Pakistan’s sugar sector has faced intense criticism from various quarters over the past few decades. Among various concerns, the expanding acreage under sugarcane—a highly water-intensive crop—stands ...

Bisphenol A is a chemical widely used in industry and production of various products and has been often detected in surface waters worldwide. There have been few environmental surveys on BPA in ...

Improving weather helps northern Australian cane growers regain ground. Drier conditions have allowed growers to catch up on planting and harvesting, although crushing remains weeks behind schedule ...

A new early-maturing sugarcane variety called CoH 188, developed by CCS HAU breeders in Karnal, has been formally notified ...

In this episode on Tekniq, we observe the tedious process of loading and transporting sugarcane waste, coconut fibers being repurposed into floor mats, and traditional methods of producing paper.

Water experts have urged Punjab farmers to gradually shift from flood irrigation to more efficient methods, including drip ...

Researchers used suppression subtractive hybridization to uncover the distinct drought-response gene networks that allow two ...

Women in Uganda’s sugarcane-growing Busoga region must feed their families but have little control over land or income.

Karnataka plans a sugarcane harvesting and recovery study, while examining government-supervised weighbridges and alternative ...

Kolhapur: The state government has permitted the sugarcane crushing season to start from October 15 this year, but many sugar mills across the state had already begun crushing in the first week of ...

But due to the dry conditions this year, Wilmar Sugar and Renewables’ four mills in the Burdekin region are expected to finish their crushing by the end of the third week in October. Corcia has a cane ...

The Louisiana Sugarcane harvest is underway and the state’s Agriculture Commissioner, Mike Strain, says it is going well. Heading into the season there was a concern about the pasture mealybug, an ...