North Andhra Sugarcane Farmers Face Crop Abandonment

The Hindu · india

Thousands of sugarcane farmers in North Andhra districts are likely to abandon the crop next year due to the closure of four sugar factories. The Sri Vijayarama Gajapathi Cooperative Sugar Factory in Vizianagaram district, established in 1960, closed in 2019. Other factories in Parvatipuram and Srikakulam districts also ceased operations due to continuous losses and lack of modern technology. This has drastically reduced sugarcane cultivation areas, with Vizianagaram seeing a drop from.