Focus on problems of sugarcane farmers and the sugar industry

The 20th meeting of Sugarcane R&D Workers of Southern Karnataka, a unique outreach initiative of Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, will be jointly organised by the ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, M. Visvesvaraya Sugarcane Research Institute and the sugar industry at the Central Institute of Indian Languages in Mysuru, for two days from Thursday.
These meetings will focus on problems of sugarcane farmers and the sugar industry to evolve appropriate strategies to improve sugarcane productivity in the region.
Interface
It will also facilitate an interface between the researchers and the development personnel, and try to ensure timely and effective transfer of the latest technologies developed at the research stations to sugarcane growers, R.B. Khandgave, director of S. Nijalingappa Sugar Institute, told The Hindu here on Wednesday.
He said that Bakshi Ram, director of ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, will deliver the theme address at the inaugural session.
Topics
The topics slated for discussions include review of the action taken on the recommendations of the previous meeting, soil health for sustaining sugarcane productivity, pest management, micro-irrigation initiatives, varietal position in sugar factories and performance of new sugar varieties.

Source : The Hindu