Production Centres
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HFC, Kamrup, Assam
Name and address of the Unit:
Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd.
P.O. Parbatpur - 786 623,
Distt. Dibrugarh, Assam
Head of the organization
Managing Director
Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd.
Madhuban, 55 Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110 019
Incharge
Regional Incharge
Fertilizer Promotion and Agricultural Res. Division,
Hindustan Fertilizer Corpn. Ltd.,
Bamunimaidan, Guwahati - 781 021
Phone 0361 - 2550746, 2550747
Incharge of the Unit
Shri Dimbeshwar Bora
Sr. Soil Chemist
Phone 0374 - 500636
Other officers
1. Sh. D. Bora, Sr. Soil Chemist
2. Sh. M. Chakraborti, Soil Chemist (SG)
3. Sh. B.P. Dutta, Soil Chemist (SG)
4. Sh. S. Bhattacharya Soil Chemist (SG)
Financial
Assistance
The unit was established on Dec. 1997 with financial assistance of
Rs.13.0 Lakh under scheme of Govt. of India on Use and Development
of Biofertilizers
Production
Production process
is being used Production process is by and large semi-sterile in which
bacterial biomass is serially up scaled from slants to small flasks, to
bigger flasks kept on rotary shakers. After quality checking pure
bacterial broth is mixed with sterile carrier material and packed. Size
of the packet and shelf life 200 gm, shelf life six months .
| Item
name |
Biofertiliser
in MT during the year |
| 1997-98 |
1998-99 |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
| Rhizobium |
- |
0.3456
|
0.3692
|
0.1880
|
0.0808
|
| Azotobacter |
- |
3.1716
|
1.0576
|
2.7500 |
2.6810
|
| Azospirillum |
- |
2.7038
|
1.7514
|
2.2360
|
0.9790
|
| Phosphate
solubilizer |
- |
2.6656
|
2.1936 |
3.6400
|
3.4382
|
| Total |
- |
8.8866
|
5.3718
|
8.8140
|
7.1790
|
Extension Activities
Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. with the wide network of extension
and field officers takes up various extension programmes as awareness
creation campaigns, technical group discussions etc with dealers,
retailers and progressive farmers. Huge quantity of technical literature
in local language is being distributed among farmers. Potential of mass
media such as TV, radio, News papers etc. is also being exploited.
Details of Demonstrations During the last four years with large number
of field demonstrations followed by field days on the use of
biofertilizers are as follows:
| Crop Name |
No. of demonstration during the year |
| 1998-99 |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
| Soyabean |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
| Cauliflower |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
| Arhar |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Chili |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Paddy |
- |
20 |
12 |
- |
| Wheat |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
| Tomato |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
| Potato |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| Mustard |
- |
- |
5 |
10 |
| Mung |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| Cabbage |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| Lentil |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| Maize |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
Source of mother cultures
Various research organizations
Quality control - internal
Channel of sale and distribution
Through their authorized dealers and
retailers only
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