Farmers from the Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators Association reiterated their demand for higher fair and remunerative price for sugarcane. At a meeting convened here on Thursday, January 11, the farmers deliberated on the major issues plaguing the agricultural community and said that FRP for sugarcane should be increased to ₹4,000 per tonne. He said a mega rally will be held …
The story so far : India this week filed an appeal with the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization disputing a verdict by the WTO’s dispute settlement panel last month on sugar subsidies. The WTO’s dispute settlement panel had ruled that India, by subsidising sugar producers, was breaking rules framed under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade which …
The Centre has announced a hike of Rs 5 in the minimum price that sugar mills are supposed to pay farmers, raising the per quintal cost of raw sugarcane to Rs 290 per quintal effective from October this year, when the next marketing season commences. According to the industry body, the Indian Sugar Mills Association, some states declare state-specific sugarcane …
