Vijayakumar, Dr. H.S.PATIL, KASHIPATI2019-09-202019-09-202001-08-09Th-6052http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810128822To identify the internal and external facloni influencing the perfomance of the management in procuring cane and to suggest ways to improve average seasonal sugar recovery and capacity utilization. The Nandi Co-operative Sugar Factory Limited, Krishnanagar, Bijapur was selected for the study. Primaiy and secondaiy sources of data were utilised for the study. The data pertains for the period 1991-92 to 1997-98. Fertilizers worth Rs. 200 lakhs and cane sets worth Rs. 75.56 lakhs were supplied to the needy farmers by the factory. The total sugarcane area planted under plant and ratoon canes was highest in 1997-98 (8647 and 8890 acres, respectively). Further, it was found that COC671 variety covered maximum average area (88.21%). The average cane price index of the factory was 84.70 per tonne. The average price paid by the factory in i installment constituted as much as 68.17 per cent of the total cane bill. The average quantity of extraneous matter deducted from the total quantity of procured cane was 1.44 per cent. Staling of cane for every two hours delay in crushing showed a loss of sugitr recovery by about 0.02 per cent. Gangs were hired on contract basis to harvest the crop and an advance of Rs. 60,000 was paid for the purpose. Sugarcane area harvested on an average, was maximum during December and January. The total proportion of available cane area under sugarcane was 16184, 11226 and 11618 acres, respectively during 1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97. The average total cane area covered for procurement of sugarcane over the years was 11045 acres from the operational area and 1361 acres from the outside area. The average total sugarcane area utilized for purposes other than supplying to the factory was 1964 acres. The average working period during the entire sea.son was 4198.49 hours, with an average number of 175.33 days. Average total hours of crashing was 2857.01 hours. The average capacity utilization of the factory was 61.73 per cent over the years.ennullThesis