{"id":9092,"date":"2025-11-14T18:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=9092"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:05:40","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/?page_id=9092","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9092\" class=\"elementor elementor-9092\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bc8dd6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-eae-slider=\"77852\" data-id=\"3bc8dd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c743901\" data-eae-slider=\"29787\" data-id=\"c743901\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f7f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f7f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Success Stories <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9e0bf27 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"90840\" data-id=\"9e0bf27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53d336 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"a53d336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"173265718\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1732657181\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1732657181\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1732657181\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCrop Improvemnet \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1732657182\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1732657182\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1732657182\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCrop Production\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1732657183\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1732657183\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1732657183\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCrop protection\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider e-active elementor-element elementor-element-b1a2baf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"14535\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1732657181\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1732657181\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" data-id=\"b1a2baf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e65663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e65663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FARMER\u2019S PARTICIPATORY QUALITY SEED PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h4><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Quality seed is the pre-requisite for raising a successful crop. Producing quality seeds requires genetically pure, virus free initial planting materials coupled with strict monitoring by the team of experts for maintaining genetic purity and to ensure disease free materials. There is an increasing demand for quality seed cane material. ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute has been the reliable source of quality seed cane materials for sugarcane farmers across the country for institute developed varieties.<\/p><p>Farmers participatory seed production was initiated in the year 2016 &#8211; 2017 to meet the growing demand of quality seed canes. This programme operates in three phases under the direct involvement of the institute scientists. In the first phase, tissue culture seedlings were produced through apical meristem tip culture obtained from the maintenance breeding plots available in the institute\u2019s research farm. These tissue culture plants were tested for genetic fidelity and are also indexed for viruses to ensure disease free initial material. In the second phase, these disease free and vigorous tissue culture seedlings were planted in the institute farm for producing breeder seed. This breeder seed production is being monitored by a team of scientists to ensure the quality. The third phase begins by supplying the breeder seeds produced in the institute to the selected seed farmers to produce quality seed canes in their field. The seed production fields are regularly monitored by the seed team from the institute. At 7 to 8 months of age, the seed canes after manual harvest are supplied to factories based on their indents. Sugar factories usually follow a three-tire nursery system to multiply these seed materials obtained from ICAR \u2013 SBI, before giving it to commercial sugarcane cultivation.<\/p><p>Potential impacts:<\/p><p>In the past eight years, the varieties <em>viz<\/em>., Co 86032, Co 06030, Co 0212, Co 06022, Co 0403, Co 09004, Co 11015, Co 14012 and Co 18009 were multiplied and supplied to the sugar factories in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. From 2016-2017 to 2023-2024, a total of 9186.93 tons quality seed canes has been produced and supplied to various co-operative and private sugar factories. A revenue of Rs. 45.94 lakhs have been generated to the institute through this programme. The demand for seed canes have been steadily increasing every year, foreseeing the possibility of area expansion in coming years. For the year 2025-2026, the co-operative and private sugar factories have placed indents for about 2100 tons of quality seed cane material. To cater this, ten farmer\u2019s fields have been selected this year and sugarcane seed material was planted in 32 acres using 1,97,000 breeder seed settlings from four popular varieties Co 86032, Co 11015, Co 14012 and Co 18009.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This farmer participatory programme is beneficial to farmers because of the premium price (Rs. 3500 per ton), reduced cost of cultivation by avoiding labour intensive detrashing operation, exclusion of harvesting charges, short duration (6-7 months), buy back assurance and immediate payment on harvest. In addition, due to the quality and vigorous breeder seed cane materials coupled with the experience of the progressive seed farmers, an average yield of 40 to 45 tons\/acre is reaped by them, in a very short time. Through the supply of 9186.93 tons of quality seed canes so far, the seed farmers together have earned a gross revenue of 2.76 crores. This encouraged the seed farmers to continue in ICAR-SBI\u2019s farmers participatory seed production programme, proving its profound success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b6be054 e-grid e-con-full wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"11442\" data-id=\"b6be054\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46614bc elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"46614bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/SUCCESS-1-retrblqi0rgfeiz6oknsvbgqmipil0s0zvki8ml33y.jpg\" title=\"SUCCESS 1\" alt=\"SUCCESS 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Single bud settling production of Breeder Seed at ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f2c2a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d9f2c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/SUCCESS-2-retrbrdj5ro5c6qzrn3kaa1i6txpv7ef0nhf4acq2m.jpg\" title=\"SUCCESS 2\" alt=\"SUCCESS 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Supply of single bud settlings to seed farmers<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d34e8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"48d34e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sugarcane.res.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/SUCCESS-3-retrbt97jfqpzeo9gnwtf9kfdlogallvowse2u9xq6.jpg\" title=\"SUCCESS 3\" alt=\"SUCCESS 3\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Quality Seed Production at Farmer\u2019s Field<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-eba022c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no 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Crop Improvemnet Crop Production Crop protection FARMER\u2019S PARTICIPATORY QUALITY SEED PRODUCTION \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Quality seed is the pre-requisite for raising a successful crop. Producing quality seeds requires genetically pure, virus free initial planting materials coupled with strict monitoring by the team of experts for maintaining genetic purity and to ensure disease free materials. There is an increasing demand for quality seed cane material. ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute has been the reliable source of quality seed cane materials for sugarcane farmers across the country for institute developed varieties. Farmers participatory seed production was initiated in the year 2016 &#8211; 2017 to meet the growing demand of quality seed canes. This programme operates in three phases under the direct involvement of the institute scientists. In the first phase, tissue culture seedlings were produced through apical meristem tip culture obtained from the maintenance breeding plots available in the institute\u2019s research farm. These tissue culture plants were tested for genetic fidelity and are also indexed for viruses to ensure disease free initial material. In the second phase, these disease free and vigorous tissue culture seedlings were planted in the institute farm for producing breeder seed. This breeder seed production is being monitored by a team of scientists to ensure the quality. The third phase begins by supplying the breeder seeds produced in the institute to the selected seed farmers to produce quality seed canes in their field. The seed production fields are regularly monitored by the seed team from the institute. At 7 to 8 months of age, the seed canes after manual harvest are supplied to factories based on their indents. Sugar factories usually follow a three-tire nursery system to multiply these seed materials obtained from ICAR \u2013 SBI, before giving it to commercial sugarcane cultivation. Potential impacts: In the past eight years, the varieties viz., Co 86032, Co 06030, Co 0212, Co 06022, Co 0403, Co 09004, Co 11015, Co 14012 and Co 18009 were multiplied and supplied to the sugar factories in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. From 2016-2017 to 2023-2024, a total of 9186.93 tons quality seed canes has been produced and supplied to various co-operative and private sugar factories. A revenue of Rs. 45.94 lakhs have been generated to the institute through this programme. The demand for seed canes have been steadily increasing every year, foreseeing the possibility of area expansion in coming years. For the year 2025-2026, the co-operative and private sugar factories have placed indents for about 2100 tons of quality seed cane material. To cater this, ten farmer\u2019s fields have been selected this year and sugarcane seed material was planted in 32 acres using 1,97,000 breeder seed settlings from four popular varieties Co 86032, Co 11015, Co 14012 and Co 18009. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This farmer participatory programme is beneficial to farmers because of the premium price (Rs. 3500 per ton), reduced cost of cultivation by avoiding labour intensive detrashing operation, exclusion of harvesting charges, short duration (6-7 months), buy back assurance and immediate payment on harvest. In addition, due to the quality and vigorous breeder seed cane materials coupled with the experience of the progressive seed farmers, an average yield of 40 to 45 tons\/acre is reaped by them, in a very short time. Through the supply of 9186.93 tons of quality seed canes so far, the seed farmers together have earned a gross revenue of 2.76 crores. This encouraged the seed farmers to continue in ICAR-SBI\u2019s farmers participatory seed production programme, proving its profound success. Single bud settling production of Breeder Seed at ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore Supply of single bud settlings to seed farmers Quality Seed Production at Farmer\u2019s Field Field View of Seed Crop at Harvest FARMER\u2019S PARTICIPATORY QUALITY SEED PRODUCTION \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Quality seed is the pre-requisite for raising a successful crop. Producing quality seeds requires genetically pure, virus free initial planting materials coupled with strict monitoring by the team of experts for maintaining genetic purity and to ensure disease free materials. There is an increasing demand for quality seed cane material. ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute has been the reliable source of quality seed cane materials for sugarcane farmers across the country for institute developed varieties. Farmers participatory seed production was initiated in the year 2016 &#8211; 2017 to meet the growing demand of quality seed canes. This programme operates in three phases under the direct involvement of the institute scientists. In the first phase, tissue culture seedlings were produced through apical meristem tip culture obtained from the maintenance breeding plots available in the institute\u2019s research farm. These tissue culture plants were tested for genetic fidelity and are also indexed for viruses to ensure disease free initial material. In the second phase, these disease free and vigorous tissue culture seedlings were planted in the institute farm for producing breeder seed. This breeder seed production is being monitored by a team of scientists to ensure the quality. The third phase begins by supplying the breeder seeds produced in the institute to the selected seed farmers to produce quality seed canes in their field. The seed production fields are regularly monitored by the seed team from the institute. At 7 to 8 months of age, the seed canes after manual harvest are supplied to factories based on their indents. Sugar factories usually follow a three-tire nursery system to multiply these seed materials obtained from ICAR \u2013 SBI, before giving it to commercial sugarcane cultivation. Potential impacts: In the past eight years, the varieties viz., Co 86032, Co 06030, Co 0212, Co 06022, Co 0403, Co 09004, Co 11015, Co 14012 and Co 18009 were multiplied and supplied to the sugar factories in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. From 2016-2017 to 2023-2024, a total of 9186.93 tons quality seed canes has been produced and supplied to various co-operative and private sugar factories. A revenue of Rs. 45.94 lakhs have been generated to the institute through this programme. 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