Advanced Biofuel Center , the Moringa Breeder Perfects World’s Most productive Moringa Cultivar for Global Expansion

Moringa enjoy worldwide popularity thanks to its uniqueness and antioxidant-rich nutrition profile. But the bounty of nature alone is not enough to keep pace with the heavy demand for this miracle , superfood providing tree. Success depends on the introduction of new cultivars to meet the changing needs of consumers as well as growers. And for more than a decade, Advanced Biofuel Center (ABC) has been a key player in bringing new Moringa  varieties to the developers.

Since the early 2003, Moringa  have been commercially grown in Moringa India’s Research farm, and today the tiny leaves and seeds are big business. In 2011, ABC has unveiled the Moringa oil industry’s most productive seeds worldly known as MOMAX3, which promise to deliver three times the yield of the industry average.

DP Maharshi is a true believer, at least when it comes to Moringa.

Maharshi, who founded a Superfood company Moringa India, is convinced Moringa will be the next crop of Century.

There’s only about 50,000 acres of Moringa so far, but Maharshi envisions a much larger number in the near future.

“I think there’s going to be an explosion in acres in a couple of years,” said Maharshi, founder and president of Moringa India an arm of Advanced Biofuel Center.

Moringa India is a Moringa breeding and production company that develops new varieties of Moringa and engages developers/ farmers to grow the oilseed.

For years Maharshi and his team have been developing new perennial variety  for the oilseed Moringa crop and have introduced world’s highest yielding variety MOMAX3 Moringa for plantation for seed oil purpose.

Moringa acres in 2017 are 30% more compared to 2016, but Moringa India has posted a string of successes over the last 24  months in the area of improved cultivar  and technology:

“Their successive technology and market milestones over the past few years sparked investment interest,” said Mr. Maharshi, Moringa India President.

“Their sustainable Moringa ingredients have garnered the most attention, but we like their diversity into several different revenue streams like superfood, cosmetic, pharma, medicinal, animal feed and aquaculture, based on a foundation of advanced agronomy, improved MOMAX3 Moringa cultivar  and solid economics.”

The efforts  of Moringa  India in Moringa breeding has increased access to healthy, antioxidant-rich leaves, fruit, seed and oil for families around the world,” says Dr Abhilasha, executive director of Moringa India.

“We have set the bar for Moringa  exploitation ,” Maharshi says. “Our  varieties have done very well here and there, and they’ve started to go all over the world and change the types of Moringa  that people grow.”

They’ve spread from India to the Africa, Latin America  and as far away as Nicaragua

A MORINGA EVOLUTION

ABC’s new seeds promise to increase yield from two to three tonnes of Seeds per hectare per year for a tree of prime age, to more than 8 tonnes—more than three times the industry average. The average yield of Moringa oil Seeds elsewhere in world has been stagnant at around less than one tonne of seed per hectare per year.

The new seeds will also enable Moringa trees to reach maturity much faster. MOMAX3 Moringa tree starts to bear fruit four months after planting and will produce a higher ratio of oil, according to ABC.

The MOMAX 3 Moringa seedlings are expected to yield 8-10 tonnes of Seeds per hectare with 2 harvest per year

“The interest from growers in acquiring MOMAX3 Moringa has been extremely high. They see it as providing them with a competitive edge because of its characteristics.” said Mr. Maharshi, president and chief executive officer of ABC & Moringa India.

“MOMAX3 will give our growers a competitive advantage in the marketplace, maximize returns for our growers.” he further added

The company says the seeds are also more resistant to disease and drought.

An ABC spokesperson said that the seeds, which have been in development for more than nine years, have not been genetically modified and were developed through scientific selection method.

The seeds have been introduced to ABC’s own plantations first and after having amazing results: More than expected yield, later made available to independent growers/farmers

Dp Maharshi has described the new seeds as a “breakthrough” that was essential to delivering sustainable production of Moringa Seed oil to meet growing global demand.

After 12 years of trials, MOMAX3 cultivar  emerged with results that exceeded ABC’s expectations.

“As a developer, I’m most proud of the variety,” Maharshi says. “We first released it  in 2008, and they’ve all done extremely well, and in the last nine years we have continued our research, trials for further enhancement and we’ve released improved MOMAX3 in 2011.

“I walk up and down the Moringa  rows once a week to observe them at different times of the season and I take notes on every plant,” Maharshi says. “We need to identify the ones that are consistently great over the years. They need to be exceptional.”

A Moringa  plant must meet a long list of qualifications to be deemed exceptional by Maharshi, including number of pods per plant , no of seeds per pod, weight, flavor, color, firmness and size of pods/seeds. The plant shape and size  is also important to meet harvest techniques and  yield parameters

“We’ve infused new blood into the Moringa  industry with MOMAX3 Variety” added Mr. Maharshi

To order MOMAX3 Seeds, check here

MOMAX 3 is the first elite cultivar developed through the ABC’s MOMAX Moringa Optimization Platform known as Moringa India. Moringa India is heading towards Moringa Revolution with world’s finest variety and effective techniques and technologies for farming at scale.

The best crop management techniques introduced by Moringa India are enabling the grower to ensure a profitable sustainability for years to as it increases output year after year and makes them more money.

To showcase the latest research, development and scientific progress in moringa industry, two days International workshop on Moringa Production & Application , popularly known as 5th Global Moringa Meet 2017 (GMM2017) is scheduled to take place on 25-26 November 2017 at Jaipur India. The Moringa meet is dedicated to all stakeholders with attempt to enhance the immense business potential of Moringa.

GMM2017 will once again be a strategic platform for Global Moringa Fraternity and the attendees to further expand their Moringa ventures and make in-roads into new markets.

Registration is open.

DP Maharshi, President/CEO

Advanced Biofuel Center

Moringa India

About Advanced Biofuel Center

Advanced Biofuel Center (ABC) conducts advanced multi-feedstock research in the industry’s non-food energy farming crop improvement programme and addresses the complete value chain. As a producer of proprietary seeds, ABC is in the most attractive segment of the biodiesel value chain — upstream from the capital intensive refining and conversion of biodiesel.
ABC’s goal is to triple dedicated biodiesel crop yields within 10 years, increase the oil content to 48% and, in combination with other crops, target an oil yield that is 1500 gallon per hectare. Researchers also hope to increase the quality of the oils and other products produced—while minimizing inputs including pesticides and fertilizers.
At ABC, the dedicated biodiesel crop curcas plants’ biology and genetic profile have been subjected to intense scrutiny, as molecular and genetic scientists collaborate with agronomists to breed and develop cultivars suitable for large scale fuel farming. Traditional breeding, inter-species hybridisation, genetic modification, and advanced cloning techniques are all being applied to produce new commercial cultivars.
Enhanced cultivar and seeds
After 11 years of continuous research and experiments in cultivating and breeding dedicated biodiesel crop curcas and other biofuel crops, ABC has developed a systematic breeding and cultivar development strategy. Newly bred cultivars are extensively tested in multi-location trials and true to type seeds are being produced using the organization’s improved seed product line. Improved seeds result in greater yield, uniformity and vigour while significantly reducing plantation costs for growers. JCLMax3, MOMAX, DI03SAP etc improved varieties have been tested and developed for a range of climatic and soil conditions.
ABC’s dedicated biodiesel crop agronomy knowledge platform focuses on ‘plantation technologies’ and has run an agronomy research programme alongside the breeding programme that looks into all agronomy issues.ABC further share and distribute its knowledge and expertise through its knowledge arm Biodiesel Business Academy
ABC scientists are continuously working on enhanced genetics, agronomics and horticulture sciences to drive new varieties, more knowledge around the plant’s nutritional requirements and more science-based processes for the care and custody of the plant.
Balancing resources to create a sustainable long-term solution without harming the environment is the challenge. The focus must remain on balancing the three major areas—genetics, agronomics and horticulture practices—so the plant will grow with optimal productivity.
We are confident that scientific advancements can demonstrate, preserve, and enhance biodiesel\\\\’s ability to help meet the food, feed, fiber, and energy needs of the future.
We have a state-of-the-symbolization base that is generally outfitted with cutting-edge innovation based apparatus and world class conveniences. We have isolated our office into numerous divisions to guarantee that greatest conceivable operational proficiency is accomplished.

ABOUT MORINGA INDIA

Moinga India is making huge efforts, experiments, research to harness the harnessing the “superfood” powers of Moringa oleifera, a drought-resistant tree native to North India and widely used throughout the topics for in solving this global problem. Moringa shows great promise as a tool to help overcome some of the most severe problems in the developing world—malnutrition, deforestation, impure water and poverty. The tree does best in the dry regions where these problems are worst. Green leafy vegetables and fruits supply much needed essential micro-nutrients like beta-carotene [vitamin A], vitamin C, folic acid, and also calcium and potassium. Moringa leaves in particular are a rich, inexpensive source of micro-nutrients. Although few people have ever heard of it today, Mission Moringa India is to establish the Moringa to become one of the world’s most valuable plants, at least in humanitarian terms Moringa India has been formed to identify the factors limiting the adoption and use of the Moringa Tree for Agricultural Development for Producing Biodiesel and to explore the important role Moringa play in the lives of rural people and the global economy deliberating advancement of existing and future agricultural development projects. It’s experience, expertise, and views about Moringa and its use for agriculture development for the purposes of reducing hunger and poverty and formulate strategies for developing moringa failsafe farms and also helps new growers to have holistic information on moringa crop with academic research activities in Agronomy, Horticulture, and Biology, industrial practices in biofuels , Marketing and Financial aspects of Moringa commercialization. It will be a great pleasure to share the up-to-date advances in both fundamental researches and engineering practices, and to project the areas where we may contribute to to harness the full potential of moringa for betterment of people and planet Moringa India is one of the largest growers of Moringa Oleifera and maintains Moringa farms in scientific manner. With its extensive experiences in the field, enhanced technology, plant science & professional knowledge, effective consulting service and business intelligence, Moringa India has developed a set of tools/service to develop Moringa business from soil to superfood, from farming to fuel