Co-operative Sugar Mills Research Articles

Bagasse Cogeneration in India: Status, Barriers

India is one of the largest consumers and producers of sugar in the world and is the world's second largest producer next to Brazil of the sugarcane. Country has made impressive growth in the bagasse cogeneration. However, sustaining the growth is the real challenge. This article provides an overview of the current status, historical growth, technological status, policy, regulatory and fiscal support extended by the Govt of India as well as state governments to bagasse cogeneration. This work has identified the barriers in speedy adoption of the technology by sugar mills. The article concludes that support extended to bagasse cogeneration by the MNRE, especially to cooperative sugar mills, must be continued. The preferential tariff determined by CERC and SERCs for the bagasse cogeneration must take into account the increased support price offered to sugarcane by state governments as well as price offered to bagasse by competing technologies like paper and pulp industries. Strong RPO compliance by power distribution companies and streamlining of REC mechanism is required to attract industries, project developers and investors to invest in renewable energy in the country.

Implementation of Factories Act, 1948 in Haryana – A Comparative Study of Three Industries

The First Factories Act was passed in 1881 for those industries, which employed 100 or more workers. Amendments to this Act were made in 1890, making it applicable to the undertakings having 50 or more workers as per the recommendations of the Bombay Factories Commission, 1890. After independence legislations like the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948; the Factories Act, 1948; Minimum Wages Act, 1948; Industries Act, 1951; the Employees Provident Fund, Family Pension Fund and Deposit Linked Insurance Fund Act, 1952; Maternity Benefit Act, 1961; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 etc. were passed. However, the Factories Act, 1948 is considered more important because it incorporates safety, health and welfare measures for workers. The universe of the study consists of three industrial undertakings namely National Fertilizers Ltd., Panipat, SPL Ltd., Bahadurgarh and Cooperative Sugar Mill, Karnal in Haryana.

Cost Reduction in Co-Operative Sugar Mills: A Case Study on Chengalrayan Co-Operative Sugar Mills - Tamil Nadu, India

India is the second largest producer of sugar. The development of the cooperative sector of the Sugar Industry in India had started in the early fifties, when the planning process for the industrial and economic development of India was taken up by the Central Government. Cooperative sector contributes 50% of sugar produced in India. This paper analyses the cost reduction measures to increase the profitability of the Coop Sugar Mills in the country.

FIELD EFFICACY OF FORMULATIONS OF MICROBIAL INSECTICIDE METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE (HYPHOCREALES: CLAVICIPITACEAE) FOR THE CONTROL OF SUGARCANE WHITE GRUB HOLOTRICHIA SERRATA F(COLEOPTERA :SCARABIDAE)

ABSTRACT An attempt is made to control the white grub Holotrichia serrata using entomopathogenic fungi at field level for the first time in India in sugarcane crop using different formulations of the microbial insecticide Metarhizium anisopliae. Three formulations of the microbial insecticide M. anisopliae via Talc, Lignite and Liquid formulations were used. Field trials were conducted in Vellore Co-operative Sugar mill with five treatments and three replications in Randomized Block Design. Pretreatment count was taken in 1 m2 area. The treatments of the formulations i.e. talc, lignite and liquid were mixed well with decomposed Farm Yard Manure and applied near the root zone of the cane at 5-10 cm depth and irrigated immediately after application. Two applications were made at 15 days interval. Grub mortality was assessed after 15 days after each application .The data were subjected to analysis of variance. Results on growth and yield parameters were recorded. The liquid formulation of the biopesticide M.anisopliae was found to be efficient for the control of sugarcane white grub H.serrata.

Participatory varietal selection in sugarcane

Participatory varietal selection (PVS) is a recent approach increasingly being used in developing countries to make the farmers choose the best suited variety for their locality. Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore implemented this participatory approach in M.R.K. Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd., Sethiathope, Tamil Nadu during 2002 to 2006. Participatory rural appraisal and agro-eco system analysis were done with the participation of farmers to assess the situation and identify the needs of sugarcane growers. To start with, an action plan was charted out and implemented with the participation of farmers. Subsequently adaptive trials and multilocation trials were conducted in farmers’ fields and two sugarcane varieties viz., CoV 92102 and Co 86032 were identified for alkaline soils. The paper gives a concrete idea of the feasibility of conducting on — farm research in participatory mode and the success thereof.

ACRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY AND SOIL SCIENCE Study of the Influence of Non-Sucrosic Material on Sugar Recovery from Sugarcane Juice

The present study was undertaken on the basis of the report that the sugar recovery at Amaravathy Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd., Krishnapuram was low when compared to the other factories in Tamil Nadu. Even a small increase in recovery would consequently increase the production of sugar to a considerable extent.