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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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Main Body
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.
— Ashi Sharma
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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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Topper
Ashi Sharma
Subject & Paper
GS1GS1
Topic
Economic Geography and Agriculture
Primary Sector Industries and Regional Disparities
Sugar Industry in India
Writing Stats
289
Total words
11
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