SUGAR

INDUSTRY

-SPURTHI P
 INTRODUCTION

Sugar is produced in India since ancient times, the sugar making is mentioned in the Atharva
Veda.

India is the world’s second largest producer of sugar after Brazil.

It is the second largest Agro-based industry in India.

It creates 7.5% of the employment in India.

The recent trends shows that the sugar consumption has been constant.
 HISTORY OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
• Being the world’s largest consumer of sugar India had 703
sugar mills.
• The first sugar industry in India was setup in 1840, Betia
(Bihar).
• Though it was known, the modern industry was introduced
by the Dutch in 1840.
• This attempt had failed. Then the Britishers succeded in
1903
Year 1950- 1960-1970- 1980- mo- 1996- mi- 1998- 1999- 2000 2001 200
51 61 71 81 91 97 98 99 00 - - 2
01 02 03
11.34 30.2 37.4 51.48 120.47153.0 131.60 155.2 175 192 185 189
 WHAT CAUSED INCREASE IN
PRODUCTION?

• Good transportation system is one of the main

reason.
• As sugarcane looses it’s sucrose as the time passes
it is very much necessary to use the fresh once .
• Less capital for farmers.
• Green revolution.
 DISTRIBUTION
Recently the sugar
Sl.no State

1 Uttar Pradesh

2 Bihar factories are shifting

3 Haryana
from the north to
the south India and
4 Punjab

5 Maharashtra

6 Karnataka western states.

7 Tamil Nadu

8 Andhra Pradesh
 CHALLENGES FACED
Short crushing High
Low yield of season-4 to 7 production Transportation.
sugar cane. months. cost.

Delayed
payments for
farmers
 GOVERNMENT POLICIES

• FRP- It is the minimum price which is

Fair and
Renume
rative
paid to the farmers by the sugar mills.
price:

• Farmers get those prices which is

State
Advised fixed by the state governments.
Plan:
Other products made by sugarcane
Thank You