Maharashtra mills had crushed 596.38 lt of cane and produced 53.72 lt of sugar this season at an average recovery of 9.01%.

This comes amid a rise in the cane-crushing capacity of sugar mills in Maharashtra. If there is no corresponding rise in ...

“Some mills in Maharashtra and Karnataka are closing by the end of this month. I see about 12 mills closing operations there at the end of January for want of sugarcane. By mid ...

Pilot projects have already begun in India and one such test is being run in Maharashtra's Baramati tehsil, which is one of India's biggest sugarcane producers. The family of Suresh Jagtap ...

His family has been farming in the area for generations – vegetables ... Top image: Suresh Jagtap, a farmer in Nimbut, Maharashtra checks on the health of his sugarcane crop via a mobile app. Behind ...

Only 191 sugar mills are operational this season in Maharashtra compared with 205 mills last year. The delay in the crushing season has reduced the State’s overall sugar production.

Maharashtra’s sugarcane and banana farmers could be in for a rude shock in the near future. As per a draft of the state’s Groundwater Development and Management Rules, 2018, farmers of water ...

India's annual monsoon rains are crucial in determining the plantation area for the water-intensive sugarcane crop. This year, cane-growing regions of Maharashtra and Karnataka received up to 39% ...