Bijnor farmer wins U.P. sugarcane competition
The Hindu
Woman from Lakhimpur Kheri stands second in the annual contst
With a sugarcane yield of 2,635 quintal per hectare, a farmer from Bijnor district in western Uttar Pradesh has won the State cane competition this year, officials said on Tuesday.
Subhash Chandra, a farmer from Barkaatpur in Bijnor, received the prize money of ₹15,000 for his yield in the early plant category.
Each year, farmers compete to showcase who gets a better yield per hectare.
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