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Date - 22nd Jun 2021

ICAR-Central Tuber Research Institute (CTCRI) has discovered that CASSAVA is a bioethanol feedstock to meet India's Ethanol Blending Petrol (EBP) 2025 target. As a biofuel, cassava has several advantages over sugar cane.

Cassava has high starch content and the ability to grow under poor growing conditions. It has been recognized worldwide as a potential candidate for the production of bioethanol.

However, it is necessary to verify the economic feasibility of increasing production from cassava varieties due to the failure of the distillery established in Palakkad in the 1990s.

Biofuel passport

Its starch has unique physicochemical and functional properties that are widely used in the food and industrial sectors. Cassava agricultural residues such as peel, stems and leaves are potential raw materials for the production of bioethanol 2G.

Cassava production in India

India's cassava production, also known as tapioca, is estimated at 4.98 million tonnes. Tamil Nadu, followed by Kerala, accounts for the bulk of production. Its cultivation is also being extended to non-traditional areas such as Maharashtra to meet projected starch demand.

National Biofuel Policy 2018

This policy ensures the availability of biofuels to meet the demand for 20 percent ethanol, produced from molasses, sugarcane juices and biomass in the form of grasses and agricultural residues, sugar-containing materials such as sugar beets and sweet sorghum, or materials containing starch such as rotten potatoes. , corn, cassava and damaged grains. India has a target to produce Rs 1,016 crore liters of ethanol for its blending programs.

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