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123Farmers bodies flay DMK for failing to fulfil election promise on hiking procurement price of sugarcane, paddy
Farmers’ organisations have expressed disappointment over “the lack of initiatives” in the State Agriculture Budget to ensure remunerative prices for farm produce....
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147Japan firm to turn construction waste into green jet fuel material
TOKYO — Japanese cardboard maker Rengo will start producing a raw material for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), using construction waste in 2027,...
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169Scheme ready for maize purchases for ethanol productio
The government has approved the standard operating procedure (SOP) through which agencies such Nafed and NCCF will enter into pacts with distillers...
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135Early start to season, curbs on supplying ethanol help India’s sugar production to reach 22.4 mt
Sugar mills in India produced 223.68 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar until February 15 in the ongoing season that started on October...
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150Uttar Pradesh govt transfers nearly Rs 11,200 crore to paddy farmers
Amid farm protests seeking minimum support price (MSP), the Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up paddy procurement and farmers’ payments in the...
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169Farmers accuse Minister Mallikarjun of misusing power to close down sugar factory in Alagwadi
Some farmers held a meeting on Sunday against Minister S.S. Mallikarjun accusing him of hatching a conspiracy to close down a sugar...
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149Busoga Kingdom seeks Museveni intervention over cane price fluctuation
Busoga Kingdom is seeking President Museveni’s intervention in fluctuating sugarcane prices which has greatly affected the sugar sector. Monarchy Prime Minister Joseph...
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136Sugar production likely to be on a downslide in 2023-24: Industry
The overall sugar production in 2023-24 is expected to witness a downslide owing to lower rainfall, which has led to lesser sugarcane plantation this...
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162Crop improvement: Experts underscore need for using emerging technologies
FAISALABAD: World renowned wheat genetics and genomics scientists, and founding Director Wheat Genetics Resources center, Kansas State University US Prof Dr Bikram...
