date:Apr 01, 2013
onne. He added, Maharashtra is likely to suffer the biggest setback, because it has been affected by drought induced by a deficit in rainfall for the last two years.
The chairman of the Maharashtra State Co-operative Sugar Factories Federation Ltd, said, Sugarcane, which is planted in summer, is a water-intensive crop. Farmers may have to shift to other crops temporarily. The sugarcane cultivation for the next season has not yet commenced in Maharashtra.
He added, Last year, the sugar product