Biofertiliser production centre in Assam, India

Production Centres ® ASSAM AGRO-INDUSTRIES, ASSAM

Name and address of the Unit:

Biofertilizers and Microbial Inoculants Production Unit,
Assam Agro Industries Corpn. Ltd.
Panjabari Road, 6th Mile, Khanapara, Guwahati –
781 022, Assam

Head of the organization

Managing Director
Assam Agro Industries Corpn. Ltd.,
R.K. Mission Road, Ulubari, Guwahati, Assam
Phone - 0361 - 2470997, 2470993

In-charge

Dr. Jatin Sarma
Microbiologist
Phone 0361 - (Off) 2561380 (PP), (Res) 2513317

Other officers

1. Dr. (Mrs.) Alka Bhattacharjee, Asstt.Microbiologist
2. Dr (Mrs.) Juthika Borthakur, Q.C. Officer

The unit was established on 1981-82 with the financial assistance received from North Eastern Council, Govt. of India, Shillong. During 1996-97, a sum of Rs. 20 lakh were provided by the GOI under the National Project on Use and Development of Biofertilizers for strengthening and upgradation.

Production

Production process is by and large semi-sterile in which bacterial biomass is serially upscale from slants to small flasks, to bigger flasks, in seed fermentor and finally in large steel fermentors (100 lit cap). After quality checking pure bacterial broth is mixed with sterile carrier material and packed. Size of the packet and shelf life 100 gm, shelf life six months. The following table shows the production for last five years.

Item name	Biofertiliser in MT during the year
Item name	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02
Rhizobium	3.80	3.50	4.00	6.20	4.30
Azotobacter	4.60	5.00	12.00	15.30	4.70
Azospirillum	-	8.30	6.00	5.30	12.40
Phosphate solubilizer	-	4.70	12.00	8.60	16.40
Total	8.40	21.50	34.00	35.40	37.80

Extension Activities

Field demonstation/farmers training condeucted in collaboration with Deptt of Agriculture, Assam and RBDC, Imphal, under different schemes in almost all the districts of Assam

Source of mother cultures

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat and RBDC, Imphal

Quality control

Random quality control is being taken up by the Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Assam from field samples and the quality is being assessed by the Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam.

Channel of sale and distribution

Directly through the district offices of Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Assam