Agro based industries - Sugar industries

Question 1

What is agro based industries ?

Answer 1

Industries which use agriculture produce as raw materials are known as Agro based industries

Question 2

Sugar industries Ranking ?

Answer 2

2nd after cotton teatile

Question 3

India is the ________ producer of sugar cane in world

Answer 3

2nd largest producer

Question 4

Products

And by product

Answer 4

product - Sugarcane is crushed to make sugar

By product - gur and khandsari , Molasses , bagasse , press mud

Question 5

Uses of molasses , bagasse , press mud

Answer 5

Molasses - Used in alcohol Industries for distillation of liquor [ rum ]
Bagasse - Left over cane after crushing is used for producing steam which is source of power for sugar industries
Press mud - Making wax , carbon paper

Question 6

distribution -

Maharashtra -

Answer 6

Leading producer of sugar in country accounting for 1/3rd of total production
Due to marine impact this state has ideal climate for cultivation of sugarcane as a result recovery rate of sucrose is higher
main producing area is located in narrow belt - From manmad in north to kolhapur in south
Mills are larger in size and curshing season lasts for more than 100 days

Question 7

Distribution - Northern India

Answer 7

Uttar pradesh is a 2nd largest producer of sugar in the country
Uttar pradesh is relegated to 2nd place due to old mills , labour problems , shorter crushing period .
Sugar factories located in 2 belts -
Ganga yamuna doab - Sharanpur ,meerut , bagpat , Ghaziabad , Bulandshahar
terai belt - Basti , gonda , gorakphur , lakhimpur kheri

Question 8

Tamilnadu has

Answer 8

Higher yield per hectare
Higher sucrose content
Longer crushing season
New machinery

Question 9

Tendency of industries to migrate to south

Answer 9

Black soil here is more fertile than alluvial soil in north india , beside black soil is well drained
Cane of superior quality with higher yield
New machinery
Longer crushing season

Question 10

Problems of sugar industries

Answer 10

Sugarcane cultivated in India is of poor quality - low sucrose content and Yield per hectare
Cost of production due to inefficient and uneconomic nature of production
whole sugarcane is harvested at the same time this gives pressure on industries by which some sugar cane goes waste
Old and obsolete machinery