Intercropping model can multiply sugarcane farmers’ income: Yogi
He said, “This model has the capacity not just to double but to ‘multiply manifold’ the income of sugarcane farmers.”
He said, “This model has the capacity not just to double but to ‘multiply manifold’ the income of sugarcane farmers.”
The Uttar Pradesh government is empowering sugarcane farmers in the state by developing 243 superior varieties of sugarcane, helping them achieve enhanced income and prosperity.
The Uttar Pradesh government has set a new benchmark in strengthening the foundation of sugarcane farming in the state, with the number of breeder seed nurseries in the state nearly doubling in the past eight years.
The department's action plan for 2025-26 focuses on boosting sugarcane cultivation and allied industries while reducing reliance on government support.
India’s move to extend the ban on sugar exports signals a strategic shift towards bolstering domestic supply chains and reinforcing its commitment to ethanol production.
Aiming to boost the income of farmers, the Uttar Pradesh government has made sugarcane payments totalling Rs 2,50,137 crore to farmers since 2017 till now.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for increasing the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane farmers and described it as an important stage in sugarcane farmers' journey to prosperity and self-reliance. .
By 2025-26, eight Nano urea plants with production capacity of 44 crore bottles equaling 195 LMT of conventional urea will be commissioned.
The statement comes after the government allowed the export of 6 million tonnes of sugar on a quota basis during the sugar season (SS) 2022-23.
In sugar season (October-September) 2021-22, a record over 5,000 lakh metric tons (LMT) of sugarcane was produced in the country, out of which about 3,574 LMT was crushed by sugar mills to produce about 394 LMT of sugar (sucrose). Out of this, 35 LMT sugar was diverted to ethanol production, and 359 LMT sugar was produced by sugar mills.
