UP Sugarcane Competition: Sugarcane Development Department of UP

Government of Uttar Pradesh organises a competition so as to increase the interest of local farmers in cultivation of sugarcane. Also by this competition the farmers come to know about the latest information on the sugar cane farming. This increases the healthy competition spirit among the farmers and hence increases the overall productivity in sugarcane farming. The competition is held every year to obtain exact results of the practice of sugarcane farming. The key features of this competition are explained as follows:

Types of Competition:

1. Zonal Sugarcane Competition (One in area of each Sugar Mill).
2. Range Sugarcane Competition (Under Regional/Joint/Assistant Sugarcane Officer Working Area)

On each level the competition will be of 3 types:

1. General Plant Plan
2. Fast Ripening Plant Plan
3. Ratoon (a new shoot or sprout springing from the base of a crop plant, especially sugar cane, after cropping)

Eligibility:

• Ratoons will be eligible only for the first ratoons which sown by the row, ring or pit sowing method.
• Only those species will be eligible for the competition of that particular range/state, which will be decided by the Sugarcane Secretary of that area.
• Any farmer having that particular species of sugarcane and is contributing to the sugarcane supply by the means of sugarcane community can participate.
• Minimum dimensions should be:

Area 0.2 hectare, Length and Breadth Should not be less than 22 metres.

• Interested participants should apply by the predefined application forms to the sugarcane development department.

Awards:

                5 Awards for each category.

Competition Level	General Plant Plan			Fast Ripening Plant Plan			Ratoon
	First	Second	Third	First	Second	Third	First	Second	Third
Zonal	1000	500	300	1000	500	300	1000	500	300
Range	5000	3000	2000	5000	3000	2000	5000	3000	2000
State	10000	7000	5000	10000	7000	5000	10000	7000	5000

 

Fees:

1. For Zonal: 25 Rs. Per Participant
2. For Range: 50 Rs. Per Participant
3. For State: 100 Rs. Per Participant.

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