Lucknow , Feb. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh Agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi on Tuesday claimed that in this season sugar production may create a new record of 12 million tonnes of sugar production.
He urged the Scientists to reduce the cost of cultivation of sugarcane so that the sugar produced in the State may be cheaper to compete in the world sugar market.
The minister advocated for disseminating improved technology to the farmers, increasing cane productivity, reducing cost of processing and proper utilization of by-products for increasing the income of the cane farmers.
Mr Shahi was speaking as Chief Guest of the Valedictory Function in the 4 days Ikshu Fest and International Conference-SUGARCON-2019 on Green Technologies for S...