The Times Of India, Author at AgriInsite

Fair price for sugar cane farmers to be based on season’s sugar recovery rate, decides panel led by Ajit Pawar

Kolhapur: Maharashtra will calculate sugarcane FRP for 2025–26 based on the current season’s sugar recovery rate, not last year’s. Deputy CM Ajit...

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Wheat News in English

Haryana : HAU develops new heat-tolerant wheat

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, has introduced WH 1309, a late-sown wheat variety suited for high March temperatures (35–37°C). It...

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Sugar News in English

23 UP cooperative sugar mills set to complete 100% payment to farmers

UP’s 23 cooperative sugar mills have cleared 99.76% of farmers’ cane dues for the 2024-25 season, paying Rs 2,724.09 crore of Rs...

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Sugar News in English

AI must for saving sugarcane industry: Hasan Mushrif-Maharashtra

At KDCC Bank’s AGM, chairman and minister Hasan Mushrif warned that Kolhapur’s sugar industry could collapse unless sugarcane productivity doubles within two...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

Uttar Pradesh likely to step up ethanol production by 12% in ’25-26

The Centre’s move to allow ethanol production directly from cane juice, syrup, and molasses is set to boost Uttar Pradesh’s ethanol output...

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Sugar News in English

Karnataka : Factories imposing up to 8% wastage cut, Haveri sugarcane growers bitter

Sugarcane farmers in Karnataka allege sugar mills are illegally deducting up to 8% per tonne as “wastage,” causing heavy financial losses. Siddalingappa...

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Maize News in English

White corn yields soar, but middlemen slash farmer profits

Farmers in Krishna river island villages face distress despite bumper white corn harvest. Middlemen pay just ₹250 for 60 cobs—about ₹4 each—while...

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Sugar News in English

State frames policy to dissolve cooperative sugar mill’s board of directors upon defaulting NCDC loans

Maharashtra has introduced rules allowing dissolution of cooperative sugar mill boards if NCDC loan repayments are delayed by a month, replacing them...