk Blending

CF use 100% 40-50% 30-40% 40-50% 40-50%

Thanks for Simplifying my life !

Phillipines Thailand

Straight Fertilizers (Centralized)

Area & Crop Specific Fertilizers (Decentralized)

Source: Constructed from FAO reports, IFA reports and Internet search

Challenges: Application method

Challenges: Marketing

Seed cum Ferti Drill not designed for higher dosage Growth in Mechanized application

Adoption of concept by Farmers Sampling Issues

Country China Malaysia Indonesia Phillipines Thailand Europe USA Pakistan India Reccom N 10% 8% 8% 10% 8% 7.3% 4.8% 8% 3.3% 4.5% P2O5 10% 8% 8% 10% 8% 7.3% 4.8% 8% 3.3% 4.5% K2O 10% 8% 8% 10% 8.0% 7.3% 7.2% 8% 3.3% 5.5% S Micro NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 20% NA 10% NA NA ? > 20% 4.5% > 30% Total Deviation 3% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 2% 5% 3% 3%

Challenges: Manufacturing

Evolving Customization approaches

Securitization of Subsidized fertilizer as Raw Material Right Technology Capital Cost

Scientific Principles
Targeted Yield Balanced Use of Nutrients

Economic Considerations
Cost of Raw Material Economic effectiveness
(suits farmers pocket)

Expectation from Govt.

Raw Material Security Sampling: Tolerance limit to be amended Policy on Customized Water Soluble fertilizers Promote IPNM

Benefits
&

Convenience
Thank You