Maharashtra plans to buy sugarcane from Karnataka

  • Factories in Maharashtra are keeping their eyes on the production of production of sugarcane in Karnataka.
 
  • These factories are targeting crops in Athani, Chikkodi and Raibag in Belagavi district.
 
  • Factories in Karnataka crush around 4 lakh tonnes of cane per season.
 
  • However, this year, almost 55% of crops were destroyed by floods.
 
  •  Maharashtra factories are offering an advance to buy fertilizer for the next crop, instant payments and major discounts in cutting and harvesting charges to farmers.
 
Also Read: Yediyurappa faces heavy protest during his tour of flood-ravaged North Karnataka

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