Mitr Phol Sugar Corp., Thailand

www.mitrphol.com

saravananr@mitrphol.com

Contents of presentation

Thailand Sugar industry Background of Mitr Phol Sugarcane management process Why Geo-spatial informations Applications and benefits to business

and farming Conclusion

Thailand Sugar industry – A glance

47 sugar factories 4th largest producer globally 2nd largest exporter

(Exports 70% of production ; 5-6 million tons)

1.1 million ha cane area 65-75 million ton cane Daily crushing 825,000 Tons Crushing period 120 days 6.5 – 7.5 million ton Sugar

Mitr Phol Sugar and allied Business

Mitr Phol Sugar operations

ThailandLao

China

Sugar industry – A Zero waste

Fertilizer

Sugar Mill

Cane Bagasses Board

Sugar

Cogeneration

Ethanol

71

2 3

45

6

Sugarcane Farming background

Contract farming Average farm size 2.5 ha 85% cane area depend on rain Low cane yield compared to Brazil, Australia

and India. Less intensive farming Soils low in organic matter Uncertain rainfall- amount and distribution Farmers have choices of growing different

crops

Cane Management Operations

• Land survey for cane area expansion• Contract agreement with farmers• Monitor cane planting area• Arranging finance loan• Deliver fertilizer• Monitor crop condition• Harvest planning• Cane supply logistics – field to factory

Manual documentation

Costly ,Time consuming and less accurateCostly ,Time consuming and less accurate

Geo-Spatial information System

OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES

Geo-Spatial information System

INFO.FLOW

INFO.FLOW

Cane Smile

APPLICATION

Planning

Monitoring

Crop improvement

SatelliteSatellite

Road

Nut

rien

t map

Lan

d u

se

Farmer & Farm data

Soi

l map

Cane Smile – Components

Accurate area estimation

Field sketch Field sketch GIS Map GIS Map

Quick finance and inputs to farmers

•Field map, area and planting is verified

•Request for farm loan is approved online

•Release of loan reduced to 3 days from 19 days

•Field map, area and planting is verified

•Request for farm loan is approved online

•Release of loan reduced to 3 days from 19 days

Quick retrieval of information

•Fertilizer and crop management

•Harvest planning and monitoring

•Planting area

•Loan status

Cane area expansion

Irrigation potential area Pond, river, canal, bore well

Rainfed potential area Scrub land, fallow, upland rice

30 KmSuitable area

for expansion

Land use mapWater resource

Soil suitability map

Crop condition monitoring

Satellite image

NDVI mapMonitoring the impact of

drought and anomalies to map the hot spot area

Monitoring the impact of drought and anomalies to

map the hot spot area

Dry ca

ne Green cane

Farm yield improvement

Determine achievable yieldDetermine achievable yield

Collect actual yieldCollect actual yield

Zoning Zoning

Demarcate yield gap areaDemarcate yield gap area

Determine limiting factorsDetermine limiting factors

Site specific managementSite specific management

Out come and benefits

Summary