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    Sugarcane production in Nepal drops sharply

    • Last Update: 2022-04-17
    • Source: Internet
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    "Republic" reported on March 4: In the past three years, sugarcane production in Nepal has nearly halved, and farmers have gradually lost interest in growing sugarcane, mainly because sugar mills often delay payments
    .
     
    According to data from Nepal's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, sugarcane production in the 2020/21 fiscal year was 1.
    19 million tons, down sharply from 2.
    08 million tons in the 2018/19 fiscal year
    .
    The main reasons for the decline in sugarcane production are the lack of improved hybrid seeds, low productivity and uncertainty about farmers getting paid
    .
    Due to a sharp drop in raw material production, there are currently only nine sugar mills in operation across the country, up from more than two dozen a few years ago
    .
    Sugar imports are increasing year by year as domestic production declines
    .
    According to government records, Nepal imported sugar worth Rs 4.
    27 billion in fiscal 2019/20, up from Rs 3.
    12 billion in the previous year
    .
     
    As of now, about Rs 75.
    9 million has not been paid by sugar mills to sugarcane farmers
    .
    Government records show that Shree Ram and Annapurna owe farmers Rs 31.
    3 million, Indira Rs 10.
    6 million, Himalayan Rs 2.
    41 lakh and Lumbini Rs 420,000 respectively
    .


    sugar cane
     
      According to data from Nepal's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, sugarcane production in the 2020/21 fiscal year was 1.
    19 million tons, down sharply from 2.
    08 million tons in the 2018/19 fiscal year
    .
    The main reasons for the decline in sugarcane production are the lack of improved hybrid seeds, low productivity and uncertainty about farmers getting paid
    .
    Due to a sharp drop in raw material production, there are currently only nine sugar mills in operation across the country, up from more than two dozen a few years ago
    .
    Sugar imports are increasing year by year as domestic production declines
    .
    According to government records, Nepal imported sugar worth Rs 4.
    27 billion in fiscal 2019/20, up from Rs 3.
    12 billion in the previous year
    .
     
      As of now, about Rs 75.
    9 million has not been paid by sugar mills to sugarcane farmers
    .
    Government records show that Shree Ram and Annapurna owe farmers Rs 31.
    3 million, Indira Rs 10.
    6 million, Himalayan Rs 2.
    41 lakh and Lumbini Rs 420,000 respectively
    .

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