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.
Due to proactive policies of Central Government ,sugarcane cultivation and sugar industry has come a long way in past 8 years and now reached a level of self-sustainability.
For the past two days, farmers have been blocking the Delhi-Amritsar national highway near Jalandhar, along with the rail tracks demanding a hike of the state assured price (SAP) of sugarcane to a minimum of Rs 400 per quintal.
Though the state government has declared sugarcane crushing an essential service in the lockdown yet the farmers are worried about their crop, a good quantity of which is still in the fields while the harvest season of wheat has arrived.
So far, about Rs 1,574 crore has been disbursed to sugar mills under various assistance schemes.
According to sources, farmers of nine districts of Meerut and Saharanpur division are still waiting for their dues to be cleared.
