Cooperative sugar factories in Maharashtra
Sugarcane is the primary cash crop among farmers of the western Maharashtra region. The sugarcane is mostly sold to sugar mills for sugar production. Majority of these mills are cooperatives owned by the sugarcane growers. Solapur district has highest number of sugar factories in Maharashtra.
History
The cooperative movement for the
Sugar cooperatives and State politics
Over the last sixty years, the local sugar mills have played a crucial part in encouraging rural political participation and as a stepping stone for aspiring politicians.[6] In Maharashtra there are a large number of politicians belonging to the Congress or NCP with ties to sugar cooperatives from their respective local areas.[7] Unfortunately, mismanagement and manipulation of the cooperative principles has made a number of these operations inefficient.[8]
Present scenario
In 2016, there were 173 cooperative sugar factories
See also
References
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- ^ Mohanasundaram, P., 2015. PROFITABILITY PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED SUGAR COMPANIES IN INDIA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY. Asia Pacific Journal of Research Vol: I. Issue XXVI.[1]
- ^ "National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited". Coopsugar.org. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ Jain, Bhavika (2018). "Fadnavis demands concessions for the sugar industry from Centre". No. June 17, 2018. Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2019.