1. Biotechnology in Food & Agriculture
Food & Agribusiness Strategic Advisory and Research

2. Contents Global Scenario Indian Scenario Need for Agri Biotechnology
Opportunities, Risks & Challenges
Future of Agri Biotech in India

3. GLOBAL SCENARIO

4. Agriculture Biotechnology
Biotechnology has become the fastest adopted technology in the agriculture sector
Production of improved crops, animal, medicinal plants, microbes
Acceleration of the breeding process
DNA based diagnostics for pests /pathogens of crops
Developing and processing of value added products of improved nutritive quality/ ensuring food quality and safety
Over the last decade there has been an increase of over three times in cultivated area under biotech crops from 44.2 million ha in 2000 to over 170 million ha in 2012
The major biotech crops grown by these top 10 countries comprised Maize, Soybean, Cotton, Canola, Sugarbeet, Alfaalfa, Papaya, Squash, Tomato & Sweet Pepper
In 2012 the most preferred biotech crop was herbicide tolerant soybean- covering an area of around 80.7 million ha and accounted for 47% of the total biotech crops‘
The second most popular biotech crop was maize with stacked traits- occupying an area of almost 40 million ha accounting for 23% of the total biotech crop area in 2012
The third most dominant crop was Bt cotton which occupied 18.8 million ha, covering 11% of the total global biotech area

5. Source: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri Biotech Applications (ISAAA)

6. INDIAN SCENARIO

7. Bio tech Industry Segmentation
The sector's revenues have rapidly increased from INR 2,345 crores in to INR 20,440.7 crores in *
Indian Biotech Industry
Bio Pharma
Vaccines
Diagnostic
Therapeutic
Bio Agriculture
Hybrid seeds
Bio pesticides
Bio fertilizers
Bio Industrial
Industrial enzymes
Bio Services
Contract research organization
Custom manufacturing
Bio Informatics
Data base services
Software
Growing at average rate of 20%
62 % of total revenue
15 %
18 %
01 %
04 %
India is amongst top 12 biotech destinations in the world; ranks 2nd in Asia after China
* Bio spectrum & Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprise (ABLE) Survey

8. Agriculture Biotechnology
Agri Biotech constitutes 15% of the total biotech industry with revenues amounting to INR 3,050 crores
The highest growth in the Bio-Agri sector took place in the year when the industry grew by almost 154%
Bt Cotton is the only biotech crop commercialized in India as of now million ha (2012), maintaining numero uno position in hectarage globally; 11.6 million ha was total area under cotton cultivation
Around 66% of the Bt cotton is grown in the central zone which includes the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, M.P and Odisha
Maharashtra accounted for 37% of the total area under Bt cotton, followed by Gujarat (19%) and Andhra Pradesh (18%)

9. Need for Agricultural Biotechnology
Agri Biotech
Crop Diversification
Increasing Productivity
Market Competitiveness
Mitigating Climate Change
Water Conservation
Reducing Environmental Impact

10. Opportunities, Risks & Challenges in India
Potential to become a major producer of transgenic rice and genetically modified (GM) vegetables
Demand for Biofertlizers and Biopesticides is expected to rise in the near future
Immense opportunity in Agri & Allied sector such as Medicinal & Aromatic, Animal biotech, Aquaculture, Seri and Environmental biotechnology
Risk
Introduction of Allergens & Toxins
Antibiotic resistance
Emergence of super weeds
Insecticide resistance
Loss of Biodiversity
Challenges
Lack of technology
Low level of skill development
Regulatory Framework
Market Development & Pricing
Consumer Resistance
Technology transfer and absorption

11. Future of Agri Biotech in India
Efficient Food Production
Altering genetic make-up or introduction of new genes into existing germ plasm to minimize crop loss
Efficiency enhancement of plants for higher productivity from the same or lesser amount of inputs and improvement in ability of plants to grow
Quality & Nutrition Improvement
Agri-biotech research should be aimed at improving quality, nutritional value and other product attributes
focusing on safety parameters concerning human health and environment
Mitigating post harvest loss
Induction of traits for adaptation to post harvest processing & having commercial viability
Enhancing shelf life along with developing varieties that can sustain stressful conditions
Fiber, Fuel etc
It paves the way forward for enhancing the availability and production of these products efficiently

12. Thank You ! Kaushik Basu Food & Agribusiness Strategic Advisory & Research (FASAR) , YES Bank Ltd., Gurgaon #

13. New Institutions proposed in 12th plan period
National Institute of Marine & Microbial Biotechnology
Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI)
Institute of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Institute of Bio design, Bio science and Bio engineering
Infectious Science and Biotechnology Institute in North East

14. Bt Brinjal in India
Brinjal is the fourth most important vegetable grown after potato, onion and tomato in India
Fruit and shoot borer (FSB) is the most devastating insect-pest of brinjal, which causes 60-70% yield loss, besides deteriorating product quality
The Bt brinjal is the first Genetically Modified food crop in India- it was created by inserting a crystal protein gene (Cry1Ac) from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into the genome of brinjal cultivars
Bt brinjal was found to be very effective against FSB, with 98% insect mortality in brinjal shoot and 100% in the fruit
Scientists have estimated that Bt brinjal will deliver farmers a net economic benefit of INR 16, ,744 per acre with national benefits exceeding USD 400 million per year
Consumers are anticipated to benefit from increase in output supply, reduction in price and quality produce, free from FSB-infestation and chemicals used for its control

15. Development & Regulation of Bt Brinjal in India
MoEF announces a nationwide consultation in January and
February of 2010 pending a final decision on this issue
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2005
2006
2009
Trials at 10 research institutions across the country in 2007 and 11 in 2008
GEAC approves the
environmental release of Bt Brinjal based on sub committee report
Mahyco shares the technology with TNAU, DAU and IIVR to develop open pollinated varieties of Bt Brinjal
Mahyco submits bio-safety data to Genetic Engineering Approval Committee
(GEAC) and seeks permission for large scale trials.
SC stops ongoing field trials
Inception of the transformation work on Bt Brinjal

16. Government Initiatives
Establishment of Department of Biotechnology: Nodal agency
Commercial cultivation of Bt cotton: approved by the government in early 2002
Regional centre for biotechnology: Joint decision by GoI and UNESCO to establish regional centre for research, training & education
Biotech Parks: Substantial progress in States such as Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Biotechnology Industry Partnership Program (BIPP): launched in 2008 to take up innovative research programs
Biotechnology Industry Research & Development Assistance Council (BIRAC): Established to act as an interface between academic and private sector, particularly SMEs and start-ups
International Co-operation:
Sri Lanka: Joint R&D, training and exchange of information
Russia: 8 projects in agri & biotechnology area
Sweden: 4 projects implemented under joint collaborative program
UK: Food biotechnology, Vaccines
Israel: 6 joint projects have been implemented in area of human genetics