Multifarious uses of Starch and its Derivatives.
Maize Starch Industry – an overview.
Future of HFCS in India.
Use of starch in manufacture of bio-degradable plastics.
Growing industry-specific corn (farmers).
PPP Forums.
Source : N.C.G.A.
Products from Corn and its uses Starch
(Industrial and Food use)
Corn Syrups (Industrial and Food use)
Dextrose (Industrial and Food use)
Co-products
Maize Starch Industry – an overview
• Growth of Maize Starch industry has doubled in the last
5 years in terms of grinding capacity of Maize
• Maize starch, in its basic form  point of saturation
• In some products, the Statutory permissible limit of
usage of starch is still very low in India compared to the
permissible limits in other American and European
countries, which our govt. should consider and thereby
make necessary amendments in the permissible limits.
• “Malls” / “Departmental Stores” culture has taken over
the age-old next-door “Baniyaa” culture.
Maize Starch Industry – an overview
(contd.)
•
Change in Consumer Behaviour with respect to habits &
patterns of food consumption.
•
Packaged / ready-to-eat food is the order of the day due
to ready OTC availability.
• Due to opening up of the FDI in Retail sector, more
international players (eg. Walmart, etc.) likely to penetrate
the Indian Market.
• Increase in requirements of modified and value-added
starch products i.e. its derivatives, in the packaged food
industry.
Future of HFCS in India
High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) mainly used in Aerated drinks world
over.
In India, it is sugar, due to cheap pricing of sugar.
Around 3 yrs back, sugar prices shot up drastically Increase of prices in
Aerated drinks, as also Beer.
Enquiry made by manufacturers of Aerated Drinks and Beer, as to an
alternative of sugar.
Beer industry substituted sugar with High Maltose Corn Syrup (HMCS) and
Dextrose, both derivates of Maize Starch.
Manufacturers of Aerated Drinks yet to substitute sugar with an alternative.
THEREFORE, potential growth of use of HFCS forseen in immediate
future.
Future of HFCS in India (contd.)
SUGGESTIONS :
Manufacturers of Aerated drinks and Beer, to give a serious
thought and negotiate the feasibility of the use of HFCS
instead of Sugar, with the Manufacturers of Maize Starch and
substitute sugar with HFCS.
The Government should earmark a minimum %age of HFCS
instead of sugar in the manufacture of Aerated drinks and
Beer.
Use of Starch in bio-degradable plastics
26/7/2005 – Heavy rainsCity of Mumbai flooded,
heavy human loss.
Reasons : Water clogging in the drainage pipes, due
to two reasons
1) Use of concrete/tar overall.
2) Non-bio-degradable plastic in the sewage
pipes, preventing drainage of water.
Result : Ban on use of plastic bags.
Use of Starch in bio-degradable plastics
(contd.)
SUGGESTIONS :
Manufacture of bio-degradable plastic, instead of a total ban.
Use of Maize starch to create polyactic acid polymers and
processing it further into sustainable versions of fibres and
plastics.
Growing industry-specific corn (farmers)
• In USA, 3-4 types of corn available i.e. industry-specific
types.
• In India, Corn is Corn – no such segregation done due to
ignorance on the part of farmers.
• Type of corn available is not standard on every
purchase, due to different types of hybrid seeds used for
growing corn.
• Results in loss of recovery of starch and increase in cost
of production.
Growing industry-specific corn (farmers)
Suggestions :
Hybrid Seeds’ manufacturers to educate the farmers as
to the industry-specific types of seeds, with respect to the
content of starch, etc.
Farmers to start using industry-specific seeds to grow
respective corn for better yields, fetching better prices to
them.
PPP Forums
A fantastic platform to bring the farmers and the manufacturing industries together.
Such Forums create and/or enhance the understanding of farmers as to the requirements
of various industries, where corn is used.
Such Forums allow farmers to directly communicate with the manufacturing industries.
Such Forums create and facilitate direct sale of corn by the farmers to various industries
using corn.
SUGGESTIONS :
To hold more of such Public Private Partnership (PPP) Forums.
To create more awareness of such forums.
To encourage farmers to attend and participate in such forums
Overall Advantages
•
Increase in consumption of Maize due to the increased use of Maize
products and also check on the pricing of Sugar.
•
Increased growth of Maize by the farmers.
•
Increase in the profits and Standard of Living of farmers due to use of
industry-specific seeds, as also direct selling to the manufacturing
industries.
•
Reduction in production costs by the Maize Starch Industry due to better
recovery by using industry-specific corn, as also by direct purchases from
the farmers.
•
Increase of profits of the Maize Starch Industry.
•
Passing over part of the savings made to the customers and/or end-users,
thereby reduction in the cost of Maize products.
•
An overall WIN-WIN situation.