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DCM Shriram – Sugar Business Enables Farmers Conserve Water

DCM Shriram u2013 Sugar Business Enables Farmers Conserve Water

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DCM Shriram – Sugar Business Enables Farmers Conserve Water

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  1. DCM Shriram Ltd – Sugar Business Empowers Sugarcane Farmers to Conserve 299 Billion Litres of Water in 2 Years

  2. DCM Shriram Ltd – Sugar Business collaborated with Solidaridad and International Finance Corporation to improve sugarcane cultivation in the catchment area of Sugar Mills of DCM Shriram Ltd.

  3. The Company helped growers to adopt and scale-upimproved agronomic practices such as trash shredding, mulching, composting, laser levelling and trench planting – enablingfarmers to save approximately 299 billion litres of water between FY2019-20 and 2020-21 under its ‘MeethaSona’ project covering 2250 villages and 225,000 sugarcane farmers and trained them on water-efficient agricultural practices.

  4. The impact assessment wasundertaken by the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow–an apex sugarcane research organization affiliated to ICAR. Earlier, 275 billion litres of water was assessed to be savedfrom 2016 to 2019 – bringing the total amount of water conserved in the last five years to 574 billion litres, in the catchment areas of DCM Shriram Sugar factories.

  5. What is Meetha Sona? The company has been training farmers of Hardoi & Lakhimpur Kheri district on water use efficiency. The company collaborated with Solidaridad and International Finance Corporation to improve sugarcane cultivation in the catchment area of Sugar Mills of DCM Shriram Ltd. The Company helped growers to adopt and scale-up improved agronomic practices such as trash shredding, mulching, composting, laser levelling and trench planting – enabling farmers to save approximately 299 billion litres of water between FY2019-20 and 2020-21 under its ‘Meetha Sona’ project covering 2250 villages and 225,000 sugarcane farmers and trained them on water-efficient agricultural practices.

  6. Conserving water The impact assessment was undertaken by the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow – an apex sugarcane research organization affiliated to ICAR. Earlier, 275 billion litres of water was assessed to be saved from 2016 to 2019 – bringing the total amount of water conserved in the last five years to 574 billion litres, in the catchment areas of DCM Shriram Sugar factories. Under ‘MeethaSona’, DCM ShriramLtd – Sugar Business works with the agricultural community in Hardoi&LakhimpurKheri, UP to enhance the capacities and knowledge of farmers towards sustainable sugarcanecultivation. Read Full Article -DCM Shriram Ltd – Sugar Business Enables Farmers Conserve Water

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