Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Sugar Industry

The Indian sugar industry, a significant player in the national economy, has faced many challenges in the course of its journey. The threat posed by the growing pandemic novel corona virus (COVID-19), has been the most recent one and it is impacting sugar industry stakeholders and its integrated ind...

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Published in:Sugar tech : an international journal of sugar crops & related industries 2020-08, Vol.22 (4), p.547-551
Main Authors: Solomon, S., Rao, Govind Pratap, Swapna, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Ethanol
Life Sciences
Molasses
Pandemics
Scientific Correspondence
Sugar
Sugar industry
Sugarcane
Viruses
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Summary:The Indian sugar industry, a significant player in the national economy, has faced many challenges in the course of its journey. The threat posed by the growing pandemic novel corona virus (COVID-19), has been the most recent one and it is impacting sugar industry stakeholders and its integrated industries, not only in India, but all over the world. The entire value chain of the Indian sugar industry, viz., sugarcane, sugar, molasses, ethanol and their subsequent marketing and export, has been adversely affected from the spillover impacts. The major impacts of COVID-19 on Indian sugar industry are discussed.
ISSN:0972-1525
0974-0740
0972-1525
DOI:10.1007/s12355-020-00846-7