Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Sugarcane Cultivation Plummets in Telangana
Sugarcane farming in Telangana has greatly reduced because farmers find it less profitable and risky.
They now prefer growing rice instead.
This change happened after many sugar factories closed, leaving farmers with fewer places to sell their sugarcane.
Farmers want the government to help bring back sugarcane farming.
Sugarcane cultivation in Telangana has sharply decreased due to low prices, uncertainty, and lack of awareness.
Only 35,641 acres are under sugarcane cultivation, down from nearly 10 lakh acres in the early 2000s.
Sangareddy district has the highest sugarcane cultivation with 27,140 acres.
Closure of sugar factories and units contributed to the decline in cultivation.
Farmers now prefer paddy cultivation over sugarcane due to better prospects.
- Who
- Telangana farmers
- What
- reduced sugarcane cultivation
- When
- over the past two decades
- Where
- Telangana state, India
- Why
- low prices, uncertainty, lack of awareness, and closure of sugar factories
Farmers' Perspective
Government's Role
Farmers' Preference
Farmers' Perspective
Farmers prefer paddy over sugarcane due to better prospects and less risk.
Government's Role
Government should encourage sugarcane cultivation and support farmers.
Factory Closures
Farmers' Perspective
Closure of sugar factories led to a decline in cultivation.
Government's Role
Government should reopen or support state-run sugar factories to help farmers.
- Initial sugarcane cultivation area
- nearly 10 lakh acres
- Current sugarcane cultivation area
- 35,641 acres
- Highest sugarcane cultivation district
- Sangareddy (27,140 acres)
- Sugarcane price per quintal
- ₹3,550
- Incentives for sugarcane farmers in other states
- ₹400 to ₹420 per quintal