Gujarat State Fertilizers Company (GSFC) is investing Rs500m ($9.5m) to build a biofertilizer complex in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
The plant will annually produce 20,000t of 'Amin' a water soluble fertiliser and plant growth promoter, as well as one million litres of liquid biofertiliser.
Based on its R&D process, the products are used in drip and sprinkler irrigation systems and also as spray to augment yield and improve quality of variety of crops, including fruit, vegetables, oil seeds, pulses, cereals, cotton, tobacco, sugarcane and tea.
The area under drip and sprinkler irrigation has risen from a few thousand hectares to about 300,000ha in ten years.
GSFC has also signed memorandum of understanding with Anand Agricultural University for transfer of technology of liquid biofertilisers.
As a part of corporate social responsibility, voluntary organisations and corporates like Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation are promoting drip and sprinkler irrigation systems.
