All posts tagged "sugar"
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64Sugar News in EnglishIndia sugar output to sour further on scanty rains: trade official
India is expected to produce 7.4% less sugar than previously forecasted due to drought and white grub infestations impacting cane yields. Production...
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64Sugar News in EnglishThe environmental and social risks of the Papua sugarcane megaproject
The Papua sugarcane megaproject, inaugurated by President Jokowi, involves a 2 million-hectare plantation integrated with bioethanol plants, a research center, seaport, and...
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54Sugar News in EnglishUganda: Sugarcane farmers call off strike after sugar millers agree to negotiate price increase
Uganda's sugarcane farmers ended their nearly three-week strike after millers agreed to negotiate a price increase. Farmers, who provide about 80% of...
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72Sugar News in EnglishUnion govt compulsion to use 20% jute bags for sugar packaging inconvenience to sugar industry: Hoping for reconsideration
The Indian government mandates 20% of sugar be packed in jute bags to support jute farmers and promote sustainability. However, jute bags...
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71Sugar News in EnglishHaryana: Farmers plan ‘Jal satyagraha’ on August 12 over delayed sugarcane payments
In Narayangarh, Haryana, hundreds of farmers protested on August 5, demanding the release of pending sugarcane payments. They burned an effigy of...
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63Sugar News in EnglishPending sugarcane dues: Minister instructs officials to seize sugar stocks from factories and auction them if necessary
Ecology Minister Eshwar B Khandre has warned sugar mills in the district about pending payments to farmers. During a review meeting of...
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71Sugar News in EnglishISMA renews pitch for removal of sugar export curbs
The Indian Sugar Mills and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has urged the government to lift export restrictions, citing sufficient domestic sugar supplies...
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90Sugar News in EnglishWhy sugarcane farmers called off three-week-long strike
Sugarcane farmers have ended their protest after millers promised to raise raw cane prices. The farmers had stopped supplying cane due to...
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74Sugar News in EnglishFly Ash from bagasse based boilers can be rich source for producing Silica Nano-particles
Prof. Narendra Mohan of the National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, emphasized the potential of using sugarcane bagasse fly ash to produce high-value silica...
