Viability of Sugarcane Farming in India 1. Sugarcane (Saccharum sp.), a member of Graminae family, is indigenous to India. Owing to its tropical and subtropical climate, India offers optimum conditions for the growth of Sugarcane; the land area devoted for its cultivation in India is more than anywhere else. Australia, Brazil, Thailand, European Union and China are the other major producers of sugarcane. Brazil, even though it has lower acreage under sugarcane cultivation, is the leading producer of sugarcane in the world. 2. Sugarcane farming dates back to the period between 1400 B.C to 1000 B.C when it was first recorded. Over the centuries, it has provided employment to millions of Indians. Nearly 6 million farmers are currently engaged in its cultivation. Traditionally, it was used to produce Gur (Solidified Cane Juice) and Khandesari (Semi-White Centrifugal sugar) in large cottage industries. Subsequently, with the advent of indust
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