Question

Why are sugar mills concentrated in sugarcane producing areas?

Explain any three problems faced by sugar industry in India.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Challenges faced by sugar industry are as follows: (i) Seasonal nature of the sugar industry. ... (ii) Old and inefficient methods, of production are used. (iii) Transport delays in delivery of sugarcane to the mills because of bad transport facilities.

Answer 2

Answer:

1)The sugar industries are concentrated in the sugar producing areas because the raw materials (sugarcane) used by this industry is bulky. To reduce the cost of transporting sugarcane to sugar industries, they are concentrated in sugarcane producing areas. Thus sugar mills are concentrated in sugarcane producing areas .

2) Major challenges of sugar industry in India are:

(I) Seasonal nature of the industry.

(ii) Old and inefficient methods of production.

(iii) Transport delay in reaching, sugar factories and the need to maximize the use of bagasse. Though the industry contributes a lot to the socioeconomic development of the nation, it is plagued with a number of problems such as Low Yield of Sugarcane ,Short crushing season, Fluctuating Production Trends, Low rate of recovery,High cost of Production, Small and uneconomic size of mills ,Competition with Khandsari .