In India, sugarcane is an important non-cereal crop contributing to nearly 10 per cent of the total agricultural production in terms of gross area planted. Uttar Pradesh plants nearly 45 per cent of cane in India but its productivity ranks only seventh. Though Tamil Nadu ranks sixth in area under cane cultivation, it tops in productivity as the number one state. To better analyse the vast distinction, the planting practices in Mandya, Karnataka was studied.
