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UP targets 50% rise in sugar output by 2017
Uttar Pradesh government is targetting 50 per cent rise in state sugar output to about 10.5 million tonnes (mt) by 2017 from a little under 7 mt during 2011-12. This feat (corresponding to the current Five Year Plan 2012-17) would be achieved through the targetted increase in cane productivity from 59 tonnes per hectare to 70 tonnes per hectare. New varieties of cane would be developed by research

Cane cultivators mull mechanisation as labour scarcity bites

Efforts are on to convince sugarcane growers and sugar factory representatives to go in for mechanisation in view of the scarce labour and rising cost in Karnataka’s sugar bowl, Mandya, and

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UP sugarcane societies grow richer by Rs 335 cr
Uttar Pradesh sugarcane societies have grown richer by almost Rs 335 crore, thanks to the 2011-12 crushing season, which is now in its fag end.

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Govt extends zero import duty on sugar till June

The ministry of finance has extended the zero import duty on sugar for another three months, adding to manufacturers' existing worries. The zero import duty regime was to conclude on March 30.

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UP assures settlement of over Rs 4,000-cr cane dues
The Uttar Pradesh government has assured farmers of settlement of their sugarcane dues totalling over Rs 4,000 crore in the next two months.

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Worries pile up for Karnataka cane farmers
Sugarcane growers of Karnataka have decided to launch an indefinite stir in Bangalore on March 21 to protest the delay in payment for their produce.

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