Promote drip irrigation to develop sugar cane: Dadasaheb Bhuse

Sugar mills within the state ought to begin a drive to advertise sugarcane cultivation by means of drip irrigation, Agriculture Minister Dadasaheb Bhuse stated Wednesday.
In a gathering with representatives of agriculture universities, sugarcane promoters and consultants, Bhuse stated: “Experiments should be encouraged to improve the quality of sugarcane. We have to find ways to enhance the quality, as well as a higher yield.”
He added that Maharashtra, with over 200 sugar mills, can carry a couple of main transformation by making farmers develop cane utilizing water conservation applied sciences like drip irrigation.