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Sugar alone in not viable, focus on by-products, Road Transport Minister Gadkari tells cooperatives

IN · 2026-09-22

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Key takeaway

Gadkari urges cooperative sugar mills to diversify into by-products like ethanol and energy, not just sugar.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerGadkari urges cooperative sugar mills to prioritize by-products like ethanol and energy over only sugar production
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onsugar mills diversify revenue streams, stabilizing their cash flows and improving their ability to pay farmers and invest in by-product processing
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onincreased ethanol and bioenergy output supports India's biofuel blending targets and creates demand for flex-fuel vehicles and related technologies
  4. Step 4 · Reaches youSMEs in agri-processing, equipment supply, and logistics see new opportunities and more stable payments as the by-product value chain expands

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: IN:The Hindu BusinessLine

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