Patna, August 30: Sugarcane production and its acreage in Bihar may decline in the current sugarcane season, a Sugarcane department official said.
“It is estimated that sugarcane production in the current season may decline to 1,38,05930 tonne from last year’s 1,59,50388 ton,” State’s Sugarcane Commissioner Jai Mangal Singh told PTI.
Similarly, sugarcane cultivation area could also witness a decline of nearly 2,000 hectares of land in comparison to last year, Singh said.
The sugarcane area which was planted in 2,75,502 hectares in 2008-09 may go decline to 2,73,958 hectares this year.
Asked about the reasons behind the decline in the production and its acreage, the Cane Commissioner said that the reasons could be many and could not be specifically pointed out such as it could be flood, improper irrigation, shifting towards other crops particularly cereals which give two crops in a year.
—Agencies