With over 450 sugar
mills, India is the
largest sugar producer
in the world. Over 11
million tons of refined
sugar is produced,
accounting for 60% of
the total sugar cane
cultivated. Following is
the Indian export
statistics for sugarcane
that counts to about
811027.5 M. Tonnes in
the year 2000- 2001.
Production area
In India the major
sugar cane producing
areas are Andhra
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Assam, Maharashtra,Bihar,
Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala
Tamilnadu, Karnataka, ,
Madhya Pradesh,
Orissa, Punjab,
Rajasthan, and West
Bengal.
Advantages
Low operational
cost.
Minimum investment
project vis-a-vis a
sugar mill.
Sugar is an
essential commodity
and requires no
marketing.
Technical
upgradation effected
almost every year in
the industry. It
makes the machines
more efficient and
less labor
intensive.
By-products
Press mud- bio-
fertlizer/ N-tricontanol
Bagasse- excess
bagasse can be used
for co-generation of
electricity/bio-mass
briquetting.
Molasses- for
alcohol
(distillery), cattle
feed, oxalic acid
and input to various
other chemical
industries.
Fresh sugar cane juice,
the green liquid
extracted from the
stalks by a crushing
machine, is a very
popular drink in
Vietnam. In addition to
the familiar uses of
sugar cane, the peeled
stalks are also used as
skewers in cooking.
Make sugar cane into
your medicine
1) Cough (with hot
flash, not high fever)
Material: Sugar cane
juice, 60g; white radish
juice, 60g;
monocrotaline Liliaceae
(Ye bai he),
60g.
Preparation: Add the monocrotaline
Liliaceae into water to
cook as for a soup until
it is
soft. Mix with the two juices.
How to use: Eat once every day before going to
bed. Long term eating is
more benefit.
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