The Agriculture Ministry has set a target of 470 mt of sugarcane production during the 2024–25 crop year (July-June). Even if the target is achieved, it may lower the sugar production in the next season to about 31 mt from the current year’s estimated 32 mt due to a higher commitment for ethanol. The government had earlier fixed 1.7 mt of sugar equivalent for ethanol, which was later supplemented with some unspecified quantity.
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Sugar consumption during the current season is set to cross 29 million tonnes, a record high and up 4 per cent from about 28 mt in the 2022-23 season. Negative impacts such as future large-scale ethanol production from sugarcane might lead to the destruction or damage of high-biodiversity areas, deforestation, degradation or damaging of soils.
Presentation- Dibyabharati Nayak