Sugar News in English
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137NFCSF, NCDC working jointly on scheme to supply sugarcane harvesters
Pune: To address issues with sugarcane cutters, the NFCSF and NCDC are collaborating to provide harvesters for scientific cutting and quick transportation...
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119Unapproved varieties of cane
The Fiji government and Fiji Sugar Corporation plan to eradicate unapproved sugarcane varieties by 2026, upgrade factories for better mill efficiency, and...
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92What Sh1.5trn Mkulazi Agriculture Investment City means to Tanzania’s economy
Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) signed a $576 million agreement with investors to develop Mkulazi Agriculture Investment City in...
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86MSP on sugar: Industry demands and likely impact on retail prices
On June 14, the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) urged the government to raise the minimum selling price (MSP) of...
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99NFCSF demands hike in sugar price; submits proposal backed by data
"Harshvardhan Patil, President of NFCSF, urged an increase in the Minimum Selling Price (MSP) of sugar to Rs 42 per kg to...
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126Positive sign but permanent fix required in sugar dispute
CANEGROWERS Chairman Owen Menkens has cautiously welcomed the temporary suspension of strike action by Wilmar mill workers, allowing crushing to commence at...
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110Govt projected to enhance area under major crop production
Pakistan's Annual Plan for 2024-25 targets significant crop cultivation: wheat over 9.712 million acres, rice 3.062 million acres, maize 1.512 million acres,...
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232Development in sugarcane: Fine-tuning leaf angle with CRISPR improves sugarcane yield
Researchers at the University of Florida have used CRISPR/Cas9 to edit sugarcane genes, improving leaf angles and increasing biomass yield by 18%....
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226Two high-yielding GM sugarcane varieties approved
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of Pakistan's Environment Protection Agency has approved two genetically modified (GM) sugarcane varieties, Insect-resistant (CABB-IRS) and Herbicide-tolerant...
