Sugarcane Farmers

In a bid to provide much-needed relief to Punjab's sugarcane farmers, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today announced to increase the price of sugarcane to Rs 380 from Rs 360 per quintal.

The top sugar producing state Maharashtra is set to churn out record levels for the second year in a row as farmers have expanded the growing area for the cane crop, the state government said in a statement on Monday.

Farmers protesting over the non-payment of sugarcane dues for the past four days here blocked the second side of the Jalandhar-Ludhiana stretch of the national highway on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the BJP government is working on a permanent solution for sugarcane farmers of Uttar Pradesh, adding that sugarcane will also be used to produce ethanol.

Uttar Pradesh Election: With 20 days left for the election, the issue of payments to sugarcane farmers has taken centrestage in western UP's Shamli, from where the state's Sugarcane Minister, Suresh Rana, will be contesting.

Claiming that his party's government in Uttar Pradesh made a record payment to sugarcane farmers, BJP national president JP Nadda attacked the Opposition, saying "Jinnah is theirs and ganna' is ours".

With Uttar Pradesh assembly elections just months away, the central government on Wednesday cleared a hike in ethanol price by 80 paise a litre

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has termed the increase in the purchase price of sugarcane announced by the Uttar Pradesh government as a "big joke" on farmers.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the BJP has "cheated" the sugarcane farmers in a "big way" as there has been only a marginal hike in the price under its rule while the input costs have gone up many times.

In an apparent bid to woo farmers ahead of the assembly polls early next year, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has made several pro-farmers announcements including withdrawing cases against them for stubble burning.

Farmers demanding a hike in sugarcane prices on Tuesday announced an end to their agitation after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh assured them of Rs 360 per quintal for it.

Farmers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks and a national highway in Punjab's Jalandhar for the second consecutive day on Saturday, affecting trains and vehicular traffic.

Sugarcane farmers demanding a fair price for their crop mounted a protest on the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway on Friday, with hundreds camping out in the middle of the road and forcing diversion of traffic from both cities, as well as Ludhiana.

Blending ethanol with petrol not only serves as green fuel, but also helps in saving a lot of foreign exchange.

A farmers' organisation in Uttar Pradesh has warned of an agitation if dues of sugarcane farmers are not paid on time.

In a bid to provide much-needed relief to Punjab's sugarcane farmers, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today announced to increase the price of sugarcane to Rs 380 from Rs 360 per quintal.

The top sugar producing state Maharashtra is set to churn out record levels for the second year in a row as farmers have expanded the growing area for the cane crop, the state government said in a statement on Monday.

Farmers protesting over the non-payment of sugarcane dues for the past four days here blocked the second side of the Jalandhar-Ludhiana stretch of the national highway on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the BJP government is working on a permanent solution for sugarcane farmers of Uttar Pradesh, adding that sugarcane will also be used to produce ethanol.

Uttar Pradesh Election: With 20 days left for the election, the issue of payments to sugarcane farmers has taken centrestage in western UP's Shamli, from where the state's Sugarcane Minister, Suresh Rana, will be contesting.

Claiming that his party's government in Uttar Pradesh made a record payment to sugarcane farmers, BJP national president JP Nadda attacked the Opposition, saying "Jinnah is theirs and ganna' is ours".

With Uttar Pradesh assembly elections just months away, the central government on Wednesday cleared a hike in ethanol price by 80 paise a litre

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait has termed the increase in the purchase price of sugarcane announced by the Uttar Pradesh government as a "big joke" on farmers.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the BJP has "cheated" the sugarcane farmers in a "big way" as there has been only a marginal hike in the price under its rule while the input costs have gone up many times.

In an apparent bid to woo farmers ahead of the assembly polls early next year, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has made several pro-farmers announcements including withdrawing cases against them for stubble burning.

Farmers demanding a hike in sugarcane prices on Tuesday announced an end to their agitation after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh assured them of Rs 360 per quintal for it.

Farmers seeking a hike in sugarcane prices blocked rail tracks and a national highway in Punjab's Jalandhar for the second consecutive day on Saturday, affecting trains and vehicular traffic.

Sugarcane farmers demanding a fair price for their crop mounted a protest on the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway on Friday, with hundreds camping out in the middle of the road and forcing diversion of traffic from both cities, as well as Ludhiana.

Blending ethanol with petrol not only serves as green fuel, but also helps in saving a lot of foreign exchange.

A farmers' organisation in Uttar Pradesh has warned of an agitation if dues of sugarcane farmers are not paid on time.