A case study of Akbarpur Sugar mill

Abstract

India has emerged as one of the largest production of sugarcane and sugar in the world with highest number of sugar factories. In other countries sugar is a by-product, but in India sugar is the main product produced by sugar mills. India is producing large quantity of sugar because of our own needs, but now a day's only sugar production is not production is not profitable for sugar mills. Sugar industry needs to increase their capacity in by products like alcohol, ethanol co-generation etc. In India, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are one of the major sugars producing State in the country. Major sugar producing states are Uttar Pradesh (36%), Maharashtra (24%), Karnataka (11%), Tamilnadu (11%), Gujrat (4%), Andhra Pradesh (5%), Bihar (3%), Uttrakhand (2%), Haryana (2%), and Punjab (2%). Total sugar production is 100000 quintal and recovery rate is 11%. Total cost of operation is 9677 lakh rupees. Total profit is 5677 lakh rupees. Current price of sugarcane is 325 rupees per quintal.

Case Study on Production and Marketing Constraints of Sugarcane Farmers in Southern Tamil Nadu, India

“…The planted cane setts should have two or three buds. Sugarcane is a multipurpose crop and has a rich source of food (Sucrose, jaggery and syrups), fiber (cellulose), fodder (green top, bagasse, molasses) fuel and chemicals (Bagasse molasses & alcohol) [3]. During the process of sugar production, the main by-product of the cane sugar industry is Bagasse, Molasses and Press mud.…”

“…Total sugar production is 100000 quintals and the recovery rate is 11%. The total cost of operation is 9677 lakh rupees (Mishra, 2017). The total profit is 5677 lakh rupees.…”