Detailed Project Report (DPR) on Biofertilizer Production Rate – 300 KL/Year

BIOFERTILIZER PRODUCTION RATE – 300 KL/YEAR

[EIRI/EDPR/4751] J.C.: 2971US$, 2971INR

Fertilizers were welcomed with open arms, for they immediately increased the yield of crops. But their recurrent use has done an irreparable damage to the environment. Excess use of chemical fertilizers has led to the pollution and contamination of the soil, has polluted water basins, destroyed micro-organisms and friendly insects, making the crop more prone to diseases and reduced soil fertility. More and more farmers are now looking for more eco-friendly options. Bio-fertilizers have, to some extent provided an answer to the soil contamination.

Bio-fertilizers are eco-friendly fertilizers, which are being used to improve the quality and fertility of the soil. Bio-fertilizers are made from biological wastes and they do not contain any chemicals. They are beneficial to the soil, as they enrich the soil with micro-organisms that help in producing organic nutrients, which in turn help the soil to fight diseases. They therefore enrich the nutrient quality of the soil. They also restore the depleted nutrients of the soil. 

The main sources of bio-fertilizers are bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Plants have a special relationship with bacteria and fungi. They provide the plant with nutrition, resistance against diseases and the ability to combat worst climatic conditions.

Bio-fertilizers are being viewed as the future of fertilizers, as they have the ability to solve the problems of salinity of the soil, chemical-run offs from the fields. They, therefore, ensure the well being of the nutrients present in the soil, therefore making the soil more fertile with time.

Bio compost: It is a kind of organic fertilizer, which is prepared from the waste of the sugar industry. The waste is decomposed using a number of human and plants friendly bacteria and Fungi. Bio compost consists of nitrogen, phosphate solubilizing bacteria and plenty of useful fungi like the decomposing fungi. This biofertilizer helps the farmers to increase soil fertility and thereby increase the yield of the crops

Vermi Compost: It is also an organic fertilizer containing nitrogen phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, organic carbon, sulfur, hormones, enzymes, etc. If used over a period of time, the soil becomes extremely fertile and all the lost nutrients are restored back to the turf and the soil remains fertile

Phospho: This is also a kind of bio-fertilizer, which releases insoluble phosphorous in the soil, making it more fertile

Rhizo: It is a bacterial, which induces nitrogen fixing nodules on the roots of vegetables like peas, beans, etc., thereby, playing an important role in agriculture

Azotobacter: Nitrogen plays an extremely important role in plant growth. Azotobacter improves the quantity of atmospheric nitrogen in the soil and makes it available to the plants. It also shields the roots from other pathogens existing in the soil

Trichoderma: It is an eco-friendly fertilizer, which acts as a biocontrol agent and is hyper parasitic against different pathogens in the field

Composter: A composter that breaks down all organic substances like cattle waste, dead leaves, etc. present in the soil and thereby increase the productivity of the soil

COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity            1000 Liters/Day

Land & Building (2905 sq.mt.)    Rs. 5.49 Cr

Plant & Machinery                    Rs. 1.83 Cr

Working Capital for 0.5 Month    Rs. 44.21 Lac

Total Capital Investment          Rs. 8.17 Cr

Rate of Return                          38%

Break Even Point                      51%

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

BIOFERTILIZERS

ADVANTAGE OF BIOFERTILIZERS OVER CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS

BIOFERTILIZERS TECHNOLOGY

DIFFERENT TYPES OF BIOFERTILIZER

RHIZOBIUM 

AZOTOBACTER

AZOSPIRILLUM

CYANOBACTERIA

AZOLLA

PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZING MICROORGANISMS (PSM)

AM FUNGI

SILICATE SOLUBILIZING BACTERIA (SSB)

PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA (PGPR)

LIQUID BIO FERTILIZERS

ADVANTAGES OF USING BIO-FERTILIZERS

BENEFITS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LIQUID BIOFERTILIZER

BENEFITS

CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT LIQUID BIO-FERTILIZERS

RHIZOBIUM

QUANTITY OF BIOLOGICAL N FIXED BY LIQUID RHIZOBIUM IN DIFFERENT CROPS

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF LIQUID RHIZOBIUM

AZOSPIRLLIUM

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF LIQUID AZOSPIRILLUM

PRODUCTION OF GROWTH HORMONES

ROLE OF LIQUID AZOSPIRILLUM UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS

SIGN OF NONFUNCTIONING OF AZOSPIRILLUM IN THE FIELD

AZOTOBACTER

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF LIQUID AZOTOBACTER

ROLE OF LIQUID AZOTOBACTER IN TISSUE CULTURE

ROLE OF LIQUID AZOTOBACTER AS A BIO-CONTROL AGENT

ACETOBACETER

EFFECT OF LIQUID ACETOBACTER DIAZOTROPHICUS ON SUGARCANE

DOS AND DON’TS FOR ENTREPRENEURS, DEALERS AND FARMERS

ROOT DIPPING

SOIL APPLICATION

DOSAGE OF LIQUID BIO-FERTILIZERS IN DIFFERENT CROPS

BENEFITS TO CROP

BENEFITS TO FARMER

BENEFITS TO SOIL

A COMPOSITE CULTURE

COMPOSITION:

BIO-AZO GOLD (A COMPOSIT CULTURE)

BENEFITS TO ENVIRONMENT

CROP RANGE

THIS CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY CROP

DOSE & METHOD OF APPLICATION

TIME OF APPLICATION 

USES AND APPLICATION OF BIOFERTILIZER

APPLICATION OF BIO FERTILIZERS

SEED TREATMENT

SEEDLING ROOT DIP

MAIN FIELD APPLICATION

RHIZOBIUM

PHOSPHOBACTERIA

POINTS TO REMEMBER

BIO FERTILIZERS RECOMMENDATION (ONE PACKET - 200G)

RHIZOBIUM (ONLY SEED APPLICATION IS RECOMMENDED)

PHOSPHOBACTERIA

ADVANTAGES OF BIOFERTILIZER USE 

BIOFERTILIZERS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF BIOFERTILIZERS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET POTENTIAL OF BIO FERTILIZER

GLOBAL

DRIVERS, OPPORTUNITIES & RESTRAINTS

MARKET CONCENTRATION & CHARACTERISTICS 

PRODUCT CATEGORIES INSIGHTS & TRENDS

APPLICATION INSIGHTS & TRENDS

CROP TYPE INSIGHTS & TRENDS

REGIONAL INSIGHTS & TRENDS

U.S. BIOFERTILIZERS MARKET TRENDS

ASIA PACIFIC BIOFERTILIZERS MARKET TRENDS

EUROPE BIOFERTILIZERS MARKET TRENDS

KEY BIOFERTILIZERS COMPANY INSIGHTS

KEY BIOFERTILIZERS COMPANIES:

INDIAN MARKET

BIOFERTILIZER MANUFACTURING PROCESS

THE PROCESS INVOLVES CULTURE PREPARATION AND THEN PROCESSING.

FERMENTATION PROCESS FOR BIOFERTILIZER PRODUCTION

DETAILS FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOFERTILIZER

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF BIOFERILIZER

CRITERIA FOR STRAIN SELECTION:

STEPS FOR PREPARING BIO-FERTILIZER:

(A) SEED PELLETING:

(B) INOCULANT CARRIERS:

(C) QUALITY STANDARDS FOR INOCULANTS:

(I) MASS PRODUCTION OF CYANOBACTERIAL BIOFERTILIZERS:

THE FOLLOWING METHODS ARE USED FOR MASS CULTIVATION:

AZOLLA-ANOBAENA SYMBIOSIS: AZOLLA, A WATER FERM

AZOLLA ANABAENA

RAW MATERIAL

SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS

MANUFACTURING PROCESS STEPS OF BIO-FERTILIZER

PREPARATION OF MOTHER OR STARTER CULTURE

PREPARATION OF BROTH CULTURE

PRODUCTION OF FINAL PRODUCT IN FERMENTER

FILLING & PACKAGING:

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM SHOWING MULTIPLICATION STAGES OF BIOFERTILISER MOTHER CULTURE

STEPS IN BIOFERTILIZER PRODUCTION

OUTLINES OF COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURE OF BIO-FERTILIZERS

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IN SHORT INVOLVES

THE STEPS INVOLVED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

CULTURE SELECTION AND MAINTENANCE:

CULTURE AUGMENTATION:

CARRIER STERILIZATION:

MIXING AND PACKING:

SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER EFFLUENT 

PLANT & MACHINERY (BROADLY)

ENGINEERING DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

QUALITY CONTROL

LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS

THE MAJOR LIMITING FACTORS INCLUDE:

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND POLLUTION CONTROL

SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY

LAYOUT OF THE PRODUCTION UNIT

PRELIMINARY LAYOUT

PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

PROJECT FINANCIALS

BASIS & PRESUMPTIONS (FOR PROFITABILITY WORKINGS)

CONCLUSIONS

APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING

03. PLANT AND MACHINERY

04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS

05. FIXED CAPITAL

06. RAW MATERIAL

07. SALARY AND WAGES

08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS

09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL

10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

11. COST OF PRODUCTION

12. TURN OVER/ANNUM

13. BREAK EVEN POINT

14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS

16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS

17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS

18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)