Socio-economic status of sugarcane growers: a case study of bijnor districts in western uttar pradesh

Sugarcane is mainly cultivated for sugar production in the world and is an important cash crop of India. It plays a key part in the upliftment of socio-economic condition of the growers. In Uttar Pradesh, sugarcane not only supports the economy but also the major crop which is the source of income of millions of farmers. As an important cash crop of mid western plain zone sugarcane occupies nearly 70 percent of cultivated land. This study is based on primary data and conducted during the year 2012-13. To study the socio-economic status of the sugarcane growers, a sample of 227 respondents was carved out randomly from the five villages of district Bijnor of Western Uttar Pradesh.