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Government taking initiative to set sugar industry back on growth trajectory
2015-10-19 08:56:15| Sugar Industry News
Sugar is a sector of significant importance to the national economy, an important agro - based industry that impacts rural livelihoods of about 50 million sugarcane farmer and around 5 lakh workers directly employed in sugar mills. The industry is highly fragmented with organized and unorganized players. The sugar industry also supports diversified ancillary activities and skills that support the local economy. The country is the largest consumer of sugar and usually consumes all sugar produced domestically. About 62-65% of sugar is consumed directly by bulk users. While consumption has been growing historically, the production has been cyclical. Sugarcane is primarily grown in nine states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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