HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala
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Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
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Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar
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Detailed explanation-1: -With more than 177 million tonnes produced in 2021, UP tops the list of sugarcane producers. The main reason behind this is the perennial water supply provided by the river Ganga. Meerut, Bareilly, Saharanpur, and Bulandshahr are the major districts producing sugarcane in UP.
Detailed explanation-2: -The tropical sugarcane region includes the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Pondicherry and Kerala. The coastal areas of A.P. and Tamil Nadu have high sugarcane productivity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Among the sugarcane growing states in India, Tamil Nadu ranks third in area ( 0.37 M. ha) and production ( 3.5 Million tonnes) and first in productivity ( 105 t/ha) and sugarcane productivity is 40% higher than the national productivity (69.5 t/ha).