DOUBLING THE INCOME OF SUGARCANE FARMERS WITH REDUCED COST IN INDIA AND CANE SCENARIO IN MAJOR SUGARCANE GROWING COUNTRIES.

For the improvement of sugarcane in North India, a Sugarcane Research Station was established at Shahjahanpur in 1912 with simultaneous establishment of Sugarcane Breeding Centre at Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu). Sugarcane research work was conducted from 1907 to 1912 at Pratapgrah farm and from 1912 onward at Shahjahanpur by Mr. George Clarke F.I.C. the then Agricultural chemist of united provinces and later Director of Agriculture, U.P. Mr. H.R.C. Hailey I.C.S., Director of Agriculture and land records of U.P. made efforts to establish this station at Shahjahanpur. From 1918-2016 the U.P. Council of Sugarcane Research, Shahjahanpur has been released more than 200 varieties for sugarcane cultivation in U.P. At present 54 varieties are approved for cultivation on farmer?s field. The U.P. series varieties have been developed by U.P. Council of Sugarcane Research, Shahjahanpur alone CoS (Coimbatore + Shahjahanpur) and CoSe (Coimbatore + Seorahi) series varieties have been developed by U.P. Council of Sugarcane Research, Shahjahanpur with the support of S.B.I., Coimbatore.