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Karnataka Orders Study to Optimize Sugarcane Harvesting Periods

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC · How we work

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Karnataka Govt Initiates Study

Karnataka government will conduct a scientific study on optimal sugarcane harvesting periods and recovery levels.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi chaired the meeting announcing the study.
Karnataka Minister Rudrappa Lamani said the study will assess weighbridge accuracy and ensure no cane kilograms are missed.
Findings will be submitted to a joint high-level committee of Karnataka, Maharashtra, the Centre, mills, scientists and farmers.

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Farmers Block Highway

Farmers staged “rasta roko” blockades on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway at Hirebagevadi and Hattaragi.
They demanded the minimum support price rise to INR60 per kilogram and the fair remunerative price to INR5,500 per tonne.
They called for a law requiring sugar factories to treat farmers as shareholders and share by-product profits.
Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi pledged a committee to examine grievances and urged farmers to end the agitation.

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Karnataka Govt Initiates Study

Karnataka government will conduct a scientific study on optimal sugarcane harvesting periods and recovery levels.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi chaired the meeting announcing the study.
Karnataka Minister Rudrappa Lamani said the study will assess weighbridge accuracy and ensure no cane kilograms are missed.
Findings will be submitted to a joint high-level committee of Karnataka, Maharashtra, the Centre, mills, scientists and farmers.

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