VOLUME - 6, ISSUE – 2, JULY.TO DEC,2020 ISSN NO. : 2455-4642 (ONLINE)
IDEES –International Multidisciplinary Research Journal
(Peer Reviewed)
A Research Paper
on
Study of Cooperative Sugar Industry Working in Surat District
By
Patel Fenil Khandubhai
Ph.D. Scholar
Department Of Economics, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.
Mail : [email protected]
Mo : 9662142900
Abstract:
The sugar industry is the largest agro-based industry in India. The sugar industry is very
important in the Indian economy. India ranks second in the world in sugar production. As
well as consumers and sugar based industries are now increasing the consumption of sugar
instead of jaggery so the importance of sugar based research is increasing. There are a total
of 6 sugar factories in India out of which there are 4 co-operative sugar factories. The
production capacity of these factories is 170 lakh metric tons. Factories are distributed in 18
states of India. About 60% of which are cooperative sugar factories. There are a total of 9
sugar factories operating in Surat district. And all those sugar factories operate on a
cooperative basis. Also, the sugar factory located in Bardoli area of Surat district is
functioning as the largest sugar producing sugar factory in Asia. As well as getting adequate
price of sugarcane, the people involved in the sugar industry have become financially
dependent. And there are possibilities for the sugar industry to grow in the near future.
1.Introduction
The method of making sugar in India has been known since ancient times as far back as 2000
BC. In India, Vishwamitra Rishi is known as the inventor of sugarcane in religious literature.
Sugarcane is also mentioned in the global literature. Sugarcane is also mentioned in many
places in the Atharva Veda. Referring to sugarcane in the Mahabhashya, the sage Patanjali
said that the people of India knew the methods of growing sugarcane and extracting juice
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