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Discuss India's sugar production with regard to regional disparities

Introduction

India is at the leading producer of sugar globally with the sugar industry being concentrated in 2 major pocket in north & performed India.

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Factor Contributing towards regional disparity:

1Strong cooperative ecosystem in south-western states ensures access to timely & affordable capital

2Season: Peninsular India has a longer crushing season, whereas in north India crushing season is limited by cue winters.

3Irrigation: access to irrigation even in the dryland areas has greatly increased yields of sugarcane production

4Forward linkages: better access to roads, cold storage & markets has given a boost to sugar production

Issues with surplus sugar production:

4Australia's case against India

Measures taken to reduce surplus sugar:

1Ethanol blending programme (E20) which strives to reach target of 20% ethanol blended petrol by 2025

2Crop diversification programme by GoI to urge farmers to cultivate crop like pulses, oilseeds etc

plug in the market, disclosing farmer incomes by leading to distress selling

2Sugar Mills have limited capacity. If sugarcane is not crushed within 48 of harvest it leads to less in sugar content

3Surplus sugar is exported at cheap prices this disrupted global prices raising concerns

At WTO

4Australia's case against India

Measures taken to reduce surplus sugar:

1Ethanol blinding programme (E20) which strives to reach target of 20% ethanol blended petrol by 2025

2Crop diversification programme by GoI to use farmers to cultivate crop like pulses, oilseeds etc

country, re-evaluating fair & remunerative price of sugar can help in this regard.

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Conclusion

Given India's WTO commitments, environmental concerns & farmer's concerns, there is an urgent need to manage & sustain sugar production in the country, re-evaluating fair & remunerative price of sugar can help in this regard.

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Ashi Sharma

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Economic Geography and Agriculture

Primary Sector Industries and Regional Disparities

Sugar Industry in India

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