‘Govt committed to give cane industry tech boost’

LUCKNOW: The state government is committed to strengthening the sugarcane industry through technology.

UP principal secretary (Sugar Industry and Cane Development) and Cane Commissioner Sanjay Bhoosreddy gave this assurance on Thursday at the sixth edition of the Confederation of India Industry (CII) Sugar Tech 2019.

Addressing the gathering, Bhoosreddy said: “The government being the enabler and facilitator can provide policy infrastructure and private players can bring in the desired investment.” He also mentioned that this deliberation was much needed in view of various policies and interventions rolled out by the central government for the sugarcane industry.

Bhoosreddy also pointed out that the state government favours public-private partnership model for the rapid growth of the sugar industry.

Also present on the occasion

HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE STATE GOVERNMENT FAVOURS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL

was Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research director A D Pathak, who stressed on publicprivate partnership for research and development of high-yielding varieties of sugarcane.

He also urged the fraternity to first test a variety to understand its pros and cons and only after two –three years circulate and propagate it.

Deliberations focused on changing the product mix for sustainability, technological intervention to improve innovation at the farm level.

Around 100 representatives including business heads, sugar mill owners, technologists, government officials and academicians were present at the event.