Labour shortages, in turn, have spurred farm mechanisation and even sales of herbicides to replace manual weeding. In Maharashtra, unlike in Uttar Pradesh and most other cane-growing states, it is the ...
STORY: Sugar cane has long been “king” in Cuba. However, while the island nation once produced millions of tons of sugar, next year local media say it’s only expecting a fraction of that ...
Every sugar cane harvesting season, especially in Kolhapur and Sangli, begins with protests demanding the mills to announce the price. On Monday, Andolan Ankush, a sugar cane farmers' organisation ...