Sugarcane seed mafia in western Uttar Pradesh allegedly selling disease-resistant new varieties to farmers at high prices: Media report - ChiniMandi

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Sugarcane seed mafia in western Uttar Pradesh allegedly selling disease-resistant new varieties to farmers at high prices: Media report - ChiniMandi

Bijnor: Sugarcane seed mafia in western Uttar Pradesh is allegedly selling disease-resistant new varieties to farmers at inflated rates of Rs 1,200 per quintal – nearly three times the government-fixed price of Rs 450 per quintal, according to a report published in the Times of India. This illegal trade involves private cultivation of new varieties developed for government nurseries. The widely spread red rot disease, often called “sugarcane can…