Volume 01 Issue 60 May 2017
However, there are still challenges to overcome
to get the full benefit of such mobile apps for
dairy farms. Many of our farmers are yet to
upgrade to a smartphone. They need to be
trained on why and how to use these apps. In
addition to that, we need to develop localized
apps for Bangladeshi farm-owners. Security and
authenticity of data are other vital issues to
consider. Most importantly today’s dairy farm
owners in our country must embrace information
technology applications for better management
of their farms.
Dr. F H Ansarey
Executive Director
ACI Agribusiness
Mobile Apps in Dairy Farms
The ubiquitous presence of mobile phones in
our country has opened new avenues of possi-
bilities. This is also true for our dairy sector. With
the increasing use of mobile applications world-
wide, now dairy farm owners can track all the
happenings on a farm from breeding, feeding to
paying workers’ salaries, and enhancing
efficiency in the long run. Even, some smart
integrated systems can automatically calculate
total milk production from the cows, highlighting
the highest and lowest producers. These smart-
phone apps can also help to keep an inventory
of feeds, their nutrition value, and total cost.
Moreover, monitoring of the animals’ health has
been made easier for farm-owners as the mobile
apps can keep records of treatment, including
diagnosis, medication, and vaccination.
Contents
ACI-Bayer Partnered to Synergize Seed Tech
Omega ADE
Barley Genome Sequenced
EDITORIAL BOARD
Advisory Editor
Prof. Lutfur Rahman
Advisor, ACI Agribusiness
Editor
Shamim Murad
Head of Partnership &
Business Development
ACI Agribusiness
Members
Mohammad Muhebbullah Ibne Hoque
Product Development Service Manager
ACI Seed
Yusuf Alam
Asst. Marketing Manager
ACI Fertilizer
Tanmoy Majumder
Assistant Product Manager
ACI Motors
Abrar Shahriyar Mridha
Asst. Manager
ACI Agrolink
Adeeba Raihan
Senior Scientist
Advanced Seed Research
& Biotech Centre
Mahmudul Haque Jishan
Planning Executive
Premiaflex Plastics Ltd.
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Biotech Corner
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Innovation and New Products
5 - 8
Events and Activities
9 - 12 Agri-tech and Communication
13 - 14 Readers’ Corner
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A team of researchers at the University of
California, along a group of 77 scientists
worldwide, have sequenced the complete
genome of barley, a key ingredient in beer
and single malt Scotch.
Bayer CropScience Ltd., a Germany based
leading agri-input company in Bangladesh, has
joined hands with ACI Ltd on 18 April 2017 for
improving rice yields in Aman season.
ACI Animal Health launched Omega
ADE on 17 April 2017. Each ml of
Omega ADE contains Vitamin Do
20,000 I.U., Vitamin E 40 mg,
Excipients q.s. to 1ml and Vitamin A
100,000 I.U. Omega ADE is equally
effective for all Livestock.
High Value Gene Sources: Indigenous
Plants, land races, wild relatives & Varieties
The strong genetic base as to diversity is
necessary for development of crop varieties in
any country. With the development process of a
country this strong base always gets reduced
over time with pressure from multiple sources-
continuous monoculture, adoption of HYVs,
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Biotech Corner
High Value Gene Sources: Indigenous
Plants, Land Races, Wild Relatives & Varieties
Responsibility for maintaining the biodiversity is
mainly with public sector organizations with one
central governing body, like the National Plant
Genetic Resources Institute (NPGRI); which will
undertake survey, collection, characterization,
documentation and sharing with others. Also
includes developing a complete database of their
relevant characteristics. Farmer groups can also be
participating in the activities of the NPGRI on being
trained. The database developed be made available
publicly so that the uses of the PGR becomes
easier and faster. The country-wide research
stations/substations, universities, government
installations of farms, forest nurseries, private nurs-
eries, labs of different dimensions an types can
become partners in preserving PGR in their own
stations/facilities with information on the central
database operated by the NPGRI, which will also
help organizing sharing of the products of one to
the other on collaborative MTA basis. Assistance of
Adeeba Raihan of ASRBC is appreciated.
Prof. Lutfur Rahman,
Advisor, Agribusinesses, ACI Ltd.
The strong genetic base as to diversity is necessary
for development of crop varieties in any country.
With the development process of a country this
strong base always gets reduced over time with
pressure from multiple sources- continuous mono-
culture, adoption of HYVs, environmental changes
and increase in natural calamities e.g. flash floods,
excessive rainfall, abnormally high temperatures,
population pressure and encroachment of stressed
environment. These indigenous varieties or
landraces and wild relatives of major crops are
exceptionally important as a genetic base for
protection against pests and diseases. At the
moment widespread adoption of modern cultivars
without pockets of other varieties has lead to reduc-
ing population having inbuilt genetic defenses
against pathogens and insects thus increasing the
risk of epidemic attacks. The endemic plant genetic
resources have high Zinc, hig Iron, low GI, Low
Erucic acid, gene/s adaptive to stress environments
like the high salinity and high drought condtions.
These gene sources are high value and faster to be
used in development of new varieties of demand.
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Innovation and New Products
Omega ADE
ACI Animal Health launched Omega ADE on 17
April 2017. Each ml of Omega ADE contains Vita
min Do 20,000 I.U., Vitamin E 40 mg, Excipients q.s.
to 1ml and Vitamin A 100,000 I.U. Omega ADE is
equally effective for all Livestock. In each hatchery,
it is used during mating or reproduction, before and
after vaccination, excessive heat and cold. In case
of Layer, it is also used before administration of
anthelmintic vaccination or during treatment of any
diseases. Omega ADE also works in case of broiler
and pullet during treatment of any diseases. In case
of other animals, it is also helpful before vaccination
& during any treatment. Omega ADE is available in
500 ml packs.
Syn Biotech
Syn Biotech is a natural source of Synbiotic combi
nation of benefit microorganism and Prebiotic. It
helps to benefit microorganism for permanent colo
nization, prevent pathogen colonization, increase
digestive enzyme, acidulant in gut and decrease
anti-nutrient factors. Syn Biotech is a composition of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1X107 cfu/lit, Bacillus
subtilis 1X1011 cfu/lit, Bacillus lichenifermis 1X1011
cfu/lit, Lactobacillus acidophilus 1X1010 cfu/lit,
Lactobacillus plantarum 1X1010 cfu/lit, Lactobacil
lus lactis 1X1010 cfu/lit, Streptococcus thermophi
lus 1X106 cfu/lit and Fructo Oligosaccharide (FOS)
20 gm/lit. It is used for Synergistic action of Probiotic
and Prebiotic to improve gut performance. Syn
Biotech helps to increase beneficial microorganism
and stimulate immunity system. It also helps to
improve digestibility, Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR),
performance and survival rate. Syn Biotech Signifi
cantly improves production of poultry. It has no side
effect. ACI Animal Health launched Syn Biotech on
12 April 2017. It is available in 100 ml packs. Syn
Biotech is manufactured by Vet Superior Consultant
Co.Ltd.
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Events and Activities
ACI-Bayer Partnered to Synergize Seed Tech
ACI Center, Dhaka in presence of officials from the
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and
officials of both companies.
The partnership will enable a higher reach of
hybrid seed technology to farmers. Arize® Dhani
Gold has Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) tolerance,
which is one of the major concerns for Bangla-
deshi farmers in the Aman season. It also has a
20-25% higher yield capacity as compared to local
High Yielding Varieties. The duration of the hybrid
is relatively shorter and can be harvested within
125-130 days (Seed to Seed), which means farm-
ers can grow other winter crops like mustard,
potato etc. prior to Boro paddy. Arize® Dhani
Gold, which was released in Bangladesh a few
years back, is gaining popularity among farmers
for its unique features. The Department of Agricul-
tural Extension in Bangladesh is focusing more on
improving productivity in Aman season which can
reduce pressure on input-intensive Boro paddy
cultivation. The Bayer-ACI partnership will create
a strong synergy to promote this technology to the
farming community to increase the overall paddy
productivity during the Aman season.
Bayer CropScience Ltd., a Germany based lead-
ing agri-input company in Bangladesh, has joined
hands with ACI Ltd on 18 April 2017 for improving
rice yields in Aman season. Bayer and ACI will
distribute ‘Arize® Dhani Gold’, a hybrid rice variety
from Bayer for Aman season, simultaneously in
Bangladesh through their distribution channel.
Srinivasa Kumar Karavadi, Managing Director,
Bayer CropScience Ltd, Bangladesh and Dr. F. H
Ansarey, Executive Director, Agro Division, ACI
Ltd. signed a partnership agreement in
ACI Fertilizer at Mungbean Fair 2017
To introduce and promote balanced fertilization to
farmers as well as other stakeholders, ACI Ferti-
lizer participated in the Mungbean Fair 2017 held
on Sunday, 23 April 2017 at Gymnasium, Patu-
akhali Sadar. SME Club of Bangladesh Institute of
ICT in Development (BIID) and Patuakhali Cham-
ber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI) jointly
organized the event with the assistance of the
DC’s office, Patuakhali and Department of Agricul-
tural Extension (DAE). The institutional
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Events and Activities
PCCI President Mr. Mohiuddin Ahmed were also
present in the session as special guests.
To recognize the crop's abundant production in the
locality and help local producers get better results,
ACI Fertilizer team demonstrated various ways to
improve yield by using micronutrient and balanced
fertilizers. Representatives from mungbean busi-
nesses (various level, within and outside Patu-
akhali), trade bodies, local government as well as
business specialists, policy-makers, financial insti-
tutes, INGOs, NOGs, agri input and output market
stakeholders of Mungbean joined the event and
observed the demonstration on organic, bio-
fertilizer and micronutrient.
technology but also accepted that the private
sector breeders should be in direct collaboration
from the beginning of the research on traits of
demands.
Twenty-six participants including faculty members
from universities, scientists of BINA, and ACI have
participated in the workshop. The participants
shared and discussed the techniques, traits of
demands of crop varieties and changing the mind-
set in generating knowledge with skills through
joint efforts of public and private breeders. This
workshop sensitized the policymakers, academia,
and the public and private sector partners towards
promoting future plant breeding through joint
efforts. The workshop was directed by Prof. Dr. A.
K. M. Aminul Islam, General Secretary and
chaired by Dr. Md. Khairul Bashar, President of
PBGSB. ACI provided financial support to
PBGSB. ACI provided financial support to
organize the workshop.
A Workshop on ‘Public-Private Partnership (PPP)
for Crop Breeding’ was organized by Plant Breed-
ing and Genetics Society of Bangladesh (PBGSB)
on 22 April 2017 at Bangladesh Agricultural
University (BAU), Mymensingh. Dr. Md. Shamsher
Ali, DG, BINA graced in the workshop as Guest of
Honor while Prof. Dr. Lutfur Rahman, Advisor, ACI
Agribusiness initiated the discussion with a con-
cept note on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for
Crop Breeding. The discussion followed by three
more notes from Prof. Dr. M. A. Rahim (Director,
Germplasm Center, BAU), Dr. Mirza Md. Mofazzal
Islam (Plant Breeding Division, BINA), Prof. Dr.
Md. Ashraful Hoque (GPB, BAU) on technologies
and opportunity of research in crop breeding
through PPP. Participants discussed on possible
PPP in Plant Breeding. It was interesting to record
some of the promising varieties of BINA and BAU
along with the breeding approach of the ACI R&D,
which generated knowledge of sharing matured
PPP Workshop for Crop Breeding at BAU
participants at the fair included agri-input compa-
nies, financial institutions, insurance companies,
potential buyers (traders, processors etc.) and
different service providers. The objective of the fair
was to establish a geographical branding for
Mungbean at Patuakhali. Patuakhali is rich in
Mung bean production and is the supply center for
all over the country. The daylong fair was inaugu-
rated by the chief guest Mr. A K M Shamimul
Haque Siddique, Deputy Commissioner, Patu-
akhali. Mr. Shahid Uddin Akbar was the welcome
speaker. Mr. Bashir Ahmed, Business Director of
ACI Fertilizer, SME Club mentors Md. Abdur
Razak and Md. Kabir Sikder,
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Events and Activities
ACI Motors Stakeholder Meeting at B.Baria
ACI Motors celebrated Pohela Boisakh Countrywide
On 20 April 2017, ACI Motors organized the
'Mechanics & Customer Meeting-2017' at
Morichakandi, Bancharampur, B. Baria for
networking and building relationship with partners
and stakeholders. M/S Shimul Machinery, Dealer
of ACI Motors was the local organizer of the event.
Around 50 mechanics and customers attended
this program from different upazillas of B Baria.
Mr. Jakir Hossain, Sales Manager, Central Part,
Mr. Arafat Hossain,
aAssistant Product Manager nd, Mr. Abdul Alim
Sk, Territory Manager, Comilla were present from
ACI Motors. They addressed the participants for
product promotion and network development.
Moreover, ACI products' features & benefits were
briefly discussed in the meeting. Mechanics and
customers also gave their feedback. Lastly, Mr.
Shimul Hossain, Proprietor of M/S Shimul Machin-
ery gave his insights on product promotion and
marketing guideline.
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Events and Activities
On the occasion of Bengali New Year 1424, ACI
Motors arranged an array of events to celebrate
Pohela Boisakh (The first day of Bengali New
Year) countrywide in April 2017. Covering all the
four zones (East, Central, South, and North) of the
country, the Bengali New Year celebration brought
festivity at 27 different locations while touching the
hearts of more than 3000 people. During these
celebrations, ACI Motors welcomed customers
with gifts, snacks, and lunch. Product Display also
took place in a festive mood countywide. A
remarkable part was the Yamaha Test Ride seg-
ment organized in the capital city during the New
Year celebration.
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Agri-tech & Communication
Barley Genome Sequenced
of the genome that have been vulnerable to genetic
bottlenecking during domestication, knowledge that
helps to guide breeders to optimize genetic diver-
sity in their crop improvement efforts. Ten years
ago, the International Barley Genome Sequencing
Consortium, which is led by Nils Stein of the Leibniz
Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
in Germany, set out to assemble a complete refer-
ence sequence of the barley genome.
(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily.
www.sciencedaily.com)
A team of researchers at the University of Califor-
nia, along a group of 77 scientists worldwide, have
sequenced the complete genome of barley, a key
ingredient in beer and single malt Scotch. The
research, 10 years in the making, was just pub-
lished in the journal Nature. "This takes the level of
completeness of the barley genome up a huge
notch," said Timothy Close, a professor of genetics
at UC Riverside. "It makes it much easier for
researchers working with barley to be focused on
attainable objectives, ranging from new variety
development through breeding to mechanistic stud-
ies of genes." The research will also aid scientists
working with other "cereal crops," including rice,
wheat, rye, maize, millet, sorghum, oats and even
turfgrass, which like the other food crops, is in the
grass family, Close said.
Barley has been used for more than 10,000 years
as a staple food and for fermented beverages, and
as animal feed. It is found in breakfast cereals and
all-purpose flour and helps bread rise. Malted
barley gives beer color, body, protein to form a good
head, and the natural sugars needed for fermenta-
tion. And single malt Scotch is made from only
water and malted barley. The report in Nature
provides new insights into gene families that are
key to the malting process. The barley genome
Barley is one of the world's most important cereal crops.
Photo Credit: Close Lab, UC Riverside.
The process yields biomolecules that would be unextractable using
existing methods.
Photo Credit: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Plastics from Byproducts of Wheat Milling?
It's usually used as livestock feed, but wheat bran's
value in human nutrition and medicine may soon
reach its full potential with a new sustainable
processing method developed by Swedish
researchers. As a commodity, the least valuable
part of the wheat grain is the bran -- the outer coat-
ing of the kernel, which is typically sold as animal
feed. Now researchers at KTH Royal Institute of
Technology in Stockholm have developed a
process to extract valuable biomolecules from this
offal which could be used as antioxidants, prebiot-
ics and even food packaging material. The extrac-
tion process uses only hot, high pressure water and
carbohydrate-active enzymes to harvest wheat
bran's hemicelluloses and oligosaccharides. This
process allows these polysaccharides to retain
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interconnected and recalcitrant," Vilaplana says.
One way to do it is with alkaline, but that also
destroys the part of the molecule that gives it its
antioxidant functions. "We use a cascade approach
where we first extract the hemicelluloses in polymer
form and then we use the enzymes to selectively
tackle the un-extractable residue. In this way we
maximize total yields of valuable biomolecules from
the bran," he says.
(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com)
villosa outsource offspring protection to a bacte-
rium. Moreover, a newly discovered antibiotic agent
in the study resembles a plant defense compound.
(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com)
Lagria villosa beetle.
Photo Credit: Laura V. Flórez, JGU
(Source: Crop Biotech Update, International Service for Acquisition of
Agri-Biotech Applications. www.isaaa.org)
their antioxidant properties -- which are stripped away
through ordinary alkaline extraction techniques.
Andrea Ruthes, postdoctoral researcher, and Fran-
cisco Vilaplana, associate professor in Glycosci-
ence at KTH Royal Institute of Technology are the
scientists behind this discovery, which was reported
in the recent issue of the journal Green Chemistry.
"In bran and other cereal tissues, the hemicellu-
loses are difficult to extract because they're tighly
Symbiotic Bacteria: From Hitchhiker to Bodyguard
An international team of researchers have discov-
ered a remarkable microbe with a Jekyll and Hyde
character. The bacterium Burkholderia gladioli lives
in specific organs of a plant-feeding beetle and
defends the insect's eggs from detrimental fungi by
producing antibiotics. However, when transferred to
a plant, the bacterium can spread throughout the
tissues and negatively affect the plant. Microbes are
not always hostile players when interacting with
animals and plants, they can also be powerful allies.
In fact, transitions between antagonistic and coop-
erative lifestyles in microbes are likely not an excep-
tion, although such shifts have rarely been observed
directly. In a new study published in Nature Commu-
nications, researchers from Johannes Gutenberg
University Mainz (JGU), the Max Planck Institute for
Chemical Ecology and the Leibniz Institute for Natu-
ral Product Research and Infection Biology -- Hans
Knöll Institute (HKI) -- in Jena, and the Universidad
Estadual Paulista in Rio Claro, Brazil, gathered
evidence for such a transition. Beetles like Lagria
Scientists Develop GE Rice that Flower on Demand
University of Tokyo researchers genetically engi-
neered rice that does not flower until it comes in
contact with a specific fungicide. The results are
published in Nature Plants. Takeshi Izawa and
colleagues developed non-flowering rice plants by
overexpressing a floral repressor gene (Grain
number, plant height and heading date 7) to block
natural flowering. Then they co-transformed plants
with a rice florigen gene (Heading date 3a), which is
induced by particular agrochemicals. Plants that
undergo a longer time of vegetative growth exhib-
ited improved plant and panicle size as well as other
yield-related characteristics. The results of the study
can lead to the development of crops that can grow
in different climate types and facilitate breeding for
different agronomical characteristics.
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Mary Wang´ombe and Badou Mendy from the Department of Molecular
Phytomedicine at the University of Bonn.
Photo Credit: Molekulare Phytomedizin/Uni Bonn
Deciphering Plant Immunity against Parasites
they parasitize important crops such as wheat,
soybean, and banana; but plants can defend them-
selves. Researchers at Bonn University, together
with collaborators from the Sainsbury Laboratory in
Norwich, identified a protein that allows plants to
recognize a chemical signal from the worm and
initiate immune responses against the invaders. This
discovery will help to develop crop plants that feature
enhanced protection against this type of parasites.
The work is published in the current issue of PLOS
Pathogens.
Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic worms
that parasitize their host plants to withdraw water and
nutrients. The feeding process seriously damages
the host plant. Nematode infection distorts root and
shoot structure, compromises the plant´s ability to
absorb nutrients from soil, and eventually reduces
crop yield. Yearly losses exceed ten percent in impor-
tant crops such as wheat, soybean, and banana. In
addition to causing direct damage, nematode infection
Spermidine-Rich Foods May Extend Lifespan
Spermidine -- a compound found in foods like aged
cheese, mushrooms, soy products, legumes, corn
and whole grains -- seems to prevent (at least in
animal models) liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carci-
noma, which is the most common type of liver cancer.
There is also some evidence that it may prolong lifes-
pan, according to a study published recently in the
journal Cancer Research. Researchers gave animal
models an oral supplement of spermidine and found
that they lived longer and were less likely than
untreated individuals to have liver fibrosis and
cancerous liver tumors, even when predisposed for
those conditions.
"It's a dramatic increase in lifespan of animal models,
as much as 25 percent," said Leyuan Liu, PhD, assis-
tant professor at the Texas A&M Institute of
Biosciences and Technology's Center for Transla-
tional Cancer Research. "In human terms, that would
mean that instead of living to about 81 years old, the
average American could live to be over 100." The
trouble is that people would need to begin ingesting
spermidine from the time they begin eating solid food
to get this kind of significant improvement in their
lifespans; those animal models treated later only saw
a 10 percent increase in longevity. Still, it may be the
most sustainable option scientists have found yet.
"Only three interventions -- severely cutting the
number of calories consumed, restricting the amount
of methionine (a type of amino acid found in meat and
other proteins) in the diet and using the drug rapamy-
cin -- have been shown to truly prolong the lifespans
of vertebrates, but eating less and not eating meat
will not be welcomed by general population, while
rapamycin has shown to suppress the human
immune system," Liu said. "Therefore, spermidine
may be a better approach."
(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com)
also provides an opportunity for other pathogens to
invade and attack the host plants.
(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com)
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New Data Unearths Pesticide Peril in Beehives
Honeybees -- employed to pollinate crops during the
blooming season -- encounter danger due to lingering
and wandering pesticides, according to a new Cornell
University study that analyzed the bee's own food.
Researchers used 120 pristine honeybee colonies that
were placed near 30 apple orchards around New York
state. After allowing the bees to forage for several days
during the apple flowering period, the scientists exam
ined each hive's "beebread" -- the bees' food stores
made from gathered pollen -- to search for traces of
pesticides.
In 17 percent of colonies, the beebread revealed the
presence of acutely high levels of pesticide exposure,
while 73 percent were found to have chronic exposure.
"Surprisingly, there is not much known about the mag
nitude of risk or mechanisms of pesticide exposure
when honeybees are brought in to pollinate major
agricultural crops," said lead author Scott McArt,
assistant professor of entomology at Cornell. "Bee-
keepers are very concerned about pesticides, but
there's very little field data. We're trying to fill that gap
in knowledge, so there's less mystery and more fact
regarding this controversial topic."
(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily.
www.sciencedaily.com)
Honeybees create honey in their hive through the topped-out combs, and
they keep beebread -- their food -- in the other combs.
Photo Credit: gudrin / Fotolia
Turning Chicken Feces, Weeds Into Biofuel
Chicken is a favorite, inexpensive meat across the
globe. But the bird's popularity results in a lot of waste
that can pollute soil and water. One strategy for deal
ing with poultry poop is to turn it into biofuel, and now
scientists have developed a way to do this by mixing
the waste with another environmental scourge, an
invasive weed that is affecting agriculture in Africa.
They report their approach in ACS' journal Energy &
Fuels.
Poultry sludge is sometimes turned into fertilizer, but
recent trends in industrialized chicken farming have
led to an increase in waste mismanagement and nega
tive environmental impacts, according to the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Droppings
can contain nutrients, hormones, antibiotics and heavy
metals and can wash into the soil and surface water.
To deal with this problem, scientists have been work-
ing on ways to convert the waste into fuel. But alone,
poultry droppings don't transform well into biogas, so
it's mixed with plant materials such as switch grass.
Samuel O. Dahunsi, Solomon U. Oranusi and
colleagues wanted to see if they could combine the
chicken waste with Tithonia diversifolia (Mexican
sunflower), which was introduced to Africa as an orna-
mental plant decades ago and has become a major
nent. The researchers developed a process to pre-treat
chicken droppings, and then have anaerobic microbes
digest the waste and Mexican sunflowers together.
Eight kilograms of poultry waste and sunflowers
produced more than 3 kg of biogas -- more than
enough fuel to drive the reaction and have some lefto-
ver for other uses such as powering a generator. Also,
the researchers say that the residual solids from the
process could be applied as fertilizer or soil conditioner.
(Source: Agriculture and Food News, ScienceDaily.
www.sciencedaily.com)
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Readers’ Corner
Believe it or not!
Nutrition Chart
Tips
Bean helps us to be fit and healthy in many ways:
Studies have shown that people who eat more legumes have a lower risk of heart disease.
Beans contain a wide range of cancer-fighting plant chemicals, specifically, isoflavones and phytosterols
which are associated with reduced cancer risk.
Beans also contain saponins and phytosterols, which help lower cholesterol.
Beans are a diabetes sufferer's superfood! The balance of complex carbohydrates and protein provides a
slow, steady source of glucose instead of the sudden surge that can occur after eating simple carbohydrates.
The low-fat nature of beans makes it easier for you to lose weight.
Beans are the only cultivated plants that actually
enrich, rather than deplete, the soil during the growing
process.
Beans have been cultivated by humans for 6,000
years.
The earliest reference to baked beans was in 1832
in a book called American Frugal Housewife.
One can of baked beans is sold in the UK every
17 seconds.
Pythagoras disliked bean. He thought that dead
people’s soul lied in beans.
Bean (100 grams)
Calories
Sugar
Total Fat
Protein
Potassium
347
2.1 g
1.2 g
21 g
1393 mg
Sodium
Dietary fiber
12 mg
16 g
Source: USDA
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