Patna, June 23 -- The Bihar Sugarcane Industry Department today signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute and Indian Institute of Technology Patna to promote research, technological innovation and the overall development of sugarcane-based industries in the state.
On the occasion, Bihar Sugarcane Industry Minister Sanjay Kumar inaugurated the 'Ganna Nursery Yojana' portal developed by the National Informatics Centre and launched a digital sugarcane survey campaign in non-sugar mill areas.
Addressing the programme, Kumar said the state government has set a target of establishing five new sugar mills during the current financial year and is actively working towards achieving it. He said many farme...