Rice
Date Of Production
circa 1968
Abstract
Footage from Abundance From India's Acres filmed by John Nash Ott and produced by Madras Fertilizers, Ltd. in 1968.
Description
Time-lapse footage of rice plants blooming, interspersed with footage of Madras Fertilizer Plant operations and air emissions, resulting from its production of ammonia and urea. Footage includes operations of a prilling tower as it solidifies molten urea droplets into small pellets used for fertilizer.
In 1966, India's grain deficit was estimated between 15 and 22 million tons. By May of that year, India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi helped push through Parliament a contentious deal (preceded by 17 months of negotiations) between the Indian government and the American Oil Company (AMOCO) to develop a 200,000-ton fertilizer plant which would operate by mid-1969 at a 700-acre site in Manila village 10 miles north of Madras, India. It was agreed upon that the Indian government would own 51% of Madras Fertilizers, Ltd. and AMOCO would own 49%, and AMOCO would also maintain managerial control during the first 10 years.
In 1966, India's grain deficit was estimated between 15 and 22 million tons. By May of that year, India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi helped push through Parliament a contentious deal (preceded by 17 months of negotiations) between the Indian government and the American Oil Company (AMOCO) to develop a 200,000-ton fertilizer plant which would operate by mid-1969 at a 700-acre site in Manila village 10 miles north of Madras, India. It was agreed upon that the Indian government would own 51% of Madras Fertilizers, Ltd. and AMOCO would own 49%, and AMOCO would also maintain managerial control during the first 10 years.
Run Time
22 min 57 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
825 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Genre
Form
Subject
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Sponsor/client
Main Credits
Ott, John Nash Jr. (is filmmaker)
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