Context:
Sugar output is expected to experience a slight dip due to the increasing demand for ethanol.
Sugarcane Cultivation:
- Temperature: Between 21-27°C
- Climate: Hot and humid
- Rainfall: Around 75-100 cm.
- Soil Type: Deep rich loamy soil [Can be grown on all varieties of soils ranging from sandy loam to clay loam]
- Top Sugarcane Producing States: Uttar Pradesh >Maharashtra>Karnataka (as on May 2023)
- Main source of – Sugar, gur (jaggery), khandsari and molasses.
Determination of Sugarcane Prices:
- Determined by – Central and the State Governments.
- Central Government: Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP)
- Determined on the recommendation of – Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
- Announced by – Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) [chaired by the Prime Minister of India]
- FRP is based on – Rangarajan Committee report
- State Government: State Advised Prices (SAP)[SAP is generally higher than FRP]
- Announced by – Governments of key sugarcane producing states.
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Among the following crops, which one is the most important anthropogenic source of both methane and nitrous oxide?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]
(a) Cotton
(b) Rice
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Wheat