AUTOMATIC JAGGERY PLANT

Sugar industry in India is a well-developed industry and one of the largest sectors after Textile. It provides rural employment opportunities and plays an important role in the economy. Jiggery is also manufactured from sugarcane juice and is widely consumed in households, eateries, restaurants, sweetmeat shops etc. In crude form it has industrial applications also. In rural areas it is also a substitute for sugar. Sugar is a costly product as compared to jaggery; manufacture of sugar involves many technicalities and is capital intensive. Production of jaggery is simple and does not call for large investment.

Jaggery is a typical Indian product and finds wide application in day to day life food preparations. It is a rural industry and can be produced in sugar cane growing regions such as Maharashtra, U.P, Gujarat, Bihar etc. Know how has been developed by CFTRI and is available. Compliance under PFA Act is mandatory.

Jaggery is an unrefined sugar product made in Asia and Africa.It’s sometimes referred to as a “non-centrifugal sugar,” because it’s not spun during processing to remove the nutritious molasses.Similar non-centrifugal sugar products exist all over Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, although they all have different names.

Jaggery or “Gur” or Whole Sugar Is a Pure, Wholesome, Traditional, unrefined, whole sugar. It contains the natural goodness of minerals and vitamins inherently present in sugarcane juice & this crowns it as one of the most wholesome and healthy sugars in the world. Jaggery industry in India is a well-developed industry and one of the largest after textiles. It provides rural employment opportunities and plays an important role in Indian economy. Jaggery is also manufacture from sugarcane juice and is very widely used not only in individual households but also in many eateries, restaurants, clubs and hostels and it has certain industrial applications as well.

Manufacture of sugar involves many technical aspects and the capital investment is also on the higher side. Compared to this, production of jaggery is very simple and the capital cost is also very limited. Due to its wide applications, the market for jaggery is continuously growing. Jaggery is made of the products of both sugarcane and the palm tree. The sugar made from the sap of the date palm is both more prized and less commonly available outside of the regions where it is made. The sago palm and coconut palm are also now tapped for producing jaggery in West Bengal, South India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, syrup extracts from Caryotaurens trees are widely used for jaggery production. This is considered the best quality jaggery available in local market and is given a higher value than jaggery coming from other sources.

Maharashtra state is Pioneering State of Sugar industry in India, Where the farmer grouped forming Co-Operative movement and the technology and thereby the industry is well established. This resulted in the cane grower getting due price for his agriculture produce. Review of last few years however depicts a different picture whereby the grower farmer has to undergo considerable hardships due to adequate/ improper planning of cane harvesting inefficient process control and management. This has resulted into uncertainty of the price accrued for the crop.