India is the second largest producer of sugarcane in the world after Brazil. Sugarcane is grown on around 4 million hectares of land in India and produces around 70 tonnes per hectare. India is also a major producer of traditional cane sugar products like gur and khandsari. Sugarcane is used to produce various products like sugar, gur, molasses, bagasse which have applications in food, fuel, paper industries. However, sugarcane cultivation also faces issues like water scarcity, inefficient production methods and transport delays. New sustainable farming techniques and the use of sugarcane for ethanol production can help address these challenges.

1. Sugarcane Info
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INDIA

2. India is 2India is 2ndnd
largest producer oflargest producer of sugarcanesugarcane
next to Brazilnext to Brazil

3. 
4 million
hectares
land

70 tonnes
per
hectare

4. India single largest producers of traditional
cane sugar Sweetners, Khandsari and Gur

5. Various Products from Sugarcane
Sugarcane
Gur Molasses Baggasses
-Most popular in
India
- Its used in Ayurvedic
medicine
- Used as cattle
food
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Used in alcohol
industries
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Used in
production of
ethanol
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Used as
replacement of coal
in specialized
boilers
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Used to produced
elctricity
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Used for
producing paper
and ceiling

6. SituationSituation

7. Agriculture perspective
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Around 355,520,000 tones per year
•
35 million farmers
•
46% - White Crystal
42% - Khandsari/Gur
10% - Juice

8. •
2.2 percent of
country's
total cropped area.
•
25,000 kg of water
to produce 100 kg
of sugarcane.
•
FAO report sharp
shortfall of
sugarcane in 2009.

9. World Sugar Balance
2008/09
(min tonne, raw
value)
2007/2008
(min tonne, raw
value)
Production 161.527 168.611
Consumption 165.801 162.241

11. Industrial Perspective
Sugar is Rs. 30,000 crore industry.
50 million employment generated by 571 sugar factories.
2006 to 2008, 9.5 million tonnes of sugar exported.

12. •
ISMA, sugar production in 2008-09 is decline by
43 per cent to 14.7 million tones from 26.4 million
tones in the previous year

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1990-91
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Actual sugar production
(In lakh tonne)

14. Ethanol in Brazil
•
Brazil is 2nd
largest producer of
ethanol.
•
In 2008 Brazil produced 24.5
billion litres of ethanol
•
37.3% of world’s total ethanol
used as fuel.
•
45% Brazilian vehicles uses
ethanol.

15. 2008 statistics
Country Sugarcane production in
tonnes
Production of Ethanol in
gallons
Brazil 514,079,729 6,472.2
India 355,520,000 66.0

16. •
With second largest in sugarcane India can produce
around gallons per year.
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17. •
India imports 70% of its annual crude petroleum required which is
approx. 110 million tons.
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Expenditure on crude purchase is in the range of Rs 1600 billion per
year.

18. •
Ethanol made from sugar cane would be "100% green".
•
Ethanol reduces emissions of carbon monoxide, toxic chemicals -
resulting in better overall air quality.

19. ProblemsProblems

20. Agricultural perspective
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Water is major problem.
•
Farmers who have ready
access to cash or credit,
irrigation and water supply,
fertilizer and pesticides
can farm sugarcane.
•
In Maharastra
- 60% of water is used to irrigate 500,000 hectares of sugarcane
- This means other crops get little water or no water at all.

21. India current sugar season with production 16-16.5
million tonnes, whereas demand is at 22 million tonnes,
Larger part of the sugar cane was used for making gur .
Industrial Perspective

22. The country has
contracted to import 3.8
million tonnes of sugar so
far 1.8 million tonnes have
arrived
Old and inefficient methods of
production.
Transport delay
Maximise the use of baggase.

23. Company Stockprice
Jan012009
Stockprice
Sep012009
Increase
ShriRenuka Sugars 74.55 203.75 173%
BalajiHindustan 74.10 184.25 149%

24. India's cost of sugar production is one-
fourth of that in Europe.
India is the fourth lowest cost sugar producers

25. SolutionsSolutions

27. Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI)
Improving the productivity of land, water,
and labour
reduce crop duration,
providing factories a longer
crushing season
produce at least 20% more
sugarcane while reducing
water by 30% and chemical
inputs by 25%.

28. Farmers Innovation(Suresh Desai)
75% water reduction,
without use of chemicals
and pesticides.
40 tonnes per acre can
be raised to 60 tonnes
Only 300 members in his
club with approximately
1,500 acres of land.

29. ‘water channels (three)
water channels (six)
water channels (two)’

30. Growing Biodynamic Sugar cane in India
Growing sugar cane amongst
rice paddy and vegetable
crops
Developed a way to open up
canes to allow more light ,
plus increase production for a
smaller plant out.
Decrease water wastage, kill
monoculture, provide extra
income.

31. Government

32. 
Government declared the new policy on August
20,1998 licenses for new factories, which
shows that there will be no sugar factory in a
radius of 15 km.

Setting up of Indian Institute of Sugar
Technology at Kanpur

In 1982, the sugar development fund was set
up for modernization of the industry.
Indian Government on Sugar Industry