Maharashtra has issued crushing licences to 210 sugar mills—104 cooperative and 106 private—for the 2026-27 season, with mills permitted to start from...
Kenya’s sugar sector recorded a strong recovery, with January-July output rising 44.5% year-on-year to 528,874 tonnes. July cane deliveries doubled to 1.013...
Former Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil has urged the sugar industry to shift from conventional sugar production to a multiproduct biomass sector, expanding...
Haryana plans to modernise its 10 cooperative sugar mills through advanced machinery, mechanised harvesting, higher sugar recovery, tissue-culture labs and new revenue...
Zimbabwe launched its 2026–2035 Sugarcane Industry Development Plan in Chiredzi to transform the sector and support Vision 2030. The plan aims to...
Tamil Nadu announced new sugar sector initiatives, including 50% subsidy for quality seed cane on 17,315 acres, a ₹9 crore cultivation programme,...
Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment to revitalising the sugar industry, with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka assuring farmers that reforms—not abandonment—are planned. A...
India's ethanol blending programme saved over ₹1.90 lakh crore in foreign exchange, replaced 310 lakh tonnes of crude oil and avoided 930...
South Africa’s sugar industry is urging stronger protection against rising cheap sugar imports, which caused an estimated R1.5 billion loss. Following the...