- By Kamakshi Bishnoi
- Sat, 08 Nov 2025 02:03 PM (IST)
- Source:Jagran News Network
The Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Development Department has initiated preparations for the autumn sugarcane planting season 2025-26, aiming to boost sugarcane productivity and sugar production in the state. This season, the department plans to prepare 46,10,000 bud saplings for planting across 3,20,000 hectares.
A total of 64,856 quintals of breeder seed sugarcane has been allocated to the 45 sugarcane-producing districts of the state to ensure a healthy and disease-free seed supply. The seeds have been produced at the research fields of the Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Research Council, Shahjahanpur, and on private and cooperative sugar mill farms.
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Farmers have been instructed to contact their District Sugarcane Officer or Senior Sugarcane Development Inspector to obtain the seed. Region-wise allocations include: Saharanpur - 5,147 quintals, Meerut - 5,751, Moradabad - 8,319, Bareilly - 11,579, Lucknow - 16,652, Ayodhya - 1,892, Devipatan - 5,925, Gorakhpur - 5,053, and Deoria - 4,538 quintals.
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The department has also allocated saplings for new sugarcane varieties Co Lkh 16202 and Co Sha 18231, to be planted using the single bud method. Under the three-tier seed production programme, foundation nurseries will be developed on farmers’ fields to further strengthen seed production and ensure quality planting material across the state.