Small ventures to be promoted to produce molasses from non-conventional sources: BSRI chief
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
FHM Humayan Kabir
If 65 million trees are planted on the roadsides and the embankments, Bangladesh can get 0.86 million tonnes of molasses locally, according to Director General of the Bangladesh Sugar Research Institute (BSRI). "We have targetted all the roads and embankments across the country for planting those trees to produce molasses," he told the FE. Some local refinery companies import raw sugar and the 14 state-owned sugar manufacturing units produce 0.125 million tonnes of sugar to fulfill the domestic demand. Besides, farmers and small entrepreneurs produce 0.50 million tonnes of molasses per year processing juice of sugarcane, dates and palm, the BSRI chief said. In Bangladesh, there are some 151,500 kilometres roads, 5,000km flood protection embankments, 12,000km cross-dam embankments and 3,000km railways lines. The BSRI will also conduct research for developing species of those trees, innovation of new technology for production and handing over those technique to the growers. The DG of the BSRI said we can get a large quantity of juice from the date, palm and 'golpata' trees for producing molasses. "Since Bangladesh traditional trees like dates and palm are being ruined day by day, our programme will give the country a major breath for overcoming the crisis of juice and molasses," Mr. Paul added. He said small ventures can easily process the juice of the trees for producing molasses from the proposed trees.
If 65 million trees are planted on the roadsides and the embankments, Bangladesh can get 0.86 million tonnes of molasses locally, according to Director General of the Bangladesh Sugar Research Institute (BSRI). "We have targetted all the roads and embankments across the country for planting those trees to produce molasses," he told the FE. Some local refinery companies import raw sugar and the 14 state-owned sugar manufacturing units produce 0.125 million tonnes of sugar to fulfill the domestic demand. Besides, farmers and small entrepreneurs produce 0.50 million tonnes of molasses per year processing juice of sugarcane, dates and palm, the BSRI chief said. In Bangladesh, there are some 151,500 kilometres roads, 5,000km flood protection embankments, 12,000km cross-dam embankments and 3,000km railways lines. The BSRI will also conduct research for developing species of those trees, innovation of new technology for production and handing over those technique to the growers. The DG of the BSRI said we can get a large quantity of juice from the date, palm and 'golpata' trees for producing molasses. "Since Bangladesh traditional trees like dates and palm are being ruined day by day, our programme will give the country a major breath for overcoming the crisis of juice and molasses," Mr. Paul added. He said small ventures can easily process the juice of the trees for producing molasses from the proposed trees.