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Karnataka pushes for scientific, transparent system to protect sugarcane farmers

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Karnataka pushes for scientific, transparent system to protect sugarcane farmers
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Rudrappa Lamani
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Even as sugarcane growers launched a protest on Tuesday, Sugar and Textiles Minister Rudrappa Lamani said Karnataka is moving to establish a scientific and transparent system to ensure fair returns for sugarcane farmers by addressing key issues surrounding cane weight, sugar recovery, harvesting schedules and payment practices.

Following a high-level meeting in New Delhi chaired by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi, the State will conduct a regional study on optimal harvesting periods and recovery levels. The findings will be submitted to a proposed joint high-level committee comprising representatives of Karnataka, Maharashtra, the Centre, sugar mills, agricultural scientists and farmers’ groups.

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