Chennai: The Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research is organizing Cane Fest, a two-day sugarcane farmers’ festival at its premises in Coimbatore on September 23 and 24. The event has been named Kannal Vizha in Tamil, a press release issued by ICAR- SBI Director G.Hemaprabha said here today.
The 110-year-old ICA R-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore in association with Society for Sugarcane Research and Development (SSR D), is organizing this event for the southern region to showcase the sugarcane technologies developed at the Institute and elsewhere for the benefit of sugarcane growers and other stakeholders.
On September 24, an interactive workshop on sugarcane mechanization- will be organized, wherein sugar factory personnel, sugarcane farmers machinery manufacturers, and entrepreneurs will be sharing their experiences on mechanization initiatives, including the usage of drones in sugarcane cultivation. Over 30 stalls will be put up by various sectors including public, private, entrepreneurs, NGOs, and progressive farmers, displaying new and popular sugarcane varieties and the latest techno- logical developments in sugarcane agriculture.
