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Dynamics of Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Co-Op. Sugar Factory and its Impact on Sugar Production:A Case Study at Kolhapur District of Maharashtra


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1 Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management, Sivasagar-785640, Assam, India
 

Background/Objectives: Cooperative sugar industry is the second largest industry next to Textile in India. The present study mainly focused on the performance of Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Coopeartive Sugar Factory in sugar production and turnover in the Kolhapur area of Maharashtra.

Methods/Statistical analysis: The primary data for the study was collected with the help of interview method adopted for concerned people including farmers, managers, members related to the organization. Secondary data collected from different published and unpublished sources of the organization.

Findings: The production of sugar and members’ registration exhibits an increasing trend over the years for the Factory. The reason behind the increase registration of farmer members to the factory was the huge price difference between the statutory minimum price announced by the Government and the price paid to the farmers by the Factory.

Application/Improvements: Essential steps for the improvement of sugar production and turnover of the factory includes introduction of new variety of sugarcane, adoption of crop rotation practices, farmers’ encouragement and various strategies for penetration in the markets.


Keywords

Growth, Yield Performance, Sugar Production, Turn Over.
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Sangita Borah
Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management, Sivasagar-785640, Assam, India

Abstract


Background/Objectives: Cooperative sugar industry is the second largest industry next to Textile in India. The present study mainly focused on the performance of Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Coopeartive Sugar Factory in sugar production and turnover in the Kolhapur area of Maharashtra.

Methods/Statistical analysis: The primary data for the study was collected with the help of interview method adopted for concerned people including farmers, managers, members related to the organization. Secondary data collected from different published and unpublished sources of the organization.

Findings: The production of sugar and members’ registration exhibits an increasing trend over the years for the Factory. The reason behind the increase registration of farmer members to the factory was the huge price difference between the statutory minimum price announced by the Government and the price paid to the farmers by the Factory.

Application/Improvements: Essential steps for the improvement of sugar production and turnover of the factory includes introduction of new variety of sugarcane, adoption of crop rotation practices, farmers’ encouragement and various strategies for penetration in the markets.


Keywords


Growth, Yield Performance, Sugar Production, Turn Over.

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