NSO survey: Most farmers selling in local markets, government agencies procure the least

Farmers in general satisfied with return from local sale, but a significant percentage of them get lower than market price

Crank it up

Sugar mills in India are doubling up as power generators by burning crushed sugarcane or bagasse. But with the price of bagasse rising, their …

Stray cattle menace: UP farmers refuse to diversify crops over depredation

Abandoned cows prefer new, different crops but losses equally distributed if everyone plants sugarcane, say farmers

SC: Farmers, not banks, have first right over proceeds from sugar sales

Apex court confirms Allahabad High Court order, citing concerns over farmer suicides due to non-recovery of dues

A continental crisis, and a few green shoots

African countries are fighting an addiction: import of food items, which happens at the cost of domestic farmers. Despite the unprecedented …

Drought of equity

A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few who are politically and …

Centre hikes sugarcane fair and remunerative price amid farmers’ protest

FRP usually announced in June as sugar season starts from October; new price hikes by Rs 25 at Rs 340 per quintal

Data on sugarcane in Maharashtra after floods shows why accurate assessment is critical

Hands off the cane

With mechanical assistance, Indian sugar cane cultivators can give their backs a break

Too sweet

Sugarcane farming guzzles water as unsold sugar stock in the country piles up

Boom means bust for Brazil's workers

Crushed by sugar

Farmers in Chhattisgarh blame the state for losses

How corrupt nexus between sugar industry, governments affects farmers

India is the second-largest producer of sugar in the world, after Brazil

Sweet driving

Maharashtra’s new Sugarcane Price Control Board to meet this week

Farmers expect conflict over sugarcane prices to abate with the new board in place

Joint retaliation

Sugarcane byproduct pressmud can be a sweet spot for India’s compressed biogas sector

The byproduct can help generate 460,000 tonnes of compressed biogas CBG valued at Rs 2,484 crore

Sweet victory

UPs cane farmers get to quote their price in a sellers market

Sugarcane stir

Partial relief for agitating sugarcane farmers in south Maharashtra

Sugar factories in Sangli and Kolhapur offer Rs 200 more than the earlier price

That's rich!

Sugarcane cultivation and manure production can go hand in hand

Between fungi

Parliament ratifies sugarcane bill

Mill owners to challenge bill

MTBE woes

Mexico takes ethanol route to get rid of MTBE

Jaggery made using time-tested method is more wholesome