Sweet Tidings: The Journey From Sugarcane Fields to Traditional Jaggery-Making
While India is the biggest producer of sugar in the world, its staggering dometic demand makes it the second biggest exporter. The states of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra contribute the lion’s share when it comes to state-wise production. Gaon Connection traces the visual journey of sugarcane which is processed into jaggery at thousands of rudimentary factories spread across the sugarcane belt in western Uttar Pradesh.
Prakash Singh 11 Jan 2023 2:01 PM GMT
Sugarcane production and processing is a vital source industry in Uttar Pradesh, especially in the western districts. According to the Sugar Industry & Cane Development Department of the state government, a total of 120 sugar mills operated in the state during the crushing season of 2021-22. The total sugarcane area in Uttar Pradesh is 276,000 hectares and sugarcane productivity is 823 quintals [100 kilogrammes] per hectare.
In this photo essay, Gaon Connection traces the journey of the sugarcane from the fields to the bhattas — the rudimentary factories which process the cane syrup into jaggery which is eventually refined into sugar.
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