Advantages of Sugarcane farming

 While we discuss about Sugarcane farming,there will always be questions like what are the benefits of Sugarcane farming?why should we go for it?.Finding answers to these questions will help us to know more about Sugarcane farming and generate more profit out of it.Here we are analysing the advantages of Sugarcane farming and what are the factors which make Sugarcane farming a profitable business.

Availability of Market

The end products like sugar,Jaggery have high demand in India and International market.So we are going to farm raw materials(cane) for this industry which got huge potential and market demand.

Climate

India got favourable climate and soil for Sugarcane farming in most of the areas.This makes Sugarcane farming one of the best choices for farmers in southern,North-west and North-East regions.

Valuable Bye-products

The bye-products of sugarcane farming is used for producing Bi-fuels like Ethanol and also used in Paper Industries.This makes Sugarcane a valuable crop to farm.This helps the farmers to earn more from the farming business.

Ratoon Farming

Once we start the Sugarcane farming,ratoon technique allows us to harvest two or three years continuously.This makes farming more easier and less job intensive.Even though we can do this for more years,after each harvest the productivity decreases.So it is not advisable after three years.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure requirement for Sugarcane farming is very less compared to other type of farming.Even though the infrastructure requirement for producing sugar and all may require some investment,there are plenty of Mills available in India.So for a medium farmer no need to worry about the initial investment as these mills are ready to buy the raw canes at any time.

Application of Precision farming

New technologies like Precision farming and Greenhouse farming is possible in sugarcane farming.This helps Farmers to do more water conservation,increase productivity and make the farming more cost effective and profitable.

Provision of combined farming

Sugarcane farming can be combined with other farming businesses like Dairy farming,Goat farming etc.The bye-products can be used for producing Organic manures.Thus we can integrate Sugarcane farming with other businesses and generate more income.

Opportunity for starting a small scale Industry

Sugarcane farming leaves an excellent opportunity for those farmers who want to grow as an entrepreneur.We can easily start a small scale industry in this sector with minimum investment.We will discuss more about it in coming posts.

 These are few reasons for selecting Sugarcane as one of the crop in our farm.It is always advisable that you do a feasibility study in your area and consult nearby government agencies like Krishibhavan before starting any type of farming.

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Sugarcane farming-Basic requirements

When we discuss about Sugarcane farming, there will be always a question like what are the things we need to check before starting Sugarcane farming. Here we are going to discuss in detail about the basic checks we need to do before actually get into Sugarcane farming. Before we go for sugarcane farming,it is advisable that we do this feasibility study in our area of farm as the success of the Sugarcane farm business depends on these factors also.

Financial condition

   Sugarcane prices vary time to time and climate conditions has high influence on Sugarcane.We should be prepared for It.So it is better to analyse ourself whether we can handle these things financially.

Availability of Sugarcane processing plants

 If the sugarcane processing mills/plants are available nearby,transportation charges for the cane will be reduced and we can ensure the demand for Sugarcane always.Main Sugarcane processing plants are Sugar Mills.You can also check other processing plants which require Raw cane for other industries too.

Climate condition in our area

 Sugarcane require a long  warm growing season with average rainfall.This rainfall will trigger its vegetative growth.High rainfall and raining during ripening and harvesting period is not desirable.The desired temperature range is 25°-32°.So we need to check whether our climate is similar to this or not.Frost is not good for Sugarcane. So avoid Frost seasons.

Soil type

 Sugarcane require highly fertile ,well drained soil with optimum pH as 6.5.

Labour requirements

  Sugarcane farming is labour intensive farming.so we should check availability of labours at cheap rate as the high rate can reduce our profitability.

Availability of Land

  We need a long continuous land which enables us to use machines and get optimum harvest.The Land should be reusable for at  least 3 years as ratoon crops(canes grown from roots after harvesting) techniques are used in Sugarcane farming.

Availability of nearby Sugarcane farmers

  If we are alone and no other Sugarcane farmers are nearby us,then we will face lots of issues like finding buyers for our cane,less chance of bargaining,Lack of advises etc.

   These are some primary checks/requirements we need to keep in mind while we go for Sugarcane farming.If  you feel I missed anything,you can always add by commenting below.

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Sugarcane Farming

 India is the second largest sugar producing country all over the world ,at the same time largest consumer of sugar too.India contributes about 16% of the total sugar production all over the world.Since Sugarcane is a Cash crop and its import  can affect Indian economy, sugar price is highly controlled by Indian Government.States like Uttar Pradesh,Tamil Nadu,Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka,Gujarath are the largest  sugar producing states in India.With the support of government and the strong demand from domestic market,Sugarcane farming has turned to be one of the profitable farming sector in India .Sugar Industry contributes employment to over a million farmers.Apart from sugar,Sugarcane is one of the largest source of Bio fuel like Ethanol.So Sugarcane farming has got high importance in farming business all over the world.

 Sugarcane was one of the Luxurious and expensive spice before 18th century.Sugarcane farming started in India between BC 1600 and 1400.Many Indian traders were gaining huge profits by trading Sugar to European countries till 18th century.After colonization, Sugarcane farming spread all over the world and now it is farmed in almost all tropical and semitropical areas.It does not grow in cold climate.Now sugar is one of the essential food ingredient in all over the world and it has huge control over world Economy and has the potential to contribute much more to the farming sector.So we will be discussing more about Sugarcane farming in coming posts.

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Kerala poultry farming sector after Avian Influenza

Ending of 2014 was not a good time for poultry farmers in south India especially those from Kerala and Tamil Nadu.The Avian flue reported in ducks of Kuttanad in Alappuzha district had adverse effect on their business.Kerala Government banned transportation of Birds and started culling of birds in that area which resulted in culling of over 2 Lakhs of birds and the poultry market went down.This resulted in accumulation of stocks in Tamil Nadu also and the poultry prices in both states went down. This was the story at the end of 2014 but now the situation slowly started to change.By the starting of 2015 what we can see is that the situation is under control and the demand and price of poultry products starting to rise.Kerala Government also decided to extend the financial assistance to all duck farmers who lost their birds due to Avian influenza.So the New year is better start for poultry sector.The recent incidents suggests the requirement of some steps that must be implemented in our poultry business.The are given below.

Safety measures

   This is the urgent step that must taken care by all poultry farmers across India.The Influenza virus can affect any part of the world because the virus can be spread by migrating birds.So I suggest each every farmer need to use basic safety protective equips like gloves,masks etc and ensure neatness in your farm and take bath after you deal with your birds.Quarantine suspected birds in some other cells,Report any suspected incidents to nearby government agencies.This is very important for controlling the spreading of avian flue.

Financial

  Be ready to handle any adverse condition both mentally and financially.The Avian flue can spread any part of India at any time.The report of bird flue always reduce the market demand and thus affect your business.This is a temporary phenomena only and once you go through this time you may face so much financial difficulties.After this phenomena,market restores and you will get good response from market.So be ready financially.

Restructure your business

  The Avian influenza was an eye opener for many farmers that they were purely depended on poultry business sector.Once the sector got an impact,the all suffered.So I would suggest you to analyse your farming style and reduce your dependency on any particular sector and Diversify your business.You can approach nearby Government agencies for consultancy(Beware of private consultants).

    Above are some basic measures that can help you to reduce the unexpected Impact of  Avian Influenza on your business.These steps can also help you to handle any other critical situation also.So I suggest you to think about it and If you have any suggestion please comment below...

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