maize-based ethanol Archives

Assured MSP can help maize replace paddy and fuel India’s ethanol push: Ramesh Chand

ICRIER’s Ramesh Chand said India should expand maize-based ethanol, primarily by replacing water-intensive paddy in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. He...

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Punjab farmers, millers back ethanol blending as maize demand fuels income

Punjab farmers and rice millers backed India’s ethanol blending programme, saying it has created a reliable market for maize, improved farmer incomes,...

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Assam govt pushes maize cultivation, cites ethanol demand, higher farm incomes

The Assam government urged farmers to diversify into maize cultivation, citing strong demand from the ethanol industry and higher income potential. It...

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India shifts ethanol focus to maize as E20 rollout gathers pace

India is accelerating maize-based ethanol production, with maize now contributing about 35% of ethanol output to support E20 fuel rollout. The shift...

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Rising prices of maize-based ethanol 11.7% per year failed to shift paddy farmers

The Economic Survey flags unintended effects of India’s ethanol policy: higher maize-ethanol prices failed to reduce paddy acreage and instead coincided with...